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Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-17
Pomona Votes On
Sunday Closing

POMONA, Calf. Feb. 17.-Po-
mona voters went to the polls today
for a final settlement of the long
controversy over the Sunday closing
blue law.
Early voting indicated 4 large
turnout, and more htan 1000 ballots
were expected to be cast.
The only issue involved at today S
election is whether the law requir-
ing picture shows to remain closed
on Sunday shall be repealed
Proprietors of pool rooms and
dance halls have agreed to keep
their establishments closed, and the
city council has promised to adopt a
separate ordinance regulating these
places in event the movie law is re-
pealed.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-17
State Director
Here to Aid in
Weed Control

A very prominent visitor in Ell
Centre yesterday was G. H. Hecke,
director of agriculture for the state
of California, with headquarters in
Sacramento. In Mr.. Hecke's party
were Stanley Rogers and w. F.
Allewelt, also with the depart
ment of agriculture.
In the morning Mr. Hecke went
to Calcxico, where they interview
ed H. H. Clark, who has extensive
interests in Calexico and Mexico,
especially in the cotton business.
Mr.. Hecke and Mr.. Clark talked of
eradication methods for the terrible
cotton growers pest, Johnson grass.
Mr.. Clark promised his support in
any way 20 aid in this matter. Gov.
Rodriguez of Lower California was
also interviewed and he also ex-
pressed his willingness to help in
any way he could.
At 1870 p. IN. Mr.. Hecke spoke to
a large delegation of farm bureau
members at the court house. His
main themes was Johnson grass,
which is also dreaded by growers of
cantaloupes and lettuce. He also
spoke of the Standardization of the
vast tonnage of field crops of I'm.
/ perial Valley, such as cantaloupes
tomatoes and lettuce.
Mr.. Hecke commended B. A. Har
rigan's $ vigilance and untiring eff
forts in the inspection of lettuce il
this district, declaring it wa
through his efforts that the stand
ardization service in Imperial Val
ley has reached its present degree
of perfection, which in his esti
nation is not equalled in any othel
county in the state.
Later in the afternoon Mr.
Hecke's party went to Yuma where
they met o. d. Odle, superintendent
of the Yuma Indian reservation
Here Johnson grass came in for dis
cussion and Mr.. Odle agreed to aid
in the control i'll any way he can
He stated that Ire would start work
Immediately, and Mr.. Hecke was
very much encouraged, for with the
| joint efforts or the federal, state
and county authorities, the contro
of this noxious weed will be assured
especially since the governor OF
Mexico has agreed to assist.
Mr.. Hecke and his party left fol
San Diego this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-17
DISTRICT BONDS SELL ABOVE PAR
Bay City Bank
Pdys Premium
For First Time

For the first time in the history
of the Imperial Irrigation District,
bonds issued by that organization
sold above par when $500 worth
of drainage bonds were sold this
morning at $101, or 81 above par.
The bonds were sold to the First
bSecurities Company of Los hnge-
les, the Anglo London-p Paris Compa-
Sny of San Francisco and Rutter and
company of New York.
J. +. Seidel, representing the
ahree concerns, attended the meet
/ ing of the board this morning and
after n short conference with the
directors, submitted his proposition,
which was accepted by the diree-
'stors.
! Today's sale clears up the last of
fhe bond issue Of three years ago
when $2,500,000 was voted by the
people of the district for the install
lation Of the drainage system. At
the same time, $4,000, 600 was voted
for the absorption Of the various
mutual water companies. which were
. purchasing water for irrigation pur-
poses from the district.
The absorption bonds were dis
posed of at various sales during the
last three years.
The sale Of the bonds today at
such nigh figure was particularly
pleasing to the directors, who con
slider the high figure obtained for
the bonds, proof that bond houses
recognize Imperial Irrigation dis
triet bonds as n desirable invest.
ment.
The last previous sale of bonds
was six months ago, when 100000
were sold at par Earlier sales were
mada considerably below par and the
gradual increase in the price of
fered is encouraging, not only TO
the directors of the district, but
to the people Of Imperial Valley as
n whole.
The sentiment at the district of
flee today was to the effect that if
it should become necessary to issue
other bonds at later date, the
Imperial Irrigation district viii be
in good position to obtain a high
price for them following the conf
dence expressed by today's sale.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-17

