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Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
WIENER ROAST
BY BOY SCOUTS
IS BIG SUCCESS

Over 125 boy scouts. turned out
by the scout masters for local scouts
at the city park Mast night. Prob
ably more than 2NQ people attend
ed altogether, incluSing scout mas
ters and parents of'Ncouts, it was
reported by Scout ExNutive s., L.
McCrory. ..
Scoutmaster DR., n. f. Dupont was
master of ceremonies Tor the even
ing's program, and called on George
w. Anderson for the first address,
Hunting Big Game in Alaska,
was the subject chosen by Ander-
SON and his speech was commented
on very highly by every one pres
ent. Scout Executive s. l.. McCrory
and Scoutm1ster Frank Bowles
gave Interesting talks on scouting
work and plans for the fall.
The stunts pulled off by the diff
ferent troops followed The speeches
and proved decidedly interesting.
Chester Collins WIS placed high on
the honor list for building a fire
without the aid of matches in ]
minute and 50 seconds.
The American Legion troop per
formed some interesting boxing
feats, and Troop l6 gave some vo-
cal numbers.
Later everybody enjoyed the
numerous "hot dogs, buns, and
pickles provided by the scoutmas-
ter. rs5
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
SLIGHT DECREASE
NCOTTON TODAY
NOT ALARMING

H = ; ~ = - - .
The sensational ADVANCE efr$ "a a
bale in cotton this week suffered, a
slight drop today twhepS quotations
from eastern. MARKETS 4kowed that
prices had fallen slightly Z today.
However, the fall is not enough to
cause any great alarm, as today 8
spots on, New Orleans are 24.50 as
against o4.S0 yesterday. The New
York spot quotati ions Yesterday were
26.l0, todays .25.7B,& Thesfact that
Saturday is a halfYholidayson allthe
exchanges may account for the
somewhat weak closing registered
at close Of business at noon.F r'&
Ranchers feel much encouraged
by the latest water reports which
would seem to prove that there is
enough water to provide for all inns
mediate cotton needs, and the, fact
that the Mexican cotton is now.
through its last watering viii help
situation along tremendously. All
in all, the water situation might
have been q lot worse, all the
ranchers unite ip.. declaring, thank
full that the crisis was no longer,
lived. ,e.eelsa a..tr. .4.t,l,r. .st
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
Swing Makes Earnest Plea For
Full Cooperation of Valley
In Boulder Dam Legislation

At 4 well attended meeting last
night at the Palace AirdCme, Con
gressm;,n Swing made a stirring
plea for whole hearted cooperation
throughout the. evalloy toward get
ting, through, Boulder Dam legisla-
ton. in the shortest time possible.
Swing has been appearing through
out the county this week III a. series
of talks on this subject, 9und II the
auspices of the County Farm Bu-
reau, and everywhere he has been
received with enthusiasm and favor.
Mayor. W.. ii. Lavayea, in few
well chosen remarks, introduced
Swing who without flowery prelim
mary remarks hit into the heart
of his discourse in al effort to
prove to those present that right
now, 3, more than at. any previous
time, less than the utmost co-orera-
ion on the part of I'll concerned
viii spell delay and confusion for
the bill. .tr
One by one, Swing attacked and
laid low the. objections set up by
various interests to the bill, par
ticularly to the AllAmerican canal
portion of it, He proved conclusive.
" that if the All-American canal
feature were eliminated, inste;S
of acting as help to passage of
the bill, it would Likely have en-
-irclv the opposite effect. He par
ticularly regretted the efforts of
the COLORADO River Control Club
ever the, canal feature from the
bill, as he declared if such IN is
sue were successful, it would throw
the entire Boulder Dam legislation
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
$4,000 Fire at Hotville When Cotton Gin Destroyed
First Meeting
Z. Y. Chamber
Full of Action

