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Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18
Probe Alleged
Sales Spurious
Lettuce See d S

Horticultural Commissioner Har-
rigan is today investigating COM
plants that certain japanese are
selling lettuce seed under a misrep-
rcsentation as to name. There are
standard lettuce seed growers upon
whom lettuce planters rely implicit
tv. The seed sells highest if three
years old, the next highest price is
for two year old seed and the
cheapest is the past years product.
The seed being sold according to
the complainant was not raised by
the dealer whose name it is sold un-
der but was actually produced in
Imperial county and those who
plant such seed will be sorely dis
appointed when they find their crop
is leafv lettuce and not head let
tuce. Lettuce constantly tries to
get back to its original state when
planted and leafy lettuce is its ma
tural form. Head lettuce has been
a development, and the seed being
sold, according to the complaint,
will not produce head lettuce in
paying quantities.
Lettuce planting is going ahead
steadily. The highest priced seed
is going at $3.2j and $3.50 per
pOund in small quantities with slight
reductions for large orders.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18
IMPERIAL
BY Press Staff Correspondent

IMPERIAL, Sept. 1S.-Mr. and
Mrs. j. Harlan Butler and son
Finis, who is much improved in
health, returned Friday night to I'm
perial after spending two months at
Pinecrest, California and other
coast resorts. Mrs. Butler is post
mistress in the local post office.
Among the school teachers who
were here last year and are back to
resume their school duties are Mrs.
Fairbanks, Miss Rowe, Miss Bur
ton, Miss Howell, Miss Lundgren,
Miss Kinnamon, Mr.. Dodds, Mr..
Hill. Among the new ones arriv.
ing are Miss Reeves, Miss Benson,
Mrs. Armstrong and Miss Mason.
Donald Mayfield is here visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. f. May
field. Donald was a sailor on the
Selfridge," one of the destroyers
that went on the rocks at Port Ar
guello.
Miss Annette Damron and Miss
Villa Mae Heffington are among
those who have returned from their
summer vacation. They will attend
the Junior College in FL Centre,
having gone there last year.
Mr.. Dizney Back
H. T. Dizney has returned from
Long Beach where he has been va
cationing. His wife and daughter,
Miss Maud, will return next Sunday.
Eugene st. Laurent went to Boule-
ward Sunday to bring back his
family.
Crystal Talmadge, who has been
clerk in the local postoffice for the
past three years, has been trans
ferred to the postoffice at San
Diego. She left Monday to take
up her new position.
Frank Lyall, formerly of Imper-
ial, who is now in CalexicO, visited
in Imperial recently.
Bathricks Return
Mrs. Nellie Bathrick and daugh-
ter Lucille, who spent the summer
in the east, returned to Imperial
/ yesterday. Miss Lucille is gradu-
ate of Imperial high school having
been Il member of the class of 1928
Miss Edna Daniels and Miss Neda
Luallin were visitors in III Centre
| Yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18
LOCAL LEGION
TO FLOOD P. @.
FOR ST.. BILL

Harry l.. Foster of this city,
who has been appointed assistant
adjatant of the interpost council of
the American Legion, is sending out
1900 letters, one to each of the
delegates to the Legion national
convention in San Francisco next
month, asking their support in be-
half of the Swing bill for
the construction of Boulder Canyon
dam and the AllAmerican canal.
The letter outlines the aims of
the bill and the benefits which the
ex-service men will derive from the
reclamation of land made possible
by completion of these projects.
Following the successful efforts
of Imperial Valley Legionaires at
the state convention last month, no.
thing is to be left undone to OBJ
tain endorsement by the national
bsdy of the Swing johnson bill
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18
Music Teacher
Returns From
European Trip

Mrs. Oria B. Kenah, well-known
Ell Centre music teacher returned
here Saturday from a four months ,
tour through the United States and
Europe. Most of Mrs. Kenah s va
cation was spent in London and
Paris attending many fine con
certs and operas. Among the fam
Gus singers heard in London were
Chalapin, the Russian, and Madame
Melba, whose concerts were well
worth hearing, according to. Mrs.
Kenah. In Paris the Louvre was
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18
CANADIAN COOPERATION

