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Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-13
Power Bonds to
Be Placed on
Market Shortly

san FRANCISCO, Dee. IA
six million dollar bond issue to fin
ance improvements incident to the
merging of the Great Western Pow
or Company and the San joaquin
Light and Power Company, will be
placed on the marke. shortly, Roll
ms and Sons. local brokers alnounc-
ed late yesterday.
The announcement also denied re
ports which have been widely pub-
lished that the Bylessby interests
of Chicago played an important
part in the merging of the TIVE
power companies.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-13
Calexico Officer Kills Prisoner in Self Defense
FrederickS Puts
NeU Flood Bill
Before Congress

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 Con
struction of dam for flood control
and regulation of the lower Colorado
River lit a point at or near Boulder
Canyon, to be determined by the sec
retary of the interior, is proposed in
IL bill introduced in the house today
by Representative Fredericks, Cali
fornia.
AM appropriation of $30,0O0,000
for construction of the project and
an authorization for the subsequent
construction of super power struc-
tire was. contained in the bill.
"A The dam would be, government OPP
Grated under the supervision of the
secretary of interior.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-13
"Pa" Ferguson
Takes Slap at
Baptists

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. l3.--
LET the Baptist church excom.
municate its dancing members
b,fore it attempts TO reguuate
inaugural balls at the state CAP
itol.
Thus James e. Ferguson, nus
band of governor-elect Miriam
Ferguson, today defied the nap
tist general convention which
condemnsi use of the state cap.
itol for the Ferguson inaugural
ball next month.
Everyone knows students ~
Bautists schools attend dances,
Ferguson declared. mot
preach her raises his voice against
them. vet they object to using
the capitol building for an In
augrral ball.
Ferguson is here representing
Mrs. Ferguson at a preinangurai
conference called by her 70 dis
cuss roads and taxation.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-13
MUSCLE SHOALS
ISSUE IN SENATE
WILL BE PROBED
Sen. Underwood In Fiery
Attack Charges
Conspiracy
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.-Charg-
ing that there appears to exist Il
widespread conspiracy of power com
panieS to get Muscle Shoals by fair
means or foul, Senator Oscar I'm
derwood, Democrat, Alabama, today
demanded and obtained the author
ation of the senate for an invcsti-
CATION.
Underwood charged that lobbyists
of the power companies besieged the
doors of congress, and had appar-
emily inspired an editorial in a To-
cal newspaper attacking hisA char
actcr.
Chairman Couzens of the senate
judiciary committee, Immediately
called mass meeting of the com
mittec for Monday morning to con
slider how the investigation should
proceed.
81 demand that the editor of this
newspaper, the Washington Herald,
be summoned before the judiciary
committee of the senate and requir-
ed to prove his charge that I was
influenced by the power trusts to
introduce bill which is now pend
ing before this body for disposal of
Muscle Shoals,' Underwood said.
~ demand also that if any man
in this country can be found to
substantiate the charges the com
mittee be authorized to subpoen;
witnesses and determine the truth.
IT was thereupon agreed by unan
J ;mous consent that the committe
+, be SO ms ructel. 8,
This action followed a fier.
speech by Underwood in which h
read the editorial in full and de
clared that it had been inspired by
the power companies who were work
ing to defeat his bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-13
FEW ILLITERATES
IN CALIFORNIA

Los ANGELES, Dee. 13,-CHh-
fornia and Massachusetts are the
lowest states in the union in Hitter
ates numbered among their popula-
tion, according to recent chart
appearing in Editor and Publisher,
showing the large newspaper circu-
lation in this state 1t is estimated
that there is a copy Of a daily news
paper (not including Sunday iSsueSj
for every 10 persons in these
states, g5 a..
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-13
CHlLDERS, HEALD
LEAVE FOR EAST
TO LEND HELP

