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Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-01
RESOLUTIONS
LAUD UTLEY

Confidence in the integrity and
ability of District Attorney Ernest
K. Utley. is expressed III Il resolu-
tion passed recently at the meeting
Of the District Attorneys Associa-
tion of California, held at Santa
Cruz.
Due to the fact that he was busy
aiding the grand jury in its investi-
cations, the district attorney was
unable to attend the convention.
However, his brother officials not
only endorsed his administration,
but sent him Il letter, signed by FL,
ra w. Decoto, president of the asso-
citation. expressing their regret that
he was unable to be present with
them and hoping that he will be
able 60 attend the convention next
year.
Following is the text of the reso-
luton:
1.-THE District Attorneys Associ.
alton of the State of California. in
convention assembled at Santa Cruz,
California, this Goth day of June
1928, do hereby resolve as follows:
That we extend to Ernest r.
ttley, district attorney of Imperial
county, this expression of our conf
dence in his ability and integrity,
and regret that because of his of
ficial duties, he is unable to be pre-.
sent with us.
Resolved further that a copy be
sent to Mr.. Utley and this resolu.
tlon be spread on our minutes. -
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-01
CANTALOUPES
STILL SHOWING
WEAK TENDENCY

Cantaloupe shipments still corr
to hold up well, 31S ears having
been shipped from the valley yes
terday, with 25S cars ordered for
today.
Including shipments made yester-
day. the season s total is | ,769 ears,
against 1868 cars up to June 80
last year.
The maximum temperature at FL
Centre yesterday was l03 degrees
and the minimum was II degrees.
The demand at the local market is
slow and the market weak, with n
falling market. Carloads fob cash
track prices We're, standards 45s
$1.25-$l.35 mostly around $l.25, com
pared with $l.25, $l,4O and $3.50
for Mondays prices. Ripes for west
ern shipments, standard 45s sold
mostly from Sl.25 to $50, COM
pared with $l.50-$1.75 in Mondays s
market. Most shipments rolled for
delivered sales.
According to the horticultural
commissioner 5 office, the decline in
prices is due to the heavy shipments
made Sunday and Monday. where
as the bureau of markets states that
the drop is caused by poor distri-
button, heavy shipments being rush
ed to the larger markets, causing
little or no demand. Shipments are
also made by Arizona and Georgia
cantaloupc growers, and this fact
has tended to weaken prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-01
new Ell CENTRIC
WATER PLANT IS
NOW BEING USED
Supt. McKibben Anxious
to Have Citizens
Inspect 1t

FL Centre is now using wats@-
into the city mains through
the new pumping plant recently
lnilt on Eighth street, the plant be-
ing turned over to the city yester-
day afternoon following the neces-
saly inspection and tests made by
Cone and Harris, the consulting en-
gineers who supervised the installa-
tion of the new water system.
Although the plant was given over
70 the city yesterday. Superinten-
dent McKibben stated that it was
rot placed in operation until this
morning, as it WAS desired to start
operation on the first of the month,
which also happens to be the first
day of the city's fiscal year. Ev-
crything lat the vi ter works is
operating in first class order. the
superintendent said. and from now
en the city will have plenty of
water and plenty of pressure at all
times.
The only regret mentioned by Nc
kihben in connection with the open
ing of the plant is the fact that so
few citizens of FL Centre have Wis
tied il. He stated that he would
be- glad if every taxpayer i'm the
city made it his business to inspect
tie plant. and that he and his staff
would be more than pleased to eX-
plain the new system to them. Only
II dozen citizens or less, have visit
ed the plant thus far.
~iew of the fact that the tax
payers voted 100000 to make pos
sItle the new water system, the SUI
pcrintendent stated that he believes
they ought to be interested in seeing
what has been done with them
money.
The old plant will be kept in
shape for Il short time, to make sure
that everything in the new plant is
III good condition. then it will be
dismantled or used for a machine
shop, depending upon the decision
of the city trustees.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-01
Watch Your Head
Lights or Get
Fined

