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Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-18
PETITIONS ARE
SENT BACK In
MOTOR TAX CASE

Petitions recently circulated edain Ell
Centre aud calling for an amend,
ment to the constitution to edis-
tribute gasoline taxes so that cities
would be given, a proportion Of the
tax proceeds, have been returned to
the headquarters of the League of
California Municipalities with a
large number of signatures.
The proposed amendment calls
for distribution of the gas tax is
follows: Zone half to the state,
one-quarter to- the counties, incmd-
ing consolidated cities and counties,
in the proportion which the number
Of motor vehicles registered inkthe
unincorporated territory in each
county bears to the total number
Of such vehicles registered iu the
unincorporated territory in the
whole state; ndslthe remaining
quarter to the incorporated cities
and towns in the proportion which
the assessed valuation .of property
for purposes of county taxation ilI
each eorporatcds city OF TOWN bears
to all the Incorporated cities and
town in the state. i'fs Ss8t
The petitions which were passed
out in El Centfo were similar to
petitions Alistfibuted' TO all the nun.
icipalities in the state. 1t is neces-
sarY that 1900 signatures be OBJ
tanned all over thc state to these
petitions.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-18
PROMINENT MAN
OF LA. FOUND in I
SENSELESS STATE
Clothes Gone, Gives Rise
to Belief He Was
Robbed

5 The finding of A. c.. Walrath .
unconscious nude body in q seclud-
ed place near the packing sheds at
Brawley about If n. IN. Tuesday,
resulted inN the return of the man
to his family in Los Angeles last
night. Physicians called shortly
after the body was discovered
stated that sun stroke following
tintexieation, thereby rendering the
man unconscious. He was removed
to the county farm.
Mr.. Walrath has been in the val
ley about a month though more de-
finite information regarding his So
journ here was not learned. Little
information was divulged by the
man due to his reluctance to talk
and his physical condition. The
absence of any clothes indicates
that he may have been completely
robbed, prior to thes time he was
found or that he had wandered
from wherever he had been living
and had fallen unconscious to the
spot. There was no indication of
violence,
In some clothes belonging to Wal
rath which were found in Brawley
tailor shop were papers and letters
that revealed to officials that he
belonged to Los Angeles family
and gave his anne. A brother-in-
law, Roy G. Eryant, responded to
a telegram by arriving in the val
ley yesterday. Mr.. Bryant told
County Farm Superintendent Weir
that the Walrath family is promin-
ent in Los Angeles and that this
member of it was more or less
wanderer about the, country.
Walrath is unmarried and is 40
years old. Last evening he was
taken to the train in the county
ambulance. My Bryant aecompan-
led his brother-in-law on the re-
turn journey.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-18
MAJORITY VOTE
TO CLOSE AT SIX
P. M. SATURDAYS
Canvass of Local Mer-
chants Shows IL for 6
p. M; Is for Noon