Hernandez Gets
a Second Term

Following several changes of
mind, which caused him to plead
guilty one time, then change his
plea to not guilty, Sacramento Her
nandez decided to stick to his gull
ty plea yesterday afternoon, and ac-
cordingly was fined 5000 by Judge
Cole for reckless driving.
Hernandez is already serving
Jail sentence for illegal possession
of LIQUOR, and being unable to paw
the fine imposed Yesterday, he will
have to start serving an alternative
sentence of 100 days in Jail on COM
nletion of his present sentence.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-17
WILD ANIMALS IN
OREGON ARE NOT
ALL GONE AS YET

PORTLAND. Ore. Feb. 17.-Peo-
pie who think that the wilds of Ore
gon are fast becoming tame are
mistaken, according to Captain A.
E. Burghduff, state game warden.
Burghduff pointed out that the
state paid bounties on 800 wild cat
pelts, two cougars and one wolf
during recent 32-day period. This
is the largest list of wild eat boun-
ties ever paid by the state in one
month
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-17

Imperial Valley comparisons:
1924 1925
Shipped on February 16 100 %
Shipned to February 16 4477 3439
Total U. 8. shipped
to date 10502 10S73
Cars ordered in the Imperial Val
lev for loading February II, 113.
Origin of Imperial Valley lettuce
shipments reported out Fehraurv 16:
Rrawlev "a, immortal 4, FL Centre
90, s. n. & A. Rv. 2, II. & 7. Ry. 4,
Heher 10, Calexico 9, total %.
Shippino point information for
Monday, February 16: Fl Centre
and nearby noints-max 750, min
42'. clear, Demand and trading
moderate, market about steady,
slightly easier feeling among buy
ers. especially for small stock. Car
loads fob cash tracks,, 2.50-2.75;
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-17
UNITED STATES
HAS COMPLIED
WITH ARMS PACT
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. l7.-Secre.
tary of the Navy Wilbur today in
formed Secretary of State Hughes
that the United States government
had fully complied with the provi-
sion of the Washington arms limita-
tion pact.
The treaty provides that all terms
be executed within year and a half
after final ratification. Today
marks the termination of the year
and half period since France, the
last signatory to ratify, put the
treaty into effect.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-17
COUPLE FOUND DEAD
IN ST. PAUL HOTEL

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. IT,
Thomas Swami ST., prominent brok-
er and realtor of st. Paul, and his
wife We're found dead in their
apartment at hotel here today.
Police believe Swami shot his wife
and killed himself. He is known to
have suffered heavy financial re-
verses recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-17
PRESENT RIVER
PACT REJECTED
IN RESOLUTION
BY United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
PHOENIX, Ariz.. Feb. IT,
A resolution rejecting the pre-
sent Colorado River pact and
calling for a commission to
draft a new agreement was in
troduced in the lower house of
the state legislature today. The
resolution contends the present
pact is unfair in allocating war
ter to the lower basin of the
river and permits huge flow
into Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-17
MOVIE ACTRESS
JAILED IN l.. A.
ny United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17.-When
Miss Cecilia Evans motion picture
actress, awoke this morning she
was in very strange surroundings a
strange little room with iron bars
on tho windows which threw the
sun s shadows ON bare floor. She
had spent the first night of two
day sentence for speeding.
Although Miss Evans used every
subterfuge to restrain the order of
the court, oven crying, the judge
decided she ought to be punished
for driving at the rate of 40 miles
an hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-17
Second Cousin
of Harding to
Marry LA. GIRL
ny United Press Leased Wire

M Los ANGELES, Feb. 1.-THE
engagement Of Miss Rae L. Burritt
Los Angeles, to yeoman William S,
Harding, U. s. N, second cousin of
the late President, Warren G. Hard
ing, was announced hcre today.
Yeoman Harding, whose homo is
lin New Philadelphia, 40 miles west
of Marion, Ohio, has 42 days left
{ to serve on the Y. S. S. Oklahoma.
The date for the wedding was
not announced, but it will prob
ably occur as soon as Harding is
released from the navy, the couple
admitted.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-17
Congress Today
Senate

