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Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-08
INTRODUCE BILL
AT SACRAMENTO
URGING A VISIT.
Assemblyman Dodge Says
Need Can't Be
VisualiZed

SACRAMENTO, April S.-Pres,
ident Coolidge is invited to visit
the site of tha proposed Boulder
Canyon dam, the Imperial Valley
and Southern California in resolu-
tion introduced in tho lower house
Of the legislature TO-DAY by AS
Semblyman Thomas Dodge of Los
Angeles.
"The President would be- better
able to recommend the ratification
of the compact and the completion
of the project when hd personally
becomes more familiar with the vast
Importance of it and the marvel
Gus development which it will make
possible IN Southern California the
resolution sets forth.
Both houses of the legislature
were slow in getting under way this
morning. Few bills of more than
minor importance were passed in
either the senate or assembly.
The upper house passed bill
regulating the business of dry clean
ing and dyeing and refusing pass
age to bill by Senator Newton
Allan of Los Angeles, which would
have required the teaching of hon
esty, kindness, justice. moral eour-
age and humane education ir the
public schools.
A bill which had for its purpose
punishment of persons obtaining
transportation fraudulently from
employers was refused passage in
! the lower house.
Laborers transported from one
town to another would have been
forced to work out their transpor-
tation expenses or be punished by
the courts under the terms of the
bill.
The San Mateo county govern
ment bill relating to salaries and
fees of officers of that section wai
passed by th% lower house without
opposition.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-08
San DIEGO MAN
GETS CONTRACT
ON VALLEY ROAD

II. G. Fenton, San Diego contfac-
tor. has been awarded the contract
10 grade the state highway between
Imperial and Brawley, a distance
of $50 miles, by the state Highway
commission. Fenton 5 bid was $97,-
9l4.50 and was the lowest bid sub
mitted to the commission.
Fenton will use either crushed
rock or granite for the surfacing,
and will start work on the contract
as soon as possible.
Several firms in the valley sub,
mitted bids on the work. including
G. +. Pitzcr Of this city, w. T. Bpal
of Brawley, and Pioneer Transfer
company OF CaleXico.
News that contract for this
stretch of highway has at last been
awarded, will be welcomed by every
resident of the county, For years
the trip between Imperial and
Brawley has been negotiated only
with 4 maximum Of bumps and dust,
with good roads existing from FL
Centre, to practically every other
town in the valley, it has been a
sore point that a better route be
tween the two principal cities of
the valley has not been available.
The Imperial-Brawley road is con
sidered by the state highway com
mission, to be an important link in
the Numa-Los Angeles highway, and
with its completion, practically the
entire route from the valley to Los
Angeles will be composed of excel
lent rOad.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-08
Kearns At Sea-
AS to Dempsey
And His Plans

LOS ANGELES, April S.-Jack
Dempsey and his manager. Jack
kearns, were scheduled to get to-
gether today to debate the cham,
pion s future fight plans.
Kearns has Just returned from his
eastern trip. but lie and Dempsey
ara not rushing to meet each other.
The champion is blSv posing be
fore the movie cameras. and ad-
mittedly is not interested in fight
before September, at Least.
kearns admits he is cup in the
air as regards Dempsey's s future.
and hopes to learn something from
his pending interview with the
champion.
"YOu know more about Dempsey
than | do, - Kearns told newspaper
men today. 81 II have to see Jack
before I can say when he Will
fight again.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-08
President Invited to See Valley, Boulder Dam Site
Puyr0lIs of 7lUO
Valley Crops is
OUev Six Million

Declaring that the importance of
the lettuce and cantaloupc indus
tries to Imperial Valley, is equally
as great as the automobile business
IS to Detroit, Tom Elliott, manager
of the American Railway Express
Company, quoted figures at the
luncheon of the Ell Centre Chamber
of Commerce this noon, to show the
large amount of money which these
two industries bring to the valley
each year.
The combined payroll in the let
tuce and cantaloupe industries
amounts to $6,075,000, Elliott stat
ed, and showed how this huge sum
is arrived at. It costs $50 to cut
and truck Il carload of lettuce from
the fields to the packing shed, and
to pack, trim and load the cars
costs another $50, representing Il
payroll outlay Of $120 per car, not
including the cost of production,
rental or cost of crate material.
With 10000 carloads of lettuce
shipped this year from the valley,
the total payroll reaches approx
mately $1,200,000.
In the cantaloupe industry it costs
81 cents per crate to make the
crate, harvest the cantaloupes, in
spect them and pay the farm labor.
At this rate on season S shipment
] of $1,000 cnrs payroll totalling
S4.S75. 600 is necessary.
The payroll of the two industries,
/ in other words, forms so per cent of
the gross revenue of cantaloupes
and lettuce. 1t is estimated that at
least 80 per cent of this payroll re-
mains in Imperial Valley, thus max
! ing obvious the Importance of the
industries to this section.
+ Elliott urged the chamber of
commerce to take an active inter
est in the campaign to give nation
wide publicity to the coming canta-
loupe crop, and assured his audi
ence that any money spent in adj
vertising the cantaloupes will be re-
turned to the valley MANIFOLD.
Due to the fact that there is to
be no meeting of the board of direc
tors tonight, the noon luncheon was
turned into u short business session
Continued on Page s.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-08
Texas Mayors
Wife at at>Liberty
Under Big Bond

