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Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-15
COLE FUNERAL , R
ARRANGEMENTS
NOT COMPLETED


Funeral arrangements for Fred
Cole, 469 Vine street, who was
found shot through the heart west
of Jacumba Sunday, have not been
announced AS yet. The inquest,
which is to be held in San Diego,
will determine when the funeral is
to be held.
Mr.. Cole, who left FL Centre late
on Wednesday of last week, was
found in a secluded spot several
rods from. the San Diego highway
west of Jacumba, evidently having
been dead for two or three days.
His wife. and two children had re-
ported to police and county Off
GERS that he had disappeared, but no
trace of him was reported until the
discovery of the body on Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-15
SCOTT IS TOLD
REPAIRS CAN BE
MADE BUILDING
S. d. Chamber Pledges
Aid to Help in Every
Way Possible

That the reports of the condition
in the Imperial Children 3 Home at
. San Diego have been greatly exag-
gerated is evidenced by subsequent
information received by members
of the board of directors in charge
of the home as we'll as other inter-s
ested officials in this county.
A. M. Shoven, organization score
tary of the San Diego Chamber OF
Commerce, wired to Charles r..
Scott, president of the Associated
Chambers of Commerce here that
alterations can be made at the
home which will make it suitable
for the orphan wards OF the cOnns
ty. A letter in confirmation OF Mr..
Shoven's 8 telegram, was received by
Mr.. Scott this morning. 1t reads
as follows:
Confirming our telegram of
yesterday in regard to the condem-
nation of the Impefial Children i
Home of this city, the writer had a
talk with the building inspector and
also with Fred Rhodes, the city
manager. From these conversa-
tions, we believe that you will find
these gentlemen willing to assist
you in rectifving conditions of the
Imperial Children home, whereby
it will be unnecessary to erect
new structure. They have inform
|. ed me that they will correspond
with you: in fact promised to send
you a telegram preceding a com
mnnieation.
"We stand ready to assist yon
in any wav pertaining to this mat
ter. and want you to feel free to
call upon MS when occasion arises.
Scott Had Wired
The communication was in res
nonse to telegram sent by Mr..
Scott to the San Diego Chamber
asking for assistance in securing
remedy to the situation. Mrs. John
Curtis. secretary Of the home. also
sent a communication to Mayor
Bacon of San Diego, outlining thS
situation and asking for assisthnre1
in clearing up the trouble Her
communication, dated July Q, reads
as follows:
''The Union Yesterday carried q
(Continued or page o.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-15
STOCK PLAYERS
CLEAN FORTUNE
IN CORN, OATS
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CHICAGO, July l5.-Speculators
in grain have cleaned up enormous
sums Of money. on the side of ris,
ing prices, it was made known to-
day in La Sale Street brokerage
houses. One of the most successful
Investors was Arthur w. Cutten
WHO is reported to have made a
profit OF $l,500,000. Cutten made
his money in corn. 3
James A. Patten, who cornered the
wheat market in 1910 and profited
to the extent Of several million dol
lars, then lost huge sums in an UNI
successful attempt to corner the
cotton market, also is understood TO
have profited Patten Invested"
in oats.
Cptten admitted cashri9g, i9g,ii in on his his
optimism. s, .oa
~; tecl all along that corn was
worth more money! Cutten said,
50 | bought and held on. Then I
began selling at 81 cents and up.
ward. n x&X&G l
"A Cutteu made turnover of some
100000 bushels of corn.
y Cutten believes corn is due for
still higher prices because of the
crop damage here and III Canada.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-15
Victims Wife Is
Here From Ariz.,
Funeral Today

4 r.
Following the arrival today Of
the wife of Ramon Moreno, "a,
Mexican, who was drowned on Thurs
day afternoon south of Holtville,
funeral services were hela this af,
aernoon at one 9 clock from the
funeral parlors Of B. r.. Lemons! The
widow came here from Prityille,
Arizona, where she has been living
while her husband, worked in the
valley. fEN
Moreno was drowned when he
slipped down the bank Of q settling
pond belonging To the Irrigation
District Fellow worknem nearby
were said To have run for help, but
when they returned the body had
disappeared. lit was only after
draining the entire pond that the
body was recoterea more than eight
hours later. ~ w F."& VIs}@ Rt'
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-15
Prosperity Era
Drawing in Mid
Western States
by United Press Lensed Wire

