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Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-22
'l9 CARLOADS OF
MELONS LEFT
YESTERDAY

With 10 carloads of cantaloupes
shipped from the valley yesterday,
the total shipments for the season
amount to 119 ears, according to the
Southern Pacific company's records.
Yesterdays shipments were all from
the north end of the valley, 13 cars
going by freight and six by express.
Indications that shipments are
picking up were shown by the fact
that % cars were ordered for to.
days shipments. With the return of
warm weather, it is expected that
shipments will take a sudden jump
and all parties connected with the
cantaloupe industry are becoming
impatient for the season to start in
real earnest.
In Thursdays story in the Press
in which it was stated that no cars
left the south end of the valley on
Wednesday. the fact was not made
clear that this meant freight move
ment only. Two ears were sent out
on that day by express, one 4 full
ear of cantaloupes sent by Amicon
Brothers to Columbus, Ohio, and an
other mixed ear of eantaloupes
and vegetables, sent by, the Ryan
Fruit company to Salt Lake.
According to G. +. Nielsen of the
American Express company, no ears
left by express Yesterday from this
section but today's outlook was
that two would be shipped, one by
Amieon Brothers and the other by
the Pepper Fruit company.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-22
'''DRY" YEAR LOOMS
IN LOWER BASIN
COLORADO RIVER

Warnings that there will be an
unusually small amount of water in
the Colorado river this summer,
have been issued by James II. Cor
don, meteorologist for the United
States weather bureau at Yuma,
who advises that the snowfall in
the upper regions Of the Colorado
hns been only one-third of normal
during the past winter.
Gordon q predictions are support
ell by officials Of the Imperial Irri-
CATION district, who stated this
morning that they have advised all
who have sought such information,
that q "dry" year is anticipated,
nnless heavy rains should develop
In the upper basin during the next
few months. Director Aten urged
that corn and other field crops be
planted q month earlier than usual
in order to avoid the water short
age that seems certain to exist the
latter part of the summer.
GOrdon's report states that the
average water content Of snow on
the upper basin on May l was 1.60
inches, whereas the average depth
on that date has been 4.27 inches
for the past 10 years. Last year
il was 4.0e inches. April Of this
year was the driest that Colorado
has, known for 3S years.
Irrigation district officials point
to the fact that the country through
which the Colorado and its tribu.
taries flow is n country in which
rains and cloudbursts abound during
the summer months. 1t is hardly
possible at this time to predict just
what conditions will obtain later
in the season. owing to the fact that
summer rainfall may avert the wa
ter scarcity that looms now, and
provide sufficient flow to provide
for all necessary needs.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-22
Graduation Week
Will Be Full of
Many Activities

schools comprising the Central
Union high school district will take
place on Wednesday evening at the
high school auditorium with large
class of boys and girls receiving
their diplomas. A class of ap-
proximately IS members will com
plete the elementary course at the
Wilson school alone.
Prof. A. f. Blanks of the Uni
versity of Southern California, Los
Angeles, will deliver the address
of the evening before the class of
eight graduates who are completing
the two year course at Central
Junior College on Thursday even
ing.
On Friday evening the week will
close with the high school gradua-
tion, Rex 3. Goodcell of Los An
geles, collector of internal revenue,
having been secured as speaker.
The Eastside branch of the high
school is also closing very success
full year, four graduates having
cOIipieIeu the Itqulleu "otN e''
that institution. Baccalaureate ser
vices will be held on Sunday after
noon at the A. NJ. f. church. DR..
Wilson of hos Angeles. will preach
the sermon. DR.. Wilson is presid-
ing elder of the Southern Califor-
MIA A. NJ. f. conference and also
is much interested in education
being a member of the Board of
Regents of Western University
Quindaro. Kansas. Graduating eX
! ercises will be held on Friday ev
seniug, May %.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-22
|. A. JUDGE IS Z.
SPEAKER BEFORE.
KIWANIANS HERE