Merchants and business men in
El Centro seem to be practically
unanimous in the opinion that places
of business ought to close not later
than six o. 'cl0ck on Saturday nights,
instead Of at nine or ten 'clock as
has been the custom.
In canvass made Yesterday by
Chairman Tom Gill of the merchants
protective committee of the cham
Der of commerce it was found that
Is Of the merchants were in favor
of closing at noon on Saturdays, two
wanted to close at one o clock and
II favored closing atasix O'Clock.
Two merchants gave seven o. clock
as the closing time, and one fav
ored closing al nine o clock and
one wanted to keep open until ten.
The canvass, which was reported
by Mr.. Gill at d special meeting of
the directors of the chamber last
night, was made so that business
men could register their opinion in
a secret ballot. Those places of
business already closing at noon
were not canyasscd.
1t is likely that the canvass will
result in a general six o'clock clos
ing here on Saturday nights, ac-
eording to Mr.. Gill. since SO large
4 number Of merchants favor that
hour.
Directors voted to make Charles
II. Paris the chamber of commerce
representative at the Boulder Dam
asst citation meeting at Long Beach
tomorrow. Mr.. and Mrs. Paris left
this morning for a vacation trip
which will take them to Los Angeles
for the weekend. IL was the opin-
ion Of directors that Mr.. Paris, be-
ing SO near to Long Beach, could ar
range Bto b present at the sessions
Of the annual meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-18
in
STATE ARE ALL
NOW CONTROLLED
Fishermen, Birds and
,4a Animals Return to
s6f HaufItS
BY United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, July 49,
Forests of the Pacific coast were
returning to normal today after
two weeks of destructive fires.
rRanchers driven from the fire
zones began the trek back to their
homes, sometimes to find them III
ruins;s campers were turning back
to fishing for amusement; and wild
game were slipping warily to its
haunts.
Reports from all of the fire zones
showed conditions greatly improv-
ed; most. of the fires either ex-
tinguished or rapidly burning out;
and only here and there new fire,
always of minor Importance.
Check over the ruined regions in
both the. northwest and in Califor-
pia showed that the fire had taken
a heavy toll of animal life.
Bones of deer, trapped in the fire,
were found in several instances
showing that even that fleet footed
animal had been unable, at times
to outrun the cred plague. Small
er game was destroyed in numbers
Birds were driven aheaT of the
flames and today congregated in
numbers on the outskirts of the
ruined regions-knowing they could
not return to their nests which were
destroyed.
The fires in the California forests
(Continued Oh. page 6(
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-18
POWER TIE-IN WITH San DIEGO il dsH
WILL BE COMPLETED AUG. Isl
/688 SAYS MANAGER SO. SIERRAS

be possible,and this was the one
factor which was expected to hold
up the tie-in date. ast4
The Southern Sierras line> when
completed will follow route from
Imperial, due west across the New
River and Wcstside main canal, then
northwest dlong the southern side
of Superstition Mountain following
the Carriso Wash through San Fe-
lipe Valley, up the Grapevine Grade
to Warner S Ranch, then almost
west to Rincon where this line see
ton meets the line section OF the
San Diego company.
The transformers are to be locat-
ed at Escondido. Joe f. King, dis
trict manager of the Southern Sic
rras Company here stated today
that there was bare possibility
the work might be finished during
the first week in August.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-18
Mayor Evans Is
Out of Running,
Kline to Enter

4 u. ID y
Chester M. Kline, present assem-
blyman from Riverside county, has
declared his intention Of running
for the office Of state senator from
the district comprising Orange, Riv-
erside and Imperial counties.
Mayor s. c. Evans of Riverside
has announced that he will not be a
senatorial candidate. Just what
his change Of mind indicates poli-
tically and whom he will support is
not known.
# Assemblyman Kline in his an.
nouncement stated that he believed
that because of his eight years SER
vice in the assembly he is we'll
equipped to act as senator. He calls
attention to the several big things
he has accomplished such hs ap.
Tpropriations amounting to $l7l,000
for the farm school at Riverside
aud $4,000 for the citrus station
there. Also comments on the saw.
ing Of over $14,000,000 by the
Ways and Means committee of
which he was chairman in killing
pork barrel bills
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-18
WHEELER MAY RUN With LA FOLLETII
Offered POst1Of
Running Mate, to
GiUe Reply Soon

WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator
Burton X. Wheeler, Democrat, Mon
tana, today was offered the vice
presidential nomination as running
mate with Senator La Toilette. The
I offer was made by Representative
Nelson of Wisconsin, Progressive
\ lender Of the house and campaign
manager for La Toilette, who called
4 1T Wheeler's 4 office with other mem
bcrs Of the Progressive national com
mittee and held . long conference
with the senator.
wheeler reserved the decision on
4 The offer but said he would an
llounce his answer by tomorrow.
ID Before Nelson and the Progressive
national committee members left
wheeler : office, they loudly ap-
pland their leaders, choice, for
ialnnihg mate.
sa Progressive leaders from all parts
Of the country met here today to
i perfect plans for the Independent
ticket campaign. Il
,ISss ,S..s IA spirit Of accord prevailed among
ssshe liberal leaders as they filed into
/ ther-board room of the Machinists
7-lnliiaing. Representative Nelson,
Trogressive leader of the house de-
clared they were ready to = give and
take to preserve harmony in the
i Independent ranks. ssA
Nelson believed the second man
son the La Toilette ticket should be
/ IN eastern Democrat. This added
gto the belief that John j. McSpar-.
ran, Democratic candidate for gov
crnor against Gov. Pinchot and mas
9ter of the Pennsylvania state grange,
might be chosen. 8a
4 Nelson said the Progressives were
mot concerned over the reports that
LIN sFollette's name; could not be
placed on the ballot in Nebraska
Ebut admitted that they might have
some trouble in getting it on in
West Virginia due to the state law.
Two of the men under discussion
rs La Toilette s running mate are
at the conference here. They are
Perley p. Christensen, Farmer-Laborl
candidate in 1920 and James H.
-'ANuiSi5 IiSoidCht. VI tHC Il
vania State Federation of Labor.
Choose Committee
The morning session was devoted
to selecting eight new members of
the committee. They are:
Alexander Kahn of the Forward
association, New York; Norman
Thomas, league for Industrial De-
mocracy, New York; Algernon Lee,
a member of the executive commit
tee of the Socialist party, New
York; Bertha Hale Waite, Chicago
Socialist leader; Louis Sharts, Social
ist candidate for governor of Ohio;
Il. g. Fares, of the Farmers union
at Grcensborough, N. I.a; Charles
McGowan, secretary of the Illinois
conference on progressive political
action and Paul Scharrenbcrg, sec
retary of the State Federation of I,
California, and secretary of the
Califrnia conference for progressive
action, Hx
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-18
REBELS CONTROL \
MOST San PAUL0 l
. IN REVOLUTION
ny United Press Leased Wire

BUENOS AIRES, July II. Hid
den behind the absolute military
censorship established by the Bra
lillian government events in the
State of Sac Paulo, where state
troops aided by part of the fed
eral garrison have revolted against
the government, it appeared that
events were moving toward an inn
passe, with rebels controlling q ma
jority of Sac Pauio state but un-
able to effect communications with
the outside.
Reports filtering into Buenos All
res and Montevideo indicated that
the federal forces although now
about 10000 men with
tanks airplancs, heavy artillery and
machine gun units, are unable to-
make headway against the we'll
trained Sac Paulo units and have
settled down to a siege hoping to
force rebel surrender by the sim
pie process of putting them off from
all outside sources
The federal tactics so far, accord
ing to travellers reaching Montevi
deo have been scattered raids and
intermittent bombardment of sac
Paulo City, which have resulted in
considerable loss of life among the
civilian population,
A number Of the fine buildings
in Sac Paulo have been damaged by
artillery fire, according TO the refu
gees reaching Uruguay.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-18
Report Shows This City Has Much Paved Street Mileage
This Years Work
Brings Mileage to
Nearly II Miles

