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Evening star., 1924-04-01
OFFICER AND ALLEGED
BANDIT Die In FIGHT
Pistol Battle Follows Raid by Po-
lice in Suburb of
Detroit.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Mich, April Benjamin
Monte, patrolman at Ecorse, a suburb,
and Leo Corbett, said to be the leader
of a band of desperadoes, were killed
last night in a pistol fight between po-
lice and members of the alleged outlaw
gang. The shooting was the elimination
of a police raid which previously had re-
suited in the arrest of two alleged MEM
bers of the band
The two men, who gave their names
as Gene Murphy, alias Thomas Owens,
and Charles Howe, rushed from the
place and jumped into the river. They
started to swim toward the Canadian
shore, but turned back when officers
threatened to shoot
Evening star., 1924-04-01
MURPHYS FRIEND FREED.
Charge of Income Tax Fraud Drop
ped Against New Yorker.

NEW YORK, April 1.-Three in
dictments charging income tax frauds
against Louis n. Harlog, one-time as
sociate Of Charles +, Murphy, Tam
many Hall leader, were quashed yes
terday by Federal Judge Garvin.
Dismissal was on motion by As
Sistant United States District Attor-
ney William J. Miliard, who explained
that the evidence did not support the
allegation that HarlogS income was
$215,000. The prosecutor added that
re-eXaminatiOn by internal revenue
authorities disclosed that Harlogs S
real taxable income was less than
$4,000.
Evening star., 1924-04-01
100000 LIQUOR STOCK
SEIZED IN RAID ON CAFE
Floors Ripped Up and Walls Torn
Down to Find Alleged
Contraband.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, April Prohibition
agents raided the Guffanti restau-
rant, in lower 18th avenue. last night
and seized assorted WHISTLES and
liquors valued at 500. 900 after rip
ping up the floors and tearing down
large sections of the walls on the
three floors of the building.
Most of the Contraband, they said,
was found in II top floor apartment
occupied by the head waiter. who
was arrested with three other en-
ployeS and charged with illegal pos
session and sale of intoxicants.
Evening star., 1924-04-01
Gillette's Body Sent Home.

NATCHEZ. Miss. April 1.-The
hpdy of Lewis Z. Gillette Of Min
7edpolis. who died suddenly Sunday
- his winter home here from heart
..rtack, was sent to Minneapolis yes
terday. Mr. Gillette was a director
Of the United States Chamber of
Commerce and = member of the
group of American business men who
attended the economic conference in
Isome in an effort to settle the repa-
RMtionS quStion
Evening star., 1924-04-01

Boys Topcoats OF Blue
Serge or AlI-wool Twceds.
in tan and gray. Finely
tailored and lined Will
nercerized twill. & OK
Sizes 3 TO 10. Ho'|"
FOURTH FLOOR.
Evening star., 1924-04-01
mt That Will Undoubtedly Establish New High Water Mark
of Glove Selling in Washington

mite saving pairs is responsible Ior
this most oppOrtune event.
Making possible for you to choose from 1900 pairs
Of silk gloves-Springs first choice Of styles
and colors, right the threshold Of the glove
season at a price that speaks wonders for our re
sourcefulness. Extra saespeople render usual
good service.-Street Floor.
Evening star., 1924-04-01

We'I vouchsafe to say: "Theres not woman in
Washington who's not thinking of buying new
pair OF silk gloves to complete the Spring Easter
tune
That knowledge, together with our sensing the
trend of fashion, plus the opportunity of assembling
from several of Americas best makers the great
quantity involved at price that would mean def
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17

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an dcssriFilaH afh agae
and ripcs faeaasl aeF faf m @
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Ieminisre - see faFs thaf afs as
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Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17