CHICAGO, July 15.-Prosperity
is dawning for American farmers,
especially in the waeat and corn
growing states, according to B. W..
Snow, formost crop expert and sta
tictician.
Present high grain prices are bas-
ed on sound economic conditions and
will continue to even higher levels,
Snow declared today in an inter
view with the United Press. They
are not caused by government or
political manipulation, he said with
emphasis.
The American wheat crop this
;yearvist up4,YssEath athtes fn,r ssathe size
of the 1928 crop, Snow estimated,
and with small surplus stocks on
ha3d. the law of supply and.demand
is CERTAIN to bring higher prices.
While Snow refused TO estimate the
increased value of This years ma
jor crops, the financial district be
lieves farmers will benefit to the eX-
tent of between $750,000,000 and
$1,000, 100000 more than last year,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-15
DISTRICT TO GIVE
Aid TO WATERING
NEWLY. ACREAGE
Local Men Interested in
Irrigation for
100000 Acres

Passage of resolution by the
I board of directors of the Imperial
,,>lrrigation district in the session this
| morning indicated the policy of the
! board to cooperate with owners of
l40,000.acres of land lying west of
the district, in q plan to construct
4 canal system for irrigation of these
lands.
The resolution reads as follows:
Whereas there ere approximately
, 100000 acres of irrigable land w
ing west of, and ad.jacenf ,to lmper-
ial Irrigation district, and
Whereas it appears to .be.the de-
sire of the owner of said land that
the same should come under irriga-
tion at the earliest possible time
and
" Whereas Imperial Irrigation dis
trict has no construction fund with
which to construct Il canal system
for the irrigation of said lands, if
the same were included within the
boundaries of Imperial Irrigation
district, and
Whereas in order to construct
said system for the irrigation of
said lands, it will be necessary for
the owners thereof to form suit
able organization for that purpose,
and also for the. purpose of obtain,
ing sufficient supply of water.
g Now therefore be it resolved
that it is the policy of this board
of directors to cooperate with the
owners of said lands in any reason
able and legal manner, to the end
that said lands may be served with
water for irrigation and domestic
use, at the earliest possible date
,tt Considered for Long Time
tThe projected plan has been un
der consideration by the board for
several weeks and has been urged |
by prominent landowners in the val !!
ley for some time. Edmund Welch,
president of the INLAND County Wa
ter district, has been the center of |
the scheme, and it is largely through |;
his work in planning details of the !
project that it was acted upon by |
the district board of directors as
stated in the resolution.
! in commenting on the plan this af !
telnoon, Mr.. Welch declared that |
the actual cost to landownrs in
cluded I in the 100000 acre area
would probably total about SO an
acre, to be paid in a 90 or 80 year
period. He said that the cost to
during the time that
the organization was being construct
ed and the canals built so that the
system could be. put in operation,
would be about 80 cents an acre.
"Once the system IS in operation,
the land will be bonded for about
50 an. acrs,''5 he said, and the per-
iod of the bonds will cover from 20
to 80 years, according to present
plans.' p 4..tr. '. e-ff
Among othr prominent valley men
interested in the project and who
have given it their support are M.
o. King OF. the King-Johnson COM
pany, FL Centre, apd E. H. Lien, of
Liens Agency, real estate, FL Cen
frO. ,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-15
Claim |. Y. Orphans Home Conditions Exaggerated
Lose
Lives in China;
Pekin Isolated

