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Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
new LEASE FORM
PLANNED BY LAND
OWNERS OF VALLEY
T0day's Conference Will
Result in Kreat
Benefit

Land Lease Problems was the
subject of a most important confer
ence this morning at the Farm Blu
reau offices. Prof. R. l.. Adams of
the state university, an expertso
the subject of leases, was present
and by adroit questions brought out
the main difficulties to be encount-
cred in the working out of form
of lease that will meet conditions
and requirements in this section.
Local representatives of the spe-
cial committee present, were: J. F..
Merchant, w. E. King, j. E. Peek,
Sam P. Rowe, w. l.. Garrett, C. E.
Paris, j. H. Streeter. Vern De Tar,
assistant farm advisor presided.
The discussion was open and lin
formal, each man present giving his
ideas and making suggestions for
the consideration of the committee.
To Mail Suggestions
These suggestions were listed as
they appeared to be important, and
will eventually be incorporated in a
form to be written bv Prof. Adams
and submitted for final adoption.
Copies of the suggestions are TO be
mailed to valley land owners to be
scanned by them, before they are
further used by the committee.
Tonight, Prof. Adams will ad-
dress a meeting on the same subject
at the Wilson school, and it is hoped
that large number of land owners
and renters win be present to hear
him.
Prof. Adams stated, after the ad-
journment of the committee meet
ing, that the problems of the valley
are not unusual to any great extent !;
that all of the difficulties may
readily be met and overcome, and
a form of lease written that can be
used with safety.
Many Practical Ideas
The suggestions which were made
by the representative group of men
were constructive and practical.
They know the valley from both
the viewpoint of the landlord and
the renter, and Prof. Adams is ia
miliar with its history. He says
that the community has met its
problems effectively, mentioning
the drainage question, soil fertility,
development of standard industries,
etc. He said that the valley has
entered upon it's second stage of de-
velopment, when constructive bust
ness methods will be used to build
up permanent farm industries which
are basic to assured and continuous
prosperity.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
Thieves Break
Into Eagle Cafe

Eagle Restaurant on Broadway,
cigarettes and tobacco from the
Eaguc Restaurant on Broadway
some time last night, was reported
to the police this morning. En-
trance into the restaurant was made
by forcing the rear door.
Possible clues to the identity of
the burglar in the shape of finger
prints on the counter, were ruined
bv handling according to Officer
Charles Schlanze, in charge of the
finger print bureau at the police
station. The officer stated this is
the second break in the last week
where possible capture of the bur
glars has been thwarted because OBJ
.iects handled by the ihtruders were
later handled by people, rendering
finger print clues worthless.
Schlanzc urges that nothing be
handled after break has occurred
and the police notified, and asks the
cooperation of the people of Ell Cen
tro on this point.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
OLD IRRIGATION
BOARD HOLDING
LAST MEETING
BreedlOve, NickersOn Out,
Aten and Pound New
Members
ORGANIZE TUESDAY
Consider Notice of Meet.
ing to Discuss Pending
Legislation

The last meeting of the old board
of directors of the Imperial lrriga
tion District is in session today at
the district IS general offices in III
Centre, giving attention largely to
routine matters.
Tuesday next the new board will
meet and organize. The terms OF
r. f.. Breedlove of FL Centre and
j. S.. Nickerson of Brawley expire,
and Ira Aten and Earl G. Pound will
succeed them.
AS one of the retiring members,
Mr.. Nickerson, is president Of the
district, an important matter to be
taken up at the next meeting will
be the election of a new chief Of
ficer.
Legislative Discussion
At late hour today the board
was considering notice received
from the Irrigation Districts Asso-
citation of the state, calling atten-
tion to meeting in Sacramento
March 8, for the discussion of pend
ing legislation affecting irrigation
districts. 1t has always been the
policy of the local board to send q
representative to these meetings in
the past and the opinion was ex-
present from here on this occasion.
Many Bills introduced.
Pending in the state legislature,
which resumed its work Monday,
are numerous measures pertaining
to irrigation. Among them are
bills making the following prcvis-
ions:
Providing for the approval of the
state engineer for the expenditure
of funds instead of the bond com
mission; penalties for delinquencies
or tampering with gates etc; that
where property is sold to the dis
triet for non-payment of assessments
the two per cent monthly penalty
shall not be collected; granting the
right to irrigation districts to con-.
struct electric light and power,
lines along or upon roads; restric
tiOn of the power of boards Of di-,,
rectors to sell electric power; maxi
ing it unlawful to allow domestic
animals to enter upon land OF an
irrigation district; reducing the per-
iod of redemption of property sold
for taxes to one year; disqualifying
voters who are not property owners.
that all vacancies in boards of ,di.
rectors must be filled by special
election and not by appointment by
supervisors as at present.
Drainage as Emergency
Providing method for changing
the number of directors from three
to five or from five to three; adding
drainage as an emergency matter;
providing that the board of direct
ors shall fix the compensation OF
deputy assessors; that delinquent
water tolls may be charged on the
assessment roll and become, a lien
on the land; that where land has
been sold to a district for non-pay-
ment of assessments the districts
may sell or assign the certificate Of.
sale; that an assessment of not over
one per cent may be levied for the
purpose of drainage; that the vot.
ers of the district may fix the ma
TURTLES of bonds and decide whether
or not they shall use any of the pro-
ceeds for the payment Of interest as
provided for in section 80.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
KIDNAPP PING IS
CHARGE AGAINST
COL0RED WOMAN
Alberta Says She Went
to Texas Three Times
to Meet StOrk
Officers Think Trips for.
Good Time and Hubby
Deceived

