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The Delta independent., 1925-03-06
W0MAN'S CLUB WILL MEET
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

THE Screen as an Educator" will
be discussed by Rev. r. Payne in a
paper before the Delta Woman's club
next Wednesday afternoon at its reg
ular meeting.
Music will also be furnished in sew
eral numbers by the Senior Boys
quartette OF Delta high school.
Mesdames Z. Payne and II. W.
Robinson will be hostesses.
There viii also be nomination Of of
ficers Each member should be pres
ent TO hear the program and TO have
a part in selecting officers for next
year.
The Delta independent., 1925-03-06
WILL ATTEND MEETING
OF NATIONAL DIRECTORS
OF P. P. @. @. HIGHWAY

A meeting of the National directors
Of the Pixies Peak Ocean-to-O Ocean
highway was held at Colorado
Springs Thursday and Friday. An in
vitation was extended to all towns
which had recently been placed upon
this line TO send representatives to
the meeting.
II. W. Robinson left Wednesday
evening for that purpose. represent
ing the City Of Delta and the Delta
Chamber OF Commerce.
The Delta independent., 1925-03-06
CLUB LADIES WILL ENJOY
PARTY MONDAY P. M.

Members Of the Delta Woman's
club are reminded that the card party
Is to be given at the Community
Rooms next Monday afternoon, March
o, beginning at 2;30 o'clock. Each
member is asked to come and bring
at least one friend. A charge OF 25c
will be made for the entire afternoon,
including refreshments.
Please do your part to help make
the affair n success.
The Delta independent., 1925-03-06
EDGAR GALE is INJURED
BY SHOOTING SAYS WIRE
NO FURTHER DETAILS

A telegram received here yesterday
morning from G. W. Clark OF Detroit.
Michigan, conveyed the news that
Edgar Gale. son OF ]. c. Gale OF this
city. had been shot, and that letter
Of explanation would follow No
further details were given.
Edgar was employed with the Blair
Construction company Of Detroit as
time-keeper, and Mr., Clark is his faith.
Crin.luw.
The Delta independent., 1925-03-06
SAM0RA ADMITS HE
MURDERED HIS WIFE

Sheriff c. h. Vanal,er returned Sun.
day evening, having in custody Ep.
ifania Snmorn, who was apprehended
at Phoenix, Arizona. He under a
cross fire of examination, admitted
he murdered his wife n short distance
below Delta, July o. 1928.
Samora will not have n hearing
until next Monday, March o. when
Judge Logan can be here.
The Delta independent., 1925-03-06
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MEETS THURS. MARCH 10

On March 10. at 6.15 o'clock, a
regular meeting OF the Delta Chamb-
er OF Commerce will be held at the
Community Rooms A dinner will be
provided and matters OF Importance
will be discussed A good attendance
Is attended. Members are requested
to bring o friend
II Is important that each member
be there
The Delta independent., 1925-03-06
House Votes World Court.

by vote OF 20l to 2S, the House
.of REPRESENTATIVES on Tuesday went
definitely on record in favor OF the
World Court and America Is now
waiting TO see what action the Senate
viii take.
The Delta independent., 1925-03-06
shaken bN Earthnunke.

Ar earthquake rocked the eastern
coast Of Maine Saturday night vary
ur n intensity from a general sway
TO- O. tremor which shook pictures
FROM walls. II covered an area inhab-
itad by more than S5,O0ooo0, or
nearly one-third OF the population Of
the United States
The Delta independent., 1925-03-06
Mrs. Reed Makes Donation.

Mrs Werner z. Read OF Denver has
given to the Denver Day Nursery.
100000 An up-todate structure
viii soon be erected at 274S Lawrence
street
The Delta independent., 1925-03-06
New President At Helm

on Wednesday, March &, at 1000
O'Clock eastern time, President Cal
vim Coolidge was officially installed
as President Of the United States.
The Delta independent., 1925-03-06

ADMISSION - SEASON TICKETS:
S1.oo and $3.50
Single Admissions - All Games Ex-
cept Finals, 35c and SOC.
Finals, Saturday Night, SOC and 75o
Evening star., 1925-04-04