There is to be international conference be-
tween Canada and the United States the question of
rum-running The Canadian government and the
British government through which it still speaks, have
come at last to the justice of the Washington
viewpoint and express their willingness to do all they
to help this country in its hard task of enforcing
the prohibition law. If they check the illicit op
erations of their citizens it will help great deal
At the same time the Canadian Department of
Agriculture is starting to cooperate with the United
States Department of Agriculture to control the de-
predations of the European borer This destruc-
tive pest has been operating only four five years IN
the States slowly moving westward, with the frontier
now in Ohio. Canada has been fighting it twice as
long, and has much to contribute in the way OF useful
experience On the other hand special method dis.
covered in Canada, of fighting the borer by means OF
parasitic gnat, cannot be worked out in that country
so well as in this because the cold winters may XIII
the parasite. 1t is particularly good case for CO,
operation in extermnating the common enemy instead
of each country merely setting up barriers against he
other according to the usual practice :.
Little by little nations learn to work together IN
matters involving their mutual welfare and IN TINS en-
are usually found taking leading part.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18
ARGENTINE PUSHES
COTTON GRO n G
OFFERING PRIZ E S
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
BUENOS AIRES, Sept IS
Cotton growing, which up to now
had received very little attention
from agriculturists in the Argegn-
tine, seems to have received an i'm
pulse, especially in the northern
provinces, where the climate and
soil, according to experts, are per
feetly adapted to the cultivation
of this product.
The federal government and seve-
raj of the provincial governments
have offered prizes, in many cases
big sums of money, to the farmer
who produces the best quality cot
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18
IMPERIAL

IMPERIAL, September 1S.- A
social evening will be held at the
Methodist church Thursday at 7:30
p. m. Rev. A. f. Shultz of Ell Cen
tro will give an address on his trip
around the world. Rev. Shultz ira
veled with his school quartet Civ
ing programmes at various places.
\ musical programme is also plan
ned for the evening. Everyone is
invited to be present.
Mrs. Jessie Hovt Hatch, city lib
rarian, has returned from her vaca-
tion most of which was spent in
Los Angeles at Alhambra, Mrs.
Hatch visited four families former
ly of Imperial.
"Shorty' Mcdonald went to San
Diego Saturday night to visit his
mother. He returned early yester-
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Faxton Huff of
Yuma, spent the week end at the S.
D. Walton home.
Maurice Griffin spent Saturday
night and Sunday at San Diego.
Faxton Huff, of Yuma, and Silas
Mattingly and Stoke Walton Ash-
ed at Morena Sunday.
Mrs. Nc Moran Leaves
Mrs. H. Nc Moran, chief oper-
ator in the local telephone exchange,
left Saturday night with her sister,
Mrs. Claude Black for Norwalk.
Mrs. Me Moran will visit Nor
walk, Venice, Pomona and Ontario.
Miss Sarah Salmen will act as chief
operator during Mrs. Nc Moran IS
absence.
Some Imperial folk attended the
Holtvillc dance Saturday evening.
They were the Misses Annette and
Faye Damron, Veda Luallian, Villa
Heffington, Edna Daniels and Wi
mona Walton and Mrs. j. p. Daniels
and son Floyd and Silas Mating
" and Stoke Walton.
A. Z. Kellog is back at the Hol-
ton Power office after few days
vacation at Moreno.
Merle Walters of Pasadena is
here visiting friends. He will re-
main about week. Mr.. Walters
was formerly of Imperial having
been a popular student in the I'm
perial Union High school which
he attended for three years.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18
$50 FINE GIVEN
TO PAIR RANCHERS

Robert Lee Kceble and Bonnie De
Corse, ranchers in the Yuma Indian
reservation district, were fined $50
each in the FL Centre town court
this morning, by Justice Mayfield,
for allowing johnson grass, nox-
ious weed. to grow on their land.
The men were arrested on complaint
of b. A. Harrigan, horticultural
commissioner for Imperial county,
who appeared in court against
them. The ranchers paid their fines
and promised the court to remove
the objectionable weed.
Commissioner Harrigan stated
that il is the intention of his de-
partment to keep after the noxious
weed situation, and where ranchers
refuse to cooperate in eliminating
them, prosecution will follow.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18
COlOred Pupils
demonstrate At
Imperial School