After an interim of three months,
the Associated Chambers of Com
merce renewed its monthly meet
.ings Friday night at Imperial, a
very representative gathering pick
| ing up the threads of cooperative
endeavor, prepared to face a winter
Of active and progressive work.
Eight chambers werc represented,
Brawley. Calexico, FL Centre, Cali
! patria, Holtville, Heber, Imperial
and INLAND, under the presidency. Of
Charles f. Scott, ind the business
/ of the meeting was got through
with promptititde and !effectiy\-
ness.
! Called on to report on matters
that had come within the jurisdic-
ton of their committee, several
i chairman failed to give any def
mite report as to results, one or two
being absent. Walter Havekorst
dealt concisely with the shippiag of
milk to Los Angeles and stated
tina. the handling of the product
from producer to consumer had been
! shortened considerably. Provision
has now been made by the trans
portation companies to reduce the
! period from SO hours to "a hours,
and he believed that arrangement
/ had been made for their special
benefit. He detailed the visit of
an official of the health depart
meht whom he took over the VALLEY
! on q survey of the whole area, and
the official gave the speaker every
hope that ~ feasible plan would be
worked out for the speediest meth
cd Of conveying the lacteaI fluid to
! the metropolitan district i'.' 'h'
j ""Most of the eresmeriies admit
it is quite a problem,'' said Mr..
| Havekorst, |"but we are confident
we viii be sending mill, into Los
Angeles by speedy ears or special
trucks in a short time 1T was
a question whether it would pay
! dairymen, but figures had been OBJ
. tanned that were very encourag!
ing y Mr.. Havckorst said. -
! n. o. King failed to appear with
a report on the power rate hear
iHS coiliHItttt, anu INT CHir THRILL
briefly outlined the position lis he
knew it. M. c. Blanchard was
short and" sweet when it came To
dealing with the correspondence
with the Santa Fe powers that be
relative to coming into the valley. !.
~ have written several letters
explaining the desires of the val
ley. and they finally answered that
they were net interested in coming
into the valley said Mr. Bl;nch-
ard, upon which the matter was
gelegated to the limbo of the lost.
Odl1 Wants Celebration
There were few communications
dealt with, one from Supt. Ollie of
the Yuma reservation, recommend
ing that Il gala event be held in
connection with the finishing of
the road over the Yuma trail, which
las been built over the. sand dis
.rict. 1t was stated that the time
If completion would be about the
end of the year, but j. T. Worth
ngton said that he had good in
formation th;.: the improvements
Continued o.. Page Eight, z
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
Senators, Giants
! Almost Sure of
Pennant

The Senators practically cinch-
cd the American League pen
nant by defeating the Boston
Braves this afternoon by a. score
Of Y to B, whiic the Yanks met
defeat at tho hands Of the Phil
lies, tho seore being 4 to 8. The
5enatorss are now two games
ahead Of the Yanks, and as each
team has only two More games
to play, the Yankees would have
to win their remaining two and
the Senators lose stheirse for the
Yankees TO tie. q qgaa9 Npt4
The Giants cinched the Nation
al League pennsnt today by de-
featirg the SPhillies 8 to l., willis
tho Bfooklyn s.obins were los
ing to- athe Boston Braves 3ato
81 II is practically assured now
rnat the Giants. ana the Sena-t
tors will fight the series out and
that the great local 'f&vcrite Wall
ter johnson, Will nave a chance
ct last to show his stuff in the
world series.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27

Unto the hands of the war depart
ment, where everything would begin
all over again at The bottom, and
entail a delay of from two to four
YEAR..
Moving Picturos Shown
The All-American canal feature
of the bill is the one thing that
keeps it under the direction of the
reclamation service of the govern
mer.., he pointed out. This bureau
has made I'll the surveys and done
all the preliminary work en'ailed
in making possible the famous Fall
Davis report from which the Swing
johnson bill was drafted,
Moving pictures Of the proposed
Boulder Dam site near Las Vegas,
and scenes showing the Colorado
river and Imperial Valley followed
Swings talk and proved of great
interest to the many who had never
had an opportunity to see the film
1t will be shown again tonight. ac-
cording to announcement by Mama
ger Brick of the Palace Airdome.
Swing is finishing his week s
campaign in, the valley tonight with
an address at Calipatria. He will
probably leave for San Diego to-
morrow or Monday. He announces
that he expects to make a ten day
campaign in his district in behalf
of President Coolidge before leav-
ing for Washington.
He is ardently supporting the ad-
and will urge the
voters in Orange, San Bernafdino,
San Diego and other eli
ties to vote the Republican ticket.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
CHILDERS GETS
OUT A SPLENDID
REPORT ON DAM
District Board Plans
to Print 10000 for :
Taxpayers

