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The Coconino sun., 1925-04-17


Rev. James w. Saunders says
preachers sometimes are tactless. A
case in point was that of Los An
geles sky pilot who in denouncing the
liquor evil declared that if he had his
way all the hooch in the world should
be thrown into the river; then gave
out the closing hyinn-"Shall We
Gather at the River 2"
Teddy Johnston wonders how it
happens that hens know just how big
egg-cups are.
"When we read about these wonder
full things electricity will do it makes
US think a little,' remarks one of our
contemporary editors.
Yes, it is remarkable what elec-
tricity can do.
Said Ernest Coulter: "If you take
I say and I'll tell the world away
from some people they wouldn't be
able to talk half as m,lcll.n
II hope to tell you, amt it the
TRUTH" agreed Speed Campbell.
And they don't mean maybe,
either an
''If you tell man anything, it's
likely to go in one ear and out the
other" remarks Bucko Sisk, "but If
you tell woman anything it goes in
at both ears and out of her mouth"
Humanity is full Of ingenuity. BY
the time we wild-eyed reforners have
blocked one pathway to destruction
the devil opens up at least seven new
avenues to hell
Doc Miller was called to ride one
cold night in North Dakota to farm
house 10 miles from his office. When
he got there, the old Scotchnan who
had sent for him said:
"Ay, doctor, I'm sorry we cad We
on such treevial job. Ye see. we
thocht wee Willie had swallowed a
quarter but my wife has been count
in up her cheenge an it turns out to
be only penny
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-17

Frank Chisholm, county farm agent
will be buried tomorrow. He was shot
n the fracas after remarking to DIR
Felix Manning that the reason Nurm
wins every footrace is due to his ma
ionality-he's Finnish before he
starts. There will be no mournefs al
che funeral.
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-17

1t is told of DR.. E. Payne Palmer
that woman patient who had been
very trying and unreasonable, just
about as the anaesthetic was to be
given her, asked1
DOCTOR, do you think the anaesthe-
tic will make me sick?"
mo, madam" replied the surgeon,
II think not"
Still she wasn't satisfied.
"But," she continued, show long will
it be before / know anything"
Madam" he replied gravely, as he
signalled to the assistants that he
was ready, "don't you think that is
asking a great deal of the anaesthe-
tic 2"
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-17

Shucks! how foolish some people
salks! Decker Williams went into
3abbitt's hardware department other
lay. II saw sign in the window that
said Iron Sinks he said. Don't you
s'pose people know that 2"
"Yeah," retorted Hen Warnock.
'And time flies, sulphur springs, jam
rolls, grass slopes, music stands,
moonlight walks, rubber tires and the
organ stops"
"Say, bo, you've left out somethin ,,
said Deck.
whats that?"
marble busts."
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-17

Jimmie Lewis remarks that there
are only five things in this town that
will make a girl blush-the five drug
stores.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-21
COUPLE FACE
DEPORTATION

Rosa Espinoza, II and Isabel Ele-
nes, %, were arrested at Caipatria
yesterday by Inspector Paveno of
the immigration service on charge
of being in this country illegally.
The couple have lived together
as man and wife for two years,
Isabel being man, despite the
name, without ever having gone
through the marriage ceremony.
They admitted to the immigration
inspector that they entered this
country two months ago without
proper passports and since that
time have been picking cotton in
Calipatria and vicinity.
Due to the fact that many Mex
leans live together without being
married, with no intention of vio-
lating the law, mora serious charges
will not be brought against Elenes,
and the couple will only be sub
jected to deportation proceedings.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-21
Worried Mother
Is Seeking
Son

Sheriff Gillett received a let
ter this morning from Mrs. 7. F.
White of Venice, asking his
assistance in locating her SON
Forrest White, Is years old, who
is supposed to be somewhere in
Imperial County.
According to the letter, For
rest ran away from home last
September, but returned on De-
cember 8 and promised TO re-
main in school and behave him
self. He left home again on
February 3, and on February Q
his parents received n telegram
and n letter from him, stating
he had an eye infection, and
asking for transportation to his
home.
Two letters were sent to MIN
Mt Heber, care of Felix Meboli,
Route No. l, Box 121, which
was the address given in his let
ter. No further information
has been received from him.
Whites father is assistant ci-
ty engineer at Venice. The
youngster is said to be we'll
developed for his age and can
easily pass for IS years old.
His parents ask that he be held
in custody if Ire is located, until
they can send for him.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-21
TODAY'S LETTUCE MARKET
BY U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
G. z. SCHULTZ, Local Representative