In Imperial Valley the outstanding
object, the one looming largest on
tho horizon, is Imperial Irrigation
District and so it is blamed fol
whatever ills there are.
Tho facts Of the matter are
thai ths depression in agricul-
ture industries is not only a
nationwide situation but world
wide in its scope. It may be
termed 'hand-over' of the
world war. It is everywhere en-
gaging the attention of states
men. In many parts Of the
United States it is not a ques-
tion of threatened or impending
bankruptcy, as enormously al
legged here, but actual, present
bankruptcy. An examination of
the facts reveals that the farm
ers cf Imperial Valley are bet
ter off than those of almost
any other community.
In fact, it docs not appear that
people anywhere have witbstood
the dislocations attending abandon
ment of the military adventure and
a return to civil life better than the
people of Imperial Valley, nor have
any better weathered the gales OF
deflation Ours is not an alarm
ing situation, but rather one fol
organization.
The annual report of the chief en-
gineer is an illumination, exhibit
which every fair-minded taxpayer
should read. This year the chief en-.
gineer has made a clear and concise
analysis of operations and the costs
thereof, making it much easier foT
the layman to understand the tech.
nical data set out.
The following table is from data
compiled by the U. S. Department
of Agriculture and from other data
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
TANLAC SAVED HIS JOB
SAYS PORTLAND CITIZEN

co. two vraFs, fercntlv said M.
Halland. and ii sever fails 20 tone
me ap and make me feel right.
NY fiFat experience with Tan.
lac WIS two wears ago when my ap.
retite was ~ far gone ] just dida I
care whether I ate or not and I was
30 weak and rundown ] thought
sure I would have 20 give up my
job.
"Tanlae built up my appetite
anil gave me such new strength and
energy that weFk comes easy, | give
Taular all the credit for my good
health. -
Tanlae is for sale by all good
druggists Aeeept no substitute.
over 80 Mill.on bottles sold.
Take Tanlac Vegetable Pills. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
Legd! AdUertisinS
NOTICE OF LIENoR's SALE

State of California,
County of Imperial, IS:
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that the undersigned, will on Mon
day, the 21st day of April, 1924, at
the hour of $3.50 o clock a. m. of
said day, in that certain building
numbered 500 Broadway, in tho
City Of El Centre, County of I'M
perial, State of California, being
the premises in which said under
signed has garage and automobile
repair business, sell to the highest
bidder for cash, the following des-
cribed personal property:
One Oakland SIX cylinder,
1918 Model Sab, registered rs
Model 2, touring automobile,
Engine No. 44033, License No.
172's97, 1923 registration, car
number 67936, 10 H., P. auto
mobile, together with the tires
tools and accessories thereon:
Said undersigned having special
lien upon said property, dependent
on possession for the caring for,
safe keeping Of said automobile, in
the sum of $3.50 Jas also for the
repair thereof and for material, re-
pair parts and supplies furnished
in making such repairs in the sum
of $3.50, making the total sum due
the undersigned under his said lien
$4,000.
Said sale will be made in pursu-
ance Of the provisions of Sections
3051 and 3052 of the Civil Code of
the State of California, and the
amendments Of said Sections, to sat
isfy bill due the undersigned from
H. Owens, Registered Owner, resid-
ing at La Verne, California, Secu-
rity Investment Co., Legal Owner,
661 Sth St., Riverside, California,
and j. F. Jones Co. Seller, 3O7
North Carey Avenue, Pomona, Cali
fornia, as compensation for the re-
pair of said automobile, as also for
materials, repair parts and supplies
furnished in making such repairs
thereto, and for caring for and safe
keeping said automobile from Oc-
tober 23rd, 1923, to March 10Th,
1924. That the amount due the un-
dersigned under said special lien is
the sum of $4,000, plus costs of sale,
and advertising thereof.
Dated Ell Centre, CAL, April 7th,
1924.
FELIX HAVENS, Lienor.
By o. c. Farrar, Agent for Lienor.
Frank Bmkhauser, Attorney for
Lienor. 9tlO
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
Barton Report
Given "As Is
(Continued from page u

