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Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-23
PHOTOCRAPHLNC
CHANDLER LAND
FROM The AIR

X. W. Montee and his brother
Robert. both of the Montrc Aircraft
60. of Glover Field, Santa Monica
flew to El Centre from Los Angeles
this morning. They will be here a
few days making an aerial survey
Of the Chandler property IN the
lower Colorado overflow territory.
The survey will cover a territory OF
500 square miles.
The commercial use of aerial pho
Biography is quite new, although the
actual photography WAS put into use
during the war. The pictures are
taken from a height of 10000 feet
and are shot straight downward.
Each picture overlaps the other by
30 per cent. They are then taken
to = laboratory and mosaill"d down
To map form and to scale. The map
is then ready to be produced in any
scale through Photographic copies.
*. W. Montec spent some time IN
Imperial Valley seven years ago
when he brought in what is believed
to have been The first commercial
airship in the valley lie pilots the
plane during the making of map
photographs, while Robert Montcc
has charge of the actual photogra-
phV.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-23
By the
MYSTERIOUS COWBOY

That promotion of the buv-at-
home idea is worth while from Il
business standpoint is well il!ustrat
ed in the growth Of the grain and
poultry business established here
in 1914 by \. ca Rath
and Samuel 7. Marshall. These two
live FL Centre merchants did a gross
business running around $50 a day
that first year of their partnership.
Now the Rath and Marshall gross
business amounts to more than $500
600 year.
of people who shop would use
the same diScernment in selecting 9
goods and considering prices as We
do in our efforts to give customers
the best in stock and service, the
problem Of keeping trade at home
would be solved - Mr. Rath said i'll
explanation of his merchandising
policy. 1--WE make it our business
to study local conditions and to give
service such as no outside concern
can give. People can rely on mer-
chants who carry standard goods
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-23
GOVERNMENT Is
TRACING BONDS
IN FRAUD CASE
By E. w. LEWIS
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK. Sept. -. Tracin4
# tie S39l, 900 in Liberty bonds
which Richard Merton paid the late
John r. King for tho lat'er's aid in
Fastening the return OF $1,oQo.@o0 in
assets Of the American M"tal com
pany TO Swiss clrmGutS. continued
in federal court today.
Such evidence was admitted
against Thomas W Miller, former
alien property custodian and Harry
NJ Dnu2h"rtr, former attorney gen
cral in their trial charges of con
spru@ to deprive the government
of their best services, despite re
peatcd objections Of counsel.
With $4,000 Of the %%9l 900. al
ready accounted for by evidence
sehmjttrd yesterday that Miller de.
positcd one of the bonds, the govern
mcut went ON today in presenting
the di>posal Of two NOR" bonds of
SO coo denomination.
Witnesses from the Federal Re
serve bank in Philadelphia testified
that on February :, 1923, two Of the
bonds paid over by Merton. i
months earlier were deposited -
Vincent Carroll Philadelphia nj
torney. in exchange for 20 Liberty
bonds of $1,000 each.
The government then sought 10
prove that Cauoil Was a close a.
socia,c of Miller and that the Fhila-
dcIphiau hal dour special work for
Tn department Of Justice IN l92I
and l999
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-23
POLICE TO ASK
MORE STOPS ON
TWO MAIN WAYS

Main street aud South Fourth
street. thc ta.p business arteries #
traffic In FL Centre VIII ID" %c@iG
uatcd - houlcvprd~ within the eltN
limits if request by Chict ot Pc
Ice O~valt j., g'autcd hy tE" city
council.
O,wait announced today that be
Ail 70 before trc council at th"
next meeting and ask amendment
Of The new boulevard stop ord,hmco
10 permit erection Of the stop signs
mt every intersection along Nam
and south Fourth streets. At pres
cnt motorists are rcqairod to come
to a full stop before entering Main
street at Second, Third, Fourth,
Seventh and Eighth streets. On
South Fourth the stop law /, in e.
feet nj Orange, Hell all HOLT
streets.
OsWalt declares motorists gener
ally are observing the stop signs,
although during the first ten days
the new rule was in effect nearly
POO drivers were cited for failing
to stop. Comcilmcu have indicated
they viii grant the request, Cswalt
stated.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-23
GAS COMPANY TO
CONSTRUCT MAINS
IN NEAR FIXTURE