Everything is calm in Imperial
today after an outburst on the
part of colored pupils in the ele-
mentary grades yesterday when
they were assigned to a new build
ing where they were to have their
own teachers and quarters this
coming term. The pupils are said
to have torn up their cards IN anger
and refused to move to the new
school grounds. Police Chief Dlz-
ney was prepared for any possible
trouble this morning on the part OF
the pupils or their parents but moth
ing serious happened, most OF the
pupils reporting for their lessons IN
the new building and the remainder
going to their homes, rather than
attend school under the new regime
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18
McPherrin Hopes
Ready-to-S Serve
Rate Is Adopted

1t was intimated by those in
touch with affairs at the Imperial
Irrigation District today, that the
resignation of R. d. McPherrin as
director from division No. would
be accepted by the other members
of the board. McPherrln S resigna-
tion, dated September u, was offer
ed to the board this morning, and
action on it was postponed until
this afternoon.
Accompanying the resignation,
was letter in which McPherrin
stated his action is prompted solely
by a desire to devote more time to
his personal affairs. He had hoped,
the letter stated, to remain with the
board until after adjustment of the
tax rate, but the necessity of max
ing an immediate trip to the north,
caused him to offer the resignation
at this time. He expressed conf
dence that the board will continue
to give the people of Imperial Val
lev a sane, conservative and sue
cessful business administration and
hoped for the ultimate success of
their plans regarding Boulder Can
yon dam and the All-American
canal.
Recommends New Rate
He recommended the adoption of
the "ready to serve'' charge as the
best solution for increasing the rev.
enue of the district and at the same
time stimulating the cultivation of
land now lying idle. The assessment
charge of $2.5 per acre or per 500
of assessed valuation, he believes
too high and suggested that 1t
should be 81 or at tn emost 81. If
the "ready to serve' charge is to
be included in the tax rate, 1t
should be made to include both res
ident and nonresident owners, but
should not operate to release ten
ants now under contract with land
lords to pay for water used IN the
irrigation of fran lands, he believes.
Upon the acceptance TO McPher-
rims resignation, the supervisors OF
Imperial county will appoint his sue
cessor to serve for the balance OF
the term to which he was elected.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18
MINNESOTA WILL
HOLD REUNION IN
l.. A. ON SEPT. %

The Minnesotans are among the
most loyal to the memory of the
old home state and their picnic re-
union will be held din Sycamore
Grove Park, Los Angeles, all day,
Saturday September %, 1928. Re
member the date.
There will be county registers
and headquarters, silk souvenir
badges, coffee and popular program
of songs and addresses.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18
1897 MOTOMETERS
FOUND ON ROOF

LOS ANGELES, Sept, 1s.-One
of the most common types of thief
the law deals with is the automobile
accessory thief.
A telephone company lineman
repairing wiring atop tall pole
looked across onto the top of Il hotel
building nearby. The roof was lit
tered with motormeters. The police
were called and found 1897 motor"
meters in pile. The proprietors of
the hotel expressed their ignorance
of the strange contents of the
roof.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18

the principal object of Mrs. Kens
attention and many happy he
were spent viewing the beautiful
exhibits there.
The cleanliness of the Europ
cities was favorably commented
on in an interview this morn
That washed pavements and str,
would do a lot towards improy
the valley towns is Mrs. Ken;
belief, after seeing the well-scl
bed narrow roadways and street
Belgium and France.
Glasses were started yester
and a busy season is expected
Mrs. Kenah IS studio.
Keep cold cream covered or
may find a fly i'll the ointment.
They say Firpo knows how to
his head. We had rather know
to use our feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for THIS Date
in Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
Seutember 1S. 1904

Bert Irwin captured two China
men yesterday just after they had
crossed the line and were heading
for the interior. Jim Gray took
them in hand and started towards
San Diego to turn them over to the
first inspector he met.
II. S. Whitaker has gone to San
Diego and will return in II few days
accompanied by Mrs. Whitaker and
their niece.
Mrs. w. A. Edgar and Mrs. Ar
thur Edgar have returned from an
extended visit at Riverside.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18
AVIATOR IN EAST
SETS NEW RECORD