Attorney Charles l.. Childers,
counsel for the Imperial Irrigation
district, and Elmer Heald of Cali
patria, representing the American
Legion, left FL Centre this after
noon at 1:3J, bound for Washing
ton to aid in the fight to obtain
action on the Swing-Jonhson bill.
In a telegram received yester-
day from Mark Rose, the latter
urged that Childers and Heald come
to Washington ut once, so as to be
present when the senate starts
hearings next Wednesday on the
bill.
Both men are making considerable
sacrif4c in going to Washington at
this time, as Mrs. Childers is just re-
covering, from an operation, and
Mr.. Childcrs mother is in Il very
serious condition at Pasadena. The
attorney is also bothered with an
in niured hand, but said this morn,
ing he would do everything possible
to assist Congressman Swing in get
ting the bill out of committee.
Attorney Head is leaving hi
practice in Calipatfia and Brawle,
until he returns, and has, set asid
his personal business to make figh
for the people of Imperial Valley.
! LOS ANGELES, Dee. 13.-Opposi
ton to the proposed "'flood con
troll dam at Boulder Canyon, on
the Colorado River, instead of a
larger hydro dam is contain
ed in statement issued last night
by the Los Angeles board of public
service commissioners.
The commission said that such a
dam, which Washington reports say
will be recommended in bill, would
cost $4,000, 600 and would provide
no means for financing itself, since
il would not make electric power or
additional wafer supply available to
Southern California.
"The Swing-Johnson bill, which
provides for tlGc construction of a
high dam at Boulder Canyon, has
been widely and repeatedly endors-
ed by Southern California cities,
the statement concluded. "This
commission is committed to the plan
of Colorado River development as
provided for in the Swing Johnson
bill and is opposed to the introduc
tion of proposed bills which might
have the effect of cndangering OF
side-tracking the vitally important
legislation
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-13
EXCESS DOSE OF
CHLORINE CAUSES
TROUBLE IN TOWN
Dy IaItcd Press Leased Wire

BERKELEY, Calf, Dec. 13.-The
Bergman reservoir of 23,000,000
gallons capacity, supplying 1000
homes in North Berkeley, has be-
come polluted through too great a
dose OF chlorine and may necessi-
tate shutting off water from humid
reds of consumers, it was learned
late yesterday
Chlorine is put in the water to
kill algae, vegetable growth, and
when too great quantity Is used
the water becomes discolored and
bitter and menacing to health.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-13
LESS COTTON USED
DURING NOVEMBER
ny Press staff Correspondent

by Press staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dee: 10
The census bureau reports lint
cotton consumed in the United
States in November at 1922
bales, against 532,629 month
ago and 531 ,631 a year ago.
Total consumption August l
to November 3, l,s17,533 against
2,O4s,9l2 last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-13
Unusual Deaths
Recorded at
MOrgue
By United Press Leased wir.

By United Press Leased Wire
CINCINNATI, o., Dee. 49,
TWO unusual deaths were record
ed at the morgue today.
Stl1ken with a fainting spell,
Joseph Holmes, so, iell so that
his land wedged in bucket OF
water and he drowned.
Bacon Roberts, 20, struck his
head in falling into shallow
pit and drowned in two feet of
water.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-13

san ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. Ia
Samuel Gompcrs, veteran president
of the American Federation of La
bor, died here at 4:05 this morning
Gompcrs was taken i'll in Mexico
City last Wednesday and rushed to
the United States. He arrived here
at 3 O clock yesterday afternoon and
although his condition was critical,
physicians were hopeful that lie
would recover.
He took turn for the worse, how
ever, and death resulted this morn
ing.
Death occurred in the st. Anthony
hotel whore Gompers was taken
from the special ear in which he
arrived here.
According to DR.. w S. Cockrell,
his physician, who accompanied
him here from Mexico City, Comp
ers death was due to Il condition
which had been acute for about Il
year and half and which was ag-
gravatcd by the high altitude of the
Mexican capital where the labor
leader had gone to attend the Pan
American labor conference.
In bulletin issued al 10 o'clock
last night. the last official state
ment issued before Gompers' death,
the consulting physicians declared
that there had been no change in his
condition and that there was every
Indication he would spend comfort.
able night.
At . o o'clock, however, there was
n sudden change in the veteran lead
er's condition and he sank rapidly
from that time until his death oe-
Cured.
At 4:lO o'clock this . morning
Chester |. Wright, press representa-
tive of the American Federation of
Labor came out of the sick room
and said to the ncwSpapermcn gath
cred in the hall:
BOYS, the chief is gone. -
Failing heart action caused by the
erue!ling trip from Mexico City
brought on Gompers' death, Wright
said.
Strong Men Weep
After Gompcrs' death was an
nounced, men with iron-gray halr,
in wrinkled business suits, stood in
front of his door and cried un-
ashamed.
These mcn-leaderS in the labor
world-spoke hardly word.
They were too moved by the death
of their chief to talk.
At 4:4j O'Clock members of the
executive staff of the American
Federation of Labor met in Secre'
tary Frank Morrison's room for Il
conference and Wright announced
that an official statement would be
made following the conference.
One of the figSt persons TO be
notified of Gompcrs' death was
President Gales of Mexico.
Mrs, Gompers was notified I'M
mediatelv and 10 minutes later
scores of kilograms were being sent
bv the grim faced men and weep
ing women who throngcd the hali-
wav of the third floor of the 81.
Anthony.
At 2:3O this morning he uttered
his last word.
"Nursc, this is the end" he said,
"God bless our American mstltu-
tions. May they grow better day
by day
From that time until the end
Gompers was unconscious. HIS
breathing was heavy until just Il
few moments before the end. AS
death approached his face became
calm and he sank peacefully ana
0l.ietlv into his last slumber.
In accordance with wish ex-
pressed in Mexico City when he be
iieved the, end near, Vice President
James Duncan held Gompers' hand
as he passed away. -,
Members of the executive council
present in San Antonio are dis
cussing arrangements for the fun
eral and an announcement III that
respect will be made later.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-13
DICTIONARIES BEING
INSTALLED ON TRAINS