.s ID
Alberta Williams, husky coiored
damsel, is in the county Jail, ac7
companied by three little pieka-.
ninnies whom the Dallas Texas am
thorities charge her with kidnap-
ing, and officials at the Jail are
wondering just whose children they
are, Alberta's or folks back in Tex
as. G
The first news the local authori-
ties had of Alberta's alleged whole
sale stealing of youngsters came in
a telegram from Sheriff j. c. Gunn-
ing at Dallas, informing Sheriff
Gillett that Alberta was supposed to
be in Imperial, and it is claimed she
stole five weeks old baby girl in
Dallas on February 2S. Sheriff Gill
lett looked up the woman and found
her in Imperial, where her husband
is janitor Of the high school. Be
fore he could take any action, n
second telegram came from Texas,
announcing that Alberta is supposed
to have stolen three different chill
dren from three different families,
at three different times. That made
things look decidedly different to
the sheriff, and he brought Alberta
and the pickaninnies to Jail. ..
When told of the Texas tele-
grams, Alberta's s husband raised a
ruckus, vowing that the children
were his and he knew it, could
prove it, and swore nobody could
take .them from him.
Naughty Alberta.
Close, questioning of Williams and
Alberta, developed the information
that ON three different occasions
she had told him she expected to
become mother, and wished her
baby to be born in Texas, whereup-
on he permitted her to go back to
the lone star state. Officials there
claim that Alberta 8 real purpose in
going back to Texas was to have
a good time, and that upon her re-
turn to her husband, she had to
make good, so swiped a pickanin-
ME each visit she made there. She
was evidently able to "get away
with it, the first two times, but
the last piekaninny must have been
jinx.
Meanwhile Alberta and the young
sters are confined in the womens
quarters at the Jail awaiting de.
velopments, and Charlie Gillett and
the other Jail officials are scratch
ing their heads, trying to figure
out "How come?'
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
RAILROAD HEAD
MAKES STUDY OF
IMPERIAL VALLEY
A. T. Mercier Well Pleas
ed With Conditions
Tourists Coming

A. Y. MERCER, general manager of
the San Diego and Arizona Railway
Company, visited El Centre yester-
day afternoon, and made a close
study of, conditions along the com
pany's line west of Ell Centre. Mr..
Mercier is familiar with the valley,
having come here in the early days,
and was engaged in pioneer railroad
work here with the late Epes Ran
dolph. ....
A tour through the cantaloupe
and lettuce fields adjoining the
company's line was very gratifying
to Mr.. Mercier, who was greatly
pleased with the excellent increase
in land devoted to these two crops
in that section, and the prospects
for greater increase in the future.
Traffic Increasing
The tourist traffic over the San
Diego and Arizona Railway is con-
stantly increasing, according to Mr..
Mercier, and eastern travellers are
being attracted to southern Cali
fornia by the publicity being given
to Carriso Gorge by the company 3
connecting lines in the east. The
quick time possible between the
east and the Pacific coast via the
San Diego and Arizona, coupled
with the scenic beauties, and the
absence of disagreeable weather,
along the route, is gradually in
ducing a greater number of tour
lists each yeaf to make the trip over
this route. Imperial Valley is al
so featured in the company pub
licity literature and as always,
proves al big magnet for tourists,
said Mr. M ercief.sSS f's ~
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
Former Mayor in
Serious Charge

