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Evening star., 1924-08-03
OntheSideLines
With the Sporting Editor
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

\NIAsH1NGToNs accomplishment of reaching first place in the
w s m : ss, % h held
but doubtful that unprecedented spectacle metorou
achievement since of staying within hang distance of the
top judged by sports
Exactly weeks back the astue of the experts while
admitting Washingon of the lead causing the club
seriously fans who first looked the
the Nationals merely spring prank of the ~ opne that
ability Nationals
Red clip sensational,
drop below the 500 mark and into the second division
Washington far but that it will drop far enough
consideration contender looks
be fairly certain Washington has nothing the od
the keeps much longer Very probably early date will find
il back the 500 o lower"
This was just month yet today the Bucks with pr.et
teay twohrds Of the schedule coned second place.
only half behind the aeesettng Yankees and still going
strong slump July they
dropped eight e games.
PLACING CREDIT WHERE 1T is DUE
HE notable the Nationals this caused
all Of speculation the Their first having
= gotten
believed share of the credit the dash and
exudd spark attributed
prevailed Tightening of the defense and the
displayed by the boxmen while still others eonended that
Clark Griffith entitled to praise due for assembling the eom
that Pilot Bu Harris alone deserved credit for the
in which he handled the outfit
The of that single element
attributed of the club that combination factors
have figured in o the outfit.
did help mmeasuably for stretch after
installed regular in the garden but kept winning after
unable maintain the sizzling
Pothro aided materially with his base blows when
stationed third although has been reegaed
Buge succeeded dentist
when he the opportunity
he einstated Buege contributing valuable
osin sterling stior the brilliant eadness Of Peetingaugh
kss and o % If
which S no % nss sns s s" S
carhnkng fan that Il u to harris
bisg. bunch Of pos should b
dvered would
yeoh hean,snan be accorded lions share OF the credit
for the achieved @fsaf 49, 49,
BuckY AND dRIFE coLLoBoRATE
In this interest the know what the
headed pilot thinks When he took position field
hossan nd man in Washn n1fnnfh his year N1Fe
Evening star., 1924-08-03
AHEARN-BOWEN GO HEADS
BASE BALL BENEFIT CARD

THOUGH the Terry ODyJoey Schwartz fight did aterae,
~ the Washington Base Ball and Athletic Association believes
has arranged equally interesting benefit
Riding
day night Goe Aean and Andy Bowen local rivals long standing
will exchange the ound feature redot scrap gong
expected Both pupils
Evening star., 1924-08-03
Nationals Drop Final Iger 83 Australians Easily Defeat Chinese
KONG AND WEI CONQUERED
BY PATTERSON AND WOOD
Victory Gives Antipodeans Right to Meet Mexicans
In Davis Cup Matches at Baltimore This Week.
Rchards-Hunter Lose Exhibition.

YORK, of its Davis
winning
in Brooklyn today
In
e 6l Pat OIIafa Wood triumphed w Wei
60 90. O.. in the final
Patterson dependence
powerful
his
backhand
to stem powerful rokng When the veteran
of of
Evening star., 1924-08-03
Out 5s4 81 as +33
In. 3 q 8 "A 2 4 4 +3568
Ont ss s 33 s-a4
In.. 8 5 5'4 33+6S-z16
AFTERNOON ROUND.
Die4ei-
Out. B 2 -0
In........ "A e5 4 5-O-73
Ont 453.4 34a +34
In 454 8 s -37-u

The leading Canadian was A Kay,
L.ambton, with 297. The best amateur
score was turned in by Norman Scott,
Royal Montreal, who had BIS, beating
out Frank Thompson. Mississaugua,
the Canadian amateur champion, by
three strokes.
Buffalo featured play in the second
round. Tho feat was performed at
Evening star., 1924-08-03
MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Columbus, $40; Louisville, 5-16.
Toledo, .; Indianapolis. /.
st. Paul. IL; Milwaukee, 5.
Minneapolis, 5; Kansas City. 8.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Jersey City. 100; Baltimore, 5-11.
Newark, L.; Reading. 3.
Syracuse, 2-5: Buffalo, IA.
Toronto, 3; Rochester, =.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Atlanta, 3; Little Rock, .
Mobile, 7; Chattanooga. .
New Orleans. 9; Memphis. I.
Nashville, 4; Birmingham, 5.
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE.
Clearwater. 5; Orlando, 8.
St. Petersburg, 2; Lakeland, /.
Bradentown, z; Tampa, 1.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Greensboro, Z; Salem, s.
Highpoint, Z; Durham, I.
Danville, 8; Raleigh. 8.
Evening star., 1924-08-03

VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Rocky Mount, 4; Norfolk, /.
Portsmouth. 8; Petersburg, 2.
Richmond, 10; Wilson, ..
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE.
Greenville, A.; johnson City. 10.
Knoxville, A.; Morristown. 2-2
Bristol. La; Kingsport. %.
Evening star., 1924-08-03
BuckY AND dRIFF coLLoBoRATE-

connection may the level
field
Nationals Harris asserted there would be pickering between
manager Washington this ss s.
M Griffith has spent base ball than have lived and
take sdvntas Of his wide player and
possible with and will be happy when he points
quite Mr. Griffith and wants do that and
will interfere with
March, This Is August Ress1fs speak fpr themsehpG
Evening star., 1924-08-03
DIEGEL, WITH 285, WINS
CANADIAN COLE HONORS

BRUNO Quebec August z-Leo Dieg of Washington
IV C., today the Canadian golf championship
aggregate the II holes
Y. was dwtha a total of
the
and the gallery aternated between the
However, the Tuckahoe
exhibition of He
today the others being made by Degel and
made his 288 and placed him in third position.
good
landed the left
Trough
joel Turnesa, J, 29s
Evening star., 1924-08-03

Totals. Al IT "a IL Totals. 30 16 II 8
sBatted for Mammaux in eighth inning.
Tran for Bush in eighth inning.
tBatted for CASTOR in ninth inning.
SBatted for Grant in fourth inning.
Evening star., 1924-08-03
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE

Charlotte. z; Augusta, O..
Spanta nsburg, g.: Asheville, 2.
Greenville, 8; Macon. o.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-01
Worth $4,000 Burned to Deatl
Ferguson Tells
of Fire Menace
Existing Here

Carelessness is the one word
in which Fire Chief Charles Fer
guson sums up the cause of all fires
in FL Centre during the past 12
months, and even periods anterior to
that. At the recommencement
luncheon of the chamber, of COM
merce today in the Hotel Barbara
Worth he gave about 80 members
something to think about during fire
prevention week, October to IL;
and they agreed with him when he
stated that practically every fire
could have been prevented by lit
tie forethought. And incidentally
he created a bit of scare by point
ing out that some of the homes i'll
the citv had electric wires under the
carpets, which wires through daily
tramping lost their insulation,-a
fire occurs and nobody knows what
caused it.
Drop cords are the particular thing
that the fire chief does not like.
He produced an iron at the meet
ing which had been through local
fire and was still in working order,
/ and which he explained had been
/ probably. connected up with va
socket carrying fuse with toe
I great a capacity, and instead OF
blowing out and protecting thu
hQuseholder, the current was allowed
through in full force, with the re
suit that the house was burnt down
''In this hotel the fire was eaus
| ed ,by carelessness, through an EN-
! ployee going to bed smoking, anC
i'further mistake was made i'll tn,
/ extra little building on the roof
which was fire trap, and was not
included in the plans when the re-
placement was undertaken. The
! Varney company fire should not
, have taken place, and if they had
! eliminated every fire hazard in the
city, that fire. would not have taken
place. There are number of de
fective oil and electric stoves in the
city, which are the potential source
of Il good many fires, and one fire
that took place while / was away
was caused by criminal carelessness.
iContinued on rage Eight)
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-01
PATROL SERVICE OF AUTO CLUB
PARTICULAR BOON TO AUTOISTS
WHO TRAVERSE VALLEY ROADS

sand sage, and the Sodoms and
'Gomorrahs across the border were
all used as excuses to duck from
tli(s district, not to mention qudip.
desire to keep in touch with lodge
brethren.
There have been several men in
this district, who have done all man
ner of duties, and performed Them
well. c. j. Patterson, who has been
relieving in lei Centre for the past
two weeks, is being replaced by
Walter j. Leeds Leeds has passed
all the required courses of instruc-
ton and therefore will handle the
job as n unit. He takes over
charge of the patrol service from
Yuma to Jacumba, the routes alter
mating, Brawlcy being included in
the days itinerary that takes in
Jaeumba, and Calexico linked up
with the Yuma trip, Ell Centre be-
ing the base.
Assistance given to helpless auto
lists is only a fraction Of the fine
service rendered by the patrol sec
Continued ON page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-01
MAN ON
YEAR OLD CHARGE
OF HORSE THEFT