BALTIMORE, Nd, Dee l3.--
Cross word puzzle devotees are be-
ing encouraged by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, which is install
ling dictionaries on trains.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-13
GOMPERS DIES AFTER REACHING u. S
Brave Fight is
Lost as Leader
Dies in Hotel

by United Press Leased Wire
SAN ANTONIO. Dec. 13.--
Gompers' body will line in state
at a local inortuary today and
will be taken aboard q train for
Washington tonight, it was an
nounced eai.y today.
, 1924-01-02

With such differences, an agreement IS
difficult and the Vatican itself prefers
to keep out of any conversation aim
ing at reunion unless the Angllcans
want more than simple friendship be-
tween the church, and are willing to
recognize the supreme religious authorl-
ty of the Pope"
Melbourne, Dec. 28th. - So serious has
the rinder pest outbreak among cattle,
pigs and goats become in Western Aus
tralia that it FaS been decided to isolate
the effected area for a year. inns VIII
necessitate thu vacating Of farmholdlngs
bv dairymen for the period mentioned.
Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 26th.--Presldent
Coolidge was endorsed for PRESIDENTIAL
nomination at the Cleveland convention
next June by Republican State commit
tee meeting here today. Party leaders
said this probably means that the ONO
delegation vote will be cast solely FOR
Coolidge.
Paris, Dec 18th. "A bill limiting the
power Of landlords, so as to prevent IN
creases in rents of more than ITO per
cent over the figures obtained IN 1914
was voted by Parliament yesterday. The
Chamber of Deputies originally voted
a Is per cent limit. but yielded to
the Seuate's insistence on the more lib
eral figures. -,
Hong Kong. Dec. 28th.-The British
steamer Hydrangea was attacked by
pirates last night while on her way from
Hong Kong to Swatow.
San Salvador, Dec. 28th. -Advices re-
ceived here from Managua say the va
rious political organizations OF Hlcara-
qua. including the Liberals, have 70 can
didates for the Presidency OF the Re
public. The advices add that feeling
is running very high and that great
excitement prevailed among the people
of Nicaragua. u
most ACCOMPLISHED scientists and dis
tinguished public servants Mr.. Otto
Klotz. director of the Dominion Observa-
torv died here to night after a brief ILL
ness. He was II years old.
London Dec. 28th.-Presiding at the
annual meeting Of the British Sailing
Ship Owners Association, Mr.: A. W.
Daniels said 60 per cent Of British sail
iny ships engaged IN the deep sea trade
were tied up. There was a reduction OF
"a 673 tons in the United Kingdom and
Dominions sailing tonnage between June
1922 and June 1923. while the worlds
sailing tonnage had decreased by 1865,
760 tons in that period. These figures.
he added. did not include vessels fitted
With auxiliary engines, the develop
ment of which ahad been remarkable
, 1924-01-02