In hope of solving the transporta-
tion problem, the developers include
an automobile and garage in the
transfer. Each house is also equipped
with radio receiving set.
The new purchasers are Alton l..
Wells, executive secretary of the
United States Flag Association; Lewis
II. Smith, who recently came to
Il. Ballagner of the War Department.
General Buys Home.
Among the Edgemoor properties
sold this week was a brick house to
Mai Gen. Robert II. Allen, who sue
ceeds Maj. Gen. Charles s. Farnsworth
as chief of Infantry. United States
Army.
Another home in Edgemoor was
decorator. other recent transfers
reported by Maddux- Marshall Co.
are:
House in Battery Park to Lieut..
Charles w. Steinmetz, Army Air
Service, stationed at Boiling Field,
$11,5 house. Battery Park, to Lieut..
H. G. Montgomery, Army Air Service,
$4,000: house, Battery Park, to ]. r.
Crutchfield, sales manager of Mad
dux-Marshall & Co. $12,500; lot.
Edgemoor, to Maj. Chester B. McCor-
mick, $4,000; lot. Battery Park, to
Maj. NJ. A. Palen. 1859.
Lot, Edgemoor to Charles r. Bur
CESS, scientist, $4,000; lots, Edgemoor.
to ID. r. Carter, $12,900; three re
homesite, in rear of Edgemoor, to e.
B., Prettyman, $4,000; home at 201s
Kalorama road. to H. p. Mccain,
$4,000: lot to Edith M. Roach, s12,650.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
Excess In Production.

There continues to be an excess of
production capacity, and it will take
time for consumption to catch up.
Those who are patient, reducing over
head and keeping down prices, will
ultimately have a good volume of
business: but all must continue to dig
for sales and be content with small
profits. AT least this is the conclusion
which 1 have reached after d very
careful survey of conditions in 4S
States.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
HOME ERECTION GAINS.

BALTIMORE, April 4.-Home build
ing in Baltimore, as indicated by per-
mits granted last month for this
class of construction, broke all
monthly records.
Permits for the construction of 999
dwellings, at a valuation of $3,s08, 900,
were issued in March, according to
statement of Charles H. Osborne, in
spector of buildings.
The February total of 61S dwell
ings permitted was the highest pre-
vious total for any one month In the
history of the city, as far as availa BILE
records show, since June, 1919. Since
January ! permits have been granted
for the construction of 1,914 homes.
valued at $7,450.900. New improve
ments, additions and alterations dur
ing March totaled s6,317,340, as COM
pared with $6,233S20 for the corre-
spending month of 1924. The Febru
airy total was $4,279,520.
Evening star., 1925-04-04

ton Herald is completing home,
which he will occupy early next
month.
Among others who have built or
purchased new homes are Mrs. Susie
A. Mankin (two), Donald c. Peattie,
Jessie f. Russell, Mrs. Margaret
Mills Tyler, Mrs. Della J. Creamer,
]. J. Blyd, 1. w. Ellenberger, Mrs.
Nary D. Forsyth, Virginia T. and Ada
r. Bestor. Olivia J. Kerby, Louisa j.
Keidel. E. p. Sheppard, Walter B.
Hall, Cora Z. Cramer, Hobart d. Dun
lap. Ellen D. McBryde, Emil Clerc, o.
N. Smith, C. II. Marstellar, r. p.
Stewart, H. J. Carow. B. NJ. Smith,
Virgie G.. Pemberton, Frank S. Elliott
and w. H. Case.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
ARLINGTON COUNTY
REAL ESTATE BOOMS
Dealers Report an Unusual Amount
of Business in Nearby
Virginia.

Arlington County real estate own
ers and dealers report an unprece-
dented amount of business for this
period of the year. Numerous in
quiries are coming in for Virginia
properties of all descriptions. from
unimproved land and small building
sites to estates of $4,000 or $4,000.
Land values have gone up recently
in some sections of the county, and
there are many improvements in
prospect, they say.
The opening of the s2.350,000 Key
Bridge a year ago and the recent COM
pletion of the new Lee highway as
a fine paved thoroughfare through
Lee Heights and Falls Church to
Fairfax have had an immediate effect
in the county.
Col. William B. Pistole of the Judge
advocate generals Office and Lieut..
Comdr. P. 7. Wright recently COM
pleted homes in Lee Heights and are
now occupying them.
Dr. Morton w. Baker of the Vet
erans' Bureau purchased a new eight
room stucco house on the Chain
Bridge road.
Robert NJ. Bolton of the Washing
Evening star., 1925-04-04