Most comprehensive in its scope
is Il report showing the exact posi-
ton of the :-ouldef -<am and All
American Canal legislation which
was read by Secretary Frank Nc
lver to the Imperial Irrigation Dis
>trict Board on Friday, the report
being the work Of Attorney Charles
l.. Ghilders.
All phases of the history of the
project. are dealt win in the state
ment, which met with the unanimous
approval of the boare OF directors,
and it will be expanded i'll one or
two minor details, so that it will be
Understandable by the general pub
lie. Colorado river legislation in its
various aspects is. dealt with in a
clear and concise manner, from the
inception of the idea to the latest
legislative development.
Forty pages occupy the recital of
the story of the Colorado river, the
inundation of the Salton Valley, the
possibilities of the Laguna Dam,
and facts and figures with refer,
enees to the Topoc flood control dam
near Needles in the .Ioiave Canyon
The story recites the troubles the
farmers of the Imperial Valley have
experienced through having to deal
with Mexico regarding the appor-
tionment of water and the money
expended on protecting, the banks or
the Colorado river. sa
Many Figures Given
" Stress was laid on the fact that
the Swing johnson bill was not the
result of the desires of Imperial Val-
ley hasically but consolidated the
recommendations of years of the De
partment of the Interior, which now
found expression i'll the proposed
legislation. 81 ;'' ...4 e@sv"i@
Figures are given to show that the
(Continued On Page Eight)
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
FAMOUS DEL MONTE HOTEL BURNS
More Than TUo
Milton Loss In
Mystery Blaze

s., ~
MONTEREY, Cab, Sept. 27.-
United Press) Fire which destroy
ed the central main section Of the
famed Hotel Del Monte, one mile
from Monterey, early today, drove
700 guests scores of whom were
prominent--from their rooms, die
S2,0O0,000 damage to5the hotel prop
erty and destroyed approximately
$250,00O worth of the property Of
guests. .slf
Cause of the fire this morning still
was unknown. III s,aga *.
About Il. m. it was finally con.
trolled after soldiers from the Pre-.
sidio Of Monterey had destroyed
with high expIosiyes the connecting
arcades which joined the various
wings Of the hotel to the main string.
turc. ,..sy AZ
The guests, sene,of whom, was in,
jured, included 900 members of the
San Franciseo Olympic club, hold.
ing their annual golf tdilrhdment On
the widely known Del Monte and
Pebble Beacl, links. run iIti connec.
tioE with the hotel 81 4 lls.s B "a, {.
A-large number Of the remaining
guests who made up the total Of 700
were from Pacific. coast cities,
while there was liberal proportion
of prominent eastern people. l4f
The scene; which I followed the
giving Of the alarm was picturesque.
Men, women and children guests
broke from their rooms, some in
night clothes, others wrapped in ks
monos or bath. robes, some partially
dressed. ss ,s., -,
When they reached the gardens in
which the hotel stood, they joined
another contingent of guests men
in full dress and women IN brillialst
evening gowns who had been dancing
at q party in the Palm room of the
l;otel.when the fire started,
Cali Monterey for Help
Fire fighters were called from
Monterey. and practically the entire
male population Of the town turned
out along WITH the firemeh.
A squad of. Monterey, citizens in;
vaded the art galleryLone of the
show places Of the hefel-and
brought out oil paintings worth 49,
900 before the fire reached the room.
AS near as gcopld, be ascertained
practically all Of the guests saFed
iUohtinne6 on rage 'Eiskt9
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
SHERIFF'S FORCE
FINDS Big STILL
! BY SALT0N SEA

y Hidden on the shores of the Sal
ton Sea men of Sheriff Gillett s
department. iound 20 gallon
capacity SIN late yesterday, a very
complete affair and in excellent
working condition. About one
hundred gallons of mash, that had
mot yet reAched its most potent
point were, uncovered nearby the
small factory, but the person who
was responsible for putting both
of the pieces of contraband there
has not yet been located. Two fif'
ty gallons barrels are added 70 the
government possessions ut the Jail,
,thc result of about 90 miles Of auto
travel.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
FLYERS ARE ON
WAY TO EUGENE,
81 /. TRIP NEAR END
From Eugene Last Hop to
Seattle Is Made
Tomorrow s.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 81
The army round the world Flyers
, hoped off from Crissy Field, Pre-
; sidio Of San Francisco, this morn.
Ing, for Eugene, Ore, the next to
the last jump of their record max
ing flight. =
lieutenant Lowell Smith took off
at 9:03 a. m. and Lieutenants Mel
son and Wade followed him at half
minute intervals in the order named.
About 500 people were on hand
to bid the flyers farewell.
As they arose from the flying
field the planes headed down. the
Embarcadero, then turned out over
the bay and over .Alcatraz Island,
where prisoners in the United Sta
ties ARMY disciplinary barracks Sc
cured a view of them. They then
circled over the Golden Gate and
:.eross. San Francisco, next turning
across the bay towards Oakland and
Berkeley.
Weather reports told of fine fly
ing h,onditions excepting over
Mount Shasta. where the weather
was reported cold. :ltf w +
Tho aviatOrs arrived at Crissy
Field ready for the start soon after
'SYa, m,
}& Two Escort Planes
Lieut.. Smith, commander of the.
flight was accompanied by Miss
Dorothy, Sheen, of. Sacramento. who
came to bid him bOodbye. :, +
: 1T was announced. two planes vii.
accompany the fIyers7-one phcto-
graphic, plane carrying Lieutenaht
Brookhart, pilot, and G. W., God
dard, photographer, and the othel
an ADVANCE plane carrying Captain
Burlette Wright, advance officer. ,,.
,TheX will followe this route: San,
Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Ben
icia, Martinez, Fairfield, .Vacaville,
Willows, Red Bluff, Redding,s Duns
muir, Sisson, California; Ashland,
Ore; Roseburg, Cottage Grove and
then Eugene, Ore. XII ..i9 III
IF all goes well, Smith said, tho
planes will leave for Seattle from
Eugene about 8, q. m. tomorrow.
Today;'s flight is 45a miles and
the flyers expected to reach Eu
gene about p m. - t,,s..
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
Suicide Follows
/. Probing Of Red
d Cross Accounts