Judge Charles s. Burnell, of the
Los Angeles superior court, gave q
verv enlightening talk on the mean
ing of Kiwanis, "We Build. and
how it can be associated with the
great achievement of transforming
the Colorado desert into the Won
derful Imperial Valley.
. The speaker also urged greater
interest in boys by the service clubs,
stating that much can be done in
this way to keep Juveniles out OF
the iails and criminal careers.
John w. Cook, of the high school
faculty gave an interesting talk on
radio waves and their development
in the last few years, and told sew
eral interesting experiences that he
has has had in radio work in the
valley.
A feature of the entertainment
part of the program was the play
ing of the Wilson school orchestra
under the direction of Miss Wini-
fred Pearson. The Youngsters show
ed unusual musical ability and a de-
cided enthusiasm for their work.
The Kiwanians also enjoyed a
solo by Miss Julia Foneannon and
also selection bv Lawrence a.
Lambert of San Diego, who was
accompanied on the piano by Miss
Leta Ehmkie.
DR.. F. A. Burger gave a synopsis
of his "awful past" for the bene-
fit Of the other club members.
Guests present included 0. y.
Hale, Mrs. Bird f. Hobby, w. a.
Scheniman, Rev. z. S. Law and Rev.
George A. Hartman.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-22
Pickpockets
Caught After
Exciting Chase

PASADENA, Cal, May 22.-Two
alleged pickpockets canghs in tho
act Of frisking" wealthy tourists
at the crowded Santa Fe station
| here today were captured by by
ISLANDERS after an exciting chase
through the depot.
They gave their names as A. j.
Carney. 90, and Robert Ross, 70,
alias "The Gorilla" Police said
the latter was a notorious pick
pocket.
Carney was run down and "taek-
lcdn by l.. NJ. Drowell, former Pas
adena football star. He put up a
stubborn fight but was finally sub
dhed.
"The Gorilla also resisted ar
rest, and bit finger Of Charles
}Copp, city passenger agent, when
I the latter nabbed him. ..
The pair was held in Jail in de
fault Of 800 bail fEE..,&+ .
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-22
FINE PROGRAM
AT RECEPTION
GIVEN FINNEY

Arrangements have been complet.
ed for the valley-wide reception to
Assemblyman A. G. Finnev. which
will be given tomorrow afternoon
Mt 2 CLOCK III the. park across from
the courthouse, rs an expression
Of the appreciation Of the people Of
the valley for the good work done
in their behalf by the assemblyman
during the recent session Of the
state legislature.
The program will include short
addresses by Q. c. Webster, repre-
senting the Imperial County Farm
Bureau; Elmer Heald, American
Legion; r. w. Hoover, east side
valley residents; Sheriff Gillett.
Mrs. Bird E. Hobby, L. L. Garth
waite, l.. c. Lee, aud Assemblyman
Finney.
During the afternoon there will
be q tug ofwar between the direc.
tors of the farm bureau and the
court house gang" with no limit
to the distance the winners can
pull the losers. Another tugof-
war between the East Side and I'm
perial Farm Centers, will also hold
prominent place in the program.
A baseball game, played under
indoor rules, between the McCabe
and Jasper schools, will be one of
the features attractions.
The public in general is urged to
be on hand for the reception,
which will be informal, and affords
the first opportunity given to I'm
peria Valley residents to show
what the good work of Assembly
man Finney means to them.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-22
President Calls
On Sec. Weeks
By United Presl Leased, Wire

WASHINGTON, May 22.--Pres.
ident Coolidge unexpectedly left
the white house this afternoon to
call on Secretary Of War Weeks who
leaves tonight for Boston.
Weeks has been confined to, his
home since April ] when he suf-
,fered slight stroke Of apoplexy.
The Presidcnt's visit is the first
time they have met since that date.
Nothing was said at she white
house as to the purpose Of the visit
but there was speculation that
Weeks might possibly have taken
the occasion to render his expected
resignation. '.n
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-22
Wealthy Mining
Man Is Killed, 3
Hurt In Wreck

