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Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23
PLAN FURTHER
DRILLING FOR
OIL AT COYOTE

Wilks james, who with his sons is
drilling for oil three miles north
east of Coyote Wells, during visit
today at the United States Land
Office, said tnai he plans to re-
sumo drilling IL soon as cool wealth
er sets in.
The well is now down 2400 feet,
and for the last 80 feet, excellent
showings have been made. This
distance has been through sandy
shale, showing positive indications
of oil. Gas has been present in
the well ever since the 1900 foot
level was reached.
James said he will begin the
erection of new derrick within the
next 10 days and hopes to begin
drilling again within u month or
six weeks. a most favorable re-
port has been received from q
geologist WHO maze examinations
at the well and James is confident
that sooner or later oil in CONNER
cial quantities will be reached.
Drilling has been conducted Off
and on for three years, James and
his sons working On it rs conditions
permitted. They have retained thei:
confidence at al times and fully
ovnect that their efforts will meet
with success.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23
by United Press Leased Wire

PASADENA, Cal, Aug 23.--
Armed with cameras so feet long
and with ether scientific instru,
mcnts for the occasion, astronomers
of the Mount Wilson Observatory
here, are planning to study the com
ing eclipse of the sun, from three
separate view points, DIR. Walter
$. Adams, director of the big Car
negie institution said today.
From three separate angles the
"attack will be made, he said,
this is due to the fact that scientists
are interested in several distinct
sets of phenomena and all of these
cannot be observed from the same
spot
At Point Iona, center of the
path of totality, part of the Mount
Wilson staff will take observations,
making photographs of the sun s
corona and the field of stars whose
light passes near the sun at that
time, a sons
Another group of local scientists
will be stationed at Lakeside, San
Diego county, near the edge of the
path of totality. Their aim will be
to obtain flash spectrum or
light records produced by incandes,
cent gas near the edge of the sun s
disc.
While these groups are at work
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23
FLIGHT SHOWS
20 TON PLANE
GREAT SUCCESS
Leviathan Of Air Takes
Off, Flies and Lands
In Fine Shape !.
by United Pres. Leased Wire

DAYTON, o., august 23.-An-
other great achievement was rec
orded by the American army air
service today.
The Barling bomber, monster of
the skies, by lifting its bulk Of
twenty tons to a height of $500
feet and hurting itself through the
air at Il speed of 93 miles an hour,
had advanced the science of avi;s-
tion another step in its long struggle
against the force of gravity.
Army air service officials here to-
day expressed their full appreeia-
ton of the flight of the Barling
bomber in words of unstinted praise.
The gigantic machine left the
ground at 6:l8 p. m. yesterday for
its initial flight and within thirteen
second was off the ground and nos
lag its way toward the clouds.
1t reached Il maximum altitude Of
2500 feet and Travelled distance Of
from % to ~, miles.
The new leviathian of the air did
just what its designer, Walter
Darling, intended it should do when
he built it frs. On paper.
The ship has wing spread OF
100 feet, i65 feet long, 2S feet
| high and weights more than 10000.
Lieutenant Harold Harris was tho
chief pilot during the flight. His
assistant Ayas Lieut.. Muir s. Fair
child and the engineer was Douglas
| Culber.
The giant tool oh at 80 miles an
hour, reached maximum speed of
93 miles an hour and landed at 60
miles an hour.
At no time did the filters have any
| sense of fear. Jhey were confident
of the ship and confident of them
!, selves.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23
BY LLOYD ALLEN,
limited Press Staff COrreSpOn


LONDON, August 23. - Prime
Minister Baldwin and Foreign Min
lister Curzon may meet Premier
Poincare in Paris in the near future
to discuss cOnvoking new allied
conference to discuss reparations,
it was learned reliably here this
afternoon.
: Well Informed persons expected
Baldwin to confer with CurzOn in
France within few days. The for
eign minister is on a vacation III
Normandy.
That the French reply to the
Faitish reparations note is sex
tremely Disappointing was learn
ed from we'll Informed sources to
Jay.
While the government still de-
clined official comment, pending re-
ceipt of the Belgian reply, there
was no secret that little hope could
be CLEANED from Poincare S uncom-
promising statement of the French
position.
Fragment of Hope
Some officials still found n
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23
SHOOT FIRST AND SHOOT TO KILL.
V0LLMER TELLS CRIME CRUSHERS'