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept. 81
The suicide of Dell d. Dutton, prom
inent attorney and secretary Of the
local chapter of the American Red
Gross Society, followed 10 day
Investigation of the4Red Cross finan-
cial condition here by federal OPP
eratives, it was believed today.
Government agents, headed by
Dave Nolan, st. Louis, refused. to
affirm or deny reports of the probe.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
Aviator Hits Up
Speed 227 Miles
v. .AnHoIur' Z. ]. q !. y. !,
PORT WASHINGTON, L.ar

PORT WASHINGTON, LIE
By United Press Leased Wire X
N. ", Sept. 27.--Lieut. David
Ritt 'ahouse, U. s. NJ, flying IN
a Curtiss navy seaplane racer,
averaged .227lle miles an hour for
80 minutes here today, exceed
ing his own previous world q
8 record by more than so inlet, an
hour. Lieut. lnant r. X. Jones,
in charge of the flight, said that
har at one time at
'sained a speed Of 2A2i1a miles. an
hour. e~se
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
Mystery Car Is
Found Ablaze
Here

Just before IL a. M. today an
alarm was turned into the fire
department from Twelfth and
Main streets. Opposite 1043
Commercial street, the firemen
found worn out Chevrolet
ablaze, with nobody in sight,
and nobody knew anybody who
owned. it. Use Of chemicals
soon had the fire extinguished,
and as the machine evidently
was .under-g going repairs the
owner will have no further
worry about spare parts. The
engine Is left.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
WINS \
RACE IN N. Y.
ny United Pres. ILea.ss. yyyis,

AQUEDQGT ,RACE !, TRACK, n.
Y, Sept. en- Omitted SPress) Lad
kin, August Belmont q, colt, won the
$25, ,0001 International raes from "a
field OF five other starters before
a crowd Of 10000 here this after
noon. Epinard, the French colt, was
second, and Wise Counsellor, f. a.
Burton s western entry, was third.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
BOSTON MAN CAUGHT
IN SANTA BARBARA
Nv United Press Leased wire

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Sept.
27.-Howird Strain, wanted in Bos'
ton on. grand larceny charge, was
capture here today, ending a two
years nation wide search. Strain,
said to be dangerous, was carrying
a loaded automatic. ,t.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
DEAD, / STRICKEN 4ta
I'D III. FROM POISON LIQUOR
ny. United Press Leased Wire

! LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27.-One
man dead and another seriously
stricken is the toll of poison liquor
party i'm a local roomihg house. Ora
A. Blanchard, street ear motorman,
died before physicians could arrive,
while N. M. Flanagan, his room
mate may die, General Hospital
physicians said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
L. A. WOMAN TRIES ~,
TO COMMIT SUICIDE

Y Los ANGELES, Sept. 27, Was
Mary Warner q, part owner Of
Normandie avenue department store,
today attempted suicide by gas.
Receiving hospital physicians sald
she may live.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
American at Boston

Washington 200 032 0O0--7 10 I
Boston 400 0lO 0eO-5 8 g
Mogridge. Marberry, Russell and
Ruel; Ehmke and O'Neill.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
Gross Into Oregon

SAN aFRANCISCO, Sept. 27-
The, United States army around tile
world. flyers crossed into Oregon
from California at 1888 =. m. today,
on their flight northward from San
Francisco to Eugene, Ore. At l2:3C
p. sm.4they1 had passed Ashland, Ore.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
National at New York

Philadelphia 001 600 0O0-l Y
New York 00l Ill e1x--5 IL 4
Ring. Carlson and Wilson, Hen
line; Bentley and Snyder.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
Cattle Epidemic: n
Break ks. Out In
Z Houston Section
ny United Press Leased wir"