Warning is given to automobile
owners by Art Leonard, captain of
the state traffic squad, that com
mencing today, July l, the campaign
against illegal and defective head.
lights, which has been ordered bv
the State Motor Vehicle department
is inaugurated in Imperial Valley.
Over a week ago the traffic squad
made known the receipt of the or
ders from the state department. and
through the papers of the valley
they advised local< ,l'alents to
have their headlights adjusted.
Those who have done so will be Gin
the clear Leonard said this morn
ing. but on the other hand. those
who have failed to comply with the
law, will be held to answer for their
neglect.
Violators of the law will now be
cited to answer charges of reckless
driving, Leonard said, as the law
declares that those who operate ears
with defective or illegal lights are
endangering the lives and property
of others, and can therefore be
classed as reckless drivers.
Leonard also stated that arrests
will be made of those who fail to
heed the red spotlight and siren OF
police ears or motorcycles. and give
them the right of way. There have
been many complaints on this score
in the past few weeks, and it i
going to be stopped, the captain
said.
Joe REYNOLDS, traffic officer ii
the FL Centre police department
will also watch out for defoctiv,
headlights in the city limits, the city
police having been asked to cooper
ate with the state officials, it wa
stated at police headquarters TO
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-01
SHAKEN CITY IS ALREADY REBUILDING
StandifOrd Ships
First Malaga
Grapes

To Clark Standiford belongs the
honor CT shipping the first NAL
aga grapes out of the valley.
Mr.. Standiford, whose ranch is
located six miles northeast of
Calexico, shipped % boxes on
~Monday, 10 on Tuesday and %
today. The C. H. Weaver COM
pany handled the fruit, which
was shipped to Chicago.
High prices are expected, as
the first grapes of this variety
are eagerly sought after, and u.s.
ually bring around 40 cents
pound. Mr.. Standiford has 85
acres set to grapes which are
four years old and bringing in
their first full crop. He attrib-
utes the earliness of his fruit to
the sandy loan, which is par
ticularly adapted for grape cul-
ture.
It is not expected that ship
ments of Malagas, in any great
quantity, will start in the val
ley until around July 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-01
u. s. PILES UP A
HUGE SURPLUS
In LAST YEAR.

WASHINGTON, July /. - The
United States government-big
business in the world-closcd its
books today for the fiscal wear 1925
with Il surplus of about $260,000,.'
600.
This unexpected profit means
that more than 5000, 100000 may be
available for the next tax reduction
scheme to be worked out by the
winter congress.
Only $300.000,000 was available
last year when congress slashed %
per cent off tho bill The new
figures for this fiscal year and esti-
mates for the one ending next June
30 indicate that tw;-e that amount
will be available for the new cut.
If the ordinary policy of permit
ting all the surplus to be used for
taX reduction is followed the present
bill of the tax payer would be cut
dcwn about 80 per cent.
But that is not the present scheme
Officials of the treasury department
and administration leaders on Capt.
tol Hill bel;eve not more than 300.
C0C,0 600 or 500. 100000 should he
used for tax reduction purposes.
Many governmental improvements
are needed and Il new and costly
building program may be put
through
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-01
DOPE
PEDDLER HELD
FOR UNCLE SAM

Fat Lance, who was arrested in
TINS city two weeks ago, in connec-
ton with a narcotic ease involving
jimmy ConwfY,. was released from
the county Np Yesterday. with the
warning to leave Imperial County
and remain away from here under
penalty of arrest.
Lance was arrested in Conway s
room by Officer Anplegatc of Tho Ell
CeItro police and was held as n
witness in the ease as ho had oh.
tanned small supplv Of narcotics
from Conway. The latter has been
turned over TO federal Officers for
lf0ceution on n charge of selling
narcotics and is held Mt the iail
awaiting trial at the next term OF
the federal court in San Diego.
Conway is accused Of administer
ing an overdose of narcotics TO John
Register, placing the latter in such
a condition that his life was des.
paired Of for several DAYS at the
county hospital. His condition is
now much better, and according to
the police. he will recover.
II is believed the amount of mar.
cotics obtained in Conway's room.
plus the testimony of the arresting
officers, will be sufficient evidence
age INST Conway, and that the testi.
mGnv Of Lance and Register will not
be required.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-01
REPORTS DENIED
OF LOOTINC In
SANTA BARBARA
By Emitted Press Leased Wire