slected from the best marksmen on
the force.
|'I feel that the officer was JUS
titled in shooting at the bandits.
Fate must be held responsible for
the shooting of this innocent news
boy.
"What I do want to investigate
is why this officer gave the bandit
Il chance to draw his gun first. l
have instructed our policemen to
shoot and shoot to kill whenever a
suspected criminal attempts to
draw a gun. want to see every
professional criminal in Los Ange-
les either killed or jailed. BY pro-
fessional criminal l mean those who
carry guns and prey on society; the
ones who do not hesitate to get
what they go after at the point of
a gun.
''In my opinion the only way to
make Los Angeles unsafe for crimi-
nails is to shoot few of them.
There is more crime in Los Angeles
in ratio to its population than any
other city in the United States,
Lately we have even passed Chi
cago in this respect.
The city council is considering
Mayor Cryer's proposal to increase
the salary of Chief of Police Voll-
mer to $4,000 n year. His present
salary is $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23
Baldwin, Curz0n
May Meetfrench
Leader In Paris

3 fragment of hope in the possibility
the Belgian reply might offer some
ground for continuance of the en-
tente but others, more matter of
fact realized the Belgian docu
ment probably would be little more
than Il re-statement of the French
position, with emphasis on Bel
gium s priority claims on German
reparations.
1t seemed to be the general opin-
ion that continuance of the official
correspondence would. lead only to
a repetition Of the endless bieker-
ing that has marked Franco BritiS
reparatlons exchanges up to this
time.
1t was admitted, however, that
Poicare's statement was cleverly
worded and that separate action by
Great Britain would be difficult
without afforling France an oppor-
tunity to make a strong appeal to
world opinion.
In other words, the French prem
Ter still has kept Prime Minister
Baldwin in the position of having
to assume the major responsibility
Continued on Page Five)
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23
BRITISH ADMIT POINCARE'S
NOTE PUTS ENGLANDINH HOLE
COlOradans Flee
To Hills When
Dam Breaks

DENVER, August 23.- A
great wall of water rushing
down the Arkansas Valley OH
the already swollen RIVER fol-
lowing the DreaS n a reser-
voir on the Apishapa river late
yesterday, carried with it hun
dreds Of head of livestock and
inundated 4 large portion of
the cantaloupe crop which
makes Rocky Ford, Colorado,
famous.
Water spread over a five mile
area in some places, running
crops and destroying most of the
smaller animals on farms. A
warning before the break occur
red saved a probably heavy loss
of human life.
A large crew of men worked
all day yesterday to save the
dam and reservoir, but late in
the afternoon it burst from the
retaining wall and swept down
through the valley, flooding
several far,nhouses as it went.
Residents had been given warn'
ing Of impending danger and
fled to higher ground.
Numerous bridges including
four railroad tre3tles were put
out of service. The eighth
street bridge in Pueblo, span
ming the Fountain river, was so
weakened by the torrents that
traffic was barred from the
structure. Pueblo experienced
the highest water since the
appalling flood of 1921.
a The force of the flood was
believed at its crest at Rocky
Ford, and, with the exception
of at La Junta, it was not be-
ieved further damage would be
done by the torrent.
Latest reports of damage in
dicate that S1,000,000 is a con-
servative estimate.
Approximately 1000 feet of
railroad track on the Santa Fe
was weakened and trains are be-
ing delayed several hours in
Pueblo pending repairs today.
The Apishapa reservoir was
100 feet deep and built to
-irrigate 10000 acres of land.
Should drouth follow recent
storms, further damage may re-
suit to crops in the large IL
rigated districts.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23
U. S. DISTRICT
COURT ENDS
POWER SUIT
SPECIAL DISPATCH

RIVERSIDE, Aug. 23.-For the
fourth time the city of Los Angeles
has lost out in its attempt to drive
the Southern Sierras Power com
pany out of Owens river gorge, and
take over services of hydro elec.
trieal power, generated there now
in the service of Riverside and
other interior counties, for diversion
to the Los Angeles territory, ac-
cording to word received here last
night from San Francisco.
The United States District court
yesterday denied the motion by
which attorneys for the city
thought to reopen the ease for fur
ther argument and citation of auth,
critics, this it is believed finally
disposed of the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23
BY United Press