Senate
Agriculture committee continues
hearing on President s farm pro-
gram.
Commerce committee considers
rivers and harbors bill.
Immigration committee takes up
alien deportation bill.
House
Appropriations committee eonsid-
ers deficiency supply bill.
Interstate commerce committee
considers Pullman surcharge bill
Agriculture committee considers
farm relief legislation.
Aircraft and shipping board in
vestigatiOn continues.
Investigation of disabled soldiers
league begins.
Military committee hears General
Mitchell and Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-17
RITES
HELD TODAY ON
BROW OF HILL
Danger Too Great to
Permit Risking
More Lives
By FOSTER EGNER
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

AT THE MOUTH OF SAND
CAVE, Ky, Feb. 17.-Floyd Col
Inns will sleep on undisturbed in
the cavern of Sand Cave that claim
ed his life.
Attempts to recover the body
from its tomb of rock 60 feet un-
derground were definitely abandon
ed this afternoon after a conference
of authorities at the cave.
II. r. Carmichael, in charge of
operations, said the lateral drift of
the shaft will be sealed with ce-
ment, the vertical shaft filled with
rocks and operations closed as soon
as possible.
The original cave is sufficiently
sealed by the cave-in which shut
rescuers off from Collins to pre-
vent it from Turing other venture
some explorers to its depth.
Brigadier General Denhardt said
the troops would leave the cave late
today.
Before attempts to recover the
body were abandoned, DR.. William
Hazlett of Chicago examined the
body and declared Collins had been
dead two or three days before res
cuers reached him.
Rev. c. j. Dickey of Horse Cave,
Ky, q Methodist circuit rider. will
hold funeral services for Collins on
the brow of the cliff at Sand Cave
at . clock this afternoon.
ombined choirs of all the Cave
City churches will chant out a fun
aral hvmn and depart across the
Kentucky hills, leaving Collins in
the rocky tomb where he perished
while men matched their strength
against the forces of nature in q
vain attempt to save him.
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)
AT THE MOUTH OF SAND
GAVE, Ky, Feb. T.-iHope of
bringing the body of Flovd Collins
from its resting place in Sand Cave
through the manhole which led to
the hodv late Yesterday, was aban'
doned today
A new lateral tunnel has been
started in an effort to reach this
feet of the dead man and free them
from the boulder which first trap
CONTINUED on Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-17
!AROUND-THE-WORLD
AVIATOR TO FLY
TO NORTHERN BALL
Ry United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 17.-Cap-
tain Lowell Smith, commander of
the around the world flight, will
fly his new 100000 airplanc here
from San Diego to attend a military
ball to be given Friday night by of
ficers Of the 3Glst infantry, it was
learned here today Twenty-three
aviators plan to fly here for the
event.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-09

long before she could rise and Chamber
over fallen log and race on. Dat
the darkness which tricked her pro-
tected her at the same time, playing
no favorites now. Ruth, too, had
fallen; Ruth, too, was frenzied at
the brief delay.
Stumbling, falling, rising, stagger-
ing back from tree into which she
had run full tilt, bruised and torn,
the girl ran on. At every free step
hope shot upward in her heart; at
every fall she grew sick with dread.
The canyon broadened rapidly. the
ground underfoot grew less broken
and Uttered with boulders and logs.
Through tangles of brush she went
blindly, throwing herself forward,
falling, rising, falling, rising again. 1t
was nightmare of a race, with Ruth
always just there, almost at her heels.
She turned as far away from the
stream as she could, keeping under
the cliffs where there was less brush !;
where the way was more open, where
the shadows were thickest.
She was understanding Mad Ruth.
Ruth's weird voice came from a great
er distance; the woman was ten, may
be twenty, feet behind her.
The moon at last rose pale gold
above the eastern ridge. And now
Judith could thank God for it. For
the canyon had widened more and
more the banks of the river were
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-09