Construction Of gas. mains for the
new system to be installed here by
the Inland Empire Gas Company,
viii start shortly after October l,
according to information received
by Citv Engincer KniCh'S today.
II. w. Burkhart, president of the
company, has requested Knights to
Furnish engineers of the company
with location Of mains in alleys
and streets of the city, saving that
workmen are prepared to start IN
stallation about the first week in
October.
Burkhart states that some Of the
feeder lines will be run on the
streets but the exact location h1s
not vet been determined. Apphca.
tion will be made later for permits
to install larger mains.
The connanv is now obtaining
bills for the installation work, ae-
cording to lathh?It Construction
on the plant IS Icing rushed and the
foundations for the gas tanks have
been compl2tCd Officials believe
they viii be able TO supply gas 10
FL Centre consumers by December
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-23
THOUSANDS
POUR IN To
FIGHT CITY
Weather Threatens But
Rain Not Expected to
stop Battle.
PRINCIPALS ARE FIT
Dempsey FavOrite With
Most of Spectators to
Retain Title.
M. D. TRACY
United Press Staff Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. %. =
Train after train rolled into Phila-
dciphia today, pouring into this sup
posedly quiet city Of the Quakers
thousands Of persons to see Jack
Dempsey and Gene Tunuty fight.
BY noon practically all regular
trains We're FROM three to 40 minutes
behind schedule, due entirely to the
congestion the railroad yards oe
casioned by handling the large mum
Der of specials and extra sections.
The Broad street station, where
about 10 per cent of the visitors en-
tered the city, disgorged a constant
stream Of people into the streets.
In the roadwaYs moved autOmo-
biles with license plates from half
/ the states in the union.
The crowd was made up almost
entirely of men. On the trains
there were probably 80 men to one
woman among the passengers.
The city presentd a lively spec
tacle. The crowds were increased
by the presence of several thousand
delegates to the grand lodge of the
, Odd Fellows, who were much in evil
dence in brilliant trappings of gold
braid and with shining sabers and
gay regalia, 5000 delegates to the
National Druggist convention, not
to mention 500 representatives of
now almost extinct industry-that
of horse Shoe;ng.
Weather continued duh, damp and
the sky overcast. The Thermometers
started the day at 66 and by early
afternoon still was struggling to
reach 20. The atmosphere was hu-
mid.
But the crowds didn't seem to
| care much. They were good natur-
ed and jovial, mostly on solving just
one problem for the present, that OF
getting 10 the stadium and seeing
tn fight.
Weather Cloudy
Some 10000 fight fans, ranging
from Newport millionaircS to road
sde hot dog vendors, woke up in
, Philadelphia today and gazcd upon
overcast skies.
| \ threat of rain was in the air;
/ the thermometer read 66 and the
weather man said perhaps showers.
1t gave Il hint that top coats would
be welcome tonight when some no.
coo people gather in the great Ses'
qui Centennial stadium to see Gene
Tunney, the eminent Shakespearean
scholar and Jack Dempsey, the
husband of Estellc Taylor, decide
the world heavyweight champion
ship. Maybe raincoats will be IN
order.
But after the first disappointment
over the weather. the crowds began
to forget their troubles and everyone
settled down to business of getting
ready for the big show.
For Tex Rickrd that meant the
settling ot more lawsuits, the first
CONTINUED On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-23
Publicity
Stunt for Valley

AS part of a campaign to advcr-
tisc Imperial valley throughout the
country, the board of directors Of
the chamber of commerce was ask
ed last night to aid in the proposal
to send Al Kellogg aud Charles
Nice to the American Legion con
,cntim in Philadelphia in October.
The two lcGionaircs intend to make
the trip by car and enter comPcti-
tiou for the prize to be awarded the
delegate driving the longest distance
to the meeting \ committee of
trree was appointed to interview
city councilmcn and ask heir sup.
pot Thr committee viii report
ia'k It a special motmg tonight
nt lhc chamber of ,,n,u HrcC.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-23
TELEGRAMS
SEIZED BY
OFFICIALS
Indicate Waters Acted as
GO-Between for Ormis-
ton and Evangelist.
BOOK IS FOU \ d
Said to Contain Text of
Serm on Being Prepar-
cd at Ocean Park.
Ny United Press Iensed Wire

