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Evening star., 1925-09-14
opening: October, "a .13: December.
uary, 24.00: March. 24.2S; May.
New Orleans Quotations.

New Orleans Quotations.
NEW ORLEANS, September IA CP).
The cotton market opened firm, in
sympathy with better Liverpool cables
than due. First trades showed gains
of to % points, and after advancing
a few points additional lost all the
opening gain on realizing. The mar
ket soon rallied, however. owing to
reports of too much rain in the belt
and soon made new highs, with Octo-
ber at 2376, December at 1895 and
January at 24.0o. Sentiment appeared
to be bullish, based on the belief that
It is too late for the crop to take on
q. profitable new growth, and that the
movement of the market will be re-
tarded by the rain. ....
New Orleans cotton futures closed very
steady at net advance of 40 to AZ points
october aaa7 aiss7 ESQ $3.50 a4!oSses S5Sse
December go. 24.26 1850 24.el-24
January ... 24.27 1885 24.21-23
March ..... 24.45 24.05 24.424b
May ..a.. 24.51 2415' "a 50-5i
Opening: October. ,23.72: December.
90 90: January. 239l: March, 24.10; May.
10 LLls
Evening star., 1925-09-14
COTTON IS STRONG
AS WEEK BEGINS
Belief Rain Came Too Late
to Help Plants Take on .
New Growth.
Rr the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September l4.-The
cotton market showed renewed
strength early today. Traders evi-
IDENTIFY were fearful that further rains
reported over Sunday were damaging
open cotton in Texas, and this view
of crop conditions, combined with rela-
lively firm Liverpool cables and. re-
ports of an active demand for cotton
goods, led to further advances.
The opening was firm at an advance
of IS points to q decline of points.
Realizing caused some irregularity
after the call. but offerings were soon
absorbed, and before the end of the
first hour active months were 20 to 81
points net higher, with December. sell
ing at 24.70, or ESQ points above the
recent low level.
New York cotton futures closed strong al
a net advance of "a to 81 points.
Evening star., 1925-09-14
BY WILLIAM f. HEFFERNAN.

NEW YORK, September 14.-Many
new high records were established at
the outset of the week. The motors
as a group were the most prominent,
the volume of business in this quarter
exceeding that of any previous day
in the present upward movement. But
in other parts of the list new high
records Were numerous.
One of the features was the excep-
tionally heavy turnover in Cleveland
Motor, which reached it's highest
prices for the year. The advance in
Stutz kept on. carrying the price also
to fresh high for 1925 Fageol was
actively bought above Ia and Yellow
Taxi of New York gained almost two
points
The feature of the oil group was
the unusual activity at new high
Evening star., 1925-09-14
Prompt Action
First Mortgage Loans

Lowest Rates of Interest and Commission
Thomas J. Fisher & Company, Inc.
73B 10Th Street
Evening star., 1925-09-14
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
Quotations furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Coz
Nominal Selling checkg

NEW YORK, September IA @.-
Foreign exchanges irregular. Quota
tions in cents: Great Britain, demand,
484&; cables, 4s4A; 60-day bills on
banks, 4807s. France, demand, 4.69 II; ;
cables, 40. Italy, demand, Ali "a;
cables, 4.12. Demand: Belgium, 4.3S;
Germany, $3.50; Holland, 40.1512; Nor.
way, 2130; Sweden, 1851; Denmark,
24.73; Switzerland, 19.301s; Spain,
1883: Greece, 1.47: Poland, 171a;
Czechoslovakia, 2.96; Jugoslavia,
1.78A; Austria, 14B; Rumania, 491a;
Argentina, 40.37; Brazil, 1880; Toxic,
40%; Shanghai, S0k Montreal, 100.
Evening star., 1925-09-14
A@HeM TELEPHONE MO TaEsRlpa CupaM
bku SYSTEM
Hath Dividend

The regular quarterly dividend
d Two Dollars and twenty-five
Cents ($2.25) per share will be paid
on October IS. 1925, to stockholders
OF record at the close of business on
September 10. 1925.
H. BLAIR-SMITH, Treasurer.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-07

relationship of the railroad and eX-
press company, lie pledged anew
the railroad s determination to aid
in every possible wav to give ship
pers adequate and dependable scr
vic", and also declared that steps
were being taken to give Imperial
Valley additional publicity. Pie
lures of fields and various scenes
throughout Imperial Valley on the
back of menu cards on diners is one
of the original ideas in mind.
II. A. Woods, superintendent of
the Los Angeles division, stressed
the theme of service and cited the
possibilities of additional business
when the express rates decrease
next month.
J.. p. Bergman, superintendent of
the Arizona New Mexico division
of the express company, with head
quarters in FL Paso, Texas, was Il
visitor who added much to the even
ing's enjoyment Ideals of service
and the prospects of q bigger, bet
ter season than ever before were
dwelt upon in detail by him and
he declared that all the employees
in his division are boosters for
Southern California products.
Many Splendid Talks
c. B. Winn, commercial agent Of
Los Angeles division, and Charles
Continued on Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-07
Here's What Air
Chief Says
Necessary

