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Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16
Melon Market in
Advance Makes
Prospects Good

Imperial Valley is in the midst of
what will undoubtedly be IFS most
prosperous cantal0upe season, ac
cording to those who are familiar
with market conditions, and grow
ers and distributors are rejoicing
over heavy shipments and high
prices, which have prevailed prac-
ticallv since the season started, with
little indication of a slump in sight.
Since yesterday, the local mar
ket price for 45 standards has Jump
cd from sliding price of $3.50 to
%. which existed yesterday, to 1925,
which is the price generally prevail
ing today, with a good demand and
Il strong market making trading
brisk. Jumbo 45s sold from @2.l5 to
$2.25 today, compared with $1.75 to
- yesterday, and n corresponding
increase is noted in other packs.
There has been d gradual de-
cline in the amount Of daily ship
mentS for the past three days ac-.
cording to the bureau of markets re-
port, and this decline has been ex-
rected as the earlier paintings in
the valley have been cleaned up.
There is still considerable guam
tity of late settings to be harvested,
and another peak is anticipated
Saturday s shipments reached 426
cars; 362 went forward Sunday, and
80 were shipped Yesterday. The
260 ears ordered for today showed
~ a., I,.lina :, S+i1l on
Ahead of Last Year
Thus far the season is over 1000
ears ahead of shipments made on
corresponding dates, despite the
cold snap that held back maturing
early in the season. Ali indications
point to Il new high record price for
June shipments and with good prices
, prevailing in the valley market as
we'll rs in other pants of the country,
/ the season is certain to be a most
! satisfactory one from financial
| standpoint, for growers and distri-
! butors.
It is expected that the season s
total will not reach over 10000
carloads, according to Commissioners
Iarrigan. although the increase in
acreage over last year is approxi-
lgately 1000 acres. The total this
year is 25,109 acres of which 1880
acres consisted of covered - set
! tings
The first cantaloupes were plant
ed in the valley in 1904 and previ-
Gus to that the Coachella valley had
shipped a small quantity of canta
loupes for Il few years, In 1905 the
Imperial Valley acreage was 600
! acres and the next fall it was
doubled. Then the river went on
the rampage and there was practi-
eally no planting in 1907.
In 1908 the paintings here IN the
valley reached 10000 acres, and
though growing conditions were
good. the market was bad, and
many shipments consisted of cohsid
cradle green fruit. The bottom
Continued on page 2
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16
GRAND JURY IS
PROBING ALIEN
LAND LAW, CLAIM

Indicating that alleged violations
Of the alien land law are to be
,rigidly investigated by the grand
jury, number of representative
citizens from all parts of the county
were summoned to appear before
that body when it convened this
morning at the court house.
Those who were summoned made
no secret of their belief that they
had been called to tell what they
might know of the alleged viola
tions though not definite statement
rs to what the grand jury is inves-
tigating, was made.
The matter of violations of the
land law has been veXatious one for
Imperial Valley and there has been
considerable discussion for several
months past about alleged violations
of the law. Failure to prosecute
cases involving alleged violations is
one of the reasons given by those
who are endeavoring to recall Dis
trict Attorney Utley.
\ partial investigation of the vio-
lations was made by the 1924 grand
! jury, which, however, was unable to
press the investigation due to the
! fact that the supreme court did not
render u decision regarding crop
| ping contracts until near the end
of the jury's term.
The 1924 grand jury made the
recommendation that the alleged
violations be one of the first mat
ters taken up by the 1925 grand
| inrV
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16
IHclIInl cgr elEE f1F999EEN Gll9lSNF9GGl
CANTALOUPE MARKET
By Z S. BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECON oMICS
G. E. Schultz Local Representative

