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Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-08
Another Party
of COlOnists to
See Our Valley

Arrival of a small group of mid
westerncrs from Kansas City at Los
Angeles today, enroute to the I'M
perial Valley, was an indication of
the enthusiasm these homeseekers
are showing for the valley. The Wis
itors will tour the valley tomorrow.
They were accompanied westward
by l.. c. Smith of the firm of
Smith and Rogers of Kansas City.
Mr.. Smith, who is in FL Centro
today, said that the trip out was
a pleasant one and the group of 10
homeseekers, he said, is much I'M
pressed with the grandeur and OPP
portunities of the western country.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-08
MONTHLY REPORT
DISTRICT SHOWS
LARGE RECEIPTS.
Over $661, ,631 Received in
Month. of June, Says
Treasurer

Receipts of the Imperial 1rriga-
ton district for the month of June
1924, rs shown by the monthly re-
port of the treasury, are 1861 ,63l.ll.
Disbursements total $l95,77l 20,
and the balance in iant,s amounts
to $465, 5,859.91, the report, which
was submitted to the board of di
rectors at the weekly meeting to-
day, shows.
The receipts were itemized as
follows: general fund and bills col
lecta BILE, $103,25S.02; construction
fund, $19S, ,565. .9S; bond fund $211,-
1888; compania, ,360.39; STAN
tax fund, $3,95o.S9.
Disbursements were as follows:
general fund, $l0o,7Sl.74; construc
tion fund, 0C0. bond fund 81, ,265;
compania, $9l, ,7a4.4G; stamp tax
fund, 900.
Balance in funds were as follows:
general fund, $476.2S; construction
fund. $19S,56j,9S; bond fund $780,
22s.s3; compania, So, 2,635.93; stamp
tax fund, $3,952.S9.
No Bids Received
July s, was designated as the
day for opening bids on tie schedule
for 88 miles of extension in Drain
age program for the district, but
no bids wfre received. The direc
tors issued instructions for the en-
gineering department to go forward
with the program with the equip
ment on hand.
The program includes 4,l47,0O0 Gu
bic wards of excavation; l38,000 Gu
bic wards of excavation for laterals
and 1850 of farm fences to be
removed besides The construction of
the necessary culverts, bridges and
siphons incidentals to extending the
system.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-08
SALE OF COURT
HOUSE PROVES
TO BE HASCO
Highest Bid, Offered by
Bucklin, Was $4,000,
Plan New Sale

County Clerk Cal Mousseau mark
ed up "no sale' Yesterday after
noon when bids for the old county
court house failed to materialiZe at
the public auction held at the main
entrance at 200 O'Clock in the af
ternoon. Evidently possible pur-
chasers considered the property and
oil dstructure '.white elephant. -
The only bid. registered was that
offered by A. n. Bucklin, whose
bid was $4,000 for building and prop.
erty. Because efforts to secure high
er bids for the court house failed,
Clerk Mousseau called the sale off
and after conference with the
board of supervisors it was decided
to set another date for the sale.
The property and building, occu-
pies OneIof the best locations in the
business section of FL Centre. The
on Main street and the county of
fices are housed in two story
structure and one story building.
Mr.. Mousseau said that the bid
Offered by Mr.. Bueklin would scarce
lv equal tenth of the cost of the
property and buildings, to say moth
ing of their worth when considered
from the additional standpoint of
location.
+. ID. Jacobs purchased one of the
lots at the rear of the court house
! for $l325. An old warehouse wa:
| inclhded in the sale.
Work at the new county cour
house is rapidly nearing completion
and it is expected that the count,
officials will be housed there befor,
!; fall is over. The structure is mos
| impressive one in the county an(
| is being built at cost of ovel
100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-08
CROWD
OUT TO ENJOY
FIR EW OR K S