The United States mail ser
vice, pioneer in transcontinental
transportation since the days of
the pony express, linked San
Francisco and New York by let
ter in 27 hours and 55 minutes
today.
The epocaal accomplishment
as completed when a relay pilot
pilot descended at Hazelhurst
Field in New York, bringing in
mail that had been in flight
with scarcely a pause since ear
ly yesterday.
With q nour coast to coast
flight proven practical, the post
office department will now seek
to make it permanent. Colonel
Paul Henderson, assistant post
master general, told the United
Press at Omaha that he would
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23
GOLD WAVE BLANKETS STATES
IN MIDDLE WEST, NORTHEAST;
LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS

CHICAGO Aug GA banketed the middle
west and northeast early today sending Martin and teal flying
causing temperatures to drop to the fortes ana
fifties
Starting northeast yesterday the chilly raw weather
spread up Lawrence river into the middle west
weather promised for this afternoon
unusually early flight migratory birds was declared
y weather experts presage winter The flights
weeks ahead of schedule
The weather bureau said temperatures the lowest
in August in 10 years.
LOWEST ON RECORD FOR AUGUST
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Aug. 23.-Lowest temperatures for
southwest yesterday and
today mercury mark of 81 here Normal sum-
mer weather expected by tomorrow
COLDEsT IN 5s YEARS AT BUFFALO
BUFFALO N. ", Aug 2s-sightly conditions pre-
following the codest August weather Buffao mas
experienced years reached AZ degrees
DRINKS IN PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH Pa, Aug. 23-Pittsburghers hunted up ad
during the night and parlors start
ed brewing drinks this the temperature
dropped As at this time of the year.
FRosTs IN NEW YORK HIGHLANDS
ALBANY N. Aug. 23.-Albany and eastern and north
ern the coes August weather that
has 1871 The oed 81 at mid
night during yesterday and last night without
top coat was out luck Fros reported from the
Adirondacks region
RUN FALL STYLES IN GOTHAM
NEW YORK, Aug 23The advance fall styles rushed
today when Riverside Drive dogs appeared
in models pads popular The temper
aure Haberdashers reported caps
FREEZING TEMPERATURES REPORTED
ST PAUL Aug 23-Freezing temperatures reported
prevailing early today parts of the northwest Frost
withd potato Near Duluth temperatures were
reported at 80 degrees
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23
Thirty Pounds
Evidence In
Oil Frauds

DALLAS, Texas, August %.
Thirty pounds of letters alleg-
ed to have been written by
various Dallas and Fort Worth
oil companies to citizens of
Kane, Wyo., were received here
today by Gilmer 3. Johnson,
postoffice Inspector, along with
a request that the government
conduct an investigation into
misuse of the mails.
More than 1000 letters were
forwarded with the request for
the probe by H. P. Quanstorm,
Wyoming merchant, who de-
clare3 he lost heavily in oil
stocks he purchased. The let
ters were written by Texas oil
stock promoters, Quanstorm
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23
!Einstein Refuses
To View Eclipse
And Prove Theory
BY GUS M. OEHM

BY GUS M. OEtM
United Press Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, Germany, Aug. %.
The success or failure of the
little expedition of German
astronomers, who are in Mexico
to prove or disprove the Elm
stein theory, depends on the
work Of three specific minutes
the afternoon Of September 10.
If the sky ID c1ouSy during
those three sfocifiL minutes
that day, the entire trip will be
futile. The little group of four
German observers is headed by
Professor LudendozSf of Pots
dam observatory, brother of
the German general, and it's
purpose is to observe and pho
tograph the eclipse of the sun
which will be observed only in
the southern part of the North
American continent that mid
September day.
The Mexican government has
agreed to pay all the expenses
of the astronomers and their 40
boxes of instruments, including
transportation to and from
Hamburg. Professor Einstein
was invited to make the trip
but declined, saying he is worn
out from his recent visits to
Spain and Japan.
Professor Ludendorff will at
tempt to determine the temper
ature of the stln-corona by
means of dividing its rays into
various colors using a spect-
rum and studying the intensity
of light in each individual col
ored ray. DR.. Kohrausch, an
other member of the party. will
attempt to prove the Einstein
theory by means of photogra-
ply, using the same method
that was to have been used on
the Christmas islands last win-
ter, but which failed because
a cloud covered the sun about
four minutes before the
eclipse occurred.
It is not definitely known yet
just where the unusual ex-
pertinent of the scientists will
take place in Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23
Typhoid Epidemic
Feared From
Water Famine
by United fress Leased Wire