Los ANGEL ES, Sc,d. -. \. NJ.
Waters, former convict who commit
ted suicide here recently on the day
he was 10 have been questioned in
connection with the Aimee Semple
Mcpherson case, was established by
authorities today rs the connecting
link between Kenneth G. Ormiston
aud the Augrlrus temple principals
now facing trial for alleged perjury.
Telrgrams. letters aud other writ
ten data connecting Waters with the
asserted Mcpherson conspiracy We're
found at the man : home by dis
tI-ict attorney operatives. They
included wire, from Mrs Mcpherson
and her mother, Mrs. Minnie Ken
nr,lv indicating Waters was the %
between in communications between
OrmiSton and The Nng"hS temple
leaders, authorities said.
Important Telegram Found
Investigation of the dead mln $
effects revealed that he had semi a
five page telegram 10 Ormis'on in
the latter part of July while he was
stopping at the Tyaut hotel, 40
Turk street. san Francisco, it WAS
said. Contents of the Telegram WAS
withheld bv the Officers.
According TO Deputy District At
torncy Harold Davis, the discovery
Of the evidence established the
methods employed 10y the missing
radio man. nrs. McrhcrSon and
Mrs. Kennedy to keep n touch
with each other.
''WatrrS apparently transmitted
message from prmiNt"n TO Nn%ehS
temple and from there back to HIM,
Davis said.
Other paper, hearing on Waters
assorted connection with the Me.
Phcrson ease were found in the ashes
Of u CRATE. indicating the man had
burned valuable evidence before
committing suicide.
Legal experts at the district at
torncy'S office gave out opinions to
dav that OrmiSton, if located IN
Chicago. could bc easily cXtrailtcd.
The state, il was declared, could
prove the radio man was party to
conspiracics while still IN California.
Additional circunstantiai evI-
deucc which the state will use IN its
efforts to prove that il was Mrs.
Mcpherson who shared bungalow
with OrmiSton at Carmel last MAY
was revealed today At the diNtflc'
attorney 5 office.
II included book entitled The
Mind Unmaskcd, in which chap.
fer was devoted to an essay on
'Light and Darkness, Ihe
blocked.out sermon which had been
urcparcd bv the evangelist and was
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-23
WORLD WAITING FOR RESULT OF BIG SCRAF
BOXERS SLEEP
SOUNDLY NIGHT
BEFORE BATTLE

ATLANTIC CITY, y. j., sept. -.
After Il day of complete rest. Jack
Dempsey, svowling behind Il -four
days growth of bcard nt.ud~ 20
leave for the Philadclphia battle site
at 6:40 p. m. in surciHl ear attach
ed to II regular Philadelphia train.
his managers announced today at
noon.
Dempsey kept in secluson
throughout the morning His cot
tagc was watched by Il corps Of
guards who stopped automobiles
from coming within 4 block of the
camp.
y long untroublcd sleep found
Dempsey ready for whatev"i tie
net = hours had in store for him.
Fear of harassing process servers
alone was worrying his manager,
Gene Normilc. To reach Philadrl-
pha without again getting into le.
gal cntanglemcnts was his sole
problem.
Last night Dempsey had his final
say concerning his dcposed manager.
This man kearns may have Il pla-
toon of process servers to meet me
and throw me in jail after the fight.
IN going to tread easiiT and eau
tiously uneil | am safe in the ring.
Then am going to let 90.
\ lazy routine was planned Tor
the earlier part of the champion :
final day here.
At p. III. he was to be weighed
in by Il representative of the Penn
Svlvania boxing commission, which
has waived the rule compelling
boxers competing in that state to
weigh in within it's boundaries.
His last meal before the big fight
was being prepared with great care
by the camp cook today. 1t will
be served to Dempsey at / o clock
and consists of steak. peas. toast
and tea, as final nutrimcnt before
he enters the SeSqui-Ccntennial ring
STROUDSBURG. Pa, Sept. 233
Gene Tunney left here for Phila
dclphia by airplane at ll:45 thi'
morning. The plane, Curtis,
Orio!e, was pilotcd by Casey
Jones. well known racing pilot.
Wade Martin. auto racing driver
accompanied Tunney.
Tunney followed the old mott'
of early to bed and early to rise -
in his last hours at the Stroudsburo
Country club, where he made his
training camp.
Retiring at 9 p. m. last night
Tunney slept wonderfully : Billy
Gibson, his manager, said, and was
up shortly before I a. m. today.
After a light breakfast. Tunney
said, Il have never felt better III
my life. l am going down to Phila'
delphia to win this fight for the
honor it will bring me and the hon
or it will bring Stroubsburg. This
is an opportunity l have awaited fol
the last five years and ! am prepar-
ed to make the best of it.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-23
OF
j. 5. ACCEPTED
BY CONFERENCE
BY HENRY WOOD
United Press Staff Correspondent


GENEVA, Sept. 23,-Thc confer
encc of world court signatorics to-
day approved conditional acceptance
of the United States reservations 70
court membership and the work of
the conference Immediately will be
submitted for the signatures of all
governments concrnd.
TIL next step in the United States
progress toward court membership
would be the negotiation of separate
agreements between the state dpart-
ment and the foreign offices of the
various signatorv states with re-
>prct to acceptance Of the rcserva,
tionS.
After approving the conditional
acceptance of the American rcScr-
vations, the conference adjourned.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-23
AUTO CRASH In
YOSEMITE PARK
KILLS THREE MEN
Nv luitcd Press Leased wire