Several hundred kiddies and their
parents We're present last night ut
City Park to watch the fireworks
celebration staged by Albert Dur
ham. This is an annual affair of
Mr.. Durham s and one the young
sters have learned to look forward
to with much expecta ion. Last
nights exhibition was finer and
better than any of its predecessors
as some beautiful pieces were set
off, including surprise boxes, pal
mettos and tourdillions.
In view of the near disaster at
Jacumba on July Fourth when a
carelessly held skyrocket set fire to
the entire file of fireworks and bad
ly burned several boys, Mr.. Dur
ham used particular care in handl-
ing the set pieces, anchoring each
one securely by staples and wire
that no unlocked for accident might
occur. Theo Smith and several Boy
Scouts assisted Mr.. Durham in
handling the fireworks and the
nrnwd
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-08
Presidents S Son
/. To Be Inferred
inVerMlOnt Home

WASHINGTON, July S.-Calvin
Coolidge, DR., son of the President,
who died last night of septic-poison
ing, will be buried in Plymouth,
Vermont, Thursday afternoon, it was
announced at the white. house this
afternoon.
Funeral services to which intimate
friends of the family and members
of congress will be invited, will be
held in the east room of the white
house ut p. m. tomorrow. DIR. ia
son Noble Pierce, pdstor of the
First Congregational church here,
will conduct the services.
The north lawns of the white
house grounds will be open to the
general public. ...
At 8 o'clock tomoroy night, the
funeral party, consisting of the
immediate family and intimate
friends will leave for Northampton,
Mass, where the Coolidges lived dur
ing the years Mr.. Coolidge was ac-
tive in state politics. Services will
be held at the Edwards Congrega-
tional church there at 10 a. m. day
light savings time.
The party will leave Immediately
after the services for Plymouth, Yer
mont, the old home of the Coolidge
family where John Coolidge, father
of the President now lives and inter
ment will take place there at 4
O'Clock Thursday afternoon.
A naval guard of honor has been
provided for the body lying in the
east, room.
The guard will watch over the
bier of the son of their commander
in chief in four periods of duty un-
til the body is taken aboard the
train that will bear it north to the
old Coolidge family home. Marines
will accompany it to act as pail
bearers.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-08
SAN FRANCISCO
ACTS HOST TO
BRITISH CREWS
nv United Press Leased Wire


SAN FRANCISCO, July S.-San
Francisco today was busily engaged
in extending to 10000 Officers and
men of the special service squad
ron of the British grand fleet n
full measure of hospitality.
There started today continuous
round of entertainment which will
last until Friday morning with all
cities on San Francisco bay.
The city, itself, and state Off
cals. also are doing their bit with
official affairs. British societies
are in their element and officers
and men of the United States army
and navy are showing the best
grands of service hospitality.
Out on ''man of war row. the
H. M. S. Hood, mightiest battle
ship afloat, the repulse, another big
battle cruiser, and the light cruiser
Delhi, Danae, Dautless and Dragon,
ride at anchor, with the United
States battleships California, Ten
nessee, idaho and Mississippi and
numerous destroyers as chaperones.
Flags are everywhere, ashore and
afloat the union Jack and the stars
and stripes flying fraternally from
every staff and mast. The streets
are lined with bunting.
Out on the. bay the ferry boats
careen along listing dangerously as
commuters crowd to port or star
board to see ''the Britishers.
The squadron will remain here
until Friday when it will steam
southwark San Francisco is the
only United States port the squad
ron will touch.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-08

by points)-hot. Demand moderate,
market steady. Carloads fob cash
track: standards 36s 45s l.50-1.65
mostly l.60-1.65. Some shippers hold
ing for higher prices, Most ship
ments. consigned or rolled joint ac-
count. gaod
Phoenix, Ariz: Max 069 min 74e
cloudy, light showers early morning.
Haulings increasing. Expect peak
next two or three days, No sales re.
ported. Practically all shipments
consigned.
T.. o. b. wire auction sales yester,
day: 40 ears standards t36s 45s, LOO
l.7o average l.5O; ponys 50c lower,
iumbos 2lc higher. flats 40 per cent
standard price. laear Arizona stand
ards l.s7h. at.f yHoH-.ia
CONTINUED on Page Eight2 10
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-08
Flags Will Not
Hang at Half
Mast
Nv Un,ted'Prcss Leased Wire