clared that nearly 1000 arrests and de-
portatiOns had been made only in the
cases of people accused of using the new
economic policy for their own end. The
statement says the Government mea-
sureS will not effect people paying their
taxes and carrying on legal trade, thus
assuring the stability Of the new policy.
GuayaQuil. Dec. 29th. -Advices from
Tulc2n, say that three new earthquakes
have been recorded there. Severe earth
QIakes were felt in Northern Ecuador
and Southern Columbia December 10th
and 18th one Of the shocks did consider
able damage in the City of Tulcan, some
reports saying that the place was con-
pleteIy destroyed. There was a renewal
of the gu kes on December 22nd.
London, Dec. 10Th. Interest to the
amount OF S232,000 on the Canadian loan
to Greece TOR the second portion Of this
wear, is now on the way from Athens to
London. This will bring the total inter-
est payment from Greece to Canada for
the year up to $3.50, 00r, the amognt az
reed upon between Athens and6OJtawa
S M time agO, when the postwar dept If
Greece to the Dominion was consolidated.
The debt approximately amounts 10 S.,
COS, 900.
London, Dec. 29th-Ihe experts of The
new great imperial air combine, which
the Government has subsidized. and is
supporting, are watching with great in
terest the reports Of the 'DIXmude dis
aster''. While sympathiZjng deeply with
France in the loss of 50 many valuable
lives. il is believed that much will be
learned from the TRACED 10 prevent fur
ther accidents. rha greatest hope of the
new combine is that it will bathe first to
inaugurate Trans. Atlantic Air Traffic,
via Canada, in wnira aicshjps Of similar
tppe 60 the Zeppelins viii primarily
be employed.
Paris, Dec. 29Jh.-Elforts to clear the
mystery of the fate Of the dirigIbIe
''Dixmude. had yielded no further re-
suits up to this morning but il was
hoped that Captain J0uber', the Freaca
Naval Attache in Rome, who was due
in Sciacca, SicIiy, today would find in
the pockets OF Lieut.. GrenadaD papers
that would explain the disaster. At
present everyone is convinced that
the entire crew of fifty men persisted
and that the ship herself was destroyed.
One point which is p~uzzling the marine
department officials is the fact that none
of the pigeons which the 'Dixmude"
carried have returned.
Paris, December 18th NJ. Venice
los left Paris for Athens last even
ing. He evade3 the neWSpapermen
by announcing that his departure had
haon DoctnOuo1 Tho oytrap,o oortion
, 1924-01-02

being taken to organize such a pageant,
For this purpose a special meeting of re-
representatives. of the Dominions was held
at the War Office today, when a prelimi-
nary discussion teokh place as to the form
the pageant should take. IT is under
stood that special features suggested
comprise a representation Of the follow
ing. Early explorers, the glories Of the
EliZabethan period, the exploits OF Robert
Blake, English ParIiamentarian and Ad-
miral 1590-1657. development Of trans
port, history of India, early settlement
IN Canada and Australia. N s~siOnary en-
terprise, abolition Of slavery, history Of
South Africa and the development of
sport. The organizers Of the Empire
pageant will tour the DominionS in a
short time and will also visit the Sudan,
with a view of obtaining characteristic
exhibitions from each.
Hilo, Dec. 28th.-Supt. Thos. BoIes.
of the Hawaii National Park. telephoned
from volcano house this morning that
the volcano kilauea had shown unusual
activity since last night. Ten or fifteen
feet of lava are said 70 have fallen into
the main pit of the crater, covering an
area about 40 acres wide and a number
of fountains of lava were squirting from
opening in the pit
Brussels. Dec. 18th 80, 900 Belgians,
deported by the Germa IS during the war
are bringing a monster collective dam
age suit against the German Government,
by virtue of Art. BOA of the Treaty of Yer
sailles. The suit will be heard in ac-
corcance herewith by the German-Bel-
gian mixed Arbitration Tribunal sitting
in Paris on January 7th. undar the Pre-
sidency of Paul Moriaud, head of the
Law Faculty of Geneva University.
London. Dec. 28th.-The u 5. Ship
ping Board S. S. "Conejos", which was
reported in distress in the Eastern part
of the Black Sea, is sinking fast, accord
ing to a despatch to LloydS from Con-
stantinopIe. The ''Conejos" last mid
night reported number one hold full Of
water, sea ~choppy." An hour later ano-
Their 5. 0. S, SAID sinking fast 42-14 49,
as E. a position about 1870 miles west Of
Batum. S. S. "CIontaren" proceeded to
the scene. bat up to II a. M. had not
sighted the "ConejoS," after searching
in d few miles radius. She reported that
if the search was continued unsuccess-
full, she would proceed southwark on the
lookout for Iifeb0dtS from the Gone
jos"
Moscow, Dec. 18th. Christmas Eve
saw another deportation OF a large group
Of 'undesirables" from Moscow. Their
families and trends gathered at the STA
tons to see the prisoners off, but were
1--t L,ol, -. H. 1~,o.1 - --J. 49,.
The Dolores star., 1924-06-13
Materials and Methods
for Efficient SPRAYING

