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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
jARD|NE REPORTS
ON COTTON CROP
Notes More l0W-Grade
Bales Than Have Been
Found Since 1920.
By the Associated Press.

This years crop contains more low
grade cotton than any year since 1920,
Secretary Jardine declares in a letter
to a special congressional subcommit-
tee.
The letter was addressed to Senator
Smith. Democrat. South Carolina,
chairman OF the special cotton com
mittee, consisting of Senators and
Representatives of each cotton-grow-
ing State selected to recommend cot
ton legislation at this session of Con
greSs.
The committee held its first confer
ence yesterday, but adjourned for the
holidays without action beyond APP
pointing a subcommittee to ascertain
the amount of this years cotton crop
that Is untenderable under futures
contracts and is unspinnable.
The Secretary's letter, replying to
the subcommittee request for the In
formation, said:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19

NEW YORK, December 19.-Fol-
lowing Is an official list of bonds and
stocks traded in on the New York
Curb Market today:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
Money to Loan

Secured by first deed Of trust real estate
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph l. Weller t ni5 wash nh, l. Ty w
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19

Although she can neither read nor
write. Koudret Hanoum, now past so
years of age, has been elected mayor
of the village of Germat, Turkey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19

Opening: December, 1874. bid: January.
1889: March. 1888: May. 1906: July.
1856. bid; October. i 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19

holidays without action beyond APP
pointing a subcommittee to ascertain
the amount of this years cotton crop
that Is untenderable under futures
contracts and is unspinnable.
The Secretary's letter. replying to
the subcommittee request for the In
formation, said:
Exact Data Unknown.
II regret that the Department Of
Agriculture IS without definite in
formation on these subjects. \
private statement that has come TO
uncomfortable cotton of this season 8
crop 70 range from 100000 bales to
100000 bales. with the average of
several estimates about $500. 600
bales. This includes cotton that Is
below the lowest tenderable grades
and cotton that is less than seven
eighths of an inch in length of staple.
The department has estimated the
1925 cotton crop at 15,603, 900 bales OF
500 pounds, of which the Bureau of
the Census reported that there were
Einned to December l. 1925. 1887
6s6 running bales. This leaves about
$50 900 bales of cotton to be ginned
before the final ginning report on
vi
ton remaining yet to be gtnned Will
be Of the lower grades and much of
it untenderable. 1t Ia a safe as
sumption that no crop in recent
years, saving possibly that OF 1920.
has contained 80 large a proportion
Of low grade cotton Of all descriptions
or such a proportion of the exces-
sively low grades in particular.
Term Wrongly Used
with reference to the proportion
of the crop which is 'unspinnable'
cotton. it might be said that this term
is often used inappropriately to mean
cotton of very low grade. Practically
all cotton. even of the lowest grades.
ls spinnable and IS eventually used in
the manufacture Of coarse yarns and
goods. The objections to the use of
extremely lowgrade cotton are its
comparatively large waste content. its
inferior finishing properties, reduced
mill production and dissatisfaction
treated among mill operatives due to
the greater amount Of dust and fly
and the lower earnings of those en-
ployed on a piece work basis.
Surveys OF the kind your inquiry
suggests have been undertaken from
time to time in the past, when specifi-
Cally requested by congress. A good
deal of difficulty has been experienced
In securing dependable data, due to
lack of uniform classification and the
consequent uncertainty as to the COM
parability OF reports. This obstacle
has been largely removed by the cot
ton futures act and the cotton stand
ards act. under which the official
standards have within the past two
years become thoroughly established.
The department regards the regular
compilation and publication Of data
of this kind as highly desirable"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
New Orleans Quotations.

Opening. January. 1850 March. S
May. 1851: July, 1923: October, 1890.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19

New YOrk luturts cIostd sFauy, bOII
I'D to 9 unlnts down.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-04

II you've ne
elected to get
Mothers gift,
here's y o Il r
chance to save
on II. In ma
hogany tone.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30
MUCH PRAISE
GIVEN 5. D. BY
NAVAL PARTY