Ora Mackey, %, for whom war
rant has been in existence since the
spring of 1923, was arrested by
Deputy Sterling Oswalt at Brawley
last night. The charge that Mackey
is held on is horse stealing, alleged
TO have been committed here and
the nine horses taken to the Palos
Verdes district.
Tolliver Boone was arrested in
connection with the taking of the
horses ut the time they disappeared,
and was freed. Ora Mackey left
for parts unknown about the time
of Boone s arrest, and though he
has been traced from point to point
during the ensuing period 1t was
not until yesterday that the sher-
ifs department actually located
him and his arrest followed.
He is being held and may be ar
raigned in Brawley tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-01
SEVEN mile FIRE
mt. WATERMAN
IS BEING FOUGHT
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1.-Steadi-
ly advancing toward the northeast,
the Mount Waterman forest fire.
in the remote regions along the
north slopes of the San. Gabriel
range, will burn itself out ut the
edge of the Mojave desert within
a few days, forestry officials pre-
dicted today.
The flames We're moving along
on a seven mile front, controlled by
400 or more federal, fire fighters.
No valuable property is in danger,
and chief effort is centered on con-
firing the flames to {! northern
pathway toward the desert, still
some miles distant =
Federal Forest Supervisor Charlie
ton and County Forester Flintham
are directing the fire fighters. The
blaze is about 40 miles from Los
Angeles, and in order to reach it,
the crews have to cover a ro,nd-
about course of rs to 80 miles
through San Fernando Valley, and
then hike several miles to the fire
line. & 5a
Cahuenga Pass was Threatened
Yesterday afternoon when a brush
fire, believed to have been started
by passing load Of hay catching
on fire.. swept over several acres
before it was brought under con
troll 1..U
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-01
Isn't Necessary
For Fred to
Go Hunting

We always suspected that Fred
Nebel-Thau was lucky guy but
the thing that happened to him
this morning caps the climax.
While scores of Fred's friends
were out frenziedly shooting up
and down the sloughs for the
weary and elusive duck and
goose, Fred simply went out into
his back yard, stretched out his
hand and lols a beautiful wild
goose, which Fred swears weighs
20 pounds, literally lit upon his
palm.
Fred was fixing his chicken
coop about 6 a. N. when he no
ticed a great -commotion among
the feathered flock. Looking up
ward, he saw, with great surprise,
a great wild goose circling over
the coop, getting ready to des-
cend. OF course Fred did not
Interfere with the birds deter
mination to roost in the Nebel-
Thau back yard, but after Friend
Goose had safely alighted, n
did make it his business to get
busy with the shears and clip
the birds wings, so the latter
couldn't soar aloft again.
If any enc doubts this tale,
Fred has the evidence in his
chicken coop.
Penny Richmond and other
early morning hunters, please
note.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-01
CONSERVATION
CLUB URGES A
PUBLIC DEBATE

The American Conservation
Club held another interesting meet
ing on Monday night, and issued n
challenge to the Colorado River
Control Club for public debate
on the All American canal. The
Conservationists are strong for the
canal and believe that q four to one
vote in Imperial Valley as demon
strated August &c in behalf of the
canal and Boulder Dam should be
sufficient argument to bring the
valley to a unit:
The meeting by vote also decid-
ed to hold the next gathering the
coming Monday night at Holtville
and it will probably hold alternate
meetings in the various supervisor
al districts from this time on al
though FL Centre will be considered
the general headquarters, according
to President b. d. Irvine.
The membership cards and other
literature have been printed and
members are to be given their re-
ceipts for the 81 initiation fee at
once. The five vice presidents re-
ported activity iii their various sec
tions and have pledged 5000 mem
bers within go days.
There was general sentiment ex-
pressed that a paid secretary or
manager should be secured as soon
as the membership attains suffi-
cient numbers. The club is pledged
to the one purpose-the passage of
the Swing-Johnson bill for the
Boulder Dam and All-American Ca
nal ut the first possible moment.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-01