SANTA BARBARA. July lie
ports that the famous Guadaloupe
citholi church here had been loot
ed Monday night aud gold and silver
vessels taken were branded by Her
beet Num-, city manager, Chief of
Police Desglandchamr and Father
Giiaz. pastor of the church, as de
liheratc fakes.
These reports were circulated by
a mess organization other thaa the
United Press.
Not % thing was stolen from the
church, ," said the priest. "a milk
Iaar gathered some empty bottles
aud drove away. This caused some
inspired newspapcrman to report
Il Handal had driven off with sacred
vessels from The church.
'Therc has not been ease of
th'cverv reported,' said Chief Des-
giaudchamp. I'VE have not made a
single arrest since the first quake,
except in the case of Innate.
"Therc WAS not one complaint
OF theft, - said Gty Manager
Nunn.
One arrest was made today when
Walter Sands was held for invcsti-
l3,ion Of ownership Of quantity
of merchandise found in his pos
session. II was the first arrest
OF the kind since the earthquake.
lire, pcstileucc, and lootlng -
have come to he regarded Is OBJ
Nious features Of an earthquake.
The Santa Barbara earthquake was
interesting in that none of these
features developed in it, as accurate
" reported by Unaed Press cor
respondents on the ground.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-01
COOLIDGE TOLD
TO MOVE ALONG
BY BURLEY COP
Trip Back to Summer
Home Is Full of Try
ing Incidents

SWAMPSCOTT, Mass, July l.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge
were back at the summer white
house here today, hoping to resume
the vacation routine which was in
terIupted Sunday when they were
forced to hurry to Plymouth to the
bedside of Col. Coolidge.
The President was held up by a
elan is still in attendance at the
President 5 father at Plymouth, re-
porting regularly on his condition
to Mr.. Coolidge here.
The return Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cool
idgc to Swampscott yesterday by
motor was as filled with amusing
incidents as their dash north Sun
day was with drama.
The President was help up by q
woman toll bridge keeper and re-
quired to disgorge - cents before
continuing. He ate frugal lunch
at country roadside inn. Repeat
edIy he lost the road and was com
PEELED to rctrace his way in search
Of the right route. The final blow
came when stopping at a street
corner in Lowell, Mass, to inquire
the route to Salem, a burlv police
man stepped up and growled: "Yon
cant stop here. Move along.
Move along
Though the President left his
cramped quarters in his old home
at Plymouth firm in the belief his
father was so far improved as to
be out of danger for the present,
White Court will be kept in close
and constant touch with the Yer
mont sick room.
Mr.. Coolidge intends to keep his
engagement to speak Friday at
Cambridge at the l50th anniversary
of the arrival of George Washing
ton to assume command of the Con
tinental army, bat it is unlikely he
will make any other engagements
which might interfere if he should
have TO leave for Plyuouth
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-01
800 CHINESE AT
ANGEL, ISLAND
in. WILD RIOT

SAN FRANCISCO. July 1.-Three
hundred Chinese, held at Angel Is.
land by immigration authorities,
rioted there yesterday, it was re
vealed today, troops with barred bay
onets quietimg them only after a
score or more had been wounded.
stale bread alleged to have been
served to the Chinese was the inn
mediate cause of the riot, which oc-
CURED in the dining BAN, hut ai-
legged delay in handling their eases
was at the bottom of the trouble. il
was said.
None was seriously wounded in
the melee Of chairs, knives and bay.
onets but the Chinese fought off the
troops for several minutes. Today
the OrientalS are under lock and
kCv.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-01
STEPS TAKEN BY
u. s. TO CONFER
ON CHINA ROW
BY LUDWELL DENNY
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