500 windy. Demand and trading
moderate, market steady. Carloads
fob cash traek-U. s. No. !. As 900
2.25, IS 1.45-1.65, mostly l.5O-l.60.
Majority of shipments sold.
ST. LOUIS: So partly cloudv. 8
Calf, . Tex arvd. II on track. Sup
plies moderate. Demand and trading
moderate, market about steadv.
Calif-4s 400-425, IS 3.00-3.25, 6s
2.o5. Ariz-no sales reported.
PITTSBURGH: 40 cloudy. >
Calf arvd. Opening Saturday, sup
niles moderate Demand slow. mar
ket steady. Imperial-4s 4.00-4.50,
>5s 3.00-3.5O, 6s 2.00-2.50 mostly 200
2.25. Ariz-no sales reported.
KANSAS CITY: Az clear. !
Calf, I Ariz arvd, G diverted from
team track, 6 on track. supplies
liberal. Demand slow, market dull.
Imperial--5s 3.00-325, AZ 4.25. Ariz
--5s 250-275, poorer low as 200.
FIT. WORTH: 64' cloudy Calf
arvd, diverted, ? on track. Open
ing Saturday, supplies moderate.
Demand and trading good, market
Continued on page %
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-21
DIRECTORS Give
estate PACT
THEIR APPROVAL
Plan to Have California
Pass Bill Similar to
Colorado

Directors of the Imperial Irriga-
tion District, in Il special meeting
held this morning, approved the So
called six state compact, which has
been suggested as the method to be
adopted in reaching an agreement
between the states concerned in the
development of the Colorado river,
exclusive of Arizona.
The compact in general is the
same rs that adopted tiree years
ago at Santa Fe, known as the San
Ia Fe compact, and which all the
the states concerned, with the eX-
ception of Arizona, have ratified
The six-state compact as endorsed
by the Colorado legislature, and by
the District directors, provides that
it shall not become effective until
it. has been signed by all the six
states concerned.
Attorney Charles l.. Childers, rep
rcsenting the Irrigation District, is
now working with the assemblvmen
and senators of Southern Califor-
MIA in an effort to have n bill sim
liar to the one passed by Colorado,
introduced into the California leg
islature.
A prelimil ary meeting was held
last night nj Riverside at which the
! Ian was outlined and a rough draft
Of the bill proposed.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-21
SIX MEXICANS
ARE DEPORTED
INTO MEXICO

This afternoon officers of the
United States immigration Service
took six Mexicans to Calexico for
deportation to Mexico on the
grounds Of illegal entry into this
country.
The names of those deported are:
Felix Lopez, Domingo Lopez, Miguel
Hernandez, Pedro Gonzales, Inocm-
clio Alanis and Eusebio Ontiveros.
They were taken into custody in
various parts of the county with
in the past few weeks, and follow
ing an investigation of each case,
orders were received from Wash
ington to deport them.
Felix Lopez will be turned over
to the Mexican officials at Mexi-
cali for prosec ion, it was stated
at the immigration office today. He
was recently tried in the superior
court on charge of grand larceny.
being accused of stealing grape
fruit trees.
The jury in the case disagreed
upon his guilt and he was turned
over to the immigration service for
! deportation instead of being given
a second trial. The Mexican auth
critics want him, it is said, as he
is accused of having taken the trees
which he is alleged to have stolen
in Imperial County and planted
them on his land in Mexico, with
out having had tham passed through
the Mexican customs house.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-21
Central Carries
Oft H0nOrs In
+ Track Contests

Central Union high school romp-
ed away with another championship
yesterday afternoon, when the
track team cleaned up competing
teams from BraWley, Calexico, Cal
ipatria, Imperi1 and Holtville high
schools.
The other teams were far out
distanced, Central rolling up to-
tai of 73 points, against Is for
Brawley, its nearest competitor. The
day was unusually bad for track
meet, due to the heavy wind which
blew throughout the afternoon.
This perhaps accounts for the fact
that no records were broken during
the meet, tho nearest approach even
to equalling q record occurring
when Schultz won the go yard
hurdles in % is seconds. the re-
cord for the valley being q 4-5
seconds.
Peters and Allen with 13 and II
points each. were the high men for
Central, cole Billn taking first in
the 440 yard dash and the shot put,
and second in the $50 yard dash
Allen finished first i'm the 120 yard
high hurdles, and second in the pole
vault and the 220 yard hurdles. In
addition to scoring these points
Peters practically won the halt
mile relay race for Central. running
/ first on the four man team, anC
drew in so far ahead of all com
petition that the three Central mel
following him were given com
Portable lead ito hold to, which they
I did.
Considerable promising talent wa;
shown during the afternoon, Shawn
of Central who finished second in
the 440 yard dash and ran anchor
in the half mile relay, displaying
running form that was a delight
to see. Carey showed up we'll in
the discus throw and Schultz gave
indications that he is coming
man in the hurdles. The wind un.
doubtedly prevented this youngster
from breaking the 900 yard hurdles
record yesterday.
White of Holtville gave rretty
exhibition of form and stamina in
the mile run, stepping awav from
his competitors with ease. He fin
ished far out in front, and though
the crowd was pulling for him to
make new record. this was not
possible, but on q clear day White
could undOubtedlv do II.
wellington of Calipatria and
Harris of Imperial stood tied for
first place in the high Jump, Har-
ris in particular showing excellent
form. Wellington four points
Continued on Page 6)
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-21
SUPER-ARSHIP
MAKES BERMUDA
TRIP II HOURS
BY United Press Leased Wire