In "Some Sidelights on busting and
Spraying Practices" Prof. P. J. Par
rott. entomologist at the Geneva ex.
pertinent station, said:
1.-THE past summer was notable for
the destructive work of the codling
moth. Worm holes in apples We're Sec
ond in Importance to apple scab, both
being chiefly responsible for the large
numbers of Inferior apples produced
in many orchards. Unusual abundance
of side-wormy apples in carefully
sprayed orchards proved that methods
and materials which have been reason
ably efficient In the past did not give
as good control as usual"
Speaking of the double benefits,
Professor PARROT said 1t was well to
keep in mind the fact that customary
treatment given to prevent wormy ap-
pies serve two objects, that Of keeping
the apples free from worms and Of re-
ducing the extent Of the carry-over of
the pest in the orchard which largely
determines the degree of infestatlon
during the following year.
The Dolores star., 1924-06-13
College Student Writer
Says Glasses Lack Vim

Charging that some students who at
tend classes are $50 dead. dull, dreary
and weary that they are almost de-
funct," n student editorial writer in
the Minneapolis Daily, student publica-
tlon at the university, declares that
the professor who wears long face
needn't be blamed for his demeanor.
professors should be honored as
martyrs for even attempting to lee
ture to some classes" the editorial
says. "The students are us inspiring
as peanut, as eager as piece of
clay. What professor can be blamed
for lengthenlng his countenance be-
fore lecturing to group of mourners?
The wonder Is, from one point of view,
that more of them do not wear gray
gloves and black neckties."
The undergraduate goes on to ad-
wise students to smile at the instruct
or's jokes, even II they are ancient,
and grin little broader at 'profes-
sional irony" This procedure, lie pre-
diets, would cause the instructor to
burst into bloom of life. His per-
sonality would be stimulated"
The Dolores star., 1924-06-13
Efficient Measures for
Killing Vermin on Hogs

Small, but very costly to swine rails
ers, are the lice that very frequently
make their appearance in great num-
bers. When the animals scratch them
selves continually on posts. wagon
wheels or other convenient rubbing
places, the attendant should recognize
the danger signal and furnish relief.
The hog louise is n blood-sucking
parasite, which, If not itself visible,
may be detected by the presence of
yellow eggs usually deposited in the
bristles on the back of the neck. Lice
occasion heavy losses through caus-
ing uneasiness among the animals, as
well as actually reducing their vitality.
Many successful breeders use rub
bing posts for the application Of crude
oil, which is destructive to both lice
and eggs. One farmer. however. who
owns only few head of hogs, wraps
burlap about post and soaks 1t oc-
casionally with tho waste oil from his
tractor. The hogs rub against the bur
lap and cover themselves with the oil.
Dipping is sure death to the lice, but
Is said not always to destroy the eggs
Spraying with kerosene emulsion is
recommended by some breeders.
The Dolores star., 1924-06-13
Most Farm Cooperatives
in North Central West

More than As per cent of the 1O,1eO
farmers business organizations report
ing to the United States Department
Of Agriculture up to April l are in
the seven west North Central states
including Minnesota, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Ne
brnska, and Kansas. Over 25 per cent
of the associations are in the five east
North Central states, including Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wiscon-
sin, and more than 8 per cent are in
the three Pacific Coast states.
Minnesota leads in number of asso-
Citations. 1880 organizations being re-
ported from that state. Other states
with numerous farmers business or
ganizations are Iowa with 1899; Wis
consin, 879; Illinois, $40, and Nebras-
ka. All. Seven hundred and seventeen
co-operatives are engaged In retailing
These are mostly stores and large
percentage Of them are located in the
following states: Minnesota, SO; Ne
braska. So; Iowa, "a; Kansas, 6S; Wis
consin, 40.
The Dolores star., 1924-06-13
Cattle-Tick Eradication
Now Possible Anywhere

Experience shows that 1t is possible
to eradicate cattle-fever ticks any,
where. even on swampy, brushy, free
range land, asserts the United States
Department Of Agriculture in an ex-
hibit panel recently prepared for dis
play in tIck-infested localities.
To convince the skeptical observer,
the department shows picture of
such land, where eradication was ac-
complished and which has been free
from ticks ever since. The average
observer might think 1t futile to at
tempt tick eradication in region such
as pictured. The grass often swarms
with young ticks.
Dipping cattle. however, kills the
ticks before they develop to the repro
.ductive stage, and ticks that do not
get on cattle die In few months.
Thus the cattlefever tick becomes ex-
tinct in one season in localities that
conduct thorough systematic dipping.