SAN DIEGO. july 30.--Aftcr COM !
it,-t:8g Inspection. Of the government .
luoucrties il aEi around san Diego,
,he' congressional committee and
Secretary OF the Navy Wilbur. left
Mpnday aboard ia" transport Nc2-
dcgsou which brought the congress
men and party t. San a"Go fr"w
Hawaii.
Iut'ag the days the party was
here. the members were KEEP, busy
filling social engagements when they
were not making tours to the v'ri-
ods governmental plants for the pnr'
pcsr of inspection. Sunday was
the onlv dav on which the visitors
ttuld cail thor own and it was dc
.vctod 20 sight seeing. beach parties
aad t-ips TO the back country. sun.
dag afternoon Secretary Wilbur on
io~cd reunion VII three other
members of tho naval academy class
Will which he graduated. The
copgressmcA and their wives found
plenty 10 'cgteftain them either at
The beaches or It the lodges in the
uIIands. Fer their o'nveicnc /
prominent san Gicgans gave their
automobiles for the dag.
According to rcmarky dropped by
members of the parry during the
daN, they were deeply impressed
With san T. Ego and the favorable
IMPRESSION IS expected to bring
about recommendation for appr3-
lri&tionss to pay for stiIl further
ina rovemcrts needed by various
branches Of the service. Praise for
the Officers and men in charge Of
the yarious stations was unStintcd'
and the :1spcction made proved
highly satisfactory. Ever facility
u.as extended By both civic and sorv-
ice leaders To expedite the imspcc-
tioas and make them thorough.
The chief social feature OF the
week was the public rcccPtion in
Balboa Park at which the people
of san Diego were given an oppor-
tunitv TO meet Secretary and Mrs.
Wilbur aud the members of the
coi gressioua party. Another fca-
ture was dinner given for the Wis
itcrs at Hotel de! Coronado.
Time It is cool enough to steep it
is almost time 10 get up.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30
Mary Minter In
Amended Suit
Against Mother

LOS ANGELES, July So An
amended complaint filed in superior
court here by Mary Miles Mint2r,
former screen actress, indicates that
the suit Of the actress against her
mother, Mrs. Charlotte Shelby, has
turned into Il friendly lion.
Last January the actress demand
ell that her mother account for all
moneys earned by Miss Mintcr and
turned over to Mrs. Shelby. Be
cause no answer had been made to
the general complaint the amended
complaint was filed. In the latest
document Miss Minter alleges her
financial affairs are so complicat-
ed that only suit of equity can
determine the facts in the case.
1t is alleged Mrs. Shelby has new
or accounted for S250,000 received
from the American Film company
and $3.50. coo from the Famous Play
crs-Lasky corporation.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30
STRIKING COAL
MINERS TAKE
LAW IN HAND

LONDON, July 30.-Bands of
striking coal miners in Wales went
forth in the early hours of today
and besieged numerous collieries in
the Ammanford Valley.
In six hours after midnight, eight
group of strikers, each four hund-
red strong, and armed with blud-
geons, took law into their own hands
and forced the safety men at
the idle mines to retire, according
to word from Cardiff.
Before the club armed men. the
police were powerless.
With such portentious news at
hand, Premier Baldwin began anoth-
er days strenuous effort to prevent
the threatened July 81 coal lockout
throughout the land. Very pale and
manifesily tired from his long and
exacting day, he arrived at the min
istry Of labor, Montague House At
10 q. m. to, continue his negotiations
upon the failure or success of which
depends whether a tremendous CON
flict VIII start at midnight tomor-
row.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30
Women Fight I'm
Effort to See
MARY" In Court
ny United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES. July 30. -- Al
though the ease of three men accus
cd Of plotting to llidnap Mary Fick-
terd Will continue ia court FOR sew
cral days, the trial is ended today
so far as the interest of hundreds
Of movie fans is concerned.
Mary testified for both the pros
aecution and defeaSa iatcN yesterday.
1T is not. likely that She or Douglas
Fairbanks, her husband, will be call
ed to the stand aga n.
As the famous actress left the
courtroom after being on the stand
about 20 inmates, hundreds Of her
admirers dcccrted the. room, their
curiosity satisfied.
/ The largest crowd in Los Angeles
tcol.rt history had filled every avail
al,le space in the room to hear Miss
r:ckford testify: Women fought
with each other and at the same
time battied VIII men TO gain
po.ats Of vantage. So crowded was
the room that many could catch
oilt an occasional glimpse OF
+" their Mary.
Today extra chairs had been To-.
. moved from the courtroom. th"
berehes which fer week have stood
as Il bulwafk against the crowds in
he outer hallway were gone and
/ tne dcputy ba;Hffs had disappear
&C.
Miss pickford testified 81" was
ut ler studio the day the defend
ants. Charles L. Stevens, Adrian j.
Wood aad Claud \. HoIcomh, were
ARRESTED on May So across the street
! iron The studio. The defense had
, ha1cd 10 show that, s.1cc it was
/ Decoration Day, Miss Pickford was
not at the ''picturc gallery as
one OF the attorneys termed II. Shc
said, however, that She worked On
many holidays aad that her usual
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30
Collins Thanks
Business People
For Cooperation