BY United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, July 7. -
There will be no official mourn
ing for Calvin Coolidge, Jr., it
is the Presidents with.
Today orders were issued that
the flags in Washington were not
to be hung at half mast as has
always been the custom when
death visited the white house.
Government departments will
not be closed. The routine of
official business will proceed as
though it were the ION Of a pri-
vate citizen, who lies dead in the
east room.
Mr.. Coolidge dislikes pomp of
state funerals: the Puritanism in
him rebels against the SHOW
of public grief and so he decid-
Cd that business will go on.'
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-08
COST WILL BE
! DIVIDED AMONG
THREE COUNTIES
Ingram Given Franchise
For WestmOrland
Lights

Imperial county join with River
side and Orange counties in the
purchase of !, site for the eonstrnc-
ton of the proposed tri-countv III.
bercnlosis sanitarium, as a result of
action taken by the county board
of supervisors in the sessions this
morning.
The three counties are to buy
the property at Banning on which
the new sanitarium is to be bllilt..
The cost of the property viii be
pro-rated among The counties, ac-
cording to their population as
shown by the August primaries
registratiuH.
The proposed tri-county project
has been the subject of muen dis
cussion and. investigation by conn
,ty officials for the past few weeks
and the action taken this morning
is the first definite step taken by
Imperial county in making the sani-.
.tarium more than a proposed pro-
ject.
Application of II. J. Ingram,
West tmorland was accepted by the
supervisors, who awarded the fra,i-
chlse to him.
/. A. Thomas was awarded the
contract for the removal of the
garage and pumping plant at Fort
| Yuma.
] The supervisors instructed the
county clerk to advertise for bids
on the steel partitions and counters
and library fixtures for the new
court house. The bids will be open
ed on August 4, at 2:30 0 clock.
Bids for the purchase of the old
courthouse and property were re
iected Yesterday afternoon and an
other sale will probably be sehedul'
! ed for this fall.
I The supervisors, who met in the
first session of this month yester-
day morning, will sit at the county
clerk S offices all this week as q
board of equalization, who will hear
all complaints on assessments fol
1924.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-08
S1161.7S Deficit
Shown Accounts
Traffic Offic er

r.. A. Boyett,who was call
ed to audit the accounts in the
hands of Captain Shotwell fol
lowing the discovery Of short
ages in state and county funds,
announced this morning that
the accounts showed deficit
amounting to $1,161.78.
OF this amount it Is alleged
that Captain Shotwell approp.
rated $550.00 for the payment
on a new automobile. The
complaint which was filed yes
terday by the district attorney
charged embezzlement of that
amount. The remainder OF the
deficit is said TO have taken In
small amounts. Captain shot
wells preliminary hearing has
been set for July 2s. Attorney
Edgar y. Harvey IL represent
ing him.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-08
No Defense In
War Fraud Case

WASHINGTON, July S.r-John
l.. Phillips, Republican national
committee man from Georgia and
George Phillips, .Jr., defendants in
an alleged $l,jc0,000 war fraud ease
on trial here, will present no de
fense. .r.
Following Il refusal of Justice
Bailey to direct verdict of not
guilty, the Phillips attorneys de-
cided today to rest their ease. They
say the governments IS prosecution
has failed to show frauds.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-08

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
NEW YORK, July S.-Six more bal
! lots. bringing the total mp to % and
the Democratic national convention
is still without a presidential nomi-
nee. c#s.5
With the deadlock still complete,
the convention recessed shortly be-
fore 3 o 'clOck this afternoon. until
( . % clock this evening, when another
effort will be made to select the
standard bearer.
Heads of delegations are now los
ing patience. The candidates, not
ably William G. McAdoo and Gov.
Al f. Smith, are adamant. But some
of the McAdoo leaders are not so
firm as their chief. National COM
mitteemen and state leaders who
have back home campaigns to con
duet this fall in conjunction. with
the national campaign have Just
about reached the end of their
string. They are demanding nomi-
nation and steps that will make a
nomination possible.
With the situation in mind, lead
ers will gather during the afternoon
and early evening in conferences in
efforts to agree upon n candidate.
The conference will be similar to
that held over Sunday, with repre-
sentatives of all the leading eandi.
dates attending. E
Baker Is Disguised ;,
The effort win be toward a nomi,
nation tonight. The entire conven;
tion is disappointed that there was
not a nomination today.
This was ridicufed everywhere,
Newton ID. Baker, for instance, who
might expect to be informed, declar-
ing he was packed and ready to
leave this afternoon. But the bal
lot mill ground ON. Senator Samuel
Ralston of Indiana was brought out
for ride during the day that car
ried him up 70 1869 votes. Me
Adoo lost ground steadily. Smith
merely held his own ut 355%. When
adjournment was taken Ralston IS
workers Indicated that his full
strength had not yet been revealed
hut if the temper of the convention
means anything, the conference of
this afternoon may determine the
nomination. A bitter fight in the
conference room is certain for some
personal ambitions are likely to be
trampled on and after the trampling
if they do not walk out, they are
likely to he thrown. out.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-08
CREATE OF 'DUFFS'
DIES AT CLEVELAND