II. b. Pearson, first mayor of FL
Centre, and well known throughout
Imperial Valley in the early days
here, is under arrest in Ontario,
charged with embezzlement, and is
at liberty on $500 bail, pending trial,
according to information from the
northern city.
Pearson was mayor of Ell Centre
in 1909 and 1910 and always bore
a good reputation while here. To
what extent the alleged embezzle-
ment amounts is unknown. He built
the house at the corner of Seventh
and Olive streets, now occupied by
j. j. Simmons, and lived there while
located here. He moved from the
valley several years ago. and en-
gagged in business in Ontario.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
Reichstag Session Protests French Action
MANY ATTEND THE
SOIL FER TILITY
VISIT TO RANCHES
More Than SO People
Attend Convention of
Land Owners

Over so interested people enjoyed
IN instructive and edncatforsal trir
throngh the country surrounding FL
centro this morning, as part Of the
Program Of the soil fertility con-
vSntsor. which opened 6 two day
session here today. The automobiles
iif which the trip was made were
eGsembled at the Wilson school and
though there was a short delay in
gctting under way, the start was
made about 10 o'clock for the
awann Date Gardens, three miles
west or, the San Diego highway
where Mr.. Swami gave very in
strnctivc talk on Growing Winter
Legumes.
After viewing the date trees and
inspecting the cover crops planted
there, the convention doubled back
through FL Centre TO the j. F. Eber-
sole ranch on the Date canal, where
Mr.. Ebersole gave a short talk and
practical demonstration on ''Fertil-
izng Lettuce and Peas
|. Go to Meloland
From the Ebcrsole ranch, the con-
vention travelled to the University
of California Experimental Station
at MelOland, where the greatest
variety of cover crops grown for ex-
perimental purposes, under the di-
rection of Professor l.. G. Goar is
on exhibit. Considerable time was
spent inspecting the different crops
and noting the effect of different
soils and methods of fertilizing.
Professor Goar gave a talk on
"Winter Manure Crops in Imperial
Valley" explaining the methods
used in the various experiments.
Shortly before noon the conven-
tioi returned to Ell Centre, and'aftei
a recess for lunch, assembled in the
auditorium of the Wilson school to
listen to talks on soil fertilization
Tonight 8 program will also be con
Quoted at the Wilson school auditor
ium with addresses by Professor
Warren Schoonover and Professor R
l.. Adams of the University of Cali
fornia. The public is cordially in
vited to attend this evenings pro
gram. f.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
Police Interrupt
Local Brewer

Officers Deaton and Bogue of the
Ell Centre police department con
Quoted a raid at 1875 Brighton street
this morning and found complete
whiskey still in operation with Joe
Piena on the job making "moon-
shine In addition to the still, the
officers found barrel of mash
and three gallons of the completed
product. Piena will be arraigned in
the police court tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
WHAT'S DOING

Soil Fertility Convention at
Wilson School tonight.
I. o. o. F. at Masonic tenn
pie tonight.
Pot Luck Supper American
Legion and Auxiliary tonight
at j. T. Rice home.
Ell Centre lodge No. 315
knights of Pythias, at X. p.
Hall tonight.
Y. M. g. A. at high school
tonight.
Imperial Valley Commandery
No. 81 knights templar tonight
at Masonic temple.
Home center meetings North
End, homes of Mrs. A. L. Mil
Ter, Mrs. Vivian, Mrs. Martin.
''Dr. jack with Harold
Lloyd at Palace theater.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
EDDIE CAN'T GET
INSURANCE UNLESS
GIVES UP FLYING.
By United Press

DETROIT, March 6.-Eddie Ric
kenbacker has become so important
to business that an attempt has
been made to insure his life for a
million dollars. The insurance com
panies, however, will not accept him
as risk unless he definitely gives
up flying. Eddie doesn't want to
give up this form of recration, but
has the matter under decision and
will give his answer within few
days.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
COUNTY BOARD
DOES NOT FAVOR
APPROPRIAT ION
Supervisors File Request
They Endorse Farm
Bureau Fund
Ask Legislature for Law
to Standardize Lettuce
and CantalOupe