OAKLAND. Cal, May 22.-G. F..
Kline, millionaire mining man of
Del Monte, was dead today and
three others were injured rs result
of an automobile collision near
here. So.
The car. driven by F. j. Driscoll,
eollided with one driven by Miss
Mabel Wiedman, Oakland. Driscoll,
Miss Wiedman and Robert Krimns,
Los Angeles, riding with Kline,
were injured. i'd, ."-
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-22
AVIATOR
DIES in FALL

NAVAL AIR STATION, LAKE
HURST, N. j., May 22,-Iieuten-
ant James Rowland Kyle Jr., naval
aviator, was instantly killed today
in full view of a group of Officers
when he leaped from an airplane
and his parachute failed to open
until just before his body struck
the ground. Kyle had assembled to
make s practice parachute drop
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-22
Young Riot At
/. w. w. Meeting

DETROIT. Mich, May 22.-Four
alleged l. w. w. speakers, attempt
ing to address several thousand
workers that were filing out of the
Briggn manufacturing plant for
lunch started riot shortly after
noon today which took fifty police
men half an hour to quiet.
The alleged inciters were arrest
ed by police,
Bricks stones and sticks were
hurled back and forth by the men
and women in the crowd, who took
sides upon the doctrine being ad-
voeated by the speakers from soap
boxes, according to police.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-22
MANY UNION
NINE WORKERS
GO ON TRIAL
By United Press Leased Wire

PARAMOUNT, W. Va, May o.
A series Of bitter demonstrations
whipped up by fury in the coal
fields today rs 134 union workers
went on trial here charged with
attempting to interfere with opera
tion Of non union mines. 20"
Upon the decision OF the court
virtually rests the outcome Of che
war to which both sides now see
mn end only in extinction of the
United Mine Workers organizations
or the northern West Virginia op-
orators.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-22
GENERAL OF WORLD
WAR DIES TODAY
ny United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, May 22.-The Earl of
Ypres, formerly Field Marshal
French of the British armies in
France during the war, died today
at Deal.
The Earl of Ypres had been cri-
tically i'll for some weeks and the
past two days his condition grad
ually grew worse. This morning he
gradually sank.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-22
Three Boy Are
Killed By Train
By United Press Leased Wire

SULLIVAN. Ind. May 22.-The
manCled remains of three boys, all
residents Of Dugger, Ind, were
found strewn for 500 feet along the
illinois Central Railroad tracks
three miles east of here today.
Evidence indicated they had been
killed by a northbound freight
Thursday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-22
At New York

Pittsburgh 500 600 600 IL IS 2
New York Oo2 OO3 900 % IL 0
Meadows and Smith; McQuillan,
Dean, Alridge and Snyder, Gowdy,
Hartley.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-22
Lives Lost, Much Havoc Wrought by Midwest Storm
THREE DEAD AS 2.
HEAVY TOLL IS !
TAKEN BY WIND
Carpenters Are Carried
By Wind Sixty
Feet y

DENVER, May 22-High winds
in northern Colorado late yesterday
caused the deaths of three persons,
the serious injury of three others,
wrecked telephone and power lines
and demolished many frame houses.
One of three carpenters working
on Il roof at Boulder was killed
when the wind carried the roof and
men about 60 feet The other two
were seriously injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-22
Ar P0CfaD
At PHILADELPHIA