(I0ntlnueQ from page ~
without becoming targets for some
such bitter denunciation as has re-
Gently become current.
No Bankruptcy Impending
In summarizing this phase of
these findings it may be stated that
the charge that the extravagances
Of the Irrigation District are bring
ing Imperial Valley to the verge
Of bankruptcy is without any foun-
dation whatever. What ever the sins
Of commission or ommission, what
ever opportunity there may be for
Increasing economy and efficiency,
the Irrigation District can only be
charged with the actual cost of the
service which IL furnishes to the
farmers. On that score the admin
istration of the District can claim a
distinct triumph, for the record
shows with few exceptions the low
est cost per acre of any irrigation
service In the state aud that in.
~eludes all items, administration,
maintenance protective operation
and interest on bonded indebted
ness. More than that, except in
isrest ON bonded Indebtedness, all
eost items are ON a diminishing
scale. Costs may be too high, but
they are still as we'll as anyone else
has done and are growing less day
by day.
Much Of the criticism against the
Irrigation District is unthinking and
unreasoning outcry. Whenever
things 60 awry there is disposition
10 kick the most convenient object.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
LET'S SEE THAT COUNTYFARN
FOLKS HAVE A HAPPY FASTER

Louis Blaw. a recent iumate ~
the county farm, who was rcuuita
| yesterday with his two suns afieg
n period of II years, will spend
happy Easter. for the two Sons
sped away with him yesterday ta-
ward Seattle, their home. q spcad
his declining years in comfort.
But all the inmates out at the
farm are not so fortunate, for these
kinds of things don I happen often,
except in stories and in the movies.
Easter morning will find many ~
them with little to be happy over
uless some kind folks take Il upon
themselves to see that Easter means
more than an ordinary day in the
lives of these men, women aud
children.
One well known little woman in
town here is reversing the usual
order of things this Easter and in.
stead of buying members of her
family the proverbial Easter gifts.
is planning on spending the money
on the county farm family.
If her example were to be fol
lowed by others, anxious 10 bring
cheer to these forgotten folks. this
Easter would stand out ms red-lct-
ter day in their lives and give them
something delightful to think about
for months to come.
Right now, there are 80 inmates
at the farm, and of this number
% are in the hospital wards. There
are nine kiddies also, ranging in
age from two TO Il years in age.
and il is doubtful if any one of
them ever has known the joy of an
Easter basket. Such thing would
send them to the nth heaven of
bliss.
Clothes Badly Needed
''It takes so little to delight these
folks out here declared Supt. T.
G. Weir "Of course the county
provides the absolutely essential
things but we have had so many
extra inmates this winter that we
have sometimes wondered how we
were going to make ends meet. OF
coarse all of them come destitute
else they would not be here. So
it s a continual problem to try and
find the bare necessities of cloth
ing for many of them. 1 am sure
there must be closets and trunks IN
FL Centre that contain many dis
carded garments that would mean
mueh>to these men, women and the
children if the owners would only
take time before Sunday to so
through their possessions and lay
aside these worn or outgrown
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
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Youthful Glider
Nearly Comes
to Grief

E0a AM8Et rs April IT.
hsis' amelEian 81 Peter Cooke.
tt af stsFfa Mzars. may brand
Am aa an sweryonic inven-
tE Hnf see H2 a soar landed
alM H IaNenala cauFt today on a
eaafNN ef eaMetua one A. Green.
aMmm ef herd 90 hurroa. to
haNMM the ae@a Ama mouth quar-
Caaxs hmss ham a glider and
tNs eff fEam ne crest of q
slfFEa M*8fa haitop. Ne skim
ms siaas ln xrsat shape until a
FFt 81 wana landed him and
afa asregAft IN ths Green Ger.
r9A lEHMsemn3 a score % more
eN wm3 MNAN2f huFrna
NMw Nmaemaa hFBkm thruugh
ehs faAam aa& scattered. result-
"a m t@fF aWmHF being charged
witt EaoisAamz tae aaarantine
nssN tans. aTesn passed taa
kr6 60 - vnuthful biraman.
"a as wNaas sffsir was cleared
% Ia ea0Fz w4kA Ceoks's prom
80 - essAaE staY au ne ground
sg wils1 aM glider in some othw
flfs caAEu.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
No. 9l73
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
- ESTATE FORECLOSURE


