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Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01
CASE INDICATES
HOW CARE ADDED
TO HOMES VALUE

An interesting chapter in the
"Own Your Own Home story was
written in the recent sale of two
two houses.
Two men, employed III the same
office, had owned these houses for
several years. The buildings, when
purchased, were exactly alike, hay
ing been erected by the same con
tractor, from the same plans. Yet
when the owners sold their homes,
one received SlJ00 more than he had
paid for his property and the other
500 less.
The reason was easily explained.
One man. on taking possession of his
house, spent few hours now and
then in adding to its beauty. He
planted trees in the yard and set
out flowers. Tie kept the building
in good repair and when he thought
Of selling everything was in readi-
ness to attract the eye of the pros
pectivc purchaser.
The other gave no though to beau
tifying his place until he reached
the decision to sell, when he made
some efforts to eftacc the stamp of
wear and tear. but even then was
compelled to take 500 less than he
paid. His bill for last minute re-
pairs made his loss greater.
The other man made Il profit of
$500 through the investment of II
little time and few dollars in
making the house in which he lived
more beautiful than when he took
possession of il.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01
SHINCLE SLABS
ON LOCAL HOMES
DRAW ATTENTION

The Certainteed Hcxagonal shingle
slabs, recently introduced here by
the Imperial Valley Hardware com
pany. which are being used for
roofing several house now under
construction, have attracted atten-
tiou because OF their newness and
artistic appearance. They may be
purchased in several colors and ap-
piled in solid color or designs.
Each shingle IS machine cut and
therefore easily applied, and as each
shingle oyorlaps the preceding one,
the result is practically double
roof fer the cost Of one.
1t IS claimed that these shingles
are vastly superior to the wooden
shingles not only in appearance but
because they DO not rot, crack, split
nor warp. The insurance rate is
much lower il tie roof is Of Ger
taintccd shingles than if wooden are
used, It is pointed out.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01
Clubs Formed to
Check Initiation
OF Land Values

ALMA, Mich, Mar. l.-Whilo
civic clubs in all parts Of the Unit
cd States have organized TO
boom" real estate, two Michigan
cities have united to prevent infla-
tion of property values.
Announcement was made recent
" that an industry employing 400
men would move part of its plant
to Alma. Real state values here and
in St. Louis, Mich, nearby, started
TO jump. A factory bIinging 400
men and their families to the town
would increase the population by a
material percentage.
business men represented by
chambers of commerce decided the
increase in prices would not be in
the interest Of permanent prosper
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01
HEAD OF new GAS
COMPANY COMING
TO LOCATE PLANT
Number of Applications
Viii Determine Where
System Will Center

II. W. Burkhart, president of the
Inland Empire Gas company, will
arrive in IL Centre in few days
70 complete the plans for the new
gas plant i'll the valley.
Although original plans were to
locate the plant in FL Centre. Il. G.
Grant, local representative, states
that the plant will be definitely To-
Gated where there are the greatest
number Of signatures for use of
gas. The people of FL Centre have
been very slow i'll signing up for the
service. he added.
The object Of signing is to Civ"
the company an idea of where the
pipe lines will be laid. The com
pany viii put mains on streets where
signatures warrant them. Where
pipes are already in, they will exam
inc and overhaul them at no eX-
pensc 70 the user.
The price of gas has been set by
the state railroad commission, and Is
the same as the rate III Modesto,
Mcreed, and other inland towns.
The company estimates that the cX-
pcnsc of the average family would
run three to four dollars a month.
Grant pointed out the advantages,
gas would offer in building up
permanent residents from tourists,
and make a winter resort out of the
valley. In addition to this, the
plant will bring in permanent resi- j
dents and payroll of considerable
size.
If their present plans work out,
the company will start installing
pipe and building the plant by the
first dav OF May.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01

The plans for new hotels or
anneyes in several Imperial
Valley towns are another indi-
cation of rapid prog-ess and de
velopment.
The Barbara Worth Hotel of
e. Centre is TO have a S3o0,00o
addition, and building opera
tions are expected to start about
the middle CT March.
Brawley is planning to build
4 large. modern hotel which will
adequately take cake OF transients
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01

by Dale Ramsey, who succeed
Charles T. Matlin as local rcprcscn
tativc of the railroad. Ramsey ha
been assistant to Matlln for th'
past year, and previous to that ha'
several years experience in tn
freight department of the Southern
Pacific company.
.Wc believe this rate will Prov
unusually attractive to FL. Ccntr'
people desiring to make weekend
trips to San Diego Ramsey SAT-
today. lit enables them to max
the trip at less cost than they ca'
by automobile, figuring the. wca
and tear on the ears together witt
the cost Of fuel
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01
WILLOUGHBY BROS.
HAVE TWO LARGE
PLOUGH N G. JOBS