Cincinnati 001 O12 52O-11 20
Philadelphia olo 100 OoO-2 3
Donohue, Vines and Wingo; De-
catur, Belts, Pearce and Wilson.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-22
By United Press Leased Wire

by tn1teu freSs Lcaseu "iTc
ST. LOUIS, May 21.-Southern
Illinois was visited by another
windstorm over night, according to
meager reports reaching here today.
All telephone communication into
the district is paralyzed and only
meager telegraph service can be OBJ
tanned.
The center of the storm, accord.
ing to the first reports, was in the
vicinity of Marion, Harrisburg and
McClcansboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. D. Kesterson
were killed when their home at
Centralia, H., was struck by light
ming late Thursday. Their two chill
,dren were badly burned.
? At Harrisburg, the reports say,
several houses were destroyed.
The windstorm was accompanied
bv terrific electric storm and one
man was reported killed at Mcleans-
boro.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-22
AMUNDSEN FLIES TO NORTH POLE
Frozen Wastes
C0nqueredFr0n1
Air is Report
NJ United Pres. Len.ed wire

LONDON, May 22.-The Central
News carried q despatch from Oslo,
Norway, this afternoon, saying that
an uneonfirmed report from Kings
Bay says Captain Raold Amund.
son has reached the North Pole and
is now enroute back to his base.
The dispatch added that the
Kings bay correspondent Of the
Central News has not. yet been able
to confirm the report.
The North Pole has been con-
quered for the first time in the
worlds history If reports from
Spitzbergen are true. -.
Captain Roald Amundsen, des.
eendant Of yenturesoine world
rovers, and himself conqueror Of
the South Pole, was reported in
Kings Bay messages, still uneon-
firmed, to have reached the peak Of
the universe by his airplane expe
dition which includes, in second
plane, Lincoln Ellsworth, Ameri-
can. The reports further claimed
he was already on his way back
to the base in the frozen fjord at
Spitzbergen.
With his expedition went authori-
zation Of the Norwegian King to
claim as Norwegian any newly dis.
covered territory. The Pole itself
is American, for the American, Ad-
miral Peary, planted the stars and
stripes there several years ago.
If the Kings Bay sidings are sub
stant lated, Amundseu ought to be
back at any time-barring aeci-
dents.
His planes, Dornier type, carry
special scientific apparatus for OBJ
servations, but no wireless, and
the fuel is only slightly more than
is needed for the round trip into
the nightless north.
ny United Press Leased Wire
LONDON, May %. - Captain
Amundsen = main object in his
North Polar air flight, according to
Polar authorities is to find land
suitable for an aerodrome which
later could be used on the dreamed
Of air routa acfoss- the "roof OF
the world. " Such n station would
make possible the institution OF a
fifty hour airline between London
and Japan or London and San Fran.
cisco.
The Amundsen expedition brought
to mind today the fact that Andree,
a swede, set forth, ~ 1897 20 reach
the Pole in balloon.
He wa. never heard Of again.
The North Pole has been the goal
Of expeditions since time itnmemor-
ial. Probably the first Arctic ex'
plorer was the Greek, Pythias, who
q few hundred years before Christ
went forth to hunt In the frozen
north sa .sf4
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-22
Gas received over leased wire up to
3 'clock)
NATIONAL
At BROOKLYN

At Brooklyn,
Chicago 10 900 000--2 I 0
Brooklyn 600 900 000-0 l
Jones and Hartnett; Grimes and
Hargraves, Deberry.
At Boston
st. Louis O03 050 000-S Z l
Boston 600 900 OPT 8 2
Rhem. Day, Sherdell and Schmidt +;
Genewich, Kamp, Graham an d
O'Neill, Steiner.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-22
Ry United Press Leased Wire

MOUNT CARMEL, ILL.,, May %.
A high wind, which at times
reached cyclonie velocity, struck
the vicinity of Harrisburg and
Marion overnight, doing consider
able damage. :. ~
No loss of life was reported.
First information was that sew
eral houses had been destroyed
trees uprooted and telephone and
telegraph wires torn down. There
also was an electrical storm which
preceded the wind.
No estimate of the amount OF
damage was available.
The Washington times., 1925-04-14
ROCKNE RIVALS
ROGERS AS
SPEAKER
Coach Knute Getting to Be
HabituaI After-Dinner
Speaker