FL Centro s street paving is equi-
valent to the Gis:ance from here to
Sheppard bridge on the San Die
go highway, according to figures oh
tanned from the annual report Of =.
c.. Dyer, city engineer and street
superintendent. The total length
of city street paving, figured on ],
basis Of 1ti feet in width, is about
28 miles.
The actual length Of the city
street paving is about liza miles,
according to figures, 4 large part
Of ii being So feet wide and prae.
tically III Of it over "a feet IN
width. Tie report shows that 4,0
miles Of paving are SIS feet wide; 3
miles are 36 feet wide; III mile
are 33 feet in width; 2; miles are
"a feet wide, and quarter Of a
mile Is 20 feet wide. The total
Of pavement is 1880, ,253.79 square
feet.
Street improvements for the fiscaI
year from July ], 1928 to June 20,
1924 cost $298 ,823.f;1, according to
Mr.. DYER 5 report. The improve
ments included the building Of eight
miles of curb, 636 permanent lead
pipe water services; 1000 feet 0f
large capacity water mains, and the
construction of 862, ,395.95 square
feet Of pavement.
Much Sidewalk Laid
In addition to that there was con.
gstructed 1900 square feet Of siifs
walk and 2,468 square feet of De-
fective sidewalk was replac ed "A
new wagon bridge was built over
the Date canal At Olive street and
the State street bridge was repIaer
ed. Plans for the Improvement -
Ienrev avenue, Ninth street, and
two main alleys from Fourth fo
Eight street were made and preiis
minarv survey Of Eighth street
was completed.
The personnel of the Departments
includes the street superintendent
and engineer, an assistant engineer
ii foreman, three teamsters. three
sweepers and two tree irrigators.
The report showed that there are
16 miles Of trees belonging to the
city. These trees are irrigated once
each week during q period Of seven
months each year. In the winter
months they are irrigated twice 4
Month.
In commenting on the report, Mr..
Dyer stated that I'll Centre il pr0br
ably near the top in matter Of paw
ing, as compared with other cities
| in the United States when pc7ula-
'tions are considered.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-18
Monkey Weeps as
He Views
Tail

Los ANGELES, July 49,
Mrs. James Smiths pet monkey
has been crying for "a hours
now, and Mrs. Smith is awfully
worried.
The monkey climbed up on the
edge of the roof and went to
sleep. A neighbor with more
ingenuity than concern, stood on
a ladder where he could Just
grasp the monkeys tail. One
good pull and the simian came
down, but left all the hair on
it's, tail in the neighbor's hand.
Now, everytime the monkey
looks 1T its nakedness. II bursts
into fresh tears. And Mrs.
Smith is peeved at the rough
neighbor. She thinks he must
have used monkey wrench.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-18

The tie-in between the Southern
Sierras Power company and the San
Diego Consolidated Gas and Electric
Company will probably be complet-
ed on or about August Is, though
every possible effort is being made
to connect the two sections. Of the
line earlier. August Is is almost a
month ahead of the orinigal date
set. The object of the tie-in is to
provide better service for Imper-
ial Valley.
The construction work has been
rushed through by large number
Of men and delay now is principal
ly due to the lack of transformers.
and some other special electrical
equipment. The electrical manufac-
turing company making the trans
formers at first thought that deliv
cry before September | would not
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-18
DAVIS MAKES
STATEMENT AND
GIVES PLATFORM

-
Assemblyman George H. Davis,
who has announced his candidacy
to succeed himself from this district,
has given out the following state
ment and platform as reasons why
he should receive the support of the
voters of Imperial county at the
coming election:
s'Owing to my legislative expert
ence and knowledge of state and
county requirements am able to
render further and more efficient
service to my district and state.
My reference is my record, both
in and out of the Legislature.
My platform is good common
sense legislation and law enforce
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-18
DOHENYS7 POST
$4,000 BONDS IN
OIL SUIT TRIAL
by United Pres. Leased wire

z LOS ANGELES, July 49, Bond
of $4,000 each to insure their APP
pearance for trial in Washington,
%. G., was posted here today by
Edward l.. Doheny and his son, Ed
ward l.. Doheny$ Jr, with United
States Commissioner Long. 4.
The oil millionaires, charged with
fraud by ID federal grand jury in
connection with the Elk Hill naval
oil reserve leases, lin California, were
accompanied to the commissioner 8
office by Frank j. Hogan, their at
torney,
Doheny senior appeared quite
calm. He peered through his spect-
acles and watched the proceedings
with little interest. Attorney Ho-
gan did most of the talking.
Leaving the office, the trio spoke
in low tones, conversing with each
other. A photographer stationed be-
hind Il corridor pillar startled some
what with flashlight "gun ~ ex-
plosion. Doheny made no comment.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-18
PREPARATIONS
THEME OVER
EARLY MEAL
nv united Press Leased Mire