I
WASHINGTON, July !. - The
United States government is taking
steps Immediately to call a joint
conference of the powers in China,
to study possibilities of abolition of
foreign extra territorial rights. as
provided in q resolution passed ut
the Washington arms conference.
This information was obtained
from n high administration official
today, who explained that this gov
ernment is ready to abolish extra
territorial rights in China under GER
tain conditions,
Minister John Van \. MacMur-
ray. who is euroute TO his post nj
Pekin, is being advised of the adj
ministratiou 5 decision. it was said.
This government contemplates ap-
pointing special commissioner to-
gether with evperts, to meet in
Shanghai or Pekin and will request
the other treaty powers to do like
wise.
Major condition mdor which the
United States would agree 10 gradu-
al abolition of extra territoriality
are:
|. Codification and unification of
international law.
Q. Establishment of responsible
Chinese Judiciary.
3. Acceptance by rival native fac
tions of an authoritative and re-
sponsible central government cap
able of protecting legitimate fer
eign interests.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-01
DISTRICT employees WILL BE-
THOROUGHLY FAMILIARIZED With
SWING JOHNSON BILL DETAILS

Believing that every individuals
employed by the Imperial Irrigation
district should be conversant with
the plans of the district, particu.
larly as applied to Boulder Canyon
dam and the All-American canal,
the district directors at Yesterdays
meeting passed n resolution, order
ing the heads of various depart
ments to place in the hands of the
employees in their charge. copies of
Facts and the "Blue Book, >
dealing with the dam and canal pro-
.iect.
The directors pointed out that
quite often employees are called upon
to explain or defnd the district s
policy with reference to the Swing
johnson bill, which provides for the
construction of the dam and canal,
and unless they are familiar with
the various provisions of the bill,
they are not able to give the neces-
sarv information.
Following is the text of the reso-
lution:
Whereas large storage in the
Colorado river is imperative to the
future life, growth and develop
ment of Imperial Valley, and
Whereas to that end the district
has contributed large sums toward
investigation of various dam sites.
and
Whereas with the use of said
money, together with other monies
at its disposal, the United States has
located dam site at Boulder Can
yon and recommended dam there
at of large capacity to be construct
ed by the United States. and
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-01
HARRICAN DOES I
RUSHING BUSINESS
IN GOPHER TAILS
$3.50 Of Them Brought
In This Morning
Alone =

John J. Gopher and family, for p
long time unwelcome residents of
Imperial county, have had a seYEre
crimp put in the development -of
their family tree as a result of the
activities of scores of gopher hunt
ers, who have been making war ON
them, prompted by the county's of
fer to pay a bounty of 10 cents for
each gopher tail delivered to the
horticultural commissioner office.
The bounty was not to be paid nm
til July !, but the gopher tails kept
pouring in in such quantities that it
became necessary to start payments
several weeks ago, and thus upwards
Of $4,000 have been paid to gopher
hunters. The latter include men, wo
men, boys, girls, city residents, eoun-
try folks, young and old, wealthy
rancher and humble field hand
Today marking the first real dav
of the gopher bounty, saw regu-
lar avalanche of gopher tails brought
into Commissioner Harrigan s office.
until he and his staff We're almost
groaning by noon time, from count
ing gopher tails and making OUT
demands on the county treasurer for
the bounties.
Up to 12 o clock. demands amount
ing TO $500 had been issued today.
As the bounty is 10 cents per tail,
this represents Il total of 3650
gopher tails, enough to constitute u
considerable colony of the pestifer-
GUS rodents. There was no sign of
let up and it is expected that the
gopher run will last for a few davs
more
One, +. Saville, is apparently the
i champion gopher exterminator, as
he brought in 420 of the gopher ex-
tremities this morning. This is
/ not the highest number to be receiv-
ed, as one party brought in total
of over 1000 some time ago. How.
ever. the lot came in installments.
The bounty was authorized by the
county supervisors several months
ago, in the hope of getting rid oi
the gophers who cause thousands OF
dolarls worth of damage each yeal
j by undermining banks paralleline
the irrigation bitches, thereby per
j hitting water to he wasted and in
some eases, destroying crops. The
/ warfare is TO be kept up, the hor
/ ticultural commissioner said unit
the last gopher comes in and sur
renders himself.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-01
June Shows An
Increase, Police
Department