WillOughby Brothers of Calcxico,
arc completing two large pioughing
contracts with their seven Best trac
tors. On the Hcydloff ranch, north
cast of Imperial, they are preparing
500 acres for alfalfa, and the other
contract 1000 acres just south of
the international line for alfa!fa
planting. This contract called for
completion Of the work in 30 days.
The Orland Fig Growers, Glenn
county, will build . canncry before
the 1926 fig crop is ripe.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01
PROSPERITY INSURANCE

A " Prosperity Insurance cam.
paign to raise $l50,000 for advcrtis,
ing Colorado, thus protecting pros.
perity through another 80 million
dollar return from tourists this sum
mer, is the unusual method of an
income" subscription drive devils
ed on behalf Of the state by the
Denver Tourist bureau, source of
free information on travel.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01
W1NDSTORM DRIVES
w AT E X, TIMBERS,
THROUGH HOU S F.

CHICO, Calf, Mar. Large
volumes Of water were sucked from
slough and timbers were driven
through the walls of the homo of W.
W. Price, near Butte City, by a
freak windstorm.
Price barn and pumphousc were
wrecked and every window in his
house was broken. No one was in
iurcd.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01
SAYS IT Is HARD
TO PURCHASE GOOD
ALFALFALAND now
Hancock Tells of Demand
For This Kind of Pro-
perty in Valley Section

"You can hardly buy good altal-
IA land in Imperial Valley, stated
W. +. Hancock in a recent inter
view. The reason is that alfalfa
brings cash income, and the farm
cr doesn't havc to sell it. -
Hancock was speaking in regard
to the prevalent belief that land in
the valley is cheaply priced. He
maintains that land would not be
priced low if properly cultivated
but many owners lease tLcir land,
living on the income, until the land
is giutted Then there is no capital
to put in permanent crop, and the
owner is forced to sell At low
price.
Land Is at Premium
Alfalfa land, Oh the other hand, is
always at a premium: even during
the wears of depression it was diff
ficult to find il for sale at the low
figures At which it was quoted.
To Substantiatc his belief in al
falfa land. Hancock teld OF an 50
acre farm near CaleXico which had
been rented for four years for Nege-
tables at $50 an acre. When the
lease expired. the owner couldn t
get $50 an acre for the land Last
fall it sold for $l25 per acre and in
November the purchaser put il into
alfalfa at cost of SO an acre.
Within three month 5 time he has
been offered 5000 for the new al
falfa land
Land with good stand of alfalfa
will always sell or lease, according
to Hancock, and after four years OF
use as dairy, it viii bring an in
come as vegetable land before put
ting it back into alfalfa. Outsiders
don I understand that good valley
land is never cheap. and that the
profit in land lies in making it good.
Z. \. Perkins, Williams, Colusa
county, has leased 300 acres OF land
on which he will plant cotton.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01
VALLEY PROGRESS INDICATED
BY DEMAND FOR NEW HOTELS

and tourists, and plans for fl
pancing and constructing
S250,GC0 hotel in Calexico are
well under way.
While Eoltv;lle has no def
inite plans under way, a new
hotel is needed there. and the
city trustees are hoping to &C
q,ure site to have in prepara-
tion for the various financing
plans which are being worked
out.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01
EXTEND Low RATE
ON WEEKEND TRIPS,
Ell CENTRO-C0AST

For the balance of the year, the
San Diego and Arizona railway of.
fcrs low round trip rate of s. be-
tween FL Centro and San Diego,
tickets at the low rate being on sale
Friday, Saturday and Sunday of
each week.
This announcement is made today
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01

itv. Real estate dealers agreed to
sell property only at prices set as
fair by committee of appraisers
and property owners were told that
rentals must be maintained to yield
an annual return of not more than
q nor cont
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01