MITCHELL FIELD NEW YORK,
September l8.-Lieut. l.. ii. San
derson, naval aviator, claimed to
have reached a speed of 259 miles
an hour i'll Wright plane at the
speed tests here this afternoon.
This is the fourth time within a
week that the record for travelling
through space hos been broken.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
September 18, 1908

Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Forester have
returned to El Centre after spend
ing two months visiting in Kansas.
A number of prospectors are buy
ing outfits here, and expect to
e" strike it rich'' down in Mexico.
G. E. Kennedy, who purchased
the transfer business of Norton &
Mcclure, will take over his new
venture tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18
KEITH GUILTY OF
SERIOUS CRIME

William Keith, who was arrested
ia this city several months ago,
charged with statutory offense,
was convicted by jury in the su-
perior court yesterday, and will be
sentenced later in the week by
Judge Cole. Arguments in the case
were concluded shortly after )
O'Clock and the case given to the
Jury who brought in Il verdict at
$3.50. The maximum punishment for
the offease with which Keith is
charged is not more than seven
years in the state penitentiafy.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18

The real trouble with all narrow
minded people is they are too mar
row minded to admit it.
This is the season the school boy
thinks "a little knowledge is a dan
gerous thing.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18

What this country needs most IS
lazy requiring all bills to be sent
anonymously.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18
Press Want Ads oC the work
Try them.

Staying up all night may make
you as wise as an owl, but owls
nave no sense during the day.
Tomatoes once were called love
apples. This may be why they are
best taken with grain Of salt.
There are so many new kinds OF
stamps and money you need col
lege course to recognize them.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18
TEN YEARS AGO
September 18, 1918.

S. n. Harris and Charles Berk-
man, pioneer valley business men,
have opened new offices for the
transaction Of a general real estate
and insurance business.
w. A. Reams returned from Los
Angeles last night.
Mrs. Leona Smith and daughters
returned yesterday from a vacation
on the coast.
Evel Kincannon and Zella Butler
both of Dixieland, were granted a
license to wed by County Clerk
Cook today.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18

Taking a drink of the average
booze will not run man crazy. 1t
doesn I have TO.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18

What's become of monkey gland
discovery? You don't see any old
men starting to school.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18

How times change. Only stage
robbers left are the chorus girls.
They loot the fast males.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18
American League
At Pittsburgh

At Pittsburgh
r. H. f.
Boston 100 900 010- 2 9 9
Pittsburgh 32O 025 00x--12 II .
Batteries: BOston-Barnes, Oes-
chger, Fillingim and Smith; Pitts
burgh-Morrison and Schmidt.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18

Italians shot up Greek town.
Try this on your neighbours piano.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18

At Philadelphia
First Game
r. H. r.
Detroit 113 200 010-S Is l
Philadelphia 600 001 001-2 10 8
Batteries: Detroit - Holloway
and Bassler, Woodall; Philadelphia
-Rommell, Kelly and Perkins.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18
At Cincinnati

Philadelphia Cincinnati-Rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18

At Cincinnati
Second Game
Philadelphia Cincinnati-Rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18
At Washington

r. II. f.
st. Louis 020 900 000-2 10' l
Washington 600 0l0 000-1 9 3
Batteries: st. Louis - Danforth
and SEVERED; Washington-Zach-
ary, Russell and Ruel.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18
National League
AT Boston

AT Boston
r. H. f.
Chicago 104 001 000--6 s =
Boston 900 001 001-2 3
Batteries: Chicago = Blanken-
ship and Grouse; Boston-Quinn,
Howe, Blethen and Picinich.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18
At New York

At New York
II. II. f.
Cleveland 900 120 212-S 10
| New York 900 020 010-3 9 2
Batteries: Cleveland - Shaute
and Nyatt; New York-Shawkey.
Pipgrass and Schang.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18

Don't throw away your straw hat.
BE honest. Take it back to the
cafe where you got it. 4
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-18