Dy United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Feb. Here
is what Brigadier General Will
liam Mitchell is fighting for in
his battle with high officials of
the war and navy departments:
/. A unified air service.
2. A definite aeronautical pol
icy.
5. An organization, both mill
tary and civil, to fit the policy.
4. A method of providing suit
able personnel.
S. A single system of procure
ment and supply.
6. A system Of instruction and
inspection for all air elements.
Until these fundamental
principles for creation of air
power are put into effect, -
Mitchell says, "'the air power of
the United States will continue
to founder in the slough of
aeronautical despond."
Air service of the army, navy
and postoffice departments func-
tion as separate units i'll all re-
spects now, without appreciable
coordination. i.a ~.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-07
BELIEVE COUPLE
ARE WANTED in
MISSOURI TOWN

Belief that the man and woman
arrested earlier in the week at
Brawley under the names of r. c.
and Nellie Calhoun may be wanted
in the middle west, was strengthen
ed today when the sheriff. S office
received a telegram from the sher-
iff at Nevada. Missouri, stating
that a Nellie Pike had disappeared
from that place in 1922 in the com
panv of one Fred Hendricks.
The Missouri authorities believe
that Calhoun may be Hendricks and
that the woman may be Nellie Pike.
A description of he couple is be-
ing sent to Missouri by the local
officials
Calhoun is serving a 60 day SEN
tence on vagrancy charge, and
the woman is held for investigation.
According to the authorities, she
has been an inmate of q resort in
the north end of the valley, and
both are believed BY the Brawley
police to be drug addicts.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-07
TOO MUCH CASH
SENDS TRIO TO
JAIL FOR PROBE

Possession of too much money
caused Pedro Mendoza and two COM
panions to be taken into custody by
the police at Calexico yesterday,
and the men are now held ut the
county jail, awaiting an inycstiga-
ton of the case. Mendoza 5 com,
panions gave their names as j. +.
Augustus and Manuel Lopez.
In Mendoza s possession the Of
ficcrs found wallet containing
1857, and as he did not appear TO
be of the thrifty type that might
hav" come by that sum honestly, he
was placed in custody. The Off
GERS who searched him also found
q navy discharge, made out in the
name of Fit2hugh Lee Carr, which
has aroused their suspicious regard
ing the trio.
Mendoza, Augustus and Lopez all
told conflicting stories about the
money and the discharge. The au
thorities believe that they may have
robbed Carr, or perhaps made away
with him for his money.
The district attorneys office is
communicating with navy authori-
ties in an attempt to get a line on
Carr and his present whereabouts,
if such 4 thing is possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-07
MANY OUT-0F-TOWN SPEAKERS AT
EXPRESS COMPANY BANQUET, HELD
LAST NIGHT AT BARBARA WORTH

One of the most successful ban
quets and "gcttog ,thcr' affairs
ever sponsored by the American
Railway Express Company in the
valley was held last night at the
Barbara Worth hotel, with the un-
usual record of 100 per cent at
tendance of all agents and employ
es.
There were many notablcs of
the express and railroad world pre-
sent, and the affair was partly in
the nature of n celebration, lnark-
ing the capture by the Los Angeles
division, headed by n. A. Woods,
of five out of six prizes Offered for
r. the greatest increase in sale of
travellers checks given by the Am
erican Express Company.
A feature of the evening was a
miniature train, fully equipped,
with samaphore signals. switches,
tunnels, cite, and operated by elee-
tricity, which whizzed around the
tSdinner table as the men ate. Fred
Nebel-Thau contributed much TO the
progra,J with his original song
sketches and much to their own
3 confusion when each man was re-
quired to sing his own piece.
c. M. Murphy, assistant super
intendent of the Los Angeles divi-
sion of the Southern Pacific, made
q splendid address, covering the
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-07
Earl Must Go
Back to His
L. A. Home