meats, std 36.45s hest 2.25-27j soft
l.50-L75. ponvs t5-54s 175, flats 10
15S best mostly LOS soft 100 Honey
dews, std crates 6-12s 100000.
Chicago: So cloudy. . Mex. 60
Calf arvd, l25 on track. Supplies
liberal, demand and trading light,
market firm. Calif-std 45s 3.25-
800, std Sos 3.00-3.25, iumbos 45s
3.75-400. jumhos 36s 3.50-3.75, 27s
3.25-3.50. ponys 54s 2.50-2.75, iumbos
flats 9S l.401.50, HIPS, 1.75, flats
12-15S 1.50-l .65.
Cincinnati: IL raining. Q Calf
arvd, 7 on track. Supplies liberal,
demand moderate. market slightly
weaker. Calf iumbos 27s 3.00-3.50
iumbos 36s 3.00-3.7J mostly 3.25-3.50
.iumbos 45s 3.50-3.75, std 45s 800
$50 mostly 3.2j-3.50, std 36s 800
3.25, ponys 54s 2.1J-2.50, flats 12-l5s
l.50-l.75, jumbo flats Cos l.001.50
mostly 100-l.35.
Boston: 72' raining. 13 Calf, I
Mex arvd, 23 on track. Supplies
moderate, demand moderate, market
barley steady, Calif--jumbos 45s
100, std 36S $50, std +5S 3.50-375,
ponys 45-54S 2.50-275, flats 12-15si
l.50. Mex-honeydews std crates
3.00.3.50 mostly 800 casabas 2.00-
$50 mostly $50.
Philadelphia; 77' cloudy. 81 Calf
arvd, - ON track. Supplies liberal,
demand slow, market weaker. Calf
-.iumbos 45s 3.5O-+0o, iumbos a6s
3.00-375, iumhos 27s 300-3.50, std
45s 3,00-350, std 36s 2.75.3.25, ponys
54s 200.2.75, ponys ass 2.25-300,
flats 12s l,25-l 80, iumbos flats 9s
l15-l.j0, honeydews, sta crates 400.
indianapolis: Calf arvd. on
track. Supplies liberal, demand mod
crate. market steady. Jumhos 45s
400, iumbos 3Gs 8.75, std 45s 3.75,
std 36s $50, ponys 45.54s 2.75, flats
l9-l5s l2J.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16
DEUEL. IS COMING
TO VALLEY FOR
TWO MEETINGS

A highly important event for I'm
perial Valley farmers takes place
next week in the visit Of !. j. deuel.,
chairman of the utilities denartment
of the State Federation of Farm
Bureaus. Mr.. Deuel. is to be in the
valley on June % and 23 and will
address meetings on both evenings.
On Monday. June %. the utility
chairman will sneak mt Jasper Farm
Center aud on Tuesday, June %, at
Fastsid ide-SunSot center. The meet
ing at the latter place will begin
takes the train ut nine and all who
nlan to attend are urged to be on
hand.
Mr.. Deuel., who makes his head
quarters in Berkeley and San
Francisco, is recognized rs an ou-
thoritv on matters pertaining 10 the
farmers welfare and every rancher
of Imperial County should plan to
be at one or both of these meetings.
as he viii hear something of real
benefit and practical use, according
TO those sponsoring the meetingS.
Mr. Deuel. is we'll known here bv
reason of his activities ON behalf Of
this section on rate reductions, the
dry icing fight and the coming bat
tie with the Southern Sicrras Com
panv over proposed rate increases.
A melon feast, with both canta-
loupes and watermelons will tcrmi-
nate the evenings activities at
both meetings and a record attend
ancP is anticipated.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16
SUPERVISORS TO
RETAIN SERVICE,
FARM ADVISORS

Much satisfaction is being cX-
pressed in agricultural circles to.
day over the action Of the supervis-
ors Of Imperial county who yester-
day voted to renew their contract
with the extension service bureau
of the University of California for
another year.
At the same time IN appropria.
tion Of S62J0 was voted to cover the
expenses of the department for the
ensuing year.
\ resolution which was presented
asking Farm Advisor Garthwaite be
transferred failed to pass the board.
BY providing the necessary cX-
penses for the coming year, it is
taken that the full complement of
service will be retained, and that Il
man will be named from hcadquart-
ers to replace Ray Ellis, who has
been transferred to Orange county
aud who will leave the valley about
July first.
The $3.50 viii pay for the ma
chimes and their upkeep, utilized
by the four members of the service.
ami also overhead expenses, the sal
aries of the workers being paid
jointly by the state and federal GOV
eminent
The varied and helpful activities
Of this bureau have been found 10
be of immense value to the valley
agrieulturalist and the many exper-
imcnts carried on at the Mcloland
experiment station have proven the
particular kinds Of crops aud varie-
ties bost adapted for valley grow
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16
By United Pres. Leased Wire