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb. 81.
A pioneer in what some time may
be daily aerial service between the
United States and Bermuda. the
dirigibln Los Angeles arrived here
early today. making the trip from
Lakehurgt, n. j., in approximate
ly II hours.
Early risers were rewarded by
the sight of the great ship cruising
over the island. Later she began
maneuvcring with the mooring ship
Patroka in Murrav's anchorage,
where she will remain until the re-
turn trip starts.
The dirigible, carving Assistant
Secretary of the Navy 7. Douglas
Robinson, three other passengers
and crew of 48 Officers and men.
ran into a haze shortly9after taking
off from Lakehurst at 1926 ytster-
day afternoon, but the all-American
crew kept the ship true TO its
course
The Zeppelin-built ship carried a
cargo of mail for American tourists
in Bermuda, and, according to Rear
Admiral Moffatt. chief of the Bu-
reau of Aeronautics, may prove Il
forerunner of daily mail and pass
enger service.
Dispatches from the ship to the
navy department at Washington
told of comfortable voyage of
the Los Angeles and of the elation
of Rear Admiral Moffatt, head of
naval aeronauties and Assistant
Secretary of the Navy It. Robinson.
who were passengers.
Moffatt, weary from his work at
Washington, spent most of his time
resting i'll the cabin.
Friday evening papers from New
York were delivered in Bermuda
this morning. The fastest steamer
time to the Bermuda is 40 hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-21
ANNUAL FIESTA
STARTS SUNDAY
ACROSS BORDER

Mexicali is putting on holiday at
tire, and the entire city is entering
into the carnival spirit in prepara-
tion for the annual pre-Lenten ker-
mess which Will be held Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday.
The program includes receptions,
parades, bull fights, band concerts,
dancing, serenades, scrpeutine and
confetti battles and other features
of pleasure which form part of the
social life of Mexico.
Tuesday night the kcrmess will
be brought to close with formal
ball to be held at the Cuauthemoc
school, at which Governor Rodri-
guez and staff, together with the
king and and queen of the carnival,
will be the guests of honor.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-21
English Home of
Washington
Restored

LONDON. Fet, 21.-Tomor-
row. for the first time, a Wash
ington's birthday anniversary
will find the ancient English
home of the Washingtons perma-
nently endowed.
Thanks to American money
and British cooperation, lasting
preservation is at last definitely
assured for Sulgrave Manor
House, the Northampton county
residence nearly 400 years ago of
Laurence Washington, hneal for
bear of the Father of the United
States.
February % means more to
Ergland's Americans and Anglo
Americans this year than ever
before, because Sulgrave's per-
manent endowment has been
competed during the IL monhs
ended today. It consists of
100000 raised w the National
Society of Colonial Danes in
America through subscriptions of
more than $4,000 residents of the
United States. An appeal for
the fund was issued by the So
ciety late in 1928, and one-half
of it had already been raised by
Wsshington's birthday last year.
While this contribution assures
uninterrupted maintenance of
the manor. officials of the Sul-
grave institution estimate that
at least another 100000 is ne
cessary to complete the restora-
tion of the building and premises
which was commenced several
years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-21
Terrific Oil Explosion Spreads Death and Chaos
q BODIES ARE
BROUGHT FROM
DEPTHS OF Mine
Work Of Rescue Is Very
Difficult; Many
Survivors