by United Iress Leased Wire
OMAHA. Neb., August 23.-
$4,000 men out of employment
because of a shutdown of in
dustries, the economic loss in
Omaha's water famine to-
day was declared to have
mounted to more than S5,000,-
600.
DR.. A. M. Pinto, city health
commissioner, also warned that
danger of a typhoid epidemic is
increasing houriJ. The famine
was caused by Missouri river
cave-in which filled city mains
with mud Tuesday.
Citizens today continued to
obtain their principal water sup
ply from a fire hose stretched
from Council Bluffs. Although
a slight Improvement was no
ticeable in the city mains, the
supply is still 40 per cent mud.
Relief is not expected for sew
eral days.
Thousands gathered about the
hose arteslaE weiis and park
springs, carrying water away in
every sort of container. Street
sprinkling wagons conveyed wa
ter to different sections of the
city passing it out from house
to house.
Meanwhile bitter political
fight broke out over the water
department. Business firms.
claiming the cave-in resulted
from negligence, are preparing
damage suits against the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23
FIND BANDITS CAR

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Aug. %
With its radiator still steaming and
bearing evidence of hard usage, an
automobile, believed by the police
to have been used by the robbers
who held up the Belevedere Gardens
Bank near Los Angeles, was found
in downtown San Diego. The men
who had used the ear had fled. In
the ear were acetylene torches and
other tools used by safe crackers.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23
President Plans
Substitutes War
On Belligerents

by United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON. August IS.
President Coolidge does not in
tend to call ..,a anthracite
operators and miners back into
conference for a new effort to
avert the threatened strike,
John Hays Hammond, chairman
Of the United States coal COM
mission stated today.
Announcement of the meas
ures to be taken by the federal
government may be made at a
meeting of the commission to-
morrow moring Hammond indi-
Gated.
Its not up to lis to worry
now said Hammond cheerful
ly, referring to the plan to use
substitutes fo:. racite
Were not the ones walking
tie floor
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23
TURK ASSEMBLY
RATlFIES PACT
ny United Press Leased Wire

ANGORA, Aug. 23.-The Turkish
National Assembly today ratified
the Lausanne treaty by vote of
2l3 to IA.
Turkeys signature to the docu-
ment will end the historic Lausanne
parley in which she adjusted war
and post war difficulties with the
western powers.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23
. Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
BY FRASER EDWARDS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Pre-
sident Coolidge today speeded plans
to insure fuel supply to the pub
lie as government officials virtual
ly abandoned hope of averting a
hard coal strike.
Even members of the United
States coal commission who main
tain it would be suicidal for either
side to assume the blame for a
strike, are gloomy over the pros
pect.
The first big step taken by Mr..
Coolidge in the execution of his
plans to supply the country with
sufficient supplies of bituminous
coal in event of strike, was the
calling of n conference at New
York City August 2S of state gov
Continued Oil page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23
GRAIN PRICES DOWN

CHICAGO. Aug. 23-Grain prices
closed fractionally lower on the
Chicago Board of Trade TODAY. The
market showed an uneasy feeling
throughout the session, due to anxi-
ETY. among local dealers regarding
the status of relations between
France and England.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23
JUMPS OFF SKYSCRAPER

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Samuc
Grueber, Brooklyn, was instantly
killed in a fall from one of tn,
top stories of the municipal build
ing, one of the tallest structures il
New York, today. Police believe
that he jumped.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-The for,
eign exchange market closed high
cr. Sterling demand 4.55 Is, ur
u; francs ,0559h, up .O003; lire
.0430h; Belgian .0447h, up .0o06;
marks 4,545,4J4 up J,j44.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23
by United Press Leased Wire

BY United Press Leased WIre
MINEOLA, n. Y, Aug. 23.-
Letters mailed in San Francisco
yesterday arrived here early this
afternoon. ..-4.y-s,..-.-. -. -
The postoffice department. s. Sec
ond effort to span the continent
with mail within % hours ended
when the airplane guided by Pilot
Collins on the last lap of the east
ward flight landed at Hazelhurst
Field at 1922 q. m. yesterday. It
(Continued on page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-23
S. Mail Pilots Beat Transcontinenal Schedule Five Mnu
Postal Officials
Elated, Promise
Regular Service

ask congress for the money
needed.
The continental air mail Is
made possible by an elaborate
route for night flying between
Iowa and Cheyenne, where bea-
con lights visible many miles
blaze the way for the aviators.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-12
Deaths