Following a check-up on mail at
the local post office, maintained for
the past two weeks, Postmaster Col
Inns stated today he has noticed a
considerable increase in the amount
of mail n,atter deposited early III
the afternoon. and cores uOnding
decrease I'm late mailing.
The postmaster made talk on
the mailing situation al the cham
her OF commerce two weeks ago, and
ut that tirso he asked the business
men of the city to cooperate with
his office hv seeing 70 it that their
mail reached the post office before
3 o'clocf. The postmaster stated
that the bulk of the city, business
mail has been deposited after )
o clock, thereby swamping the post
office force and causing heavy con-
gestion.
IN order to ascertain if his re-
quest had any effect. the postmaster
started TO keep track OF the business
mail, and at the present time the
bulk Of il is being received at the
post Office between and ) D clock,
though a considera bic amount AZ
rives earlier than that. The re-
suit is that al mail is sent out on
the night train without having 70
work the clerks at top speed, con
dition that is greatly appreciated by
the clerks aud the postmaster at this
time of the yer, Collins said.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30
New Death Stroke
To Be Tried Out
In Pacific Ocean
BY United Press Leased Wire

SAN : y 4RSaNIIStc. July. 30
Official gtess ofe his " death stroke :
claimed s6pefior to the " English
death ray" will be made off this
coast early i'm, September, according 9
to Dr. Edwin II. Scott. inventor,
here today.
Scott said the test has the au-
thorization. OF President Coolidge
and will be conducted midway be
tween Saka.sraneisco and Honolulu
amid the greatest secrecy. Battle
ships ara pilofless airplanes are to
be used, he asserted, 10 demonstrate
his clasm that the e tdeath stroke :
will deal death and destruction
within a radius of 70 miles.
In preliminary tests on the Mo
.jave desert. DR.. Scott claimed the
- death stroke killed animals at
distance of from three to seven
miles. iTS &,
DR.. seaft was q student .and prot,
egee Of. the slate Charles 2. Stein
metz Dhriag the 'worid war. Ire
sold his .'killalite she'll 10 France
for $4,000 and he now has before
the government 4 gasoline substi-
tuie.
The inventor declared Dr.. H. Gran
dali Matthews death ray II
fake. He said Japan, France aud
England also are lnte,ested in his
. death stroke.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30
MirtI, Provoking
Situations In
Picture Tonight

! splend' east headed by Adolphc
Menjou, Betty Bronson ana Florence
%i&or is assembled in Are Parents
/ eople = which opens tonight At the
EaIace Airdome.
The story is an adoption Of Alice
Duer Miller Saturday Evening
Post story and has to DO with Il
yoang girl who comes home from
boarding school TO find her parents
who are forever quarreling over
trifles, with trunks packed. the faith
or on lis way TO Par.5. the mother
Reno. They have decided to separate
and have called home their daugh
ter Sc she can choose which one
She Is gong with.
How does Betty decide? She
decSn /. She takes matters in her
own hands and decides to give her
patents Jolt that will bring
them together again. Her unique
lacthod Of effecting reconciliation
is full Of mirth-provoking situations.
that will delight even the most
hlase theater patron.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30
PEACH RESORTS
OF San DIEGO
VERY POPULAR

