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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-09

Can q henhouse be made suo-
cessfully from piano box2
1t is better to use two boxes. Farm
ers Bulletin 1881 tells how to con.
house at small expense by placing
two piano boxes back to back and
covering them with tar roofing paper.
Was a monument ever erected
on the United States Canadian
border to commemorate the 100
years OF peace between the two
oountries7
Yes. at Blaine, Washington. on Sept.
z. 1921.
From what nationalities are the
following descended: Walter
Johnson, Benny Leonard. Johnny
Dundee, John McGraw, Tilden.
Jess Barnes, Tom Mix and Doug
les Fairbanks7
Johnson, Swedish; Leonard, He
brew; Dundee, italian; McGraw. Irish;
Tilden, English; Barnes, Mix and Fair
banks are of old American stock
Is coffee produced In the United
States?
Not on a commercial scale. though
coffee plants have been grown with
slat.house protection In Florida.
There seems to be no prospect of sue
cessful commercial production any
where in the United States, as this
plant is native of tropical countries
and can not Withstand frost or contin-
ued spells of cold water.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-09
BY DAVID DIETZ
Science Editor of The Tim

II LIVERPOOL. England, Oct. g.
The style of architecture adopt
LII ed by the modern Jaranese
probably contributed the most TO the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-09

Oy II<AINNI1IJ =. 7 L1EAOL
IrT4 HE farmer for years had been
content to take whatever was
- handed him in the way OF
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-03
Present Weather
Just Right for
Alfalfa, Lettuce

The present weather is pronounced
just right for both dairy farms and
the lettuce crops.
"The warm sunshine of the days
keeps the alfalfa growing, and the
cool nights are just the thing for
the lettuce,' said +. w. Waite this
morning. Shipping will be in full
swing by the latter part of the
month. TO date, everything is fav-
orable for the growers, it is said. q.
The Jack Brothers who are among
the best farmers in the county, have
in 100 acres Of lettuce. To get the
land ready and planted, cost in the
neighborhood of 800 per acre. To
date, the owners have sold from 40
acres of the farm enough lettuce to
pay expenses of entire crop to date,
and expect to clear up a good bunch
of money during the remainder of
the season.
The Jack Brothers have been good
to their land, fertilizing it plentiful
ly, and cultivating it properly. That
it is said, is the entire secret of their
success as Imperial Valley farmers.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-03
Waite InStallS
New Inspector

F. w. Waite, county horticultural
commissioner, went to Brawley yes
terday to install Hal Wood as in
spector for that section in place of
G. Hodges, who has resigned. Mr..
Wood was formerly of Imperial
county but has been with the Riv-
erside commission as Inspector for
the last few years, and Mr.. Waite
believes that he has been most for
tunate in securing him for this coun.
ty. He starts at once upon his
duties.
Mr.. Waite is well satisfied with
the work that is being carried on
at Yuma bridge. He feels that no
more important service can be ren-
dered by the department than to
safeguard the state from the incom-
ing of disastrous crop infection. He
himself discovered a live larvae of
boil weevil in cotton boil taken
from a machine crossing over into
California.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-03
Citizens at Trial Must
Check shooting
Irons" Outside
By tinted Pres. Leased Wire

BASTROP, La, Jan. 3.-Citizens
Of Morehousc Paris who attend the
open hearing in the courthouse hero
beginning Friday to investigate the
kidnapping and murder of Watt
Daniels, and Thomas Richards by a
hooded mob, must check their shoot
ing irons outside the court.
Up in this country, where the
roads are dark and homes far apart,
where customs centuries old, mock
inglv bow and yield to the strange
demands of n newer civilization, the
men carry weapons as matter OF
course end "sinee that Mer Rouge
affair" they have oiled their guns
For action.
But during the hearing, for the
first time in the romantic history Of
the paris, its citizens will not be per-
mitted TO keep their side arms.
The citizens of Bastrop were al
ready rcsentful at the occupation
cf the parish by state troopers on
orders from Gov. John NJ. Parker,
gathered today in little groups along
Main street, expressing their CON
,temnation of the state chief eXecu-
tive.
Speculation regarding the possibil-
;ty of martial law renewed when
troop spread. Governor Parker was
advised 10 strengthen the guard
here hy his agents.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-03
Oil Production
of State in 1922
Breaks Records