Earl Poorc, 16 years old, who
was picked up at Brawley on
February 2, by Chief of Police
Verge, and brought ~ the
county Jail, will doubtless be
turned over to the Los Angeles
authorities as runaway.
The daily bulletin of the Los
Angeles police department, is
sued yesterday, and received at
the sheriff's office today, con-
tanned a picture and description
of Earl, asking that he be ap-
pretended. The youngster has
committed no crime, other than
leaving his home, but his folks
have been greatly worried by
his disappearance and have
had a search conducted for
him since he left home two
weeks ago.
When shown the picture at
the jail this morning, Earl adj
mitted it was of him, and seem
ed rather gratified that he had
been the subject of so much
notoriety.
The Los Angeles authorities
were communicated with, and
an officer is expected here
over the ek-end, to take the
youngster back home.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-07
Coolest Weather
In Many Years
Strikes Nome
BY United Press Leased Wire

NOME, Alaska, Feb. The diph-
liberia epidemic which has taken
five lives in Nome is being con-
quered and the fight will be quickly
won, Dr. Curtis Welch, heroic ply
sieian, predicted, today.
Despite the wave of intense cold
which rolled down from the Arctic
today, no suffering is reported and
every precaution possible is being
taken to prevent additional cases
developing.
The mercury dropped to "a de-
grees below zero last night and how
cred around 24 during the day. 1t
is the coldcst weather in many
years. Captain Roy Darling, head
of the department of justice at
Fairbanks, will hop off Sunday
morning for his dash over the froz-
en- tundras, and should reach here
some time Tuesday. Fair weather
appears in prospect for the danger
ouS flight
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-07
BOSTON MOST
j UNR0MANTIC
LAR CE CITY
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Feb. Dan Cupid,
wielder of the bow and arrow of ro-
nance, has proved conclusively that
east is merely east, as Kipling once
remarked, while west is the place to
go if you want to get married.
Figures compiled by the United
Press today from % representative
cities show that despite the increase
in population only 1920 marriage
licenses Were issued last month com
pared with 1864 in January, 1874
This is a decrease of nearly per
cent.
Seven Of the larger eastern cities
reported a total of 1878 for last
month compared with G235 year
ago, decrease Of about 6 per cent.
Sixteen western cities reported an
aggregate of 1852 for last month,
an increase of % licenses over the
Janury, 1924, record.
OF the four biggest cities in the
country only Chicago reported an
increase and that was less than
per cent. New York s decrease was
about Z per cent; Philadelphia's S
percent and Detroit S approximately
per cent.
Boston, with q loss of nearly 10
per cent, was the most unromantic
large city in the nation. Albany,
the only eastern city reporting an
increase. showed the biggest gain of
any of the % cities-21 per cent.
OF the % cities II reported de-
creases, eight increases and one a
tie.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-07
FUClTlVES WHO
KILLED OFFICER
ARE CAPTURED
ny United Press Leased Wire

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. T. =
Babe" and "Bin' Lawrence,
Oklahoma desperadoes, were in the
hands of the law today, after one
of Arizona's most exciting man
hunts.
The fugitives were captured by n
county marshall last night near
Tempe, after 4 posse of special dep
uties had chased them for hundreds
of miles.
They are accused Of Staying Pa
trolman Haze Burch during n holdup
here Thursday. and are also wanted
by Oklahoma authorities for the
murder of 4 deputy sheriff.
Babe was taken to the Ari-
2ona state penitcntiary at Florence
for safekeeping during the night,
and his brother was removed to
the county Jail at Globe.
Officers took these precautions to
avoid possible lvnching at the
hands of an enraged crowd which
stormed the Jail here after their ar
rest.
The Lawrence brothers are cred.
tied by Officers with q long list of
crimes in both Oklahoma and Ari-
zona. They are being heavily guard
ed, and will probably be given n
speedy trial here for the murder of
PatrOlman Burch.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-07
GOVERNOR WILL
VISIT SOUTHERN
PART OF STATE
by United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Feb. =
Governor Friend w. Richardson will
leave today for two weeks trip in
the southern part of the state. it
was announced at the state office.
The governor plans to go to Los
Angeles to attend to some routine
state bushes matters and while en-
route, will stop at Delhi to COM
duet q personal investigation of the
affairs of the state colony.
4 bill now before the legislature,
introduced by Senator bennett,
asks an appropriation of $22S,000
for relief of the eolonists and the
committee appointed to investigate
the situation may make further re-
Communications
The governor plans to be in San
Bernardino for the opening of the
orange show there February l9 and
from there will probably return to
the capital for the reconvention of
the legislature on the Gath. 1t is
believed he will. also make n trip
TO Imperial county before he re-
turns. H..
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-07
TODAY'S LETTUCE MARKET
BY U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
c. E. SCHULTZ, Local Representative