san DIEGO. July %o,-Thc sum
Mel of 1925 promises to pass into
history rs Il banner season for the
beach resorts Of SAN Diego, Is each
Weekend sees thousands of visitors
thrrng the resorts. attracted hY the
facilities for amusement and the
delightfully."- cool climate. An us
aallv large number of visitors from
Imperial Valley and Arizona are
spending the hot months in san
Diego. while there is also. Il large
delegation Of Texans enjoying their
summer vacation here.
Both Mission Beach, the newest
playground of San Diego and Tent
Citv are taxed. - capacity every
W ck-cnd to accommodate the great
crowds which cnicy the pleasures
afforded. Thee is no lack Of en-
teItainmcnt at either and the pro
gram is 50 varied that everyone can
tina something to amusement or Cn-
tertain. The cher attraction a.
: Coronado last Sunday was the In
diaI band from Yuma VIII ii is one
~ tIt tUs ANS III iliN 's' i+'l '''it ~ -
! being staged at the transbay resort.
! \ boat parade by tho san Diego
! Rowing club was a feature Sunday.
! For many years. this parade was an
/ anl ual event and now after a
! lapse il is being revived and prom
I ises to bc even more ppular than
formerly.
+ Next Sunday the chief feature at
Mission Beach will be Il children :
floral parade and bathing revue in
which young,tcr, under ten years OF
aye WI compete for "a handsome
i list Of prizes. If this event proves
Il, popular as it promises to be, il
Will be made an annual affair. The
! competition i, open to al children in
the county under tho age % ten
years.
/ Last Sunday the yearly picnic and
! outing Of employees Of the San
I Diego Consolidated Gas and Elcctri,
, Co. was held al Mission Beach and
ii company Of over 1000 spent the
4 DIV at the beach. Scvcral new
auusemcnt features havo been. ad
! dcd to the list and the fun zone Is
+. rapidly becoming more and more
popular because of its many features
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30
BIG GAIN NOTED
+, in ACTIVITIES
OF 5. D. HARBOR

san DIEGO, July 30.-A big gain
III the value Of merchandise handled
on the docks of San Diego is mark
81 bv the semi-anhual report Ct' t!le
farbormaster. The total valuation
Of goods received or shipped from
tho docks for the first six months
Of 1928 is fixed at $l7,435,S03, a
Gain of $1,000, 900 over the like pc
rlod last year.
The number of ships that sailed
or entered San Diego harbor during
thc period covered. by the report was
l4%j with a net tonnage Of 2,"4 500
Commercial ships loaded or dlsrharg-
Cd a total of nearly half million tons
Of freight, gaia Of 80 per cent
over a corresponding period Of l92l
(. During June alone q total ot ISs
ships visited the harhor. Foreign
craft represented Denmark, Great
Britain and japan. Harbor revenues
for the month totalled $47lo.46,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30
San Francisco
To Be Visited
By 'Rodes Gang
BY United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, July 60 The
Bodes gang pulled out of Los
Angeles aboard Il Southern Pacific
train at 7:4j Il. m. today, headed
for Santa Barbara After looking
over the ruins Of the recent earth
quake there, the gang will pro
ceed 10 San Francisco.
The party, composed of - rela-
t;ves o. Charles Rodcs, Florida mil
ianaire, is making IL 50 day tour Of
the country at his expense.
The gang spent three days in
this vicinity, visiting the studios,
meeting movie celebrities and enjoy
ing themselves in general.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30
Bay City Pays
100000 Toward
Bayshore Road
ny United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO. July 30
The city and county of San Fran
cisco today paid the state highway
commission 100000, completing a
half million dollar fund pledged for
work on the Eayshorc highway.
This highway leads southwark out
ofthe city 10 connect with peninsula
towns and the coast route highway
to Les Angeles.
Work aggregating 100000 on the
Bayshore road, paid for by the city
special fund, is how approaching
completion.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30

Laura s. Morton, Pasadena, Calf,
is to set $4,000, the viii Of Finley
Barrell, Chicago banker, filed IN
probate court here. has disclosed
The S75O. 900 estate of the financier
Is being held in trust for his wife,
but the western bcncficiarics will
receive their requests at her death.
Numerous organizations protecting
outdoor life, charitable and cduca-
tional institutions are among the
others TO benefit by the will.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30
Constance Wants
To Be al. S.
Citizen
By United I'ress Leased Wire

Les ANGELES. July 50.-Con-
s5aHce Talmadge. movie actress. an
Eounced today that she is tired of
beng a Greek and because she wants
to vote she intends to file papers
Immediately to regain her American
ti5lzensh:p.
Although born an American, Miss
Ta.madge became Il subject of
Greece when she eloped with and
II: rried John Pailoglu, in New Yorl;
several years ago. She divorced
hint in 1928.
Il esare to vote Miss Ta1madgp
said. / was born an American cit
izon and hope to be one when |
die.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30
RHEUMATIC
NEURlTIS
Cann 4 Fyist in the Human Body il
You VIII Use Trunk S Prescription