Knute Rockne, coach of the cham
pion Notre Dame football team, is
becoming as well known in the
after dinner league as in the coun-
Gil chambers of football.
At one reckoning, Rockne was
two dinners up on Will Rogers, who
is generally accepted as the worlds
champion speaker after banquets.
luncheons, and at any and all
meetings of the Associated Badge
Wearers of North America.
When the Notre Dame coach left
South Bend for a trip to Philadel-
phia to accept the trophy awarded
his team as national champions by
the Veteran Athletes Association,
Mrs. Rockne suggested rather mild
ly that it was about time for the
after dinner circuits schedule to
end
Never mind, my dear" Rockne
told her. Next season Wen lose
three or four games, and I'll be
home for dinner every night"
Rockne's wit is not limited to the
after dinner league. He is as fast
on the come back as any one now
before the sporting public.
When he was in the East, it was
called to his attention that Glenn
Warner had said much about all
the first downs and all the ground
gained by his team at Pasadena.
That's right" answered Rockne.
"And next year, in the world series.
they're going to decide the games
by the number of men left on
bases"
The Washington times., 1925-04-14
INDIAN SPRING
TOURNEY IS
OPENER
Women's Miniature Tourna-
ment Features inaugural
of Club Events

Mrs. E. r. Tilley, Of the Indian
Spring Golf Club. won the low
medal honor in the miniature tour
ney of that club. Her score for
the abbreviated play was 81, two
strokes lower than Mrs. J. NJ.
Haines. of Columbia, and Mrs. j. r..
DeFarges. of Indian Spring.
Mrs. A. Won STEINER won the
finals of the first flight. She de-
feated Mrs. Haines for the position.
Mrs. III. A. Knox defeated Mrs. G..
L. Frailey in the second flight.
Other results were: Miss Susan
Hacker defeated Mrs. Frank Tom
nnson. third flight; Mrs. r. Lester
Rose defeated Mrs. w. e. Ballard,
fourth flight; Mrs. w. II. FincleI
defeated Mrs. Heap, fifth flight;
Miss Phyllis KeeIer defeated Mrs.
p. C.. Knox, sixth flight, and Mrs.
Mattison defeated Mrs. p. B.
Hoover.
There were a number Of ten.hole
matches. Because of the success Of
the tourney, it was decided that
another one should be held. The
date was chosen as May 4, and
Chevy Chase as the club.
The Washington times., 1925-04-14
THURSDAY WILL
SEE ENTRIES.
COUNTED

Acceding to the request. OF many
bowlers and teams, the Capital
City Bowling Association announces
that the time of closing entries for
the second annual tournament or
that association has been extended
to midnight of Thursday, April 10.
A considerable number OF those
desiring to make entries find u
necessary to await the semi-month-
ly visit from the pay-master IN
the various Government depart
ments.
Organized labor bowling teams
are showing an unusual interest
in the tournament as evidenced by
the fact that, among others, the
union printers have entered In a
body. the ten teams representing
the Typothetae League. The ma
chinists from the Washington Navy
Yard have contributed a very
generous entry from that league
and a number of commercial en-
terprises are being represented by
bowling teams in the tournament
The District League and the
National Capital League. the two
strongest bowling bodies in the
city, have entered all of their
teams. The Department of Agri-
culture has submitted twelve teams.
the War Department League will
have ten or more or its teams en-
tered. the Post Office Department
is adding it's share, and when the
entries are finally closed at MID
night on Thursday it Will DC
found that the newly ORGANIZER
association will once more nave
gone lover the top"
The Washington times., 1925-04-14
GREB WALKER
SANCTION IS
SOUGHT
Rearrangement of Dates for
Outdoor Boxing Shows
Also Desired