During the past tvs" wears, gov
crnmeut hunters have killed 23,ooo
deer in the Sicrras 10 eliminate the
foot and mouth disease.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01
REALTY BOARD TO MEET

The Fl Centre Realty Board will
hold It's regular meeting tomorrow
u.GLt at $40 Main street. \ full
attendance is ulCcd.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01
The New DISCOVERY or IMPERIAL VALLEY


a me andb can
the of
a the
the of the
climate BETTER
discovered
IMPERIAL VALLEY WINTER CLIMATE
small
southeast valley EADATES HEALTH
We free cloudy
nothing valley climate
s"GOOD FOR YOU"
h we sawt
VISION OF BEAUTY the valley
THAT is THE REASON CLIMATE
filled
springg
o the
WINTER CLIMATE CAN'T BE BEAT
build incoming
IMPERIAL VALLEY
OSCAR CENTRO REALTY BOARD
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01

Z. y. Perkins, Williams, Colusa
county, has leased 300 acres Of land
on which he will plant cotton.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01
80 DEVELOPMENT Construction PAGE '==$

The Capital Of
Imperial Valley
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-03

New York.-Ramsey Macdonald,
former premier, has cabled denial
of the Baldwin statement to Miss
Ellen Wilkinson, member of the
British trade union delegation now in
the United States.
mo one who knows our mining dis
tricts doubts the distress in which our
miners dependents are" the labor
party leader said.
Starvation is pushing us hack and
further help is urgently needed to
prevent this great fight for human
standards of life and economic justice
becoming an abiding tragedy to the
miners wives and little ones. State
ments to the contrary, by whomso-
ever made, are but part of the mine
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-03

shocked British citizens who are ac-
quainted with the situation. The
Baldwin statement was cabled to
American newspapers simultaneous
with the departure to America of a
delegation of British trade unionists
to secure financial aid for miners and
their families.
The Manchester Guardian, leading
British newspaper, expressed the
views of the average Briton when it
said that the tatement-clearly in
tended for American consumption
was unhappy and undignified."
With the failure of the government
to divide the miners ranks by length
ening the work day in the hope that
district agreements would be made,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-03

the government is usurping rights and
duties of local boards Of guardians
who control the poor laws Of each
community. The miners are not en-
titled to unemployment insurance but
the boards of guardians have been
maintaining inhuman living standards
for the especially destitute. This has
been England's policy for centuries,
but the government has shorn the
boards of this power. Many localities
have borrowed millions of dollars
from banks, and no one can predict
how this debt will-or can-be paid.
Other boards have arbitrarily cut off
meagre relief to the aged and help
less dependents of miners.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-03
Avenue Motor Sales
From the First Owner to You"

Frank Heller is manager of the
company. He has been in the auto
mobile business almost from It's
incipiency. He has watched it grow
and has been active in stimulating
the increase in motorists in Hamil-
ton and Butler county.
For 20 years, Mr.. Heller has kept
in the forefront of ideas connected
with the sale of automobiles, and it
is not surprising that he should now
be building business on a new idea,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-03

it's own notes when buyers prefe.
to pay out of income. Thus terms
of extraordinary rate are available.
Thus this company has expanded
until, without dispute, it is the larg-
est company in Butler county devoted
to the used car business. 1t is fitting
that the largest business of it's kind
such be heralded by the largest sign
for such firm. This sign, 10 feet
by 100 feet, illuminated by myriad
of electric bulbs, has just been
erected.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-03

From Owner to YOU"
The Avenue Motor Sales holds the
local agency for the Oldsmobile, one
of the group of General Motors cars.
Recent engineering and designing i'm
provements have brought the Olds-
mobile into greater prominence as a
value and type of car much desired.
Sales of the Oldsmobile are growing
rapidly with each owner proud of his
car and ready with high praise for
its performance.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-03

Expansion of the quarters of the
Avenue Motor Sales, 622 East avenue,
now under way, will give this firm
a storage capacity Of 1900 cars.
The total floor space to be occu-
pied is 10000 square feet, enough for
large factory.
Behind this surface indication of
growing business is the big rea-
son for it's success new idea in the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-03

advantage of this is too obvious to
autoists to require detailed explana-
ton.
Satisfaction of purchasers was such
that "by word of mouth" this new
idea was given prominence and soon
demands on the establishment were
too great for the original staff and
facilities.
The Avenue Motor Sales handles
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-03
owners attempt to reduce the miner
to subjection by the slow starvation
of his family"