dinances has reached total of 800.
and more than -24.0o0,000 people are
now living under such ordinances.
Real estate boards under the leader
ship Of the National Association of
Real Estate Boards have had lead
ing part in drafting coming ordinances
to conserve the rights both of the
general public and of individual prop
erty owners.
OF the total number of Eoning or
dinances now in operation 199 are
comprehensive ordinances, reguiat-
ing the use, heights and area of
buildings. the department announce
ment states. Partial regulation, ap-
plying only to use of buildings, or in
a few cases, to use and area, or use
and height, is given by 121 ordinances.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
ZONING IDEA SPREADS
THROUGHOUT NATION
Sixty-Two Cities Adopt Plan in
1924 and 800 Cities Now Have
Such Regulation.

City zoning, designed to protect
home owners and other land owners
in the reasonable use of their prop
erty, has gained much headway in the
past year, according to a statement
just issued by the United States De-
partment of Commerce.
Sixty-two municipalities were zoned
during 1924. the departments records
show. The number of cities and
towns now protected by coming or
Evening star., 1925-04-04
Three Get Commissions.

Frank A. Hornaday, 3509 Four
feenth street, has been appointed a
major in the Medical Corps; John CT.
O'Brien, National Press Club, major
and staff specialist, and Harroll o.
Hoagland, 2109 r street, a second
lieutenant in the Medical Admins
'srative Corps, all in the Officers Re
serve Corps of the Army.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
FIRM REPORTS HOME
DEMAND HEAVY NOW
Maddux & Marshall Announce
Sales in Two Suburban
Developments.

Unusual sales activity in late March,
forecasting a consistent demand for
small and medium sized houses
throughout the spring season, Is noted
by Maddux Marshall & Company
Beginning of the Garrett Park de-
velopment was announced formally a
few days ago and three sales were re-
ported by the company late last week
Evening star., 1925-04-04

In order to be qualified to serve on
an English jury, a woman must own
a house assessed at not less than 500
or be occupant of house with not
less than is windows.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD z. CARTS
Copyright, 1923. by McClurs
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY CLEANS A
WINDOW

Uncle Wiggily was sitting near
the front window of his hollow
stump bungalow one day, reading
the newspaper, when. all of sud
den, along came Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy with Il pail Of water in one
paw and some rags in the other.
"Iou will have TO move, Mr..
Longcars, - squcaked the muskrat
lady hous 'lleepcr. m sorry to
disturb you, but you'n have 10 get
away from that window.
WlE'' asked the bunny gentle.
man. Is the bad Fox outside. 60
ing to jump in?"
No, but l want to clean the
window, went on Nurse Jane.
Mrs. Twistvtail. the lady pig. is
going to call this afternoon, and l
want her to see the windows clean
and shiny | can t wash the win.
dow with You sitting there
So Uncle Wiggilv hoped over to
another chair, and Nurse Jane began
to wash the window until, all of Il
sudden, when She had the glass half
cleaned, the taleplone rang. Uncle
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16
REGULATION FOR SPIRITS

Having asserted pretty thorough control over this
world, Lawmakers propose to control the other world
At least, some solon has introduced bill in the New
York Legislature to govern the psychic operations of
spirits No person is to give spirtualistc seances
manifestations without licenSe~from the examining
board of Spirtualists.
To this, New York newspaper frvolouSy OBJ
Jects: How does anybody know when spirit is 60
ing to talk to him. ring bell, or blow horn? The
thing might happen any of while are entertain
ing our friends after dinner. Must then rush off
to procure license at the risk of being put in jail?
Again, person in communication with spirits might
wish to keep the fact lest it hurt his business
In all soberness, spirits themselves ought to be
free agents. manitestihg themselves where and when
they like
1t is still regarded by most people, however as
improved that the psychic phenomena only too famil
lar nowadays the work Of spirits Departed spirits
souls the critics insist if they are able to
communicate with the living must have more impor-
tant things to do than the trivial activities usually
attributed to them.
Some sort of control psychic stunts
might be good thing if it could be managed because
of the harm done to many impressionabe minds by
all this modern magic, witchcraft and necromancy.
But who is qualified to do the controlling?
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16
POLLENIZING
SEASON FOR
DATE TR EES