PEKIN, July 15.-ThOusands of
lives are reported lost and hundreds
Of villages destroyed in the Honan,
Human, Anhui and Kiangsi provinces
of China, which have been devas-
tated by floods and landslides
brought on by prolonged rains.
Tremendous financial losses have
been incurred throughout the west
ern part of the country.
Pekin itself practically isolated
except for the Tien Tsin railway
line, which is threatened with inun-
datiGn.
The entire business district of
Klagan, the westernmost rail head
of China, was destroyed and the
railroad at this point buried under
l;,ndslides and debris.
Some lives have been lost there
and the property loss running into
millions of dollars.
All foreigners are reported safe.
Pekin Is Threatened
Pekin is threatened by breaking
dykes along the mountain river to
the eastward where soldiers are toll
ing day and night at constant re-
pairs.
Tien Tsin is at present not flood
ed, but this is only being prevented
by the efforts of an army of coolies,
working at the dykes.
Engineers propose drastic mea-
sures to save the city, suggesting
cutting some of the dykes and per-
! mittipg the water to overflow into
the low rice lands between Tien
Tsin and Pekin.
The railroad lines running be-
tween Pekin and HankOw are be-
tween Pekin and Sui Yam are both
with traffic.
The floods were worst in the four
provinces Honan, Human, Anhui
and Kiangsi-each of which report
ed the wiping out of hundreds of
villages and terrific loss of life.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-15
CLOSE ENTIRE
S B.. FOREST TO
VACATI0NISTS
e AAOA ~ - = -
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,7s. .
LOS NGELES, July 15.@ The
entire Santa Barbara national for
est was tpsed to campers and vaca
tionists today wfila forestry off,
cials headed new forces of men ip
an effVftt to halt tire spreading fire
ravagihg sthousands of acres of finn
berland. i. -, ~ Al [
A new BIZ stze in $tbe Pine canydi,
area was sweeping toward the Ridge
Route today, according to informa
tion reaching 'local Headquarters.
This fire, now between 10 and Is
miles from the highway, is even
worse thanStae previous Pine canyon
blaze, it was declared.
Six fires, two of them serious,
Santa Barbara forest today. The
new Pihe canyon fire is in the di-
rection Of Manzana, II small settle
ment, which may be wiped out.
Between five and six hundred
men were being concentrated today
at n camp in Fish canyon, ordered to
hold back the fire wall and prevent
it from reaching the extensive tim
bers Of the famous Liebre range.
Aviators Are Aiding ff
Forest Supervisor Chester f. Jor-
dan was to today fly over the en-
tire threatened area, and chart the
exact location and spread of the
different fires. A government aero
plane from Rockwell Field has been
assigned to this work, and is station
ed at Newhall. 'N''-
Continued on Page '6)
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-15

ranted by the market value of the
land in the particular towns.
Paying Own Taxes
Another statement made bv the
collector which is even more start.
ling is that people are paying their
own taxes this year, fewer trust
companies and banks interving to
save property. One Los Angeles
bank sent 25 drafts to the collector
to cover property of clients who
were not expected to pay their own
assessments this year and 81 of the
drafts were returned to the bank
unused Which means that more
than 80 per cent were able to carry
their own burdens personally with
out outside assistance.
The general prosperity of the val
ley people as previously cited in
the Press in connection with inter
views with the heads of valley banks
and similar stories was given as
the reason for the prompt payment
of taxes by Mr.. Reid. He stated
that without doubt the era of pros
perity now in progress in Imperial
Valley WIS reality and not just
optimistic talk by a few persons.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-15
DEMOCRATS TO
GET BUSY in
ALL PARTS U. 5.
nv Un,tea pres. Leased wire

NEW YORK, July 15.--Eastern
headquarters Of John w. Davis.
Democratic candidate for president
will be opened here at the Murrly
Hill Hotel tomorrow.
With this announcement today,
plans for the Democratic presiden-
tial campaign began to take form as
leaders of the party gathered to dis
euss selection of new national
chairman aud the candidate 8 speech
of ACCEPTING the nomination as the
parry standard bearer.
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE Demo.
Gratis probably will direct n four
corncred campaign to the voters q
the country to put over John W.
Davis Us the next president of the
United States. The nominee has
been in conference with party lead
ers from all sections of the country
since his selection and il has been
fairly well established that head
quarters are to be opened at Chiea-
go, New York and San Francisco.
The south. of course, will claim
Davis az its own, and the nominee
will receive notification of the nom
ipatioa ut his boybood home ~
Clarksburg, w. Va.
Davis is now busy collecting ideas
for the first political broadside TO
be delivered when he receives noti.
fication of the nomination. But In
the words of lsadore Doekweiler OF
Los Angeles:
" Davis speech of acceptance viii
surprise everyone.
The Democratic party plans 70
gain the Jump or the Republicans a.
the present plans call for the accept
auce speech to he made . week prior
Is the Coolidge speech OF acceptance.
The President will be notified ~
Washington, August IA.
The big New York machine was
welded into shape last night for the
coming campaign when Tammnny
Hall selected Judge George W. OIL
yany as leader Of the wigwam
forces. He will succeed the late
Charles r. Murphey.
Davis win spend the week in
New York maintaining his confer
enee with party leaders at the horn<
OF Frank l.. Polk.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-15
COOLIDGE HIS
OWN MANAGER
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, July 15.-Pres,
ident Coolidge will be the real man
ager of his campaign for rc-elec-
tion and William Butler, Massachu-
setts, chairman of the Republican
national committee, personal men
tor of the president, will be his
chief assistant.
The "advisory board y which G.
Bascom Slemp, secretary 10 the
president said would have the
"real management of the cam
paign, is TO be n shifting body
with no .'set personnel. y These
facts were brought out today by an
official white house spokesman. in
outlining plans for the Republican
campaign.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-15
Change in Early
Morning S. P.
Train