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3.-Oil
production in California during 1922
totalcd 10000, 900 barrels, breaking
aR previous records, according to
figures made public today by the
office of the state oil and gas super
visor.
The great increase in production
was attributed TO intensive drilling
in the new fields Of Los Angeles and
Orange counties.
The increase over 1927 production
was 24,000,000 barrels.
The new Los Angeles and Orange
county fields produced total of
41,000,000 barrels, making up for
the decrease in production of some
of the older districts.
OF the new fi%ds, Huntington
Beach poured forth l1,500,000 bar
rels; Long Beach, $4,000, 900 barrels,
and Santa Fc Springs, 11,200,000
barrels.
Increased production brought
about reduction in price last July,
the announcement showed. but since
then the price of crude oil has been
firm.
Consumption has been increased
greatly, il was declared, by ship
ments to the Atlantic coast via the
canal.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-03
CONTRACTOR TO
GET $l43,055F FOR
YUMA ROAD LINK
Confirmation of Federal
Aid on Yuma Road
Reaches City

Report of the meeting of the Cali
fornia Highway Commission at Sac
ramento December 27, states a con
tract was awarded to George H. Os-
wald of Los Angeles, California, for
paving 9.36 miles of highway in I'M
perial County between the new
county well and the old county well
at the plank road, between Holtville
and Yuma.
Oswald s bid was for $143,055,
the state to furnish $27,65 worth of
material, making total of $170,707.
The engineer estimate was for
$151 200. The material specified is
grade "A' asphalt concrete.
The commission also advises that
II. c. Wallace, L. S. secretary of
agriculture, has approved federal
aid for highway construction on the
San Diego to Yuma road, near the
latter city. This is that portion of
the state highway which will pass
through the Yuma Indian Reserva-
ton, and amounts to approximately
IA miles, according to information
received by Jasper l.. Travers of
this city, from Ed Fletcher of San
Diego.
Worst on Route
Mr.. Fletcher states that in his
opinion this stretch of highway is
the worst of any point across the
continent and the completion will
mean everything 10 Southern Cali
fornia, San Diego and Imperial Val
ley. Under the government s plan,
all the money necessary for the COM
pletion of the highway through the
Indian reservation will be advanced
and later deducted from California s
allotment.
Continuing, Mr.. Fletcher states,
"We are mighty fortunate in hav-
ing the United States government
officials adopt the YumaHoltville
route as part of the per cent
system.
The agreement of the government
to pave the highway through the In
dian reservation, coupled with the
action of the state commission in
awarding the contract for construc-
tion of the paved highway between
the end of the present pavement
and the plank road, means only g
short stretch of unpaved highway
will be left between Holtville and
Yuma, according to Mr.. Travers, and
with the good work along construc-
tion lines being pushed by the people
of Arizona, it will only be a short
time before there is a complete high
way between San Diego and Phoe-
nix, wrich will mean heavy increase
i'll traffic Into Southern California
from the eastern states.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-03
'..EBB TIDE" WILL
SHOW HERE SAME
TIME AS IN L. A

Another "top notcher' is slated
for the Palace screen this week
when "Ebb Tide a Paramount
George Melford picture featuring
Lila Lee, is shown at that theater
on Thursday and Friday evenings.
The scene of this Robert Louis
Stevenson story is laid in the South
Seas, with all the romance and ele-
mental passions of that famous reg
ion as setting A desperate fight
with an octupus, terrific storm at
sea, scenes of pearl divers at work
all taken with intricate photo
graphic apparatus and under great
difficulty, are only few high spots
that make this picture truly unusual.
The film is being given its world
premiere showing this week at Grau-
mans Million Dollar Theater in Los
Angeles. yet FL Centre theater goers
are to have the pleasure of seeing
il here before other much larger
cities and towns, and Simultaneous
1y with the great picture metropolis.
Such favorites as James Kirk
wood, Raymond Hatton, Noah Beery,
George Fawcett and Jacqueline
Logan add much to the action and
interest
A special feature GA Trip
Through FINLAND" will also be
shown these two days, depicting the
industrial story of the film, from
the growing of the cotton to the
shooting" of film. AS this is high.
ly educational it will doubtless
clear up many points for the layman
who is keen on knowing the labsra-
tory end of the game, as well as The
artistic side. - Nsn
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-03
STEPHENS NAMES
STATE RAILROAD
COMMISSI ONERS
Seavey, Brundage, Shore
Named to Utility
Control Body
New Officers Will Take
Seats Tomorrow in
San Francisco
Uy United Press Leased Wire