By United Press Leased Wire
CLEVELAND, o., July g.
Walter B. Altman, AZ, creator
of the newspaper comic strip,
"The Doings of tho Duffs !,
died at his home here today
/ after long ill,.ess.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-08
93 BALLOTS 1876 VOTES FOR RALSTON
EUery One Losing
Patience; Heads
PInn End Strife
ny United, Press Leased Wire

by tnbteOe l'reRS Le0AeU wire
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July
8.Senator Samuel Ralston
will not accept the Democratic
nomination for vice president if
it is offered him, he said this
afternoon. sfat4s
Discussing a report from New
York that a. move was on foot
to make him the second man on
the ticket, Ralston said:
II would give that matter
no consideration whatever.
MADISON SQUARE GAR
DEN, NEW YORK, July 3D.
On the 93rd ballot, the last tax
en- today before adjournment
till nine this evening, the total
re1ult stood as follows:
Total vote 93rd ballot, 1906.
Smith 355Ha, McAdoo 314, J. w.
Davis 681a, Underwood 4414,
Ralston 1854, Glass 27, Robin
son 20, Salisbury 6, Richie
1Glla, Walsh 4iZa, Cummins sila,
Maredith 26, Gov. Bryan 8,
Baker 2.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-08
Price Is Named
New Elk Leader

by United Press Leased Wire
BOSTON,. July 8.-John G.
Price of Columbus, Ohio, was
elected grand exalted ruler of
the Elks at the first business
session of the Elks 1924 conven-
tiOn here TO-DAY.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-08
u. S. Flyers Are
Now at Chalibar

Is KARACHI, India, July s. The
American world flyers have arrived
safely at Chalibar.
TONIC, July Major A. S. c.
MacLaren, British world flyer, was
due today from Kasumigaura, where
he arrived at 2:50 p. m. yesterday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-07-31

Calvin Coolidge says: In these
days, children get what they ask
for. not what the wise judgment
of their parents should dictate.
Their pockets are filed with
money, and out they go to pur-
chase pleasure, all the pleasure
their easy money will buy. The
taste for pleasure is formed as
the taste for work and thrift is
killed. Later on, in natural de-
velopment of things, the taste
for pleasure becomes so strong
that it must be satisfied at any
cost. If crime has to be resorted
TO, the price is paid"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-07-31
Opinions of Others
LOCAL FAIR AND OTHER
MATTERS
Editor Askov American:

Editor Askov American:
In your last issue you brought
out the question: why not a
fair in Askov this year? And
why the 7. b. testing of cattle
should have any bearing on it.
Now | for one would not like
to see the community fair aban-
doned entirely. but | will give a
few reasons why it should not be
held this year. In the first
place | think you are correct
when you say lack of enthusiasm,
and the reason for this | think
is the lack of finding things to
exhibit. Without exhibits it
would not be fair, just merely
a picnic. We all know that gar
den stuff and corn is very back
ward this year. In regard TO
cattle exhibits. Us that have had
tested are not supposed to mix
our cattle with the INFESTED, ac-
cording to rules laid down in the
contract we signed, and those
not having tested but intend to
do so this fall | think would
rather wait and see if their cattle
are free from T. b. and if not
they would be on the way to
South st. Paul shortly after. In
sofar as local business places
having financed the fairs, | will
suggest a way they can use this
money, or at least part of it,
this fall to as good a cause and
which will create a better COOP
erative spirit all around. My
suggestion is that right after this
second batch OF cattle are tested,
all of us who did not lose any,
contribute to fund to be paid
to those having lost the most
cattle. That is where the bust
ness concerns could contribute |
as well, and ] think il would give
rs good returns as a fair would, !
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-07-31