WICHITA FALLS. Tex, April 8.
Mrs. Frank Collier, wife of the
former mayor of Wichita Falls, was
at liberty today under $4,000 bond
upon an indictment charging mur-
der in connection with the shaving
of Ellie Robertson, her 10 wear old
sonin-law.
Young Robertson was shot to
death by Collier us the outgrowth
Of Il secret marriage with Mary
Frances, only daughter of the
mayor, on February t.
Collier was sentenced to three
years in the penitentiarv upOn Il
manslaughter verdict returned ten
days ago. An appeal is pending.
Mrs. Collier bitterly opposed the
marriage of the young couple, ac-
cording to testimony brought out
at the trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-08
NEW WATER TANK
FOR CITY HAS
BEEN ACCEPTED

The new water tank at the w9ser
plant in FL Centre has beenI listed
and officially accepted by tbH city,
acceptance having been made yes
terday by Water Superintendent
Robert H. McKibbin. The tank,
which holds 250,0OO gallons of wa
ter, has been filled but will not be
ready for use until the completion
of the new pumping plant in Il few
weeks.
The total cost of the tank. which
is the largest III the west in town
the size of FL Centre, was $1S,3J0.
Work on the new water mains is
progressing rapidly and all this
work should be completed and ready
for acceptance by the end of April.
Seventh and Eighth streets are the
only thOroughfarcs as yet ucom-
pleted.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-08
Deputy Sheriff
Is Proud Father
- 1t s Il bow

1T s a boy
This was the sign placed over a
box of cigars reposimg in front of
Chief Deputy Nice's window at
the county jail this morning, and
the genial Charlie was trodding
around in tn seventh heaven of bliss
as the result of a visit by the stork
at the FL Centre hospital last nigh.
Mrs. Nice and the youmgster, the
latter being seven pound husky,
are reported doing well. The boy 5
father stated this morning that he
hopes the young man will not have
to spend four years of his life in
Jail, as he is doing.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-08
Second Half of
1924 Taxes
Are Due

Tax Collector Mont Reid stat
this morning that the second in
stallment Of 1924 taxes are due
and payable and will become de-
linquent if not paid on or before
April 27 at 6 p. m.
He urges all tax payers to
come IN and pay their taxes be-
fore that date, and as early as
possible to avoid the last minute
rush. He stated that if the
taxes are allowed to become de-
linquent 5 per cent will be added
and so cents on each piece and
parcel for advertising.
In remitting for taxes, Mr..
Reid asks that statements or re
ceipts for the first installment
be enclosed with the remittance.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-08
TODAY'S LETTUCE MARKET
BY U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
G. E. SCHULTZ Local Representative

binary stock, market steady for
good stock, slightly better feeling.
Wide range in quality and condi-
ton, mostly fair to ordinary. Much
poor stock not being harvested. Car.
loads fob cash track--4s-5s few best
mostly around l.35, poorer not SELL
ing Most shipments rolled unsOld.
CHICAGO; 40 partly cloudy 35
Calf arvd, llJ on track Supplies
havy, demand and trading slow,
market duh, weaker. lmperial-ls-
31ss 2.00-2.2J, 4s-5s 2.25.2.50 few
special marks 2.75.3.OO poorer all
sizes lew as l.2j.
PHILADELPHIA: SO clear,
Ariz, Calf, 6 S c arvd, "a ON
track. Supplies moderate, demand
moderate, market steady. Calf
2.O0-225 few 2.75. Ariz--2.25 ESQ.
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-08
Screen william
Starts 10 Day
Jail Sent tence
by United Press Lensed Wire