arvd, 81 on track. Supplies mod
crate. Demand and trading slow,
market stady for good large stock.
Ariz-few best IS 3.25-3.50, IS 500
3.25, most stock small and ordinary.
2.00,2.25. Imperial-4s offerings
light, 4.50-475, few fancy high as
$50 IS mostly 400, few fancy high
rs 40, 6S practically no demand,
few sales 2.50.275.
NEW YORK: So clear. Calf
Fla. Tex arvd. Supplies limit
ed. Demand slow, market weaker
especially on western. lmperial--4s
best 5.00-5.50, few special marks
high as 900. IS wide range in prices.
best mostly 3.50,4.00, few special
marks 5.OO,5,50, mostly 500 ordi-
nary quality and condition low ~
800. 6s best mostly 2.50-300, very
few high as $50, poorer low as 200,
7s.71as few sales mostly around
200.
ST. LOUIS: 50' clear. 2 Ariz.
4 Calf, Tex arvd, % on track. De.
mand moderate, market steady. Ariz
is 3.25-350, 6s 2.75. Calif-5s
4.o0-425, o.3 crts 2ibs,3s $50.
PITTSBURGH: AZ foggy. |
Ariz, Calf arvd. Demand slow,
market duh. Imperial--5s 4.00-4.50,
IS 2.50-3.00. Ariz-5s 3.75.425.
PHILADELPHIA: $50 clear 2
Ariz. 3 Calf, . Fla arvd, Is on
track. Demand slow, market steady.
Calif-small sizes 3.504.50. Arizv.
small sizes 3,00.3.50.
Continued on Page 6)
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-07
Rain Fell In
Many Parts of
South in Night
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. T.
California g rain storm shifted to
the southern part of the state last
night although still clingipg to 4
moderate extent to the northern and
central portions.
The heaviest fall since Friday
morning was reported from San
Luis Obispo where "A of an inch
was recorded. Mount Hamilton fol-
lowed with 40. Santa Rosa had 80,
San Francisco %. Fresno %,
Eureka 20, Escondido is, Santa
Barbara. IA. Riverside 10, Bakers
field 10, San Jose .0S, Los Angeles
and San Diego .04.
The rainfall at representative dis
triets of the state during the past
ten day storm is reported as fol-
lows:
Santa Rosa 40, Rocklin 4.O7,
Oroville 3.96, San Francisco 2.44,
Eureka l.96, Sacramento 1872, San
Luis Obispo 80, Los and Angeles
and San Diego .04.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-07

Express. ~ express.
Imperial Valley comparisons:
1924 1925
Shipped on February G l1S IS
Shipped to February 1878 o542
Cars ordered in the Imperial Val
lev for loading February 7, 90.
Origin of Imperial Valley lettuce
shipments reported out February 6:
Westmor>and l, Brawley 90, Imper-
ial ;, FL Centre &c, s. d. &. A. Rv. l,
IT. & 7. Ry. 7, Hcber 70, Calexieo 7,
total IS.
Shipping point information: FL
Centro and nearby points, Friday
February 6-max S0o, min So,
cloudy, windy. Demand light, trad
ing limited, market weak, few sales.
Carloads fob cash tracks, 2.s5-
500, few fine quality mad condition.
special marks high as 3.25; IS $50
2.75 mixed sizes 4s-5s mostly around
2.75, IS no sales reported. Many
shipments rolled unsold.
This mornings sales to jobbers,
unless otherwise stated:
CHICAGO 43' foggy. l Calf
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-07
ISSUE LICENSE
TO DEMPSEY AND
SCREEN BEAUTY
Couple to Be Married
Monday Evening Is
Statement
BY United Press Leased Wire