Again Judith took what risks the
night and the rocks offered her and
thanked God in her soul that 1t was
given her to take a chance in the
open, to use her own muscles In her
own fight. not to lie longer, playing
the part of do-nothing. Now and
then. across the void, there floated
to her little moaning cry from the
mad woman's lips. Now and then she
heard curse from Quinnion above
often from above her. from below her
own feet, from across the chasm, drop
ping stones, falling almost sheer. told
of haste and death which might come
from an unlucky step.
Fast as Judith went now, having
fair sort of cliff trail under her.
Mad Ruth went faster. The gorge
measured scant fifty feet between
them and the girls alert senses told
her that already Ruth was on level
with her. Ruth was winning In the
desperate race. She knew her way
down so perfectly, her heart was SO
filled with madness, that danger was
nothing to her.
Down and down climbed Judith,
caution welded to haste, as she told
herself that she had chance yet,
away in a fall, though it were but a
few feet. She must have no sprained
ankle If she meant to see the sun rise
tomorrow.
The flush had frightened In the
sky where the moon was so, near the
ridge. The moon. too, had joined in
the race; with one quick glance to-
ward it, Judith again discarded eau
ton for haste. She must get down
into the floor Of the canyon before the
moonlight did; she must be running
before its radiance showed her out
to Quinnion and Ruth.
Her hands were cut and bleeding.
her heart was beating wildly, already
her body was sore and bruised. But
these things she did not know. She
only knew that Quinnion was still
coming on above her, and coming more
swiftly now, quite as swiftly as she
herself moved. since his feet, too,
were In the better trail; that Mad
Ruth had completed the descent
across the chasm and by now must be
crossing the stream upon some fallen
log or rude bridge; that one minute
more, or perhaps two. would decide
her fate.
She could see the stream, glinting
palely in the starlight. 1t seemed
very near; its thunder filed her ears
Down she went and down, down I'M
til at last she was not ten feet above
it's surface, with a strip of gently
sloping bank just under her. She
stopped, took firm hold upon a knob
of boulder, prepared to swing down
and drop to the bottom. And, as she
stopped, she heard little whining
moan just under her and straight
ened up, tense and terrified Mad
Ruth was there before her, Mad Ruth
was waiting.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-09

studded with big trees, there were
wide open spaces between them
through which she shot like a fright
ened deer, turning this way and that,
darling about clump of little frs,
plunging into the shadows under great
sky-seeking cedars, running as she
had never run before and as she knew
Mad Ruth could not run.
Freel She was free. The triumph
of it danced in her blood. On she ran
and now Quinnions voice and Ruth's
were confused with the roar of the
river On she ran and on and on,
and but family there came TO her the
sound of breaking brush somewhere
behind her. Never had her blood sung
within her as it sang now; never had
the dim. moonlit solitudes of the
mountains opened their sheltering
arms to one more grateful to slip into
them, like wounded child into the
Soothing embrace of its mother.
Now again she turned so that her
flying steps brought her close to the
waters edge. Louder and louder
grew it's shouting voice in her ears,
little by little drowning out the sounds
Of Ruth and Quinnion behind her.
Now, in all the glorious night, there
was no sound to reach her but the
sound of running water and her own
beating feet. She was free.
ITO BE CONTINUED.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-09

Queer Ceremonies at Nuptials of Indians

er they proceed to the house of the
guaynaro. sort of tribal chief who
officiates at the marriage. Then two
lines are formed, one of men and
one Of women, with the bride in the
center. All stand for minute fac
ing each other; then. the women adj
vance, the men recede. Thousands
upon thousands of times this shut
fling back and forth Is repeated. DC
casionally dancer will drop out to
refresh himself; at times one will fall
to the ground exhausted; but the stur-
diest manage TO last out the whole at
fair. which continues throughout three
days and three nights. The most stall
wart Yumbo requires at least three
weeks to recover from one Of these
functions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-09

It's here, right in town and every
five druggist has 1t.
It's low price remedy, to be sure,
but that doesn't step it from taking
the kinks, lameness or torture out of
your troubled joints.
Joint-Ease is the name, so-called be
cause it is compounded solely for the
purpose of relieving all joint ailments.
Just rub it on the tormented, lame
joints and in just few seconds it
will penetrate through skin and flesh
right down to the tendons and liga-
ments of the joints-right where the
trouble starts-then blessed comfort
comes quickly.
1t absorbs instantly and Is so clean
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-09

Among the Indians of Ecuador the
marriage ceremony Is weird and tu-
multuous rite; this function begins
with a feast In which all the neigh
boring families take part. AT dawn
they gather around huge bowls OF a
nauseOus concoction known as chica,
which is fermented and highly In
toxicating drink made from the fruit
Of the chonta palm. While the drink
ing Is going on the bride is being
dressed. ALI her clothing Is removed
Ia short process-and she Is provid-
ed with new skirt of blue cloth
which reaches almost TO her knees.
says H. 8. Dickey In Current History
Magazine Around her shoulders are
tied two red bandanna handkerchiefs
and across her forehead a red ribbon.
Thus attired and accompanied by the
guests she goes to the house of the
bridegroom. who is dressed in white
knee trousers with bandafina hand
kerchief tied about his neck. Togeth-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-09