Los ANGELES, April S.-David
" Red Kirby, screen william, start
ed Today term in the county Jail
today for disturbing, the peace.
The film "bad man" figured in
a street battle with his wife and
four deputy sheriffs, refusing to
be arrested until the Officers had
dubbed him into submission
kirby's wife, Halle, after testi-
flying that he had beaten her, asked
the district attorney to file an in
sanity complaint against the actor
The prosecutor told Mrs. Kirby
he would investigate this angle of
the case while the actor was serving
his jail sentence. "If the evidence
warrants it, Kirby will be tried for
insanity when he is released from
Jail" Deputy District Attorney j.
w. Joos said.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-08
REGINALD DENNY
SPENDS SEVERAL
HOURS IN JAIL

HOLLYWOOD, April S-Reginald
Denny, screen actor, was at liberty
under $50 bail today after spending
several hours in Jail on charge
Of speeding.
He was arrested at his home on
bench warrant when he failed to
answer a police summons.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-08
Taxi Driver Is
Held, Suspicion
of Manslaughter
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, April 8.-William
T. Roberts, 20, taXicab driver, was
held on suspicion of manslaughter
today in connection with the death
of Miss MylD,le Narney, 40.
Miss Narney was run down and
killed by a cab driven by Roberts
as she was crossing a downtown
street.
Police said Roberts was driving
at a high rate of speed. ,.
Miss Narney is survived by a
mother who lives in Tuscarawask,
Ohio.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-08
Chicago Rejects
Proposal to Buy
All Street Cars

CHICAGO, April S.-Mayor Will
liam e. neycr'Y proposal for muni-
ciral ownership of Chicago's trans
portation system was rejected by the
city S voters by more than 100000
the complete vote showed today.
The plan called fer expenditure
of $2500Oc,O00 for purchase If all
street ear lines and thc elevated
system.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-08
CALF. MAN POSES
AS PRINCE IN
VIENNA, is JAILED

VIENNA, april S.-The police
department of San Diego has sent
here Il photograph which apparently
Identified the mysterious Chester
Smith, arrested here as II Califor-
nian. Smith arrived here posing us
II prince and was jailed for fraud,
nonpayment of bills and issuing
spurious checks.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-08
COLORADO POLLS
SHOW A VICTORY
FOR ANTI-K l. A n
by United Press Leased Wire

DENVER, Colo, April S.-Munic-
ipal elections in the principal cities
of Colorado yesterday resulted in
sweeping anti-Ku KluX Klan vie
tories in all but one municipality
Canon City.
The khan was the principal issue
in the majority of the contests.
Colorado Springs, where a bond
issue complicated the Khan question,
rejected both by substantial major
tiles.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-08
WEIRD EXHIBIT
AT MURDER TRIAL
SPEER, USELTON
Expert Criminologist Is
One of Principal
Witnesses

Testimony in the case of the
state against Frank Uselton and
John Speer, charged by the grand
jury with the murder OF Barney
Wood at Brawley two years ago,
proceeded today before Judge Cole
and a jury in Department No. of
the superior court
f. o. Heinrich, expert criminol-
ogist from San Francisco, who help
ed unearth the skeleton of Wood
last December, was the principal
witness for the state yesterday af
terDson and this morning.
Heinrich identified the bones
found in the grave as those of Wood
and told the jury Ihat Wood prob
ably met his death by having his
skull crushed N with blunt instru-
ment. Upon eros examination by
the defense he admitted that the
skull could have been crushed after
death from some other cause, though
the theory he advanced III his opin-
ion seemed the most likely.
Parts of clothing identified as
having been worn by Wood while
he WAS living in Brawley, were also
identified.
Constable W. W. 0 'Brien of Draw
ley who was present when the skele-
ton was unearthed, and who also led
in tie search for Wood at the time
of the lattcr's disappearance, testi-
fled regarding the circumstances un
der which the disappearance was
discovered, and recounted his eff
forts TO obtain some trace of Wood
about his home. He also identified
parts of clothing as that which he
had seen Wood wearing on several
occasions.
Bones on Table
Paul Robinson, former member cf
tht 1rawley police department. was
on the stand when court adjourned
for recess at noon and related his
participation in the search for
Wood, and regarding the urcarth-
ing of the skeleton last December.
The bones, which were found in
the grave, repose on a table direct
ly in front OF the jury during the
trial, and have been the object Of
much cariosity by spectators. Par
tielos of clothing, and even strands
of hair from Woods beard and
head are included in the exhibits.
After nearly two. days of examin-
alton, a jury to hear the evidence
was obtained late Tuesday after
noon, The jury includes, John S.
Carmichael, FL Centre; Ben Vlier,
CaleXico; Frank Mcconnell, Calex
leo; Robert G. EImore, Brawley; j.
w. Alderman, Calipatria; Quincy
Webster, Brawley: f. r. Daniels,
Calexico; r. W. Monger, Brawlev; !;
Ira G. Erickson, Calipatria; C. NJ.
Higgins, Calcxico; Thomas Yomge,
CaleXico; Frank Albright, Fl Cen
tro
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-08
NO MORE SPEECHES BY
COOLIDGE TILL JUNE