How many people realize the
many services rendered the general
public by the Automobile Club of
Southern Californi;;-services Of
the most valuable character, that
Save many heal. burnings and mach
travail for the weary autoists per-
ambu!ating the highways and by
ways of this southlande How
many people nave been stranded III
Il lonesome spot, five miles from
the last untenanted shack. ana fif-
teen and seven-eights of a mile
from the nearest known icewater,
with nothing in sight but the vide,
wide world, palpitating in the sun?
When the Auto Club started the
highway patrol service there was a
host of volunteers for any spot
but the Imperial Valley. The pat
rol men craved for the east, the
north, and the west, the western
trip taking in the scenery from San
IA Monica to Redondo, anywhere
but the desert. Blood pressure, asth-
ma, fear of asthma, scarcity IF cul-
tured society, the prevalence of
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-01
CHASTITY BEDLAm
AS CARLOAD Oh
ANIMALS Burr
Hundreds of Circus Ant
mails Thrown into
Panic by Flames
BY ruited Press Leased wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1--Thir
six 'high school horses of the
G. Barnes circus were burned
death at Nord, near Tehama, Calf
at a. m. today when the aees4
section of the circus train eaflgh1
fire.
The animals, known to thousande.
who have seen the circus, were vaiu-
ed at $4,000.
The train crew and circus attends
ants fought the fire. for an hour and
then cleared the tracks, put the
train together and proceeded toward&
Willows where it is due later in theI
day.
The Southern Tacific railroad atsl
tributed the fire to explosion OF 81
watchman IS lantern. The train Wasl
in motion when the flames suddenly
were seen to shoot from the ear M
which the "educated horses were
being transported.
Death shrieks of the prize animah]
as the flames roared around then
! pierced the night and were taken up'
/ by the lions, hyenas, bears and 0th.'
4 er animals in adjoining ears.
SO hot was the fire that attend-1
ants were unable to release the
horses before they had burned to-
death.
/. The train was booming through
the night south of here when flames
| suddenly shot from the ear contains
ing SO educated horses. A watch ,
man s lantern had exploded, setting
fire to the cay, and in moment'
the entire train was endangered.
! The screams OF the horses as
keepers sought to open doors and
! free them while the train slid to a
stop was taken up by every animal
/ able to give tongue. The trumpet.
+! ing Of elephants, roaring of lions,
and tigers pierced the night as tley-
i voiced their sympathy and fesZna,iS
| Finding it impossible toss
Che train on the singh. track, u
! were given to proceed. to N0f4 ~,
nearest switch.
A Race with Death
Flames mounted higher rs the
train started its race with death
and the horses were abandoned to
'-utii idtt.
Attendants routed from .heir
berths formed bucket brigades along
the tops of the ears 20 pre- yents
spread of the flames, fighting their
way through the heat as close as.
possible to the flaming car in the
middle of the rocking train, while
the panic stricken animals in the
ears maintained an unearthly bed
lam.
As the train approached the
switch here, couplings were loosen
ed and led by the horse ear ia
which screaming had ceased, the
rear part of the train rushed onto
the switch and was braked to- u
stop. The ears were pulled to safe
ty, the train recoupled and pro-
ceeded
The horses burned were famous
for their talents, long years having !.
been devoted to their education.
Their value was said to be $25, 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-01
SMALL NUMBER
OF I.V. VOTERS
ARE REGISTERED
Appalling, Lack Of Inter-
est Shown by Valley
Citizens

Despite all the feverishness ex-
hibited regarding the peculiar poll
teal situation that has developed
during the last month, only $500
qualified American citizens have
registered as county voters up to to-
day according to figures supplied by
Cal Mousseau, county clerk, which
number, judging by past experience,
may be increased by about four
hundred, making a total of 10000
citizens of the county who have the
best interests of the people at heart.
Statistical tables prove that the
ratio of votes actually cast in the
United States when compared with
the fully qualified voters has been
steadily decreasing MS time goes on.
At the end of the last century it was
a poor count that didn't show 80
per cent of the qualified citizens as
having expressed themselves through
the franchise, but that average has
been steadily declining until in 1920
only about half of the qualified cit
izenry east a ballot.
T'There is no method by which
we can ascertain the number of
possible voters in the county, but
we estimate the approximate num-
Der as 25,000,'' said Ms. Nous
seau. "It is certain there is large
number of citizens W:.o 90 not take
the trouble to place themselves upon
the ballot sheets. A great number
of people who have been away for
the summer are coming in for regis
tration, and people with strong par
ty affiliations always take care to
have their status fully secured.
1t was considered in otner parts
of the state that with the possibility
of big fight on hand there would
have been great strength rolled up
by all parties, but to date doesn't
seem to have been any better aver
age of registration elsewhere than
we have.
We are trying 70 make it as
convenient as possible for wonld-be
voters to register, and with that
idea in mind, plan to have booths on
the streets next Saturday where the
late conner can register and insure
his chance of voting on November
A.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-01
DIRECTORS VOTE
PUT MONEY In
GENERAL FUND
Childers Rules S86,192.59
May Be Transferred
Immediately