But though she could not see 1t, she
studied 1t with her fingers until she
had picture of 1t in her mind. A
picture that only increased her hope
iessness. Barehanded she could never
hope to break it down or push it aside.
And above 1t and below, and on each
side, were the solid walls of stone.
She no longer knew what day II was.
She scarcely knew If it were day or
night. But. setting herself something
to do so that she would not go mad,
mad as Mad Ruth, she secured for
herself another weapon. Another bit
of stone which her cropping fingers had
found and hidden with her club; a
Jagged, ugly rock half the size of a
mans head. Some little scraps OF
bread and meat. boarded from her
scanty meals. she hid in her blouse.
IF l could stun her, just stun her."
she got into the way of whispering
to herself. mot kill her outright
just stun her"
At last, seeing that she must work
her own salvation with the crude
weapons given her. Judith told her
self that she could wait no longer.
Another day and another and she
would he weak from the confinement
and poor food and nervous. wakefuI
hours. she must act while the
strength was in her. And. II Trey-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-09
CHAPTER XIV
Alone in the Wilderness

And Quinnion was coming on. She
was trapped. caught between the two
of them. She heard Quinnion laugh
again; he, too, had heard Ruth.
"Oh, God help mel" whispered Ju-
dith. GOD help me nowl"
There was no time to hesitate. If
she stood here, Quinnion would in a
moment wrap his arms about her; If
she dropped down, she would be in
the frenzied clutch of Mad Ruth.
A second she crouched, peering
down into the gloom below her, seek
ing to make out the form of the mad
woman. Then she did not merely
drop, but jumped, landing fair upon
the waiting figure, striking with her
boots on Mad Ruth's ample shoulders.
A scream Of rage from Ruth, little,
strangling cry from Judith, and the
two fell together. Ruth clutched as
she went down and hand closed
over the girls ankle. Judith rolled,
struck again with the free boot.
twisted sharply and felt the grip
torn loose from her ankle. She was
free.
She jumped up and ran and knew
that Ruth was running just behind
her, screaming terribly. Judith fell,
and her heart grew sick within her.
But again she was up just as Ruth's
hand clutched at her skirt, clutched
and was torn away as Judith ran on.
Quinnion cursed from above as she
had not yet heard him curse. Ruth
reviled both her and Quinnion for hav-
ing let her go.
Judith was running swiftly and felt
that she could get the better of the
heavier. older woman in race of
this sort. She stumbled and fell. and
fear again gripped her; 1t seemed so
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-09
You Can Quickly Timber Up
Sore, Stiff, Swollen Joints

and stainless that you can rub it en-
often and get thereby, results much
more quickly, when the joint is in
famed and the agony intense.
Being such powerful counter irri-
tant, it cannot help bringing speedy
and helpful results in congestion, sore
throat, chest colds, lumbago and neu-
ralgia much quicker than almost any
remedy you can buy.
But you must remember that it is
for joint Affections that it is mostly
dispensed and it's helpfulness will as
tonish you after all ordinary liniments
and other treatments have failed.
Always remember, when Joint-Ease
gets in joint agony gets out-quick.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-09
Reason for Nicknornes

During the contest between Charles
I and his parliament 1t was fashion
able among the church people to give
Scripture names to their children, and
sometimes the name would consist OF
a phrase, or even an entire verse. Onh
child was actually named "Who Com
forteth Us in All Our Tribulatiop.
That We May Be Able to Comfort
Them Which Are in Any Trouble
With the Comfort Wherewith We Our
selves Are Comforted," Tichbourne.
And what GO you suppose the kids
dubbed him when he started to
school? '.Trib."-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-09
Whippers Rout Hoppers

The grasshopper pest became so
serious In parts or Arkansas at one
time that negro laborers with whips
were hired to whip out the grasshop-
pers in the cotton fields. 81. X.
Thatcher of the State Agricultural col
lege says the plan was an astonishing
success, as the hoppers beat hasty
retreat before the whippers.