Train number 46, passenger
train running on the Southern
Pacific lines from Los Angeles
through Ell Centre, is to arrive
here at 7:05 a. m. daily, on and
after July 20, instead of at $3.50
a. m, according to a telegram
received at the district freight
and passenger traffic office here
this morning.
me trail, which leaves Los
Angeles at 1880 a. m. now is to
leave there at 11:00 p. m. 1t
will arrive in Calexico at 1850 a.
n. daily.
The change in schedule will re-
suit in the carrying Of an express
car on Number 46, it is said.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-15
Chamber to Meet
at Hotel Dinner

Directors of Chamber of Com
merce will hold their regular weekly
session Wednesday night at 7:30
o clock at the chamber headquarters
in the Barbara Worth hotel build
ing, according to an announcement
made today by Secretary James T,
Coyle,
The meeting will follow an in
formal dinner at the Oregon hotel
"a. 6:l5 o clock at which all mem
bers of the chamber are invited to
be present.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-15
Calf. RejOices
Over 26O Tons
of Babies
by United pres. Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
SACRAMENTO, July 15.-
California parents deal in babies
by the ton, according OF L. E.
Ross, director Of the state bureau
Of vital statistics.
- During the fiscal year ending
June 80, more than 260 tons Of
babies were divided among Cali
fornia homes, and this next year
the life weight is expected to ex-
ceed 800 tons.
Dr.. Ross reported that if the
80,237 babies born last year were
placed head to foot, they would
form line Of bowling humanity
25 miles long.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-15
BATTLE LOOMING
IN REVOLUTION
ny United Press Leased Wire

SANTOS, Brazil, July 14.-(De-
layed Am important engagement
between Sac Paulo rebels and fed
eral forces is anticipated within the
next 4S hours.
Strong rcinforcementS arrived
here from the north and south on
naval transports today. Prepara-
tions for their advance to Sac Paulo
city were being made.
Santos is calm and the population
going about its affairs as usual.
Many members of the foreign colony
have retired to the hotel de la PLACE
'st teG.iuara ia,r .wheresthegNare VACATION
ing on, the beach until order is re-
stored in the interior
= Reports that coffee warehouses
here have been burned are erroneous
the hugh stocks of coffee which are
the principal source of supply of the
United States, are undamaged, ac-
cording to reports The number of
dead and wounded cannot be learned
No military communiques were be-
ing given out. All areas around the
military headquarters and barracks
We're closed to civilians. -*A. A..s.-,
About six warships are in Santos
harbor and commercial ships are
entering as usual. B.g-.1 T6
Intermittent cannonading can be
heard from the direction of Sac
Paulo but there are no indications
of anything like a general lombard
ment of the city by the federal
forces. se. .7-,.
Fifteen machine guns, captured by
the federal during the past week,
have been reeonditioned and are, be-
ing used against the rebels.
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Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-15
GUILTY
TO BAD CHECK

James Meinheimer, colored, plead
ed guilty yesterday in Judge Cole IS
court to IA charge of forgery of
checks. His sentence will be given
on Friday morning.
Meinheimer is said to have issued
Il check for $l490 on May 81, and
to have eashed it at the j. G.. Scott
grocery, Calexico, on June .. The.
name on the check was A., $. Carr,
and the, check was. issued on the
First National bank of Calexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-15
ny United Press Leased Wire

KELLOGG, Idaho, July 1.-two
families, those Of George Mason,
foreman of the Bunker Hill mine
and of Ben Royce, Kellogg livery
man, are reported still missing to-
day and are believed to be trapped
by the forest fire that is sweep
ing Pine Creek canyon.
In addition to the 35 miners from
the Constitution mine, who reached
safety here early today, it is re-
IArte9, that.ASlIse 90, others-min- D.
'.r@s' FROM tilt Nabob' iiiiie, are still
in the woods
Mine buildings at the Nabob and
Constitution mines were completely
destroyed and. mine telephone lines
are cut off, rendering it impossible
to obtain immediate reports as to
CONTINUED on Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-15

Bartlett pears in California have
opened at $3.50 for No. /, $50 a
ton higher than last year but $50 !.
ton less than in 1922. .
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-30