NEW YORK, April 14.-official
sanction for the proposed cham
pionship meeting between Harry
Greb and Mickey Walker and the
Encouragement of dates for the va.
rious outdoor boxing shows will be
requested OF the New York State
athletic commission today. 1t is
also possible that Ace Hudkins, Me-
braska lightweight, will be inserted
among the entries for the light
weight elimination tourney instead
of Joe Benjamin, whom Hudkins
recently defeated.
Promoters Of the milk fund show
are expected to be granted a license
for the McTigue-B erlenbach meet
ing, May IL, but the Walker-G reb
and Wills-Weinert bouts for the
Italian hospital fund probably will
be postponed from June 10 to July
,S owing to their proximity to the
Tunney Gibbons match on June II.
The Washington times., 1925-04-14
Robertson Is About
to Be Honored in
Own City

Indications that Gene Robert
SON is about to come into his
own as regular third sacker of
the st. Louis Browns serve as
a refutation of the old theory
that a ball player is without
honor in his home town.
Robertson was picked up from
the sandlots of st. Louis. The
Browns gave him his first oppor-
tunity in 1918. OF course he
lacked experience and was farm
ed out to Columbus in the A.
A. He played there in 1919 and
the following season was sent
to Joplin for more experience.
The Browns recalled him that
fall and he has been with them
ever since.
The Washington times., 1925-04-14
TELECRAPHIC VOTE
MAY REINSTATE NURMl

NEW YORK, April 14-Prospecta
are that Geographic vote. such as
was recently taken in the similar
case Of Willie RitoIa, will be insti,
tuted among the members of the
national registration committee of
the A. A. u. in the hope of rein
stating Paavo Nurmi. who stands
suspended by the Western Associa-
ton for his failure to compete at
Kansas City, according to schedule.
The vote. If taken, will determine
whether Nurmi may be permitted
to resume his schedule which calls
for apN,arances at Minneapolis on
Thursday night and at Los Angeles
and San Francisco later in the
month.
The wonder runner is now here
and stoutly maintains he was un.
able to run in Kansas Ctr owing
to a heavy cold.
The Washington times., 1925-04-14
FALK
CAM PULL
OLD AL|B|

II Bib Falk, White Sox outfielder.
ever spoils a game for his club by
pulling Snodgrass or some such
thing. his brother Pip" with the
Browns, will not be able to disown
him. The two form one of those
rare combinations of brothers who
resemble each other.
"They say / look like him, off
the field at least" modestly says
brother Pip" who was signed by
the Browns thirty seconds after he
had laid aside his mortar board,
gown and diploma the day Of. gradu-
alton exercises at the University of
Texas. He is a left-hander and
shows much promise.
Big league scouts had heard of
him when he entered the Univer-
sity of Texas. He pitched phe-
nomenal ball as a kid with Austin,
Tex, high school team. Pat Mona
han, Of the Browns, signed him.
The Washington times., 1925-04-14
GOLF MATCH IS
ARRANGED At
CLUB
By ROSS L. CONKLIN.

Four grand assaults on Old Man
Par, of the Congressional Country
Club, will be made tomorrow in
a premeditated attempt to discredit
the old fellow. The marathon holes
of Washington newest and most
palatial club will be attacked en-
rnasse and then individually, by
Doctor Taylor. Danny Morgan,
Rock Creek pro, his assistant,
George Diffenbaugh, and Mrs. Emily
CLAWS, champion woman golfer Of
Rock Creek.
Diffenbaugh and Doctor Taylor
will pair up against Horgan and
Mrs. CLAWS. While Diffenbaugh is
probably the hardest driving one
of the quartet. the Horgan-Glavis
combination resembles what APP
pears to be the winner. However
that question will be settled TO-
morrow.
When he goes into the match,
Morgan will have the added assur-
ance of a healthy nine-pound son
cheering Justify for him. The boy
was born at the Georgetown Uni
Versity hospital Easter Sunday
morning.
Officials of the Rock Creek
course are busily engaged making
plans for their golf team. The
names of players who are thought
suitable for the team are being
obtained, and a match of some sort
will be held to choose the mem
bers. If a team is secured, il is
likely that challenge will be sent
TO the East Potomac Park golfers,
and to golf teams OF municipal
courses out of the city.