Loyalty true unionists feel for the
union label proves men are better than
beasts. And in view of some move
ments, proof seems to be needed.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-03

distribution of automobiles.
The Avenue Motor Sales when es-
tablishing headquarters and garage
at the present address adopted a
policy by which so-called used
autos" were sold from "Owner to
You" Thus purchaser from the
Avenue Motor Sales was assured of
getting car without it having pass
ed through a number of hands. The
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-03
By JOHN L. LEWIS

President, United Mine Workers of
America
Once more, on this Labor Day of
1926, labor will pledge it's allegiance
to the fundamental principles of the
trade union movement in America
Loyalty to the ideals of collective bar
gaining, fair wages, better home life,
greater opportunity for higher cit-
zenship, the square deal, development
and progress is undiminished in the
hearts of American workingmen and
women. Throughout the past year all
of these ideals have been assailed by
those who would if they could, destroy
the workers rights. The battle has
been fierce and the sacrifice great,
but labor's ranks are still holding
tight against every attack. Let us
will nurse and develop good will in
industry and that a spirit of real fell
lowship may take the place of dis
trust, misunderstanding and bitter
ness.
One of the most precious gifts that
the next labor year could possibly
bring to industry would be realiza-
tion on the part Of all that their con-
tracts and agreements must be OBJ
served. Unfortunately, there has
been too general tendency upon the
part of certain type of employer to
scrap their agreements with labor
cast them in the waste basket and
openly declare that they will not live
up to their written word. Especially
has this been true in certain fields
in the mining industry. And in each
case Of that character the violation
of contract has brought suffering, dis
tress and sacrifice upon the workers.
And what good has come from it all ?
None whatever. 1t is but another
manifestation of the un-American de-
sire of that type of employer to shove
the worker backward and downward
to the old-time poverty level by
wrecking and destroying his only real
protector-his union.
But even the brutality of this at
tack has not swerved organized labor
from it's. true course nor dimmed its
determination to forge ahead toward
it's ultimate goal. However vicious
this attack may be, it is but an in
cident in the great struggle of the
failing masses for justice and right
Let US all hope that the next labor
year will see an end to this assault
upon the integrity of business and
industry. Let us all strive for the
attainment of harmony and good
feeling in industry What is most
needed in industry these days is a
finer conception of the meaning of
cooperation. Men must learn that
cooperation means cooperation by all
parties concerned and not by one side
alone.
Labor's battles of the past are
gone into history Labor's battles of
the future remain to be fought Upon
the outcome Of this great struggle
depends the realization of human
rights and labor's aspirations. Organ
lied labor never did and it never will
shrink from the struggle for these
ideals.
The wife who demands the union
label shows a becoming pride in her
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-03
OPPOSE WAGE DEMANDS

New York.-At meeting of pic
ture theatre owners in, this city, it
took but few minutes to raise $685.
600 to fight the wage demands of
Motion Picture Operators Union No.
3O6.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-03
The man who neglects the union
label in his buying is giving aid and
comfort to the enemy.

1t is immoral to desert in the face
of the enemy. The union label has
a moral claim on every unionist and
his dependents.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-03
BALDWIN'S SLUR
On Coal Miners Rebuffed
By British

London, England.-Premier Bald
wins statement that there is no suf-
fering among locked-out miners has
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-03

The wife who demands the union
label shows a becoming pride in her
husbands social usefulness.
, 1926-08-05

Amery, and it was agreed that they
noes relates 'dtg' to the possession no Of a large
tract Of land near kamlcop, in British
Columbia, the value Of which has been
enhanced by its relative proximity TO the
Canadian National Railways main line.
Atlantic five times, was privileged to
meet the late Kirg Edward VII II years
ago. He is 70 years Of age. His daugh-
ter, who has received a modern educa-
ton, will act as Interpreter. Chief Pier
IRISH lost an arm at Cambrai. Canadian
Gazette,
, 1926-08-05
Why U. S. Judges Give Year
And A Day Penalties

THE year and a day sentence recently
given to Earl Carol! calls up the ques.
ton of why Federal Judges almost univer,
sally give such a peculiar sentence, one
which invariably puzzles Iaymen.
One big reason is that it opens UP fine
possibility Of parol for a prisoner, since,
in Federal cases, perso S sentenced to a
year or less, may not be p%aroIed, Of their
sentences may not be committed.
This usually works GU so that the
prisoner sentenced to a year and a day
actually serves about three months, or
less time than he would have to serve had
he been sentenced to a year fiat.
Sentences of one year or less send the
prisoner to jail. Those of one year or
more send them to Atlanta or other
Federal p]enitentiaries The Dominica
Tribune.
, 1926-08-05
A Crfpple's Pluck
Sc Miles In Invalid Chair To Answer
Summons.