IIACkETTSTOWN, y. j.. June
lG.--Plumging into a dcbris-ehoked
switch during last flight s lightning
storm. a special train on the Lack
awanna railroad was wrecked near
here with a loss of Is lives. Fifty
persons were injured severely and
probably Il score more received first
aid treatment
SIX bodies had been taken from
the wreckagc of the train At noon,
seven of 3S injured who wcro taken
70 u hospital in Easton, Pa. died
from injuries during the morning
tnd two died in hospital at Do
teA Delaware.
Those who died in the hospital.
IN most instances. were victims of
burns from steam which poured into
the cars after the steam pipes on
the train had broken.
Many of the injured were still
Unidentified at noon today. The
were taken to various hospitals in
towns near the scene of the wreck.
The train was carrying passengers
from the west ITO New York, where
they were 10 embark this afternoon
on the liner Republic for Germany.
The party WAS travelling under the
direction of a touring agency.
The scene Of the wreck Is in an
isolated section. Farmers living in
the ncighborhood heard the crashing
of the ears above the noise Of the
storm. e
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16
ISABELLE POPE
Sees NOTES TO
LOVER PARADED

CRIMINAL COURT RO O NJ,
CHICAGO. June 10 Smiling and
blushing. beautiful Isabelle Pope to-
day went through the hardest or
doal-shc saw her love affair with
Billy McClntock. the millionaire
orphan.' paradcd in public in a
crowded court roOm
Isabelle was witness for the
prosecution. seeking TO prove that
William u. Shepherd murdered
voung McClintocll in order to OBJ
tain Billy's fortune.
But it was under cross eXamina-
tion by William Scott Stewart,
chief counsel for Shepherds $ defense
that Miss Pope was called upon to
test her nerve. She identified love
letters she had written to Billy and
heard them read in public.
Stewart handed Miss Pope the
original letters she had written to
Billy when he was away at Dart
mouth college. She turned them
over, looked at her own handwrit-
ing. read the endoariug phrases and
said: - \ cs, | wrote these letters 10
BLY,
Stewart then read excerpts from
them-hc did not read them all. He
read only portions which he consid-
cred vital to Shepherd defense.
They dealt chief with her attitude
towards Billy's foster parents, isa-
belle had testified previously that
Billy did not love the Shepherds
cas- most boys love their parents >
and that the Shepherds treated her
coolly and prevented their MARI
age.
The other letters told of Isabelle
going to church with Mrs, Shep-
herd
"Won't it be wonderful, DEAR
one of the letters stated, "when
Mrs. Shepherd will not he your
Continued on page
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16
PAINLEVE PLANS
MORE TROOPS
FOR MOROCCO

PARIS, June l6.-Premier Pain
leve, home from the front lines in
the Franco-Riffian war in Morocco,
announced today that he intends to
ask authority to send more troops to
the battle ground.
These would replace men tired by
the continuous grind of operations
since France began trying to oust
Add El Krim from the French zone.
He announced further that two
torpedo boats are now on the Riff
fian coast to suppress gun running.
Painleve indicated it may be ne
cessary to ask the chamber for more
funds for the campaign which he
wants to reduce to the shortest ross-
ible duration.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16
JARDINE SAYS CALIFORNIA LEADS
The WORLD In AGRICULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION

secretary of aGrirulturc. told the
conferenc" here late yesterday.
'Thc coming year promises to be
the biggest in the industrial history
of the United States, the secretary
told nearly 1000 delegates from
Southern California, Nevada, Ari.
zono and Utah.
cit will be big ycar for the
farmer also. There is no surplus
Of wheat. and prices should remain
high. There is some shortage of
hogs, hut never before have the
crons looked so good
"California is state of snccial-
lists and as specialists in producing
various crops has been able to make
more than any other state in theh
union.
'This state has not suffered as
other states have. and tho reason Is
because the farmers and business
mon are bcttor organized and break
bread with each other more often. "
Jardinc declared the farmers of
California lead the agriculturists
of the world in cooperative de"e-
lopment.
''T came west TO study vour
methods and to tell the other states
how YOU Of California keep pro
duetion and prices high with your
program of cooperation between the
farmer and the big business man, y
"In California agriculture is
booming and will continue to boom
because of this potent fact that tne
business man of the citv has help
ed the farmer to cut down waste,
be efficient and get the biggest
money value out of his property"
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16
~ 80 YsQs19
ST. JOHN WILL
HEAD OFF MINORS
AT BORDER LINE
Supervisors Name Juve-
nile Officer for Valley
Youths

Fred V. 81. John. of CalcXico.
was appointed juvenile Inspector at
the international line in Calexico.
b} the board of supervisors yestcr-
day. st. John will be charged with
the duty Of preventing minors from
crossing the international line into
MeXicali, mlcsa accompanied by
their parents or guardians. He will
assume his duties ON July l, at a
salary Of $50 per month.
The appointment was made fol
lowing recommendation two weeks
ago by delegation of citizens, that
an Officer be stationed at The in
tcrnational line. A similar delega-
ton appeared before the board yes
terday, for the same purpose.
Plans and specifications for the
tri-county tuberculosis hospital at
Banning were approved and ordered
filed with the county clerk, who at
the same time was instructed to ad-
Vertise in this county for bids on the
plumbing. heating and sheet metal
work required in the building.
Sale of $4,000 of Brawley Union
High School bonds to X. +. Camp
bell and Company was authorized,
the sale being made at par, with ae-
crucd interest at ) per cent.
Permission was given the county
librarian to attend the national con
Yention of Librarians which is 10 be
held at Seattle next month, the cX-
ponscs of attendance to be paid out
of the county library fund.
\ bid OF $3.50 made by Ben llulse
for one T-@j Holt tractor, was ac-
cepted and the sale was closed.
The purchasing agent was author
izod to purchase five head Of mules
for the use Of Road District No. /.
The board of supervisors viii sit
rs a board Of equalization, from the
fitst Monday in July until the nee
essary work required of it is COM
plc,cd. though the time for such
work shall not exceed two weeks.
The clerk was instructed to give
notice of this fact in the newspapers
of the county.
In the event of any special elec-
tion being called during 1923. the
supervisors authorized the county
clerk to employ such additional
clerical help as he is entitled to by
law.
The board adjourned until Ju'+ 6.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16

NdES OluerPV III lne lhNcfldl al
lev for loading Tuesday, June 16:
260.
Imperial Valley comparisons:
1924 1925
shipped on June u A75 800
Skinned to June Is 65o1 1884
Shiprino point information for
Monday. June u: FL Centre and
nearby noints-99' max, So min.
clear Demand good, trading good.
market strono. Carloads fob usual
terms--std 45s mostly around 2,25.
Carloads fob cash track-iumbos 45s
mostly 215-2.25, iumboS &6s and std
45s 17.I-3.10 mostly 1,S5-'00, ponvs
47-54s 1.35-1.5O, flats l2-15s mostly
75-SOc Ripes for western ship
ments, choicc-too few sales TO es-
tablish market, somc consigned.
Most shipments rolled for delivered
sales.
Tclegraphic reports:
Cleveland: Calf arvd, . ON
track. Supplies liberal, demand mod
crate. market STRONGER. Calif-std
''-T'S ''''-F"u' luhlpNS "o-toS f."U-
49,. ponys 45s 800. std flats 12-15s
l.60-l.65. jumbo flats OPS 1.75.
New York 73o partly cloudy. s.
Calf. , Mex arvd, Supplies rather
heavy, demand moderate, market
slightly weaker. Calif-some over
rine, std 36-45s best 325-3,50 poorer
low as 800, iumhos 36.45s best 100
4.o5 noorer low rs 3.75, 27s mostly
$50 few best @.75, ponvs 45-54s hest
2.25-o.50 poorer low rs 200, flats 10
l5S L50-l.75 mostly 1.50. Jumbo 9S
l.0o-h95 mostly l.95. Mex--green
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16
WHAT'S DOING