SACRAM ENTO, Jan. 3.--Gov. w.
d. Stephens today announced ap-
pointmcnt Of three men to the state
railroad commission. They are:
Clyde l.. Seavey, present city man
ager of Sacramento, to succeed II. D..
Benedict Of Los Angeles; whose
term expires.
Harley w. Brundagc, Los Angeles,
now president of the commission to
succeed II. ID. Lovcland, deceased.
Edgerton Shore, of Los Angeles,
nj present member of the state
board of control tQ succeed Chester
Rowell, resigned.
The governor also appointed
James r. Whitlesey, San Francisco,
consulting engineer, to fill unex-
pired term of Brundagc.
The appointments are effective
tomorrow.
Seavey announced he will resign
from his position rs city manager
of Sacramento at council meeting
tomorrow night. He plans to leave
Sacramento Friday to take up his
new duties in San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-03
REAL ESTATE men
ENDORSE PLAN TO
GET FARM STATION
Multiple Plan of Listing
Real Estate Given /,
Board Backing /.
Brewer New Secretary Of
City Realtors; Gore,
Garthwaite Talk :

Officers for the ensuing year wero
elected last night at meeting of the
FL Centre Realty Board, composed
of the maiority of real estate oper-
ators in FL Centre.
Ray Edgar, president of the board
for the past year, was reelected for
1923. The other officers are, w. u.
Hancock, vice president; H. w.
Brewer, secretary and treasurer.
f. l.. Garthwaite, farm advisor for
Imperial County, and Professor Gore
of the agricultural experimental
station at Melolamd, appeared before
the board to enlist the support of
the real estate men in securing AN
additional 40 acre tract for exper-
mental purposes by the University
of California Extension Service.
They explained that it is desired to
get this additional tract, separate
from the Meloland station, in order
to conduct various experiments for
which there is not sufficient room
at present in the Meloland tract.
After discussing the matter, the
board passed n resolution endorsing
the project and promised to lend its
aid and cooperation in securing the
additional land.
The proposed amendment to the
constitution of the board, providing
for multiple listing of property, was
read and after various changes were
made in the wording of the amend.
ment, it was adopted and will be
put in immediate operation by menu
bers of the board. The amendment
provides in brief, that property list
ed with one member of the board,
will also be listed by all other mem-
Lers of the organization. This
practice has been in use III other
parts of the country among READ
estate men with a great deal of sue
cess and it is believed will stimulate
activity in the real estate business
in FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-03
WHAT'S DOING

Prayer services at all of the
churches tonight.
Ten Thousand Club meeting
Thursday afternoon at 2:30.
Pythian Sisters Thimble Club
today at home of Mrs. Frank
Weir.
Ell Centre Lodge No. 100, Royal
Arch Masons, tonight, at Masonic
Temple.
Home department Alamo, to-
morrow all day.
Farm center at Lantana toright.
Alice Brady in Anna AS
cends,' at Palace theater to-
night.
Bank clearings yesterday
$3.50, ,789.52.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-03
ANNOUNCE NAMES
FOR new JURY
PANEL OF 1923
County Clerk Chooses
From Supervisors
Lists

Members of the new jury panel
for 1928 have been chosen by the
county clerk from lists made up BY
the board of supervisors and they
will be called for duty next week.
The list includes, j. E. Franks, Fred
NJ. Griffith, Clifford d. Livermore,
Sanford +. Burrows, Robert G. Fos-
ter, Carl Cloyd, James A. Hibbard,
William p. Farmer, Charles w. Grip
pen, Walter r. Dee, James T. Hayes,
Rufus A. Hollis, Richard II. Isom,
w. +. Myer, Charles l.. Graves, Will
liam L. Dresser, George G. Russell,
Samuel P. Rowe, Robert McGovney,
Matt Jones, Frank E. Averill, George
w. Sedgwick, Johnson Anthony,
George r. King, Irving r. Penber-
thy, William E. King, Joseph C. Les
ter, fernando J. Messenger, William
A. Mcclure, John A. Laird, Leland
J. Carlisle, Charles r. Ridley, An
drew Preble, w. w. Carpenter,
George Brumbley, John R. Peters,
Charles w. Allison, Charles Greeley,
Hershel L. Boone, Lowerv L. Keller,
J. A. Phillips, Eugene b. Hatfield,
Nels o. Dale, Oliver C. Fuller, f. S.
Bellwood, David II. Bradley, Wade
Lott, Manuel P. Silva, William R.
Russell, Carlton Morford, Horace
Cross, Richard II. Bovee, Frank P.
Hovley, Conda R. Courtney, Cecil
+. Brown, Charles S. Elder, Martin
G. Brumbley, William F. Tennison,
b. b. Elchcr, Earl G.. Wilkins, Nick
Stevanovich, Frederick Lynch, Fred
II. Blake, Harry Mcconnell, Herman
Zukerman, August j. MERCER, r. f.
Little, Salem A. Armstrong, David
W. Clark and Boyce c. Jones.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-03
South End Has
More Lettuce