Powder sprinkled on her part
ner's neck will keep a girls nose
from getting shiny at dance.
The watersheds of the Sierra Ma
dre have been visited by several
disastrous fires.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-16
MUST CHECK COURT /
USURPER OF POWER

"One of the most remarkable insti-
tutions which has developed on
American soil is the supreme court
of the United States. II Is the only
court in the world which exercises
the power to nullify laws enacted by
the national legislature" says former
Congressman Meyer London, writing
in the American Federationist, cur
rent issue.
"The supreme court is more than a
court. It is lawmaker It is a con-
stitution maker 1t is net the number
Of acts that the court has invalidated
that is important. 1t Is the special
character of the legislation which
this august body has destroyed that
matters. ~
"Entrenched behind its power to IN
terpret the constitution the court has
steadily refused to recognize the fun
damental changes which industry has
wrought in the relations of men.
"In the final analysis the supreme
court is an unreformed house OF
lords. There is not a line in the con-
stitution OF the United States which
would indicate that It was the inten-
tiOn of its trainers to confer upon the
supreme court the right to inyalidate
acts Of congress.
Congress should not abdicate its
power and it's duty to pass upon con-
stitutiOnality OF the law. It should
not permit five members OF the SUI
preme court to set up their judg-
ments as to what the constitution
means against the judgment OF the
men who are elected by the people to
legislate for them"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-16
WIEN FIuRUSTERS ARE IuSTIFIABLE

Senator John Sharp Williams Of Mississippi told con-
gess on the day the fbuser against the ship subsidy
started why federal legislators justified in delaying
legislation From all indications he spoke the truth Fol-
lowing excerpts from his speech:
aThis is the only democratic country in the world
where after the people have spoken election and
have clearly indicated that they do certain egs
ation, majority of leftovers-1ame ducks as they are
popularity called (why knew)-can proceed to put
legislation for the express purpose of defeating the
elected to take their places take thir be
in There enough Of the 1efovers to hold the
balance of power in the voting.
Il voted for the joint resolution introduced by the
senator from Nebraska providing for submission to the
people of constitutional amendment for the purpose
changing the time of meeting of the two houses
have been here for nearly thirty years and have
found that nearly every piece Of bad legislation and about
half of the crooked legislation is always put at the
short session of congress- after that congress about
ready, or great many members about ready to go
out of office
Wherever great, VITAL fundamental constitutional
question is presented and majority trying override
the organic law of the United States then, repeat,
flibuster is justified
There is another class of cases. and that is when an
accidental and incidental temporary majority in legisla
tive body tries to foresta the future and defeat the will
Of the majority of the people expressed at election
and viii be expressed by majority of their recently
elected representatives dare say there is not in
this body who will have the hardhood to say that the
ship subsidy bill can pass through the next congress
Mr. President. the immortality of this thing is great,
you think of it political philosopher loving democ
1t is unethcal and immoral to put this legislation
at this session of congress- It is to the
spirit of democracy = There ought to be some
way by law to punish it, but there is Then what is
the next best thing? It is to prevent it. Prevent it, how?
by every means within your power; that is all"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-16
WOMEN WISH REFORM
DEATH LAW RAPED

PALO ALTO, Cal.-"Only the poor
est of the poor are hanged" says a
leaflet circulated by the American
Women's Independence Committee in
the interests of abolishing capital
punishment.
Men who are executed are poor
and friendless, frequently not even
understanding the language of the
court that tries them. There is sell
dom any relatives or friends to claim
the body after death, and it is turned
over to certain claimants for dissec-
ton. In 1919 fresh proof was given
of the poor and friendless condition
of friendless and condemned crimi-
nails, In wide publicity of new opera
tion, certain glands being cut from
the body after death and transplant.
ed into other convicts as expert.
ments in the name of science. What
happens to the dead bodies is not inn
portant except as additional proof
that only the poorest men are
hanged.
Life is as safe in the eight states
and In the seven European countries
khat do not commit legal murder as
IN the other states and countries
where the old penalty exists. Statis-
tics prove that there are actually
more murders and more lynchings
also in states which still inflict CAPT
tai punishment. Exchange.