tY hy tntteu fresS Leased wire
LONDON, July lS.--Progress over
the breakfast table at No. 10 Down
ing street, where Premier MacDon-
aid fed q feAg allied and American
statesmen kSppers and bacon and
eggs ana the~ talked reparations
conference ON the experts plan
closer to the Alenary session and
agreement stag4 today.
American Al oassadof Kellogg,
Premier HewiotS France, Premier
Theunis Of BelgA and Minister
Stefani of Italy wA 3. among those,
who brsakfasted wi1A. the, British
premier NJ
II was understood tIN private chat
promised TO have the tiost import
fot hearing upon futureN Norogrcss of
the inter-Allied conferred e.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-18
How Do You Like
These Cool
Nights?

Valley residents are exult-
ant those days over the delight
frl summer weather we are en-
joying. The nights have been
cool ard balmy enough for sleep
the last week. In sharp con-
trast to tho "muggy' nights
earlier in the season. The car
ly mornings are delightful, and
during the day the Thermometer
has not hit it up to its usual
high mark for this time OF the
year.
On Monday night OF this
week the minimum Of IS do
grces was recorded -cool enough
for any ono to sleep. Tho high
est mark during the day WAS
105. Tuesday it hit 106, Wed
nesday lo4, Thursday l05, with
minimums ranging from 20 %
rs. All Of which has led many
would be vacationists to decide
to tick around little longer.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-18
DILL TO STICK
T'Ot DEMOCRATS

SPOKANE, WASH, July 1S.--" I
will support the Democratic ticket.
] don t think ] should say any
thing moro until Davis has sent his
letter of acceptance of the de-
ciared Senator G. G. Dill of Wash,
ington, today. Interest in his at
titude was created by the bolt to
La Toilette Of Senator Wheeler of
Montana in view of the fact that
both Senator Wheeler and Dill hold
similar views on many public qnes-
tions.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-18
YUMA MAN IS
FOUND GUILTY
KILLING DOCTOR


YUMA, Ariz., July ls.-~-
Verdict Of guilty Of murder
with a recommendation Of Life
imprisonment was today r.
turned by Mojave county
jury in the case Of James ~.
Fuquay, charged with killing
DR.. Leon Jacobs, popular phyT
sician and world war veteran,
some months ago.
The jury's verdict was reach
ed after short denberation.
Judge BoLinger instructed y
last night, and the decision ~
reached following 2 brtef ~
liberation this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-18
DIR. REDDING RESIGNS
jBy United Press Leased Wire

REDDING, Cal, July 1s.--Dr. Er,
nest Dozie of Redding, has filed
as( candidate for the Republican no
mination TO congress for the sec,
opd district. DR.. Dozier is state as
sfmblyman from the third assembly
district. Is
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-18
The ,W Gather

FOR LOS ANGELES AND vIcI.
NIFTY: Fair tonight and Saturday
with moderate temperature. Prob
ably fog OF clouds Niifs the morninc
FOR SOUTHERN 'cALIFoRNIA: {:
Fair tonight and Saturday. No i'm
portant changei4ihs Temperatures. g
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-18
FIND LOST AIR
man, UNFRAMED
in FROZEN NORTH
Fog Bound With Three
Companions, Starts
Again Soon
ny United Press Leascd wire