Albert Hill, a cripple, left his home at
Northampton at 4 a. m. in a hand-pro-
PEELED invaIid's chair to make a sc miles
journey to DunstabIe to answer a sum-
mons. He reached the police court at
II a. m.
The offence fer which he was sum-
moned was that Of driving q motor cycle
combination without g license, and his
brother Frederick Hill, was summoned
for aiding and abetting him.
The cripple explained that Trey were
just trying to see if be could sit on The
motorcycle before his brother took cut a
license for him.
Superintendent Palmer appealed for
l|eniency for Hill on account of his pluck
in undertaking the journey to court, al d
his case was dismissed upon payments Of
costs. His brother, who did not appear
was fined los. and costs
A magistrate afterwards gave the Grip
pie los, and the police secured him a
ride home on a lorry.- ibid.
, 1926-08-05
that more damage was done in San Juan
by the recent hail storm.
REJECTED P%EERESSES.
No Seats In The House OF Lords

Women may sit in the House of Com
mons but rot in the House of Lords.
eCr the third time the Peers rejected
d Bill introduced by Lord Aston designed
10 enable Peerpsses in their own right
10 sit among them, the result Of the
division being defeat by 125 to so.
Apparently no one knows for certain
how mary Peeresses would be affected by
he proposal. The estimates made by
speakers ranged from 10 to 30, Is being
ne generally accepted figure.
Lord Banbuly moved the rejection Of
me Bill. A woman speaker at a recert
Women's conference, he said, had made
very sensible remark on the subject.
Let the men have one place in this
country where they can live in peace, ,"
she he'd said.
Lord Birkenhead was the principal
opponent of the Bill. He did not be-
.ieve that one Of the Peeresses in their
own right who might be affected by the
measures would be nominated by a
competent tribunal TO sit in the House
Of Lords.
Lord Newton asked what good would
the ladies do if they came to it. Was
it desired to attract a number of young
bucks who did not usually attend the
House Of Lords? If so, be did not
think that middle.aged ladies would be
as attractive As chorus girls for that
Gu pose London Daily Mall
, 1926-08-05
Wit and Humor.

Mistress-"Nora where is my silk
waist?"
Nora -"Indade, mum, there was a
spot on it and | put it in soak"
Mistrcss-'In soak? Why you have
ruined it."
Nora-"How could I, ma'am? Wasn't
it watered silk"
Mike O'FIaunigan-"WeII, how be's
We this mannin, Pal?'
Pat McCarthy-'Sure, I'm that wake
that yen be comm to M wake before
the end of the wake
, 1926-08-05
Indian Chiefs to,See The King

Chief Johnny Chiljchitsa, of the Okla
nagan tribe, Chief Basil David, Of the
Carihoos, and Chief William Perish. of
the Shuswap tribe, are now in London in
hopes OF being allowed to lay their tribal
grievances before the King, Last year
their petition was received by Col.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-04-07
]. w. KERCHVAL DIES IN
BERRYVILLE.

Berryville lost one of its best
citizens March &c. bv the death of
j. w. Kercheval. in his 18th year,
after long period of ill-health. For
a number Of years Mr.. Kercheval re-
sided at Kabletown. this county. He
was a cousin of Samuel Kercheval.
the author of Kercheval's history of
the Valley. E. v. Kercheval. Jr.,
who died some fifteen years ago was
the only brother of the deceased. Mr..
Kercheval's wife. who survives him.
was Miss Villa Anne Stole. sister
of the Messrs. Stole Brothers. of
Berryville. Their children are Messrs
Cassel. Harvey. Leonard and John at
home. and Howard, who. for some
wears. has been resident of Los
Angeles, California. and Edward. of
Philadelphia. Their only daughter
living is Mrs. Holmes B. Carlisle. re-
siding in Berryville.