WASHINGTON, April S.-Presi-
dent Coolidge does not contemplate
making any speeches outside of
Washington until he makes trip
to Minneapolis, June 2S, the spokeS-
man for the President said todnv.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-08
1000 KILLED IN
TURKEY UPRISING
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 8
More than 1000 OF Sheik
Said s Kurdish rebels were kill
ed and hundreds wounded in
clash with Turkish regulars at
Guendji, according to a COM
munique received here today.
The Turks captured Guendii
only after heavy losses on both
sides. While the Kurds have
been routed, according to the
dispatch, the revolt has not yet
t2en quelled,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-08
BODY MAY PROVE
20 BE- ERKELINS
TELEGRAM SAYS
However, Sheriff's Re-
cords Prove Man Alive
In March

Photographic advice received in
this city today from Albuquerque,
New Mexico, states that the body of
a man found at Grants, New Mex
leo, is believed to be that of Will
lian Erkelens, formerly of this city,
and the belief is also expressed that
the man had been murdered.
The telegram states that Erl,elens
IS believed to have lift FL Centro for
Albuquerque, on 9ceeember %, to
meet his wife in the latter city and
that he has never been heard from
since. EIkelens was believed to be
driving blue Chrysler car when he
left here. His wife also has disap-
peared from Albuquerque.
Attorney James w. Glassford of
this city, who handled Erkelen s
fathers estate III this city, said to-
day that he had not heard anything
from Erkelens in several months,
and having disposed of the estate
could shed no light on the report
from Albuquerque.
Inquiry at the sheriff's office
this morning developed the infor-
nation that on February l3 of this
year, Erkelens' wife swore to a
complaint before Judge Mayfield,
charging him with abandonment.
Erkelens was traced by the sher-
iff S department to several points
along the coast rs far north as Sc
attle, aud then southwark to San
Francisco.
Alive in March
On March ID a telegram was re-
ceiVed at the sheriff's office from
Q. d. Bower, sheriff at Salem, Ore
gon, advising that Erkelens had left
that city on March 10, for San Fran
cisco. subsequently the sheriff s
office was informed that Erkelens
and his wife had met at San Diego
and became reconciled leaving
shortly thereafter for the east
In view of the positive establish
ment of the fact that Erkelens was
III Salem on March 10, it is appar-
ent that he was alive long time
after the time when the Albuquer-
que telegram claims he was due in
that city.
Erkelens' father was resident
of this city for many years, con
ducting an optical business ON
Broadway, near Fifth street. He
died on September 10, 1928, leaving
an estate of approximately $4,000,
which was inherited by the son,
who was the sole heir. The elder
Erkclen 5 wife, from whom he had
been separated for r:.iiy years, lives
AZ Eastfield, New Jersey.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-08
DESPITE CHAOS
DISTRICT BOOKS
AUDIT UP WE'LL
Difference Of Nine Cents
Is Revealed By
Auditors