else it may also be a curse. If
Mr.. Vogel desires to discuss this
point further. the writer shall
be glad to do SO, in private
discourse.
Due credit belongs to Mr..
Jensen, at whom Mr.. Vogel's ar
ticle seems quite bluntly aimed.
He has proven himself a booster
ora very progressive order. We
need more Of his kind to keep the
ball rolling.
Good work, Mr.. Jensen.
Let's goi
Cordially yours.
c. c. Rasmussen.
$40 Curtis st.
Brush, Colo.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-07-31

but, happily. he has also seen
what timely medical interven-
ton can do in arresting its de-
velopment. 1t is here that a tu-
berculosis clinic plays its part, in
revealing the facts to people who
though diseased, are not aware
of the fact. The time worn
adage, IAN ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure" is parti-
cularly true of this disease, and it
is indeed a creditable movement
which seeks to give the public
the necessary information as to
how to prevent.
The writer has not referred to
the details of Mr.. Vogel's article
such as cigarettes, moonshine,
autos and birth control. If he
will but look about him and use
his powers of observation, MIR.
Vogel will undoubtedly realize
the utter folly of such totally I'M
grounded statements.
The Anti-Saloon League, the
Salvation Army, the churches,
and hundreds upon hundreds of
similar institutions of moral
Christian character are doing
their utmost by word and by act,
to combat the first two of the
above mentioned evils. The re-
gulation of traffic and the de-
creasing of automobile accidents
are problems which occupy the
minds of thinking men and
women today more than ever be-
fore. Witness the numerous
safety signals and warnings at
road and railroad crossings, the
huge sums expended on making
public highways safer to traffic,
the lectures on safe driving dis
tributed through speech and
writing, the free brake inspec-
ton tests given in the majority
of larger cities, ETC., etc.
AS regards birth control, this
is a subject about which a vast
number of otherwise intelligent
beings, are sadly perverted. 1t
will require decades, perhaps
generations, before the people as
a whole will acquire a sane and
healthy conception of the sacred
principles of sex. Birth control
may be a blessing, but like all
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-07-31
ABOUT TUBERCULOSIS
Editor Askov American:

Editor Askov American:
A newspaper is essentially an
organ devoted to public en-
| lightenment. Whether that en-
lightenment be conveyed in one
form or another is of little con-
sequence, providing that its real
mission is fulfilled.
Realizing this to be fact, we
who follow with interest the
many meritorious articles which
are published in this column of
the Askov American, are led to
wonder that such an article as
that published in the issue of
July 18th under title of Opposed
to Testing for T. b., by Gottlieb
Vogel, can possibly find space in
this paper.
With due respect to Mr.. Vogel,
he has displayed a surprising lack
of understanding of the funda-
mental scientific principles.
which today are the greatest
assets possessed by medical
science in combating the great
white plague-tuberculosis.
There is no doubt in the mind
of the writer as to the truthful
ness of Mr.. Vogels statement,
that he has been among mich
cows for the past 20 years. He
undoubtedly knows something
about cows, but it does happen
that some people become so alb
sorbed in their immediate sur
roundings that they lose sight of
things which are of equal or
greater Importance.
/ am not a college graduate
and do not, to use Mr.. VogePs
own words, get terribly worried
about what is going to happen to
our Riddles if they drink milk
from the good bossies," but | do
believe that if Mr.. Vogel. and
others who take his attitude,
would go to the extent of devot-
ing a little time and thought to
the study of facts and statistics
relating to the ravages of con-
sumption. they would no longer
attempt to place themselves in
the way of such progressive
measures as cow testing and a
free tubercular clinic. say at
tempt to place themselves in the
way, for it has ever been the rule
that the progressive and uplift-
ing measures of the world, have
had to overcome the ridicule and
sarcasm of disbelievers. But the
race is lettering, nevertheless.
Personally, the writer has been
in close contact with the dread
disease. and has seen at first hand
its incredibly sneaking character,