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Date growers of Imperial Valley
are getting ready II palleuize the
blossoms Of their female date palms.
according To George Swami, oWucr
of tie Highway Date ranch and
chairman OF the date growers de-.
partmcnt of the fam bureau. OF
I'll farming operations IN Imperial
Valley probably none is more uni
gUe and Interesting than this opera
tion Of dusting the pollen of the
flower from the male palm onto the
blossoms of the female palms. To
the average fruit or cantaloupe
grower 1t Is a novel thought to inn
agine the artificial poIlenatiou Of
the blossoms OF fruit trees. IN no
other btanch horticulture is rati-
other branch OF horticulture is anti
fieial hand poIlouatiou Praeticcd,
except by scientists or plant breed
orS. With dates, however, unless
tie female blossoms receive good
pollen from good male palms at the
proper time and by the proper
method. the fruit produced VIII be
unsatisfactory and of low quality.
There are many ways Of properly
policnizing date palm blossoms. ac-
cordiug to Farm Advisor f. l..
Garthwaite, who is Arranging a
series Of demonstration field meet
ings for the latter part of next
week in order TO show all owners
Of date palms in Imperial Valley an
opportunity Of observing the lat
est developments in this important
phase OF date production.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16
RAKER SENDS
HIS REGRETS

Although Congressman John f..
HaEer, Of the second California dis,
trict, viii be unabtc to accept the
Invitation of the Associated Cham.
bcrs Of Commerce to attend the
Yuma Highway celebration, he has
expressed he wish that the affair
will be "a great success, in q letter
TO Mrs, HascI Meadows, secretary
OF the Associated Chambers
In part, the congressman saws:
- appreciate very much re
ceiving tins invitation, and would
like to. be with YOU ON that date
but find that official duties here
IN Washington viii not permit me
leaving before congress adiourns on
March 4. 1 am sure your celebra-
tion will b. a great success. This
has bccu great work and will
mean mUeh to the West.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16
FIGHT FOR YOUR TOWN.

D!d you ever stop to think that cities depend on
hdlVlduaIs-that individuals have the making or
breaking OF the good name of a town?
vi course this applies to individuals in the agcre-
gate but nevertheless the individual is the a-mpor-
tant factor When you allow the name of your town
TO be nagned without raising your voice in defense
you are to all ntentS and purposes acquescng in the
sentiments OF the defamer No one knows how far
your act may go.
1here is no section of the country that is more
SUBJECT to malgnment than the towns of Southern
Caforna, and in fact the whole southwest There has
sprung up in the east and middle jealousy that
mas led to the circulation of malicious stories with
the intention of doing real injury to this section of
tors OF the east customer or client after an
other pulling stakes and moving to the southwest
to make his future home, it becomes maddening for
they know that that customer client is lost forever
and when they the number multiply each year they
are ready to believe all the false stories that can be
drummed up about the southwest and regrettable as
1t may be, some of them not backward in helping
to circulate the false yarns.
But to get back to the subject, when you hear
someone unlustly criticzing your town or when you
receive letter newspaper clipping from the east
IN which your section of the country is held up as
horrible example, of all that is bad do you let it
pass with smile or shrug do you Immediately put
on your fighting togs and send back the answer that
IS due? The individual who fails to make a reply is
but one out OF community, but if each were remiss
IN has duty the aggregate damage would be tremend-
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16
Or. JAEGER TO
REPORT ON THE
BROWN BLIGHT

All arrangements have been com
plcted for the lettuce growers meet
ing Thursday, according to Farm
Advisor Garthwaite. At this meet
ing DR.. Ivan c. jaeger, truck crop
disease specialist Of the United
States department of agriculture
will give the results of three years
work on tho control of brown blight.
the most serious disease of lettuce
in Imperial Valley.
-.v meeting will be held on the
Gentry ranch, now being operated
b. Jack Bros. and McBurncy, To-
Gated one half mile west, one mile
north and one-cighth mile west of
Nestmorland. DR.. Jaeger has been
conducting Il series of experiments
which show conclusively that brown
lai2ht can be effectively eliminated.
Growers who attend the meeting
will be shown the different plots ON
the. field, and will be able to OBJ
SerVe Tor themselves how successful
Dr. jaeger S work has been.
The meeting, which has been call
cd for 10 o'clock sharp, Thursday
morning, February 10, is attract
ing wide interest among lettuce
growers and shippers who have real
Iaed for some time that this dis
ease is steadily getting more and
more scrius, and that vigorous mea-
SurpS VIII baAp,to be1 eaQoutcd tD
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16
SLOUING-UP TOO SOON