Il WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.--Sec'
'retary of Agriculture Wallace has
'lordered the quarantine of two en-
ntire counties aid a portion of a third
South OF Houston, 'Tcxas, because
Bof an outbreak of the dreaded foot
and mouth disease among livestock
there. Nl""' t
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
American
American at Philadelphia

New York 600 010 0O2--3 O
Philadelphia 800 0C0 l0x-i s g
Bush and Sehang; Romriel and
Bruggy.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
sHIBE PARK, PHILADEL,

SHIBE PARK, PHILADEL.-
PHIA, Sept. 81, Omitted Press)
Giving the pennant chances Of
the New York Yanks q severe
setback, the Philadelphia Athle-
tics gave the Washington Sena-
tors a helping Ehand by VeAfpg
the Ianks to 5 in the lstcbhd
game of the series hero this
afternoon. Tho Yanks now
have practically no chance to
win the pcnnant.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
TOday's Results
~ 81
National

National t&sst'
Philadelphia at New York; Clear.
Hostoni at Brooklyn. Clear.
Chicago at Pittsburgh. Cloudy.
st, Louis at Cincinnati. Clear.
American
New York at Philadelphia. Clear.
st. Louis at Cleveland. Cloudy.
Washington at Boston. Clear.
Detroit at Chicago. Cloudy.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
National AL RrookIvn

Boston 020 0l0 00G--3 10 A
Brooklyn 600 0i0 ol0--2 4 A
Cooney and O'Ncill; Doak, Ehr-
.hardt, Reuther and Taylor
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
National at Pittsburgh 90 INNINGS,

I 1N"sx0f1ts1 I1 Z tEeSUtNBH NIU flffl1iISSI
Chicago 0l0 900 100 0--2 o %
! Pittsburgh clio 00l 00e l--3 o 4.
Aldridge and Hartnett; Adams
and Schmidt.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
American at Cleveland

st. Louis 00o 00l 600. 7 A.
Cleveland 02l 006 03xAl2 l3 o
Grant and Rego; Leven and l..
Sewell. d.
st. Louis 100 900 O00-1 s. q
Cincinnati 0l0 $40 30x-10 10 ~
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27
ny United Press Leased wire

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 27.-Cot.
m, alorad ha re- u, sfpadv n ...el- 4 !. !. 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-27

NEW YORK, Sept. s7.- Cation
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-25

lam street. was stolen and stripped
IN March !, last.
As matter sf fact the plain
clothes men had "spottcd" the stolen
ears and parts hidden in an East
Crockett street garage prior to the
capture of the negro. Fortthree days
the officers had been on his trail. had
shadowed him at intervals and ar-
rested him at S 80 Monday night jus;
as. he was preparing to leave San An
tonic. The negro, officers say, had
met another negro by arrangement. on
the Goliad road. near Highland Park.
the latter bringing him suitcase of
clothing to take with him on his de-
parture.
When taken BY the officers. report
ed. he was found carrying razor
and pocket knife. He also had with
him. officers say, a>kit of automobile
tools. And, among his outfit. they
add he carried n roll of automobile
electric wiring, each cut and "skin-
nedv on the ends in such lengths that
they could be quickly adjusted to an
automobile swftehs and battery post.
In this manner an automobile. though
locked and the key in the owners
pocket, could be easily started and
driven away.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-25
VANDALS ARE QUIET
Offer Of Reward for Guilty Despoilers
Puts End 10 Mischief.

FchOwing the adoption of resolu-
ton by tbs city commission Monday
Afternoon offering reward Of 800
for the Apprehension of any person
stealing or T1l,cfing trees or shrubs
in the city parks. Monday Lisht passed
without any mci6stai;on OF tie trees
rccslilv TAINTED on tie soldier memo
riaI drive nn San Feti'c creek. As a
RESULT Mayor Tobin Tuesday expressed
the belief that the vandals who have
wrought havoc in. the parkway for
the last week have abandoned their
efforts.
In view of the persistency of the
attack on the memorial drive CITY Of
ficials Monday declared that there
must be some organized effort to pre-
vent the completion of the work. De-
spite the fact that they had placed
watchmen at the place. magnoiia.. ne
can trees donated by the Rotary Club
in memoir of the soldier dead. and
creme inyrtles we're stolen by the van
dals.
This led to the presentation bv Com
missioner Lambert Monday Of the reso-
luton offering 'he reward for their
apprehension. Mayor Tobin believes
that the publicity given the affair and
the reward will have their effect and
that the city can now proceed with
the completion OF the drive without
further difficulty.