Police department business
showed a small increase during
the month of June, which is
rather unusual, as ordinarily the
summer falling off in receipts
starts during that month.
The total collected for fines
amounted to S1,690.50. Licenses
and miscellaneous payments for
the month amounted to S204.86,
making a total collected for the
month of $1,895.36. The collec-
tions for May amounted to
S1,S52.S5, making June's increase
S4251.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-01

- Whereas it is also apparent that
the district must remove its point
of diversion from the lockwood
Gate to Laguna Dam, as provided in
that certain contract entered into
with the secretary of the interior
dated October %, 1918, and also re-
move its canal system from the Re
public of Mexico, which action be
comes compulsory upon the board of
directors, by the following:
" (a) Acts of the Yuma County
Water Users association, under its
contract of May %, 1925. requir-
ing the district to procure funds
to construct another heading at
Laguna Dam, or suffer heavy pen
aliv from negligence in not Aoing
so;
=" CD Permit of the war depart
ment under date of February "a.
19iI, to construct weir in the
Colorado river and each subsequent
year thereafter to repair the same.
which permit requires in paragraph
IL, that this district dispense with
necessity for placing such diversion
dams, or weir in the Colorado river
as early as practicable, and that the
district report to the war DEPART
ment bi-mOnthly what measures
have been taken or are proposed for
that purpose, and progress made
thereon;
(el Temporary restraining order
heretofore issued out of the super
lor court of the state of Arizona in
case No. 2429, and now in force and
effect in said court except upon stip-
ulation by Yuma people to modify,
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-01
Two Out After
La Toilette Seat

MILWAUKEE,. July 1.-Two can
didates for the senatorial seat made
vacant bv the death of Senator Rob
ert NJ. LaFollette. Wisconsin S in
sargent Republican, were officially
IN the field today.
Francis +. McGovern, Republican
former governor of Wisconsin, made
public announcement that he would
fight for La Toilette 5 seat.
Roy Wilcos, also Republican
announced his candidacy last night.
He was Il candidate for governor in
1918 and again in 1920
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-01
RALPH INCE is
GIVEN DIVORCE

LOS ANGELES, July Ralph w.
Ince, brother of the late Thomas
mce, motion picture producer, was
free today of all marital ties to
Lucille Lee Ince.
After producing number of wit.
fesses before Judge Summerfield to
prove his contention that "unrea.
sonable jealousy had broken up
his home, lnce was granted a degree
of divorce from his pretty blond
wife. The couple were married in
1907.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-01
AUTOI S rs CAN'T
GO THROUGH THE
EARTHQUAKE AREA

SAN LUIS OBISPO, July l.
Highway traffic southbound over
coast route is being stopped at Paso
Robles and diverted to the San
Joaquin Valley because of the San
ia Barbara Earthquake, it was learn
ed here today.
Traffic officers are divertine
northbomd coast highway traffic
to the valley route at Ventura.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-01
DOLLAR COMPANY 60
BUYS FOUR SHIPS
by United Press Leased Wire

by Uhtted Press Leased Wire
MANILA, July Purchase of
four late type shipping board steam
ers, now in Oriental waters, by the
Robert Dollar company was an
nounced here today. Two Of the yes:
sells are now at Hong Kong.
The ships are 1000 tons each. The
purchase price was reported at $780,
600 for each vessel.
Dollar has been in the Far East
for some weeks on a tour around
the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-01
I'm the Wake of
Barbara's
Quake"

The Granada theater, tallest
building in Santa Barbara, did
not sustain so much as a crack
from the series of quakes, engi-
neers who have surveyed the
structure announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-01
GAMES TODAY
National

New York at Philadelphia, 2
games, clear.
Boston at Brooklyn, clear.
Pittsburgh at Chicago, clear.
Only games in National.
American League
New York at Boston, clear.
Detroit at Cleveland, clear.
Chicago at st. Louis, clear.
Only games.