1t : y shame 10 suffer with in
flamnatorv, muscular, sciatic, neu-
1itis or any form of rheumatism.
This prescription does not ruin the
stomach is does not depress the
lieart. Eat all the meat and good
food yoa wish raiile taking Trunk 5
prescription. Contains no mercury,
salicylate soda, oil wintergreen Or
alurcotire, hat positively overeomcs
amy Il ~ rheumatism or gout on
earth What more do you want2
The ~ atat uric acid solvent
know 10 'lso superior liver ne
1AeinC.
Truus rstgiipfi0n sells for
sl-za o. - lniy $500 at Clement 5
0snr s,aye. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30
MAN GIVES LIFE TO
SAVE GIRL FROM
BROWNING, SEATTLE
ny United Press Leased Wire

SEATTLE, Wash, july 80. IL
noriHg The fact that he could not
swim, Claude A. Wifi, 50, jumped
into Kne Mile Lake, near Auburn,
yesterday afternoon = rescue Miss
Alice DE Boidt, -, Of Tacoma, and
Was himself drowned. The girl was
saved by Edward Neal. u, who was
camFMg nearby.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30
RUSH MEADOWS is
GIVEN $4,000 FINE.
TWO YEARS TERN

Los ANGELES, July so Rush
Meadows, attorney, was fined $4,000
and sentenced to serve two years in
the federal penitentiarv a Leav-
cnworth following conviction last
Thursday on the charge of conspir-
acy to forge. alter and possess stol-
en- Libery bonds.
The bonds-$15, 900 worth-were
stolen from Cichland, Neb., bank.
Meadows is at liberty on $25, 900
bail pending an appeal.
Charles Sweeney and Fred I.
Keller are now serving short sen
tences in the county jail for compile
ity in the conspiracy.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30
THE WEATHER
Ey United Press Leased Wire,

Ey United Hress Leased WIG
Tor LOS Angeles and Vicinity:
Fair tonight and Friday with mod
crate temperature. Probably fog OF
clouds in the morning.
Fer Southern California; Fair
weather and normal temperature to-
night and Friday but cloudy tonight
on coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30

hours were from 8 Il. m. to 8 p. m.
every day except Sunday
Miss Picl7ford admitted she had
never seen the defendants until she
camc into the courtroom.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30
Deny Reports of
Cl'iapas Seeding
~ United Press Leased Wire

MEXICO CITY. July @O.-Prc>S
reports th.t 'hc state oi Chaps, In.
tended secession from Mexico and
hoped for United States support
were chgractorj2ed in semi-official
quarters here today as probably ba5
ed o. "I Official prejudices,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30

The state board of control is" u o
for $50 acres of land IN
the Sutter Basin, thought to De
wanted for u Folsom prison farm.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30

George X. Anderson, commander
of the local Knights Templar body
and uayOr ot Fl Centre, is in Seattle
attending the conciave. He has
been on pleasure trip to the
northwest and timed his vacation
thar he might combine business with
pleasure aHd take n the convention,
70 which he is delegate.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30
Anderson Is At
Knights Templar
COnclave, Seattle

SEATTLL, Wash. July -. -
Knights Templar of the United
STATES continued their Both tricnnial
eorclave today following the larg-
es; parade o1 their history.
Mcmoars Of Iocal and visiting
cor manderios divided their time be
tween competitive drilling for
f.izes which started i'm the morning
at tie University Stadium and the
continuation Of business sessions OF
thy grand cncampment.
y military review Of the Wash
.agtoH Templars WIS held Wednes-
day afternoon as a prelude to the
presentation Of the international
travelling beauseant to Bethlehem
yommandev Of Seattle by West
gate Chair Of Victoria. B. c.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30

If there was' Il moon every nlght
there would he no bachelors
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30

Il is easy to laugh at your own e%
pense aatil the bills come in
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30

Hotels Heah
Outing Problem Literature
Direct Free Information Bureau
Il
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30
Western Women
Beneficiaries
In Big Estate

ny United Press Leased Wire
WAUkEGAN, ILL.,, July 30.-Mrs
Lawrence T. Kctt, Berkeley, Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30

Time cures everything "Xccp;
having to shave.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-30

Time It is cool enough to steep it
j., almost time to get up.