Request by the Farm Bureau, that
the county supervisors endorse sem
ate bill No. 600, introduced to the
state legislature by Senator Boggs,
and providing for an appropriation
of $4,000 to make up a deficit in
the state budget for the support of
the home demonstration department
of the farm bureau, failed to re
ceive any action from the supervis-
ors at yesterdays meeting, the re-
quest being ordered filed. The let
ter from G. f. West, president of
the Farm Bureau, set forth the work
that has been accomplished by the
home demonstration department
among the women Of Imperial coun-
ty and advised the supervisors that
it would be impossible to continue
this department under the $4,000
set aside for such work throughout
the state by Governor Richardson,
in making up the budget.
Want Standardization
The supervisors passed a resolu.
tion asking the state legislature to
incorporate in the state standardiza.
tion law. provision for the standard
izatiOn of lettuce ,also for the sugar
content of cantalOupe, so that the
|, two largest crops grown in Imperial
Valley could be placed on definite
basis in order to. conform with the
law. The text of the resolat i0n 81
part is, Whereas the California
Standardization law is not now spe
cific enough or broad enough in
scope to include lettuce and to pro
vide standard size crate for ship
ment thereof, or to determine the
exact sugar content of cantaloupe
therefore be it resolved that the leg
islature of the state of California
be, and it hereby is, requested to in
corporate into the act as approved
June 8, l921-provision for cover
ing these two points,
Judges Pay Held Up
The petition of Judge P. n. My
ers for approval of certain demands
for payment of costs incurred in
holding sessions Of the justice court
at Calipatria, which the district at
torney has refused to approve, was
referred back to the district attor
ney for an opinion and Judge Myers
so advised.
Two letters from the eastern sec
tion of the county, protesting
against any change in the routing
of the highway between the Indian
Reservation and the Colorado River
were ordered filed without action
being taken.
The supervisors passed on a mis-
cellaneous lot of demands, and ap
proved number of small requests
including permission for Supervisor
Anderson to exchange his old Buick
car for new one, same to be used
in connection with road work in his
district. Present at the meeting
were Supervisors Pulliam, Brooks
Anderson and Adams. The board is
meeting in session again today.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
Telephone to Be
Largest Company
in the World

NEW YORK, March 6. - The
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company will become the world s
largest corporation. The directors
have recommended to increase the
capital stock to one billion dollars.
Stockholders, who will vote on the
proposition March 81, are expected
to approve the action of the direct
ors. If the recommended increase
in the capital stock is approved, the
telephone company will have 80 mil
lion dollars more capital than the
United States Steel corporation,
hitherto the largest one in the
world.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
PRESIDENT, WIFE
TO REST IN SOUTH
BY United Press

Enroute with President Harding,
March 6.-The president stated to-
day he expects to occupy his vaca-
ton playing golf and resting aboard
houseboat in Florida with Mrs.
Harding. 1t is expected the rest
will greatly aid the president s wife
toward her complete restoration to
health. The president and his party
have been accorded a great ovation
all along the trip from Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
ELKS GREAT SHOW
is HUGE SUCCESS

BRAWLEY, March 6.-The big
Elks $4,000 Show opened here
last night in blaze of glory with
a big attendance and much enthus-
iasm prevailing. Many local people
are adding zest and interest to the
caste aud it is developing that
Brawley has much more genuine
talent in her midst than she ever
suspected. Miss Pearl Fishback is
directing the show, which will be
repeated again tonight. 1t is being
held at the Belvedere theater and
hundreds of out-of-town visitors
were seen in the audience last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
Rudolph Can't
Wed for Month
Ry United Press

CHICAGO, March 6.--Rudolph
Valentino today announced the post
ponement Of his second marriage to
Winifred Hudnut until April 8. AT
ter waiting all day for word from
Los Angeles that the final decree Of
divorce from Jean Aeker was enter
ed, he decided to accept the advice
of his attorneys to postpone the
wedding one month.
The divorce was granted March 4
of last year but the interlOcutory de
cree was not signed until April 8.
The final decree therefore is i'm
possible before next month. Valen-
tino would be technically guilty of
bigamy if he married sooner.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
SET DATES FOR p
HE AIRING IN
r. r. MERGERS
by United Press