Anti-recall league meets to-
night, 1880 at courthouse.
I. V. Commandery No. 54
meets tonight, Masonic hall.
knights of Pythias meets to-
night, Pythian hail.
Any Woman at Palace
Airdomo tonight.
Poultry meeting tomorrow
with Mrs. C. F. Meyer. 9 a. M,
Mrs. L. S. Neagle, 1870 p. m.
Artesia Home Department.
all day tomorrow at the home of
Mrs. Compton.
Chamber of Commerce lunch
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16
ny United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Juno 16.-Agri-
cultural problems were taken up to-
day at the southwest economic con
ference.
Marketing food and transporta-
tion for the southwest 5 great crops
were discussed bv representatives
Of the four southern states, Cali
fornia, Nevada, New Mexico and
Arizona.
Paul S. Armstrong, in the princi-
pal address Of the dav, spoke on the
problem of the southwestern grow
ers in marketing their goods
throughout the east. He said the
southland producers were confront
ed with considerable competition
from eastern and European fruit
growers.
The speaker outlined three me-
thods to overcome this competition,
ms follows:
Crop specialization. or bv
growing produce that could not be
produced elsewhere.
2.-,IToncstv in packing and mea-
suring, which is already making
California n good reputation
throughout the world.
2.-ICoopcrativc marketing.
Herbert w. Hazeltine, president
Of the American Fruit Growers,
Inc, paid tribute TO the growing
prosperity of the southwest also.
Tie pointed particularly to the Salt
River dam and Los Angeles har-
bor.
California is the "kev 70 econo-
mic development in industry and
agriculture" William N. Jardine,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16
THREE DIE AS
GAS POCKET IS
STRUCK BY DRILL

CHICAGO, June 1G.-Three men
We're overcome by gas and killed in
a eaisson being driven for new
building today.
Five men were working in the
caisson when the drills struck gas
pocket. Three men clambered to
safety. Two dropped to the floor
OF the pit, overcome by the gas.
William Sikora, fire department
captain, was gassed while trying to
rescue the two workmen. Arriving
with an emergency pulmotor squad
OF the fire department, he climbed
INTO the pit at once. Before he
could reach the bodies of the work.
men, Sikora fell to the floor m-
conscious and died.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16
IMMIGRATION
INSPECTOR AT
CHAMBER MEET

\. r. Nelson, chief inspector of
the United States immigration Ser
vice, will be the speaker at the
weekly luncheon of the FL Centre
Chamber of Commerce tomorrow
noon.
Many residents of Imperial Val
ley are unacquainted with the work
which the federal government is do
ing in this community to see that
the the laws of the country are en-
forced, relative to the entry of
aliens, and this work will be eX.
planned by the inspector.
The luncheon will start promptly
at 12:l0 and Secretary Carmichael
has planned several musical num-
bers in making up the program for
the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16
Press Will Give
Daily River
Gage

Believing that the general pub
lie is interested in the amount
of water which is flowing in the
Colorado river at the present
time, the Press has made ar
rangements to print a record of
the gage at Yuma each day.
Many calls have been received
at the Press office, asking for
this service, and through ar
rangenents with the Imperial II
rigation district, it will be poss-
ible to give each day, a record of
the river gage and the flow of
water as recorded for the pre-
! ccding day.
Yesterday, June Is, the Yuma
gage showed depth of 21.62
feet and flow of 40,700 second
feet.
This is quite a contrast to the
record shown one week previous,
June 8, when the river reached
its highest flood peak for the
year, registering 1888 feet and
a discharge of 52,7O0 second
feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16
Terrific Storm
Causes Wreck:
Many Scalded
by United Press Leased Wire
HACKETTSTOWN, N. j.,