SULLIVAN, Ind, Feb. 21.-A
total Of % bodies this afternoon
had been taken fron the chy mine
near here in which 81 coal diggers
were killed by an explosion. Some
of the remaining 90 bodies have
been located in remote parts of
the workings but have not yet been
brought ito the surface.
The number of bodies in the
morgue was increased by two short
ly after . p. m. when an unidenti-
fled man and Blaine Gibson were
brought up on q lift.
First efforts of the rescuers were
to attemI. to force air into entry
No. 3. This was believed possible
within a short time and if success
full, the 90 men will be Immediately
hoisted to the top.
Air is the main factor. No
more shovel work is needed. Crowds
are being kept back from the mouth
in order that all the air possible
can be forced down into the mine.
There is no question but what all
men are dead. s. j. Wilton, deputy
state mime inspector, said this morn
ing that no one could possibly be
alive.
The mine was cleared of all men
at 6 clock last evening for test
of air to be taken. 1t was -four
! hours before rescuers again wont
into the shaft. They reappeared
explaining that they could only &C
700 feet back, due to gas condi
tions.
IT took two hours, according t.
/ Wilton, to re-route the rescuers il
/ their "crawl' through the mine
| The men are forced to push air be
! fore them. AS they advance 45
feet ther return 45 feet and "bat
fish up cross entries to keep the
air from crossing over, thus fore
ing it ahead of them. This work
is slow and tedious. Two rescue
teams of six men each are relieved
every two hours bv fresh teams.
Seventy six children and al wild
ows are known to be survivors of
the 81 victims. A record compiled
| by tho mines check weighman
showed that only seven of the dead
wore single men. Frank Smith, one
of the victims, is reported as leav-
ing a widow and ten children. Per-
rv Maxwell, another victim, leaves
q widow and six children.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-21
BAKING COMPANY
WINNER in TEST
CASE SIX IR MlSH

Judge Cole gave what is teliev-
ed to be an important decision to
many merchants in Imperial Val
ley, when he granted n writ of ha-
beas corpus freeing Leo A. Mad
den, n representative of the Ward
Baking Company, of San Diego,
from the custody of Charles Verge.
chief of police at Brawley.
Madden was arrested this week
upon his refusal TO pay a license
fee of - day, which is the fee
set by the county for peddlers. 1t
was contended by Brawley bakers
that several outside baking firms
which send bread into the valley
should bc considered as peddlers
and taxed as such.
Through his attorneys, u. Nj.
Crawford of San Diego, and c. l..
Brown, of III Centre, Madden made
application for a writ of habeas
corpus and the hearing was set this
morning in the superior court. In
granting the writ, Judge Cole de-
creed that Madden could not be
considered peddler and that his firm
rs subject no the same license fee
as that paid by other bakers, or 50
per quarter.
The case was test case through
out, and apparently the friendliest
of feelings existed between Chief
Verge, his prisoner, and the lat
ter S attorneys in the court this
morning.
w. /. Wilson, city attorney of
Brawley, represented Chief Verge
in tho caSp
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-21
Plan 10 Secure
Bombing Tests
rs Turned DOzUHl
By United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21-The
house aircraft investigation
was ended today.
The committee adopted in ex-
ecutive session resolution to
hold no further hearings.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Thc
house aircraft investigating cpm-
mittee today defeated by Il vote of
to the resolution offered by
Representative Prall, New York,
which would have requested Sccre-
tary of War Weeks and Secretary
of the Navy Wilbur to arrange Il
bombing test with the battleship
North Dakota as II target.
Prall sought by the test to settle
.fhe dispute over the relative me-
pitts of battleship and aircraft and
fthe vulnerability of planes to anti
aircrafG defense. Brigadter Gen
eral "Billy" Mtcheli would have
commanded the attacking planes.
Officers opposed to Mitchell s
methods and charges declared mover
thcless that official figures show
this country has fewer planes and
pilots than France, Great Britain
: and Italy and that Japan's air
strength is unknown. Great Bri-
tain s projected air program will
leave the United States even fur
NHNa btHiid, tIty SdIus
While admitting the need from
the American poirt Of view of Ii
miting aircraft, officials who will
have to help conduct negotiations
for the proposed arms conference
pointed out difficulties.
If the conference program il over
loaded with reforms that are too
new and sweeping, they fear the
powers will decline to attend or
the conference will break down
. without accomplishing anything.
!, An even greater technical obsta-
yle 80 elimination of military avia-
tion exists, according to the experts,
BECAUSE air preparedness depends
more ON reserves in the form of
convertible commercial planes and
adequate manufacturing facilities
than on the actual number OF no.
minai fighting planes.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-21
$4,000 GALLONS
OF OIL CAUSE
FLAMING RIVER
Two Dead, Several Hurt
In Spectacular
Explosion
by United Press Leased Wire