NEW YORK, March 6.-The
Interstate Commerce Commission set
dates TODAY for hearing the proposal
to consolidate the country's rail
roads. The hearings will start at
st. Paul on March 10 and be con-
tinued in San Francisco on March
81 and in Los Angeles, April Z.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
SCOTTISH RITE OF
VALLEY TO MEET

The Imperial Valley Scottish Rite
Club will meet at the Masonic Hall,
Hoitville, Thursday evening, March
8, at 1880 O'Clock, for the purpose
of comforting the fourth and fifth
degrees. h..
Every members is asked TO make
a special effort to be out and bring
q brother along.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
Report French
Offer Turks Peace

cONsTANTINOPLE, March g.
Constantinople newspapers have re.
ported Premier Poincaire of France
is making new peace offer to the
Turks. 1t is presumed similar to a
recent note sent to Mustapha Kemal.
Serious desertions from the Turk
army are reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
i. S. Business
Hurt in Ruhr
by United Press

WASHINGTON, March 6.---Secre.
tary Hoover today stated that
scores of complaints have besn ~.
eeived from American importers and
exporters of serious Interference
with commeree Of American firms In
the Ruhr because Of French oern.
patton. Hoover explained that the
situation is possibly due 10 eonfus-
ion and not a definite French policy.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
Total ............................ ...1C

Total for U. s. to date 9,294.
Total for U. S. to same date last
year 1850.
SHIPMENTS from Imperial Val
ley for yesterday by stations;
Brawley 80, Ell Centre ~, Heber.
Is, Calexico 10, Imperial 6, Calipat-
ria 3, Holtville 3. Total 93.
Of the Ell Centre shipments 7 orr
iginated on the H. /. in the Meloland
district. . .
Cars ordered for today's loading
l54. Full order completed and ap'
proximately 20 holdovers.
Total valley shipments to date
1867.
CHICAGO PASSINGS "a hour
period up to 5 a. m. today: New
York s, Buffalo 4, Toronto l, Pitts
burg 4, Boston 2, Detroit 2, Kansas
City l, Wilkesbarre !, Washington
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
City Water to Be
Shut Off Tonight

In order to conduct an efficiency
test at the city pumping plant, the
water will be turned off tonight
from 12 o o'clock until a. m. Places
requiring water between those hours
are advised to make preparations
beforehand.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06

I, Toledo 7, PhlIadeIphla I, KaIa'
mazoo l, Baltimore l, Springfield !.
PRIMARY DESTINATIONS. of
shipments for the dates shown with
additions and deductions of diver
sions as reported daily by the Braw-
ley and Los Angeles offices Of the
p. F. f. Adjoining cities are includ-
ed: Example, Jersey City is in
cluded in New York City.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
High Point in Lettuce Shipments
Expected to Be Reached This Week
BY BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
w. H. Hall, local representative

With 154 ordered for today 90 holdovers from
day. looks like shipments the few The
rain
the being
stock of the While prices held yesterday,
the there slight
buyers holding back somewhat.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
HEATED MEETING
HEARS REPORT
ZONE EXTEND ED
Semi Official French
Note Refutes CunO's
Charges
Germany Charged With
Manipulating Mark to
Avoid Payments
by Press staff Correspondent

ny I'TcSS SuAIl Correspondent
BERLIN, March, 6.-Chancellor
Cuno today convened special ses-
sion Of the Reichstag to protest
against the extension of the French
zone Of occupation in the Ruhr
valley. Coincident with the open
ing Of the meeting came the an
nouncement that the French had
occupied Hemschien, .Kronenberg,
Wiper and Fuerth, southeast Of
Dusseldorf. Speakers Of all parties
are prepared to deliver vigorous
addresses Of protest.
The special session Of the Reich
stag was called two days early
Chancellor Cuno having summoned
the members hurriedly when the
French. extended their occupation
to include Darmstadt, Karlsruhe
and Mannheim.
FRENCH NOTE DENIES
By Press staff Correspondent
PARIS, March GA semi
cial French note refutes Chancellor
Cuno's charges and protests re-
garding the extension Of the oc-
cupied area. The note denied any
idea Of annexation. It pointed out
that France has spent fifty four
billion francs repairing the devas-
tated area, while Germany's total
reparations payments have been
only six billion marks.
It was further charged that the
Germans manipulated the mark so
as to reduce its value.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06
COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK, March 6.---Cotton
closed steady.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-06

Various" made up by to New
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