sheriff's s Office
County of Imperial, )ss:
State Of California
Western Loan & Building Co. Il
corporation.
S. E. Bragg, M. Frances Bragg,
Lottie B.. Scott, John Doe and
Richard Roe, Will Doe, Jane Doe
and Sarah Roe.
Under an Order of Sale and De-
cree Of Foreclosure and Sale issued
out of the Superior Court Of the
County of Imperial, of the State of
California. on the 3rd day of April,
A. d., 1924, in the above entitled
action, in which Western Loan &
Bldg. Co. a corporation, the above
named plaintiff, obtained Judge
ment and Decree of Foreclosure and
Sale against S. f. Bragg, M. Frances
Bragg and Lottie B. Scott defen-
dants, on the 31st day of March A.
d.. 1924, for the sum of $2S90.64
Dollars in lawful money of the
United States, besides interest and
costs which said Decree was, on the
1st day of April A. D., 1924 record
ed in Judgment Book IL of said
Court, at page 101, l am command
cd to sell all that certain lot, piece
or parcel of land, situate, lying and
being in the County of Imperial,
State of California, and bounded
and described as follows:
The East so feet of Lot !, in
Block 36 of Jones Investment
Company's Subdivision OF Block
35 and So, FL Centre Addition
No. in the City of Ell Ccntro,
as per map thereof No. 90, fill
cd in the office of the County
Recorder of Imperial County.
Therefore notice is hereby given
| that on Friday, the End day of May
A. d., 1924, at 10 o'clock a. m. Of
that day, in front of the Court
House door, Of the County of I'm
perial, I will, in obedience to said
Order of Sale and Decree of Fore
closure and Sale, sell the above dcs-
eribed property, or so much thereof
as may be necessary to raise suffi-
cient money to satisfy said judg-
ment, with interest and costs, etc,
to tho highest and best bidder, for
lawful money of the United States.
G. L. GILLETT, Sheriff.
BY Chas. Il. Nice, Chief Deputy.
Dated at Ell Centre, California,
! this 10th day of April, A. d., 1924.
! AID 10 II "a, May 1.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
Was So Run Down Feared
He Would Have To Stop
Work, But Tanlac Res
tored His Strength and
Toned Him Up.

In the springtime an manklnj Is
in need of an upbuilding tonie ami,
according TO the testimony Of mul
tipled thousands, nothing Is so In.
vigorating to n rundown system as
Tanlac. Further striking evidence
in, this connection is given by
Harold William Holland. l92 Ne
Millen St., Portland, Ore, well.
known employe of the Oregon.
Washington Railroad & Navigation
Co.
II have used Tanlac off and on
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
Baby Barks
The Wrong
Moment
ny United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased wire
LOS ANGELES, April IT,
a baby cries but it never barks.
This fact today revealed a
clever rGlse to evade the foot
and mouth quarantine, reported
from the Chandler station, on
the Ridge route, by deputies
stationed there.
With seven inches OF snow
on the ground, q woman ap-
preached the county line, and
stepped into the germicide treat
cd sawdust, mixed with the
snow. In her arms she carried
a "child,'' pink blanket, lace
hood and all.
BE careful, madam, said a
guard. Just then, the woman
slipped ard fell.
"Yip, yip,' and couple Of
of "bow vows" came from the
hooded bundle in the travellers
arms.
"Ah ha." roared the deputies.
mo dogs allowed. Turn back,
madam" and turn back she did.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Chung Wah, also known
as Dong Chung, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned Geo. w. Allen, admin
istrator of the estate of Chung
Wah, also known as Dong Chung,
deceased, to the creditors Of, and
all persons having claims against
the said deceased, to exhibit the
sane with the necessary vouchers
within four months after the first
publication Of this notice to the
said Geo. w. Allen, at 107-10S Reh-
kopf Bldg, FL Centre, California,
the place Of transacting the bust
ness Of said estate.
Dated this 25th day of March,
1924.
GEO. w. ALLEN.
Jas. w. Giassford, Attorney fos
Administrations
Mar ~ A 3 ~ II "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
ELECTRICITY KILLS
YOUTH FLYING KITE
BY United rrcss Leased Wire