Bebe DonleLs ParamOuRts IRaMardcd WOnn

A LylN CROsLAND makes HIS dc.
n but ns a Paramount producer
with the release OF "UuEuarded Wo.
men" which ~ now showing At the
Strand Advance reports have u
that the director Of Enemies Of
Women" Under the Red Robe" and
Three Weeks" hns surpassed all OF
his previous efforts.
China. with It's agc.old civilization.
Is the interesting background OF this
gripping photoplay which James
Crcolman adapted from the Saturday
Evening Post story. Face" by Lucy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-30
CHANGE TITLE

The Husbands OF Edith" George
Barr MCCutchcon's novel filmed AZ
Universal City with Reginald Denny.
laura Ia PlSn,o. and an allstar cast.
viii he released 70 thc public under
the title OF The Lightning Lover"
Il has been announced at tho studio.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-30

this heart.burning question IS met
and solved.
Would you. fair maid Of the prac-
teal age2 Would YOU face the
worlds pointing finger screnely and
unfraid or would you wilt under the
faint OF xoctety's scorn2
Judges Of Americas divorce courts
say not one out OF 10 wives who
promise AZ the prison gates to stick
TO the end goes thru with her bar
gain sooner or later. the tire OF
waiting and find their way into the
courts 10 seek Freedom from their
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-30

Stone Terrill. The unusual theme OF
the photodrama Is bound 10 create
spirited discussion. Those who
know something OF the story win re-
call that Il concerns a man who sac.
rificcs himself to save the widow or
his friend whose death he inadvcrt.
entity caused on the battlefield during
the war There have been many
post war stories, but none as dra-
matte and soul.stirring as this
We can think OF no one who Is
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-30

"DARING YOUTH" IL the inter.
- csting title Of tho new Colum
hla photoplsy offering There ls
much about the film 10 prove in.
torestiug ana entertaining In tho
fret place &c b. "a COMEDY drama. one
Of the best 20 bc shown In the house.
&C ,ord.nE 60 Manager Ciemmrr. for
~ years. Bebc Daniels takes the
lead. supported b. Norman Kerry
II Is light breezy story. construct
Cd along novel lines Ia manner
primarily Intended TO please the
movie Eocr.
The story finds origin in the mar.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-30

MOULD YOU marry a man with a
w prison recordf
That IS a problem which has ben
the pivotal point for hundreds Of
heart tragedies the world has never
known. and some that have caused
endless discussion pro and con. II
bobs up again in the newest Andsr.
son picture.
II surely would. II l loved him
enough 10 want 20 share his prob.
lens and felt secure in his love. .
is the answer OF Miriam Cooper. star
~ Renco'5 After the Ball" in which
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-30

riaEe theories formulated by Fannie
Hurst that marriage. like other
things. should De conducted on a
buslnesslikr basis and that too much
romusniouship spells romance Such
o reTiuu8 BOUNDING theme provides
the lighics' Kind ~ comedy Tor the
excellent east that intsrprsts g.
Jack Dempsey iv also back on the
Columbia screen IN 80 This L.
Paris
Gam Naimoa n providing a novel
act of Hawaiian entertainment. hay,
Ing just come from the orphsum cir.
cult direct and stopping while on
his way 10 the islands.
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marital bonds.
II IL an absorbing question. -,
forth IN spectacular manner in
After the Bait" which Is the fen.
turc program al the Heulg.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-30

better fitted for the part of-the gay
and reckless widow than vivacious
Bebe Daniels; handsome. virile Rich.
ard Dix is the ideal type OF the
man OF honor and Mary Aston. with
her winaome beauty is perfectly cast
in the appealing role OF the true
blue" fiancee All three have fea.
turcd roles The others in the strong
supporting cast include Walter Nc,
Grail. Frank Losee, Harry MestayGr
and Joe King
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Amusement Programs
SCREEN

and tr The
In Daring Youth"
Fishts Alone
MousE-pouEss NastSan Never
In
In
CARDESasy n on IN,
coLoSrAia'. Provost and Monte s,rt,
STAGE
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PALACE HF-yaudevtIs 81 "a
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-05-10
UNA PRESTON 1RREsIsT1R1E

Una larga experienced ha demostra-
do que ell pueblo japones no prospera
en- Ell interior de Manchuria. En- Co.
rea no han tenido exito nj political
mente nj en- otra forma y ST han sido
muy censurados.
Els por 10 tanto natural, que los ja-