With shipment of 23 carloads of
lettuce yesterday, the valley total
for the season has now reached
387 carloads. Yesterday ship
ments show slight increase from
the southern section of the valley
ard it is expected that from now
on, the shipments will be consid-
erably larger from the territory
south of Imperial Shipments yes
terday were: Calexico, 6; Heber.
8; Ell Centre, 2; Calipatria, 8;
Brawley, 7.
Prices at San Francisco today
ranged from S2.75 to So per crate
with a good demand. The local
market prices ranges from S1.25
to $1.50 per crate.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-03
Ray Edgar Reelected AS Head OF Realtors OF City
Famed Phrenologist Tells Why
COue Has So Much Influence
By JESSIE ALLEN FOWLER
Director American Institute of
Phrenology

The secret of Emile Coue s influ
ence is seen in his wonderful per
suasive power, which is combina-
tion of his large benevolence or sym
pathy, spirituality or faith, and cas-
ualty or reason. Further, he is a
great organizer and systematizer.
His conscientiousness and spiritu-
atty are the radiating qualities of
his remarkable mind, and they show
through his remarkably high head.
With his spiritualized mind it is easy
for him to use autOsuggestion on
himself, and present the same theory
to others.
Will Never Grow Old
His organ of language is largely
represented, hence he ought to show
fluency of speech and power to com
mmieate his thoughts to others,
both orally and in writing.
His height of head also shows that
he has great adaptability of mind
and youthfulness of spirit. He will
never grow old, as he has youthful
ness of thought and feeling. He has
also large development of hope,
which gives him great optimism, re-
sourcefulness of mind, and capacity
to live up to his theories.
He has remarkable energy of
mind, which shows in the width Of
his side head. Therefore he is q
willing supporter of hard work.
Has Keen Intelligence
His face is illuminated by his keen
His eyes show sinceri-
ty and intensity of mind, and his
nose shows remarkable pOise and
well-controlled will power.
His lips are firm and self-sustain-
ing, while his chin appears to indi-
cate longevity and endurance.
His ear indicates health and vital
ity, and there is a brightness about
tile whole countcnance that shows
mental growth and inspiration.
He is sure to-have a powerful in
fluence over others through the
characteristics with which he has
been endowed and which he has en-
HANGED by cultivation.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-03

PARIS, Jan. 3.-The British dele
CATION to the allied premiers con
ference will withdraw tomorrow if
Premier Poincare insists upon the
French separations plan as the sole
basis for discussion, it was announc-
ed today.
The French cabinet voted today
that the British plan of reducing
the German payments to fifty bill
lion gold marks with four year
moratorium and no coercion was
"absolutelv unacceptable 1t in
structed Premier Poincare to request
the conference to adopt the French
plan.
In both British and French quar-
ters it was predicted that the CON
ference would end in a Franco-Brit-
ish rupture today.
The British declared the premiers >
parlcy may end abruptly mt any
time now and that they see no posi-
bility of conciliating the plans of
France and England toward collect
ing German rcparations.
French official circles likewise
admitted the plans submitted by the
two countries were so divergent as
to make agreement practically i'm
possible.
Belgium and Italy were closely
akin to France in their reparations
aspirations. Neither agreed with
Poincare flatly regarded guarantees,
however, and it was admitted con
tinuance of the conference depended
entirely upon British acceptance and
use of the French plan as basis for
discussion.
If Great Britain refuses, as is in
dicated by her delegation, France is
ready to act alone, it was announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-03
Roads of Valley
Topic at Dinner
Chamber Body