SAN BERNARDINo, April IL
Electricity from a $4,000 volt pow
crs line, running down fine cop
per wire used by Lionel Bubicr, 20,
in flying kite, resulted in
the young man s death near here
yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17

without inluring she trees. Hence
Chinese methods should be studied
and all the precaution possible
should be taken to prevent the al
dehyds from being formed in the
orchard soil.
Fertilizers
In gardens open up u deep trench,
put organic matter i'll the bottom,
mix with earth, then cover with
earth, then irrigate several times so
as to exclude the sir and keep the
air away from the organic matter
| during lamentations. If the fer
mentation takes place III the pre-
sence of air, aldehyds are formed
that poison the land and crop. When
the air is excluded, acids are form
ed which dissolyes the minerals in
the soil for the plants.
Commercial fertilizers are not
likely to overcome the injurious eff
! feet of aldehyd poisons. CONNER
cial fertilizer applied with compost
| fertilizers made according 70 Chin
ese methods, should give extra good
results. The requirements of plants
1 are few. but a very little aldehyds
is very injurious TO them. The Chin
ese farmer can not afford TO lose
any time or take time to evaporate Q
the p0isons which are reducing our
production. They are compelled 10
avoid poisoning their soil and evil
! IDENTIFY have selected the composing
: of organic matter and drying it be
fore using it 70 avoid the poisons
we are thoughtlcssly making by
trying to grow crop with trash
fermenting in the soil.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
CONTRACT LET FoK
NV T. a TUfNEE
~ Tnltsa prsss I-rnasa w.

Los NNGEfE<. trrl fT
tract Tor eaHsffaff ff.an af ~
100000 flulIFmeasi 4 ienAafe faaaff
of the Pacific Elssfrie Haiiru s
been lcf ~ Tweht MrofAefs. ~
Portland. Off. TIE bore w -
approximately enc mif hong. sHa
Cniug travel time hetNeen L. 8a
gclcs and Hollywood seven miaafss
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
Probe Mystery
Disappearance OF
of L. B. Woman
by United Press leased Wire

LONG BEACH, April 17.-Poliee
here were today investigating the
strange disappearance of Mrs. Eta
Brock, known as the "sphinx wo.
man. who has been missing from
her home since April /.
Search for the woman was intensi.
fled by a telegram received by Mrs
L. j. Martin yesterday from Oak
land advising her that Mrs. Brock
had "passed away The message
was signed by Mrs. Webster.
Communication with Oakland au.
thorities failed to reveal any death
certificate covering the case on rec
ord there.
Mrs. Brock came here four months
ago. She purchased several pieces
of property and was believed
wealthy. Possibility that her dis
appearance and the message might
have been part of a plot to secure
her fortune is admitted by police.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17

fsaIaHunsa waHaa shof n aeiahbof
o. fsasentaa - - fhe talrrhoue. huf
an of us eaat do thai.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17

light administrative costs of the
Irrigation District bankrupng of Imperial Valley IS
furnished by the following table, doubtless Iueh 1t is
right However
for getting into panic The enterprise tremendous that abb
sorb wastes without their being seriously felt
The following statement of overhead and its proper
overhead
Piled TO each job and and actually cleared
monthly
TOTAL ACTUAL EXPENDITURES incudirs, Drainage
but o Companies
sucton fund for 1928 - I . $3,55s,2966S
Tca,u DNcrbc q
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17

without becoming targets for some
such bitter denunciation as has re-
Gently become current.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
This booklet tells a wonderfu.
story. Sign the coupon spz,
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Come to San Diego over the new San
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comf6ftable daylight ride through ma gni-
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Of beautiful San Diego Harbor.
Ask your ticket agent for new and low
CI Excursion Fares.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-25
MUSCLE SHOALS
PURP0SE| IS
TOLD
Object OF Plant Was to Save
Shipping and Assure U. S.
Nitrates, Says Baker.

Former Secretary Of War Newton
D. Baker today outlined to the
Senate Agriculture Committee the
reasons for the building during the
war of the Governments nitrate
plants at Muscle Shoals, Ala.
This information the committee
considered essential for determining
the future uses Of the property and
the stipulations to be made to the
purchaser or lessee.
Baker told how the war prompt.
ed the Government to develop
Muscle Shoals as a nitrate source
so the United States and the Allies
would not be dependent upon Chile
for its supply.
Another factor,' Baker said.
was the shipping problem. It took
three ships to carry the ingredients
to France that would make powder
to fill one ship. BY having our
own nitrate, we could make the
powder in America and save two
ships to carry supplies"