YOSEMITE. Calf. Aug. -
Three men were killed and min" IN
nrcd when jruck loaded with
worllmcn crashed over an cmhank-
mcnt six mile, below GoSomit" WI
Tom Martin, 81. John Carlson
30, and c. Ilagcrman of Yosemite
were killed.
Twelve men were ON the truck
when the driver, J. llalstcad, Il,
Merccd. lost control of it at the top
of half mile grade.
They were all employees OF the
V. IL. Dennis Co. of Sacramento
road contractors.
According to lIalStead, the gears
were stuck in neutral and the truck
was not equipped with an cmcrgrn-
cv brake. At the bottom of the
grade the truck struck an iron
sprinkling stand and turned over
scattering its occupants in all dl
rcctions.
Those injured were all residents
of Yosemite. They were Peter An'
dcrson, fractured skull; W. j. Lar
son, internal injuries; l.. Waters, IN
tcmal injuries; Herman Kent, IN
ternal injuries; Fred Heidie. cuts
and bruises; NJ. MorriSseY, cuts and
bruises; Ed ilayc, cuts and bruises;
7. Rartcll, cuts and bruises.
DR.. G. \. Moylc, of the Yosemite
medical service, was rushed to tho
scene Of the accident and ordered
that the men hc taken to the Mercy
hospital at Mcrccd, where there are
good facilities to perform ma jon op
rrations. The men were loaded IN
to two touring ears and stage.
An inquest win be held over the
bodies of Martin and Carlson TINS
afternoon. T.. L. LcaNitt, park Su
perintcndent, began an investlga
ton of the wreck, the worst since
Yosemite National park has been
0Dpnpl To motor travel.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-23
Continued on Page g
PACIFIC COAST
LOSES FIGHT FOR
VET CONVENTION
By United Press Leased "hr

Ell pASO, Texas, Sep; %
Theodore Stitt of Brooklyn was
unanimously elected commander OF
the Veterans of Foreign Wars here
today when DR.. G. l.. Gambler OF
Detroit withdrew from the race.
Frank T. Straycr of Richmond'
Ind, was unanimously elected sen
ior commander when T.. +. Carver
Brooklinc. Mass, Withdrew.
Milbun X. Gregory, Reno, NeV.,
completed the unanimous choices
when James II. Weaver, Helena,
Mont, withdrew and Gregory was
elected junior vice commanders.
Providence, Il. l., was selected rs
the 1927 meeting place of the vet
crans after a hot fight with dele
gates from California, who wanted
10 take it to that state.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-23
Dempsey Leaves
For battle-ground

ATLANTIC CITY, y. G., Sept. %.
jack Dempsey, with a rctinue of
personal friends and bodvguards,
left here At 6:05 p. m. for Philadel-
phia. The party required three au-
tomohiles.
Previously it was announced that
the champion would make the trip
by train.
Feeling great" said the biz
fellow, smiling from behind his four
DAYS growth of black whislers.
The whole cntouragc reflected the
same optimism as the three machines
roarcd away.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-23
Carpet Valued
At Half Million
Shown in London

LONDON, Sept. 23 - James T.
Ballard, an American who has
made bobby of Persian carpcts,
has found the finest carpet in eN-
is;cncc, it is said. 1t was recently
on display in shop window ON
High Ilolborn.
The carpet is nearly four cen
turics old and is valued at more
than half million dollars. It is
the work of one man, who laborcd
at it for 90 years and completed his
task in Isphana in 1850, He made
the carpet for the Shah Safi.
Safi presented il to Car Peter
the Great of Russia, and later it
was present from the Russian rul-
cr to Leopold |, the Emperor of
Austria Fer years it was hung ON
the staircase Of the royal palace at
Shocnrumn, near Nicms. II is
said that il has never been wake
on.
The carpet is Of magnificent col
orr, in patterns of ruby red, CLEAN
ing opalcsccnt green, deep blues IN
amber, woven into an intricate de
sign. Like many Of Che master
pieces Of craftsmanship in the early
ages, the name Of its maker is not
known.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-23
Railroad Shunted
For New Arrival

Weiehty traffic problems con
fronting local southern Pacific rail
road officials; matters regarding the
right of way; and questions con-
ccrniug public policy, ol' went un.
noticed today as Gar rs j. II. Viii.
limms, local agent was concerned.
1t must not be taken for granted
that Williams was ON a strike, how
ever. He was merely ignoring such
tritles and telling his friends about
the arrival last night Of seven
pound SON at the family home 5t2
Holt street. Mrs. Williams and the
son are getting along nicely, accord
mo ia + II
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-23
TWO men START
TEDIOUS SWIM TO
CATALINA ISLAND
Hy United Press Leased Wire

NEWPORT BEACH, California,
Sept. 23.-Nicolas Samoff and Rob
ert Foster, life guards at Balboa
Beach and Ocean Park, respectively,
began an attempted swim across
Catalina