George w. Bowles, chairman OF
the road committee of the Ell Centre
Chamber of Commerce, presided al
the weekly luncheon of the chamber
this noon at the Barbara Wortl
hotel. The program was limited to
discussion of the various road pro
jects in which Imperial Valley is in
tcrested in, principally the compile
tion of the Yuma to Holtville road
Jasper l.. Travers, formerly of the
county highway commission, who
was one of party which made a
trip over the Yuma road a short
time ago, gave an account of the
trip and conditions along the high
way and urged that the Chamber of
Commerce keep actively after the
proposition to complete the paving
between Holtville and Yuma. Mr.
Travers told of the large number of
tourists who are at present using
the municipal camping grounds and
stated that their number would be
considerably increased if there was
q good road into the valley from
Arizona.
The action of the federal govern
ment in authorizing the paving of
the highway through the Indian
reservation and of the state high
way commission in awarding the
contract for the completion of the
pavement to the plank road was
praised by Mr.. Travers, who SAID
the next step is to. put the road
from Ell Centre to Holtville in good
condition and keep it that way m-
til such time as Il paved highway
could be installed.
The chamber passed resolution
to defray the expenses of repre-
sentative to meeting in Sacramen-
to later in the month when com
mittee of 80 of the prominent citi-
zens of California, interested in
road work, will meet to discuss the
various state highway paving pro
jects.
Mr.. Bowles announced that Colo
mel Ed Fletcher of San Diego, whom
he termed as one of Imperial Val
ley's biggest boosters, will be in
Ell Centro tomorrow on his way east
in behalf of the Bankhead Highway
and urged every member of the
Chamber of Commerce who can pos
sibly do so, to attend meeting
which will be held at the Barbara
Worth hotel at 4:30 p. M.
Announcement was made of the
monthly meeting of the commercial
secretaries of Southern California
which will be held in this city next
Saturday, at which it is expected
over 100 secretaries from nine south
orn counties will be present. An
attractive program has been ar
ranged, to commence at 9 O'Clock.
The meeting will be an open one
and all interested are invited to be
present. In the afternoon, the visit
ing secretaries will be taken on a
sightseeing trip about the valley.
Luncheon viii be served at noon,
and every member of the Chamber
of Commerce is urged to attend,
first notifying Secretary j. 7. Coyle
that he intends to do so.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-03
Grape Pruning
DemOnStra tiOn
Here This Week

All arrangements have been com
pleted by the agricultural eXten-
sion service for the series of grape
demonstrations to be held in differ
ent parts of the county Friday and
Saturday, Japuary > and 8.
One of the most important oper-
ations i'll grape growing is that of
pruning, and many otherwise good
vineyards have been ruined because
the owner has been ignorant or ne
clectful of his pruning practice.
There are three general systems or
methods of pruning, namely the vase
system, the trellis or fan shaped
system and the Gordon method.
There are a great many variations
and notifications of each system.
Principal examples of these three
methods are () the Malaga and
Muscat which have always been
pruned on the vase system; (2) the
Sultanina, Black Monukka, etc. are
always pruned on trellis; (3) Very
vigorous varieties like the Persian
grapes, the Emperor, Black Corinth,
etc. do best when pruned after the
Gordon system.
Recent developments in Califor-
MIA, especially in the warmer grape
growing regions of the San Joaquin,
Coachella and Imperial Valleys,
have shown that possibly Malagas,
Molineras and others might de bet
ter if pruned on a Gordon than other
wise.
Three Methods Shown
All the three methods of pruning
vines will be demonstrated by II. f.
Jacobs, of the division of viticulture
of the University of California Fri
day and Saturday. The schedule of
these vine pruning demonstrations
will be as follows:
Friday, January 5, 900 a. ma.
Finley ranch, one mile south of Nj
land.
Friday, January ), 100 p. NJ
Robert Nelson Jr., two miles west,
one half mile south Brawley.
Friday, January >, 300 p. M
Chris Westgard ranch, one fourth
mile south of Brawley.
Saturday, January 6, 900 a. m.-
farm-Meloland.
Saturday, January 6, 1;30 p. NJ
Tamaracb ranch, seven miles north
west of Imperial.