Russell Mansfield. hours. st. vincnt'
hospital. acute dilate.ion.
Lulu Kimbe AS 2243 Columbia acute
myOcarCitis.
George H shidler go. st. Vincent's hes
pital chronic myocarditis.
Nelson Slater. 80, City hospital, pull
Fiofea Ellen Arbucl,e. 40, Methodist hos
pital chronic myocraditis.
Desilva Ann hodson. 70, 1918 Polk,
acute cardiac dtlatation.
William D. Stewart. 80. 1887 Prospect,
pyloric sclerosis.
Minerva Lawrence, g.. 34o9 Cottage.
chronic myocariitis.
Ida H. Mccain 5S, S25 z. Maryland
acute diatatOn of heart.
Grace Wilson Esterly. 40. Methodist hos
pital. septicaemia.
Rachel B. Low, e2, 1856 Park, carol,
noma.
Martin F. Farrell So, 400 Goodlet lobsr
pneumonia.
Albert Lee Blume 3 months. 1905 E. Twen
ty-Sixth. influenza
Francis NJ Keller, 3, 1843 Thalman. pul.
monary oedema
William Robinson. 81. e4S W. North
acute broncho pneumonia.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-12
OATS ALONE SHOW
INITIAL STRENGTH
Corn and Wheat Suffer From
Overnight Selling Orders,
BIZ United Financial

81 United Financial
CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-With the ex-
ception Of oats, grains showed weak
ness at the opening Of the Chicago
Board Of Trade today.
Accumulation of liquidating orders
over night, the result OF Tuesdays
decline, caused further weakness in
wheat On the dip, however. local
buying appeared. induced by the IA
forable outlook expressed for the Ger
man reparations investigation.
December displayed the most weak
ness in corn trading. Reports We're
that deliveries on December contracts
would be liberal before the end OF the
month Lower Argentine and Liver
pool markets had a depressing effect
On the dip. however, buying was in
evidence.
Oats displayed Independent strength
with a good cash demand and some
shipping orders.
Provisions sold off slightly. being
affected by a liberal hog run and
lower prices at the stockyards. For
eign cables. however, were strong.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-12
Marriage Licenses

K p. Gottfrted, 20, SIT s. West: Merle
Eugene Altman. SO. 7e7 ". Washington;
Amy Rathff, 20 065 W Washington.
g. L. Mitchell, so, 80 \. Gray; Susan
C. f. Greenough, Jr. 20. $3.50 N Nerd.
ian; Ada Fletcher. 10 ,1332 z. OHIO.
Morris WeismRn. So 1925 s. West; UdiG
Levin, SO 333 y. Noble.
f. c. Elmore 30. Portland. Ind; Esther
Sloan "a 90 n Denny
F. A Reed 80 Lebanon. Ind: Marguerite
Parsons pa University Heigts.
Jesse Lingo, 329 Alabama; Elizabeth
Howe, % 52l Lord.
r. l. Carnes. 10 Beech Grove Mable
Hamilton. IS Beech Grove
John Richard % AIT Muskingum;
Corinne Hughes %. At Mus,ingum
william Singleton. "a. 405 n. West; Tom
ME Smith. IS, 636 y West.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-12
CURB STOCKS ADVANCE
ON MODERATE ACTIVITY
Market Later Turns Irregular, How
ever-Kresge Features.

BIZ United Financial
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE curb
stocks pointed upward on a modc7-
ately active initial turnover today.
Kresge Department Stores jumped 10
new high at 461s. a gain OF 1s.
Cuba Co. Dunhill international, Inc,
Centrifugal, Cast Iron Pipe and Cilie5
Service common scored good gains.
Prairie Oil and Gas opened up l point
10 221.
The market later was Irregular,
Reading Coal Rights touching 217s. off
ia. Retail Candy 5ss, up a. Southern
Oil, Kentucky. 100, up 4. Park & Til
fori. 81, up Z; Gillette 264. OFF /,
Humble Oil SO, off u.
Admitted TO trading: Park Til
ford, Inc. 100000 principal amount
6 per cent debenture bonds due Jan.
l, 1886.
National Dairy Products Corpora
ton 1000, 900 authorized capital shares
no par value, when, as. and If issued
The Virginian Railway Company
first mortgage 8 per cent gold bonds
series "A" due May /, 1862 when, as.
and If issued.
Ohio River Edison Company first
mortgage, 6 per cent sinking fund gold
bonds series Of 1923 due July l. 1913.