Despite the many changes which
were necessitatcd III the 1923 u tax
rolls of the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict, due to court ltigations, the
audit, report On which was sub
mitted to the directors yesterday,
showed only a difference of nine
cents and the directors made hagee
to pass rcsOiution, writing off
this small item.
The tax rolls had to be changed
three times during 1923-24, Sccrcta-
ry McIver STATED this morning. be-
cause of court decisions changing
the assessment rat4. and the sum
collected was well over $2,000,OO0.
which was received in various
amounts. Depending upon whether
q decision of the court would be for
or against the district, II Was nee
cssary to arrange for rebates Oh
ovcr-payments, or eXtra-clargcs on
under payments. so that the Wort,
of keeping the finances straight was
a tremendous one.
The fact that the audit checked
out with only nine cent differ
cncc, was matter Of qualification
to the directors, in view OF the
tangled condition Of paym,ats.
That it was wise resolution to
charge off the nine cents, is shown
by the fact thas the audit was
costing approximately So PEE davs
and to recheck the audit in order
to find the nine, cmta difference.
would require four days. and would
cost nearly 5000.
The directors also passed a res
olution in favor of senate bill 40.
l7S, introduced into the California
legislature for the purpose of Great
ing Il district composed Of cities
along the coast which desire to OBJ
tain a domestic water supply from
the Colorado river.
Pass Resolutions
Following IS tLa text Of the res
clutioE:
Resolved that Imperial Irrigation
District, the largos; single. user of
water from the Colorado river, is
in sympathy with the coastal plane
cities Of Southern California, in
thGr eudcavor to obtain water for
domestic purposes only from the
Colorado river. and approves senate
bill No. us, designed to create Il
district that would enable them to
accomplish shat purpose.
There are more lands and com
munities economically capable of
taking water from tho Colorado
river, than there is water to serve.
Large development is rapidly
taking placa in Mexico, and when
water rights between the United
States and Mexico are finally de
termined Mexico will insist upon
aich division as will amply take
care of their development.
All proper mach;ncrr therefore.
should be created at an early date
to make possible the use of the
Colorado river water in the United
States.
Additional domestic water is ea-
Sentlal 20 these cltlc$, ana IN" Nol-
orado river seems to be the only
available supply.
If provision for obtaining such
water is delayed until the water is
used in other places, or for other
purposes, then the taking will nee.
cssarily be from other American
communities to their serious dam
age.
1t will require years for these
coastal cities to perfect their or
ganization, and be in position to
Actually undertake. sucl' develop
ment.
The Imperial Irrigation District,
therefore, urges that the lcg:sla-
ture at this time make suitable pro
vision for these cities to undertake
such development.
Evening star., 1925-07-25

rapid, except in the advent of war.
1t is, however. steady. In this steady
growth practically lies the future of
the city. Commercial and industrial
development in Washington may de-
velop as required, and for many rea-
sons this cannot be pushed now, but
there will come a time when the
Government itself will aid and en-
courage this development as a slim
ulant to its own labor and clerical
requirements. More and more women
will do the clerical and much of the
mental work in our Government de-
partments and, with outside interests
bidding for man labor and in order
to retain families, the Government
sooner or later will and must take
down some of the present barriers
to Washington's commercial develop
ment.
With evident steps of progress and
big developments in Washington
future, it seems certain that iudicIous
real estate investment in Washing
ton is both safe and sound. 1t is.
however, necessary for every investor
to differentiate between that which
constitutes a sound business venture
in real estate and tha: which is
tainted with promotion schemes for
profit alone or mere change OF
Evening star., 1925-07-25

CONTINUED from Fifteenth Page)
Nation and Washington are synon-
ymous.
In the future development of the
National Capital one thing must, how
ever, be eradicated from its develop
ment plan, and that is the tendency
toward an uninterested attitude by
some of the members of Congress.
These men are no less capable of con-
structive thinking than others, but
they must learn to appreciate that
Washington is not thing apart from
their own Government, but an actual
and important part of it.
Will Grow More.
I believe that future Washington
will be treated by members of Con-
gress more as a necessary adjunct to
good healthy government than
as a stepchild. But whether this be
true or not, Washington, now a lead
ing financial center and the worlds
most influential capital, will continue
to grow astoundingly. There can be
no more real estate booms in Wash
ington. Washington values are too
thoroughly established.
Governmental growth is never
Evening star., 1925-07-25
Britain Worst Fed
Nation in World,
Physician Holds
Blames Chemists as Great
est SIayers of Man
kind at Present.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.


MANCHESTER, England, June 20.
The British nation is the
worst fed nation in the world, and
chemists have become the greatest
slayers of mankind, Sir William Mil
ligan, NJ. D., declared in opening
food exhibition here. The British
diet on the average was insufficient,
ill balanced and monotonous, he said
cooking left much to be desired and
the quality of food supplies was open
to grave suspicion. He attributed
much of the dyspepsia, castro intes
final disease and intestinal lethargy
to the tendency of people to live on
preserved foods.
Our chemists" he added, have
become, because of this tendency, in
sense almost the greatest slayers
of mankind. Responding doubtless to
a popular demand, they have worked
at the discovery of food preservatives
and these have been so largely used
that. along with the results of cold
storage, food became literally mumi-
fed"
Evening star., 1925-07-25

ownership at a reasonable profit. In
this last regard, however The Wash :
ington public is very fortunate in
having at its command such valuable
agencies as the Better Business Bu-
reau, the Washington Real Estate
Board, the Operative Builders AS
sociation and a large number of rep
utable real estate houses.
Evening star., 1925-07-25

Of shoes made in this country to he
worn in other parts of the world,
those for women comprise one-third
and those for men one-fourih.
Evening star., 1925-07-25

More than $1,000 worth of accor-
deons are shipped to the United
States from Trossingen, Germany,
alone, in a month.