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 21.-Two
men were killed, five injured and
three more are reported missing
when sixty thousand gallons of
fuel oil in a crew leviek barge blew
up in the Schuylkill river today.
The dead went down with the barge,
which sank half an hour after the
explosion.
The injured are all negroes.
The barge, according to eye wit
ncsses, "opened up like tin cam
and detOnations came within q
second of each other and were heard
Is miles away. The injured were
catapulted into the river and were
later rescued by police boats steam
ing through the blazing oil on the
surface of the water.
The flaming oil scum was carried
by the tide to the Schuylkill river
draw bridge of the b. and o. rail-
road. The bridge caught fire and
n passenger train about to cross it
was stopped. The bridge fire
blocked main line traffic of the
railroad.
The bodies of tw64nen could be
seen on the deck of the blazing
barge, which had just taken its
cargo from the city garbage redue-
ing plant, where oil is distilled from
refuse. Six men were known to
have been on the barge. Two of
those blown overheard were res
cued.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-21
LOCAL OFFENDER
GETS 9 MONTHS,
HAD NARCOTICS

1t took Judge Whitclaw but a
few minutes to take care of Fran
cisca Ncgratta 5 ease in the police
court this morning, and as result
of the court s action, Ncgratta will
be the guest of the county Mt the
iail, for the next nine months,
though Judge Whitelaw expressed
regret that he could not impose q
heavier sentence on the defendant.
Negratta was was in court Thurs
dav on a charge of vagrancv, and
when questioning developed the in
formation that he was in this cOun-
try without a passport, he was turn
ed over TO the immigration service
and deportcd to Mexico.
Last night Negratta was arrest
cd on the east side by Officer Tac-
kett, who found match box con.
aiming 10 bindles of narcotics on
Negratta's person when he search
ed him. In court this morning Neg.
rata flatly denied that the drugs
had been in his possession.
Under the city ordinance, the
court could only impose 90 day
sentence for possession Of narcotics
and in order to give Negratta at
least a portion of what he deserved
Judge Whitelaw imposed n sentence
of six months in the county Jail on
the vagrancy charge which hung
over Negratta following his earlier
appearance in court.
Negratta presented all the appear.
ance of drug peddler in court this
morning and according to police of.
ficials he has served a term in a
federal prison for violating the
narcotic law.
A bill to provide moro severe
punishment for first violations of
the narcotic laws was introduced at
the recent session of the Legislators,
and will be acted upon when the
legislature resumes sessions after
the constitutional recess.
Senators Crowley and Young
have introduced the bin which fixes
dealing in narcotics as a felony.
with n penalty of not less than six
months nor more than six years. At
present the first offense is consid-
cred a misdemeanor.
For the second and each succeed.
ing offcnse, the punishment is fix
ed as Imprisonment for not less
than one year nor more than 10
years.
Possession Of narcotics, now con.
sidored a misdemeanor, with n max
imum penalty of three months in
jail, will be changed to felony
under the proposed law, with a
punishment not to exceed six wears
Imprisonment Second convictions
will increase the limit from five to
10 years.
That such a law is badly needed,
is the opinion of Judge Whitelaw
and others who come in touch with
evils of the drug habit, and they
have expressed the hope that the
Legislature win pass it.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-21
Marjorie Daw
in Hollywood to
Secure Divorce
ny United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 21.-Mario-
rie Daw has come to Hollywood to
secure her first divorce.
The film star arrived here after
two wears in New York and an
nounced she was prepareding to sue
for peaceful separation from Ed
die Sutherland. director.
"We have simply agreed to dis
agree Miss Daw said. "Eddie is
a wonderful man, but our tempeTa-
ments are not suited ito each other.
He has agreed not to contest my
suit.
cit is my first divorce, and 1 m
bit thrilled. ~
Mis- Daw denied there was any
other suitor involved in the affair
and said there would be no cor
respondent named in the divorce
complaint.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-21
Rich Spectator
Disappears From
Paris Quarters
By United Press Leased Wire

PARIS, Feb. 21.-Osborne Wood,
ron of Major General Leonard
Wood, has disappeared from his
hotel here, leaving behind him an
unpaid hotel bill, an unpaid Chinese
valet. who is very fearful, and
various debts.
Wood has now been missing from
the Hotel Crillon for six davs. No
clews have been found indicating
where he may have gone from the
restaurant.
"A year ago young Wood was re-
ported to have cleaned up Il for
tune bv long distance specializing
in Wall Street while in the Philip
pines. His disappearance follows
conflicting reports of new market
operations, some to the effect that
he had profited further and some
that he had lost heavily.