SA.N DIEGO, Feb. Jack
Dempsey and Estelle Taylor secured
marriage license at high noon
here today and announced they will
be married Monday in this city.
Jack gave his age as % and
Estelle, unblushingly, as 27.
The bride to be was 4 study in
black and white. She wore white,
severely tailored suit trimmed in
black fur, white gloves, black hat
and black shoes. The only touch of
color in her ensemble was tint of
rouge on her cheeks and carmine on
her lips.
Jack wore 4 blue business suit.
Immediately after securing the
states permission for the wedding,
the happy pair waved adieus to
their friends and whirled away in
4 motor ear to attend the races at
I'll Juana.
The two will be married here ut
Z O clock next Monday evening
Dempsey said. The champion s
monv.
81 am divinelv happy, - Miss
Taylor said, smiling from beneath
her black hat.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. -" I
wish them all the happiness in the
world" Jack Kearns declared when
informed by the United Press that
Jack Dempsey and Estelle Taylor
had taken out marriage papers at
San Diego today.
~ knew Jack and Estelle would
be married, but they did surprise
me, - the champion s promoter said.
"Thev make Il charming couple,
and they sure have my best
wishes
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-07
Pandemonium Follows Sharp Decline in Wheat Prices
No Fishing at
MOrena Until
March Is

Two local anglers, c. G. Fer
glson and N. w. Carson, were
greatly disappointed upon arriv-
ing at Morena Dam yesterday,
prepared to enjoy a days sport,
to learn that there is to be no
fishing at Morena this year un-
til March Is.
In former years fishing has
been open at Morena at prac-
ticauy all times, it is said, and
this is the first year that there
has been a closed season.
Imperial Valley fishermen who
plan to go to Morena, will evil
dently save themselves a useless
trip by taking note of the new
regulation.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-07
DECLINE TO S185
CAUSES RUIN OF
MANY GAMBLERS
L. S. Probe Into Recent
Jump Is Held
Responsible

CHICAGO, Feb. 7-Pandemonium
struck the stock exchange today
when wheat fell and the scenes of
confusion that followed were many
and varied. The exchange suddenly
turned topsv-turvy. was seram-
bling mass of humanity, as every
body in the pit offered to sell and
there were but few takers. The
pit turned into riot and prices fell
so rapidly that at times there was
4 difference of one TO two cents in
prices quoted at the same time at
various points in the pit.
The low point was $1.85 compar-
ed with the opening priee of $1.94.
May moved up ! 5S cents from
the low and closed at that figure.
Reports that the federal govern
ment is about to Investigate the
mnet is about to investigate the
recent sensational May wheat rise
to over the 50 mark, was another
factor in the decline.
Mrs. Scott Durand, millionaire
society woman and "dirt farmer,
who admitted cleaning up Il fortune
during the rise, today declined to
admit she had lost in the fall.
81 sold nearly all my wheat at
$205 1-2,' she said.
"I am little interested in the
present doings of the market. y
Clerks, stenographers, small busi-
ness and professional men were on
the long side of the market lured
in at near the top prices by re-
ports of easy money. Scores of
these Fshoe string speeula
tors spectators on small mar
gins-wcre ruined. it was made
known by brokerage house employ
eS
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-07
Officers Search
For Driver of
The death Car

RIVERSIDE, Calf. Feb. 7.-Lo-
cal offers were still searching to-
day for the driver of the "death
carr which ran down Mrs. Estelle
Wollman, &c. on La Cavena drive
near here asst night.
Mrs. Wollman died 80 minutes af-
ter she was struck by the machine.
The driver fled after the accident,
but officers said thew had secured
the number of his automobile. The
license number will be checked with
the auto,registration bureau at
Sacramento in an effort to reveal
the driver's s identity.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-07
Give $4,000 For
Fighting Early
Forest BlaZes
by United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO. Feb. :. - The
state board of control late yesterday
appropriated $4,000 from the state
emergency, fund to be used by the
fordstry department i'll fighting
spring fires.
The forestry department funds
for this purpose will be exhausted
by the last of March and the extra
appropriation is necessary for the
purpose of maintaining the work,
it was explained.
Another appropriation of $4,000
was made to the three nurseries at
Davis by the board of control.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-07
C0ckrOach Suit
Carried to The
Superior Court
by United Press Lensed Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. The
Pacific Steamship Company carried
to the superior court an appeal in
the dPmagd suit decided against
them in justice court which awarded
A. G. McChesney and his wife $40
damages alleged to have been sus-
tanned by them when cockroaches
kept them awake all night during
the voyage here from Los Angeles
aboard the steamer Ruth Alexander.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-07
WHAT'S DOING

Romance of Ell Centro'
Theater Tulane, tonight.
De Molay dance, Masonic hall
tonight.
Gospel meeting ct tent, Fifth
and Olive streets.
Windmills of Holland Nc
Cabe school tonight.
Services city churches to-
morrow.
Ball games tomorrow, race
track and hall grounds.
Captain January, Theater
Tulane tomorrow.