By United Press Leased Wire
HACKETTSTOWN, N. j.,
June 16.-Twenty- eight persons
had died up to 2:30 p. m. today
as result of the worst accident
on an American railway i'll re-
cent months.
Six dead were taken from the
wreckage; II others died in q
hospital at Easton, Pa; one
died enroute to a hospital and
four died in a hospital at Dow
er, N. j., all from injuries and
most Of them from burns.
Approximately so persons
were injured while a score of
others received first aid treat
ment on the scene.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16
SEC. WEEKS TO LEAVE
HOSPITAL THIS WEEK

BOSTOr, June 16.-Seeretarv of
War John w. Weeks will be able
to leave Phillips hospital whore he
is convalescing from an operation
Thursday or Friday, bulletin an.
nQunced this afternoon. The con,
valescence is progressing favor
ably. -
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16
HUNT SIGNS UP
FOR EXHAUSTIVE
SURVEY OF RIVER

ny United Press Leased Wire
PHOENIX, Ariz., June 16.-
Governor G.. w. P. Hunt today
signed a cooperative agreement
with representatives of the
United States Geological Survey
appropriating 100000 for n
two year engineering investiga-
tion of irrigational and power
possibilities of the Colorado
river within Arizona.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16
THREE DEAD IN BLAST

FLORENCE, Colo, June 16.-
Thee men were killed and one in
lured when = gas explosion wreck
ed the refining plant of the United
Oli company here late yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16
At Cincinnati

Brooklyn 600 500 000--5 10 s
Cincinnati 0l0 0l0 022--6 16 !
Petty, Osborne and Taylor; Rixey
and Wingo.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16
At Philadelphia
At New York
NATIONAL
At Pittsburgh

AC TlIISuuISu
New York 003 0l2 I'LL 3
Pittsburgh 1913 200 600 4-r3 % 2
Huntzinger, Greenfield, McQuil-
Ian, Wisner, Nehf and SNYDER; Al
drigde, Kremer, Meadows and
Smith.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16
GAMES TODAY
National

New York at Pittsburgh,
clear.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati, cloudy
Boston at Chicago, cloudy.
American
Detroit at New York, clear.
Chicago at Boston, rain.
Cleveland at Philadelphia,
clear.
st. Louis at Washington,
cloudy.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-16
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]
AMERICAN

At Boston
Chicago OlO o00 OOO-1 )
Boston 100 0l0 00X-2 !
Robertson and Grouse, Grabowski ;
Ehmkc and Picinich.
At Philadelphia
Cleveland 210 600 040- I II
Philadelphia 400 00l Hop - !
Shaute, Edwards, Roy and l.. Sc
we'll; Groves, Rommel and Perkins.
At New York
Detroit 600 103 100-5
New York 002 100 000--3 9 4
Whitehillc and Basslcr; Pennock,
Hoyt aud Bengough.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-03-14
Bello y Practice

Pero no solarnente su aspecto disef1o
distinguidos son las cualidades que la
man la atencion del pGblico; hay tambien
cualidades en- el interior, que tambien
merecen encomio. La potencia adicional
del famoso motor Studebaker, es una. La
mayor duracion del chassis, debido que
sus bastidores son mas resistentes Y sus
coJinetes y pernos articulados mas gran
des, es otra. Adennas, su mecanismo es
mas efectivo, debido mejoras hechas en-
los engranajes de su tren desplazab1e; ell
mecanismo de embrague de accion mas
suave; mayor preston de frenos en- las
ruedas traseras (frenos hidraulicos en- las
cuatro ruedas 81 Sc desea); manejo mas
facil, consecuencia de la adopci6n de un
diSehoe special de mecanismo de direc-