At the last meeting of the I'm
perial Irrigation District directors
$86, 1929 was transferred from the
bond fund to the general fund and
late Yesterday the decision was af
firmed, as it had been necessary to
get the opinion of the board s at
torney as to the legality of the trans
fer.
1t appears that the treasurer of
the district, after payment of the
bond interest that has become due
in January and July this year, had
III his hands sum of money as
above. 1t was felt that the money
could be put to good account by be
ing transferred to the general funC
and relieving assessments, if by resS
luton of the board it was decided
to do that. Under Section 80 of the
act, the board can levy an assess
ment sufficient to raise the interest
due or that will become due ON all
outstanding bonds of the district
and there is no specific clause OIL
provision for using any other funds
1of the purpose.
In the opinion of Attorney Child
ers, the board may exercise its dis
cretion and either utilize the money
for the redemption of bonds or may
transfer it to the general fund. He
held that it was not the spirit of
the act to allow the unexpended
funds to grow in bulk to 10 good
purpose. In view of Section GA,
Mr.. Childers wrote the board that if
the treasurer had in his hands a
sum of money after all of the in
terest is paid for which that money
was raised, it may by resolution of
the board be transferred to the gen
eral fund, and so made available for
any purpose for which the district is
authorized to expend money.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-01
BEST HUNTING IN
SEVERAL YEARS
is THE REPORT
Local Men Succeed in
Bringing Back the
Limit

"Thc best firs.-of :he season duck
hunting for several years, IS the
joyful news brought back by Rich
mond, game warden, when he re-
turrcd at noon today from Ray
mei~ $ victoriously displaying %
ducks to his credit.
Altogether he estimates that at
lest 1000 ducks were killed early
today in the northend, Raymer s
ANA Fmney' s beng the ia 5orite
hunting grounds. Probably three
score sportsmen were on the scene
early, the majority of them COM
ing all the way from Los angeles
and vicinity for The sport. The
unusual number of ducks at this
time when the weather is so warm,
is attributed to the dryness prevail
Ing i'll other parts of the state.
Many local hunters were num-
bered among the early ones, and
several of them came home with
the limit, including Judge r. b.
Whitelaw. jim Applegate coIidn I
quite make the grade ON the limit
stuff, bringing back Il modest II
Walter Collins was also numbered
among the local contingent, number
of ducks slain unknown.
|. A. Thomas and son Charles
shot at Teal Lake and succeeded
Fin performing the most spettaeuia
stunt of the day-bringing i'll i.
splatters, a species of Mexican duck
which are very rare.
w. |. Clements, John LoofbOuroU
and DR.. George A. Hartman fo-med
Il party and it is declared, on oath
that they brought back one duel
among them.
RoIo O.. Bridges ana +. C. Dillon
Jared somewhat better, bringing
one duck back for the two Of them.
Cecil Gibbs brought back four, and
at the time of going to press va
rious other hunters were returning
with interesting and exciting tales
of the "chase.'
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-01
HUNDRED MILLION
GALLONS OF WINE
TO BE- DESTROYED
BY United Press neased wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. First
of several contemplated actions by
the federal government to destroy
wine held by bonded wineries in Cali
fornia because its owners have vio-
lated the prohibitioir3law, is on file
here.
The first libel action is against
bounded winery No. 1869 at Tres
Pines near Hollister owned by Glenn
cnti Caller.
II was learned at the United
States district attorneys office that
many central California wineries, to
similar action will be taken against
the end that some l00,000,000 gal
Ions of wine may be confiscat& and
destroyed because Of previous viola
tions of the law resulting from nm
authorized sales.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-01
Plaster City Is
Growing Day
By Day

That Plaster City is beconi-
ing real town is proven by
the fact that It now appears
on the railroad maps as an AM
crican Express station town. An
oxprsss office was installed
there last week and business is
good reports G. A. Nielsen in
charge Of the Ell Centre express
office. G.. H. McDaniels is in
charge Of the Plaster City Of
flee. To be sure most of the
work Of the new office is dons
in connection with incoming
shipm a,its as the new town is
rapidly being built up and num-
crous improvements have been
made Of the cement company
which bought tho place some
time ago. The town which was
formu,ly q mere speck on the
county map called Dunaway is
quickly assuming more pre-
tentions size under It's new
name 1t would be called a spot
of plaster splashed on the map,
now. yiNJulg, PE
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-01
MILLIONS LOST
THROUGH SOUTH
FROM FLO0 DS
by United Press Leased Wire

RALEIGH, n. c., Oct. damage
to- crops, highways and other prop
erty in North Carolina from flood
waters caused by two weeks of CON
tinued rains, was several million dol
lars today with rising rivers threat
ening further destruction.
Additional flood warnings were
broadcast by the federal weather
bureau here this morning as rivers
in eastern and central parts of the
state. continued to rise, threatening
to inundate thousands of acres of
tobacco and cotton.
In many sections traffic was sus-
peEded entirely. Railroad bridges
were swept away and trains delayed
for hours. Thousands of feet of
track have been undermined by the
waters.
The streets of Elizabeth City and
Rocky Mount, N. c., were under wa
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