Charles G. D. Roberts, Canadian naturalist and
author whose works much read in the United
States said recently in a public address mo
should allow himself to be perfectly contented before
95" Perfect contentment he considers fatal fur
ther growth or achievement.
Possibly he was taking liberties with the dicton-
ary meaning Of content" and contentment" but his
meaning is quite clear and reasonable Dissatisfaction
with life in general continual faut-findng, is not
what he advocates at all. But he would keep himself
always ION the Job" ready to recognize and accept
new task when an old one finished ready to and
take up new interests when old are exhausted,
never smugy satisfied to stop Of his activities
and continue only eating and sleeping.
Contentment as he means it in the advice quoted
is sagnaon and decay. If more people felt he does
about avoiding perfect contentment before 95 perhaps
fewer persons would be Shelved in their sixties.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16

other good things from the cooking
exhibit will be brought in and sold
TO the highest bidder Tn proceeds
of this sale will go into the treasury
of the Wilson school student council
to De used as an Improvement fund
for the benefit of Wilson school.
In Line with Projects
The project known as the Wilson
school lair is in line with other pro
Jects which have been carried on
during the year, the purpose being
first. to motivate the work bv MAX
ing it interesting to the child, and
second, to. promote a higher appre-
clatlon of the dignity of labor.
In giving to the community the re
suit of a project Of this kind. there
VIII be a correlation, insofar as is
possible, of all the departments of
the school life For instance there
will be manual training, home eco
nomles, agriculture, nature study,
general science, music, art, physical
education, citizenship, arithmetic,
Pe"mauShip. geography aud English.
in addition to the school work re.
presented at the school fair, there
will be 4 recognition of the home
work which pupils Go, which is in
ltSeif very important in the deVcl-
opment of character and personal
ity, but which receives little or no
recognition elsewhere.
There VIII be no admission charge
whatsoever to the exhibit, and the
friends and patrons of the school.
As well as the general public, are
cordially invited to come and enjoy
a pleasant evening rs the guests Of
The pupils OF the Wilson school.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16
Wilson School Fair viii Feature
Splendid Handiw0rk of Students:
Delightful Program Will Follow

The Wilson school fair, to he
held Thursday evening, February
l9, the first of its kind to be held
in the FL Centre schools, promises to
be one OF the big events OF the
school wear. For weeks the pupils
have been working aud planning to
have their exhibits ready. All dav
ON Thursday the exhibits win be
coming in and by evening it is eX-
peeted to have al the tables in the
long corridor well filled with all
models and makes, all sizes aud
shapes, patterns of plans, of every
thing from acropiaues to Cmbroid-
cry, from garden vegetables to
powder puffs, from lamp stands to
fudgs.
For an hour, beginning at $50
r. m. the various exhibits viii he
viewed and promptly at $50 an in
teresting program will be given by
pupils of the Wilson school in the
auditorium.
There will be songs aud dances.
also some physical education stunts
by the boys, and other interesting
features too numerous to mention.
While the program is in progress,
the judges will be busy examining
the various exhibits. and pinning
the blue and red ribbons on the
prize winning entries. Following
the program tie Judges will enter
the auditorium and announce to the
audience the names of the prize
winners aud distribute the prizes to
those who have won them.
Following the awarding of the
Frlzes, the cakes, pics, candy and
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16
HOckenberfy Is
New pri
Imperial High

NJ. b. II aenberry has been
chosen as new principal of the I'M
perial high school, to succeed NJ, $.
Templeton, who resigned two weeks
ago. Mr.. Ilockenberry was a form
cr principal at the Imperial school
some ten or twelve years ago, and
since his removal from the valley
has spent some time i'll the north
west, and comes here from Fresno,
where he has held I'm important
position in the school system OF that
city.
city. The new principal assumed
his duties today.
1t is understood Mr.. Tcmplcton
and his wife plan to go to Tucson,
Arizona, where the former may de
eide to take up the study Of law.