TOXIC, July 18.-Maior A..
Stuart MacLaren, Britain s round
the world flyer, will be off again
for the storm swept north at a. m.
tomorrow.
A dispatch from Nemuro, Island
of Yezo, which is in radio commune
cation with Tokotan Bay where
MacIiaren was found this morning
after being lost 48 hours said that
the big plane was not damaged and
all of its four passengers were we'll
and in high spirits.
Fog forced the landing, the dis
patch said.
MacLaren plans to start at 4 a.
m. tomorrow for Paramushiru, il
the weather will permit. At Para
mushiru a major base for the flight
is located. I
Tokotan Bay is on the Island of
Uruppu, midway between Toshl.
move, ,Yetorofu Island and
Broughton Bay.
By MOTTO TAKATA
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent)
TOXIC, July 1S-Major a. Stuart
/ Mae Laren, missing British world
FLYER, was found today safe on
Uruppu Island, in the Kuriles group,
north of Japan.
/ The airman had covered about
half the distance from Hokkaido to
Paramushiru Island when forced
down. He had just begun the most
pefilcus part Of his round the world
flight-the crossing of the Pacific
in short jumps from one blizzard
whipped, for Yen Island to the next
Major MacLaren had been missing
nearly 48 hours.
Word that MacLafen was safe
was relayed here by the japanese
destroyer Isakaze which, with the
destroyer Hamakaze, had been en-
Continued on Page 81
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-03-06
Ell drribo de la Comisi6n

FL arriho de la Comision Legisla-
tiva integrante de los partidos puer-
torriquenos que gestionaba trascen-
dentales cuestiones en- Washington,
hara aumentar el entusiasmo que
domina a los mismos, principalmen-
tie a los repudfados por la ciudada-
MIA, en- su va comenzada temprane-
ramente campafa eleccionaria. Y
es naturalfsmo que clio ocurra, da-
do que 10 realizado para bien de
Puerto Rico por la Comfsion Con-
junta, dara tema a las minorias pa
ra tratar de congraciarse con IA
opinion pdblica Y asf poder obtener
mayor nlmero de votantes en- las
elecciones venideras.
Es de claridad meridiana, que la
vez esta, los representatives de las
minorfas no fueron obtusos como en-
otras ocasiones, para poner guijos Y
perjudicar ell primordialisino dere-
cho que asiste a nuestro pueblo en-
su solicitud de una mejora anplia,
amplfsima en- su constitution, va
que no un defnitivo Status en- su
vida de entidad ilustrada cons
ciente de aquello que le pertenece.
Los primeros somos en- reconocer
este, v en- felicitar, por tanto, los
lideres de tales minorias Ahora
merecen ellos Ia consideration acen-
drada del pals y una sentida esti-
lnaci6n plblica ademas de un olvido
generoso por cuanto en- eI pasado
llevaron a cabo, contrario todo al
pensar de esta isia, Y pudiera y de-
biera decirse, contra ell honor pa
triotico de La nisnla. s
Todo este es una verdad, verdad
sin curvilineas, verdad certfsima,
pero en- 10 que Sc refere a 10 de
obtener prosalitos, estan desorbita-
dos esos lfdefes Y esos pequenos
partidos FL pals, antes como aho-
IA, va por otros rumbos v otros f.
nes persigue; son rumbos claros,
sin tropiezos; son fines altisimos que
engendran toda una altivez legen-
daria v todo,. un pasado glor'iosos
pesado legendario v gloriosa alti-
yez que tantos triunfos corona Y que
tanto respeto Y admiration causa-
ron los pueblos de America y a
las naciones europeas de nuestra ra-
"a v afnes a nuestra raza, que Sc
gufan nuestras pugnas Y nuestros
intensos combates.
Hay finalidades que son linicas Y
que son salvadoras.. Elias reconcen-
tran, condt dtnsan v son alma de una
raza, de un pueblo,sy estas finali-
dades son las que tiene ,por estan-
darte por Inca de conducta, por
ideal, el Partido de la Union; he
aqui el por que de sus triunfos, Ell
por que de que las masas puerto
rriquenas esten en- el, .vayan hacia
el, y 10 sostengan en- todas sus 1u-
chas. en- todos sus desvelos Y en- sus
sacrifcios todos.
En- esta hora, en- esta epoca de
nueyo movimiento conlicial, la VIC
toria lie soreira la Union; es el
sentimiento de Puerto Rico, poraue
en- ella estan vincuIados sus afec-
tos, va que ella representa- sus as
piraciones, sus conveniencias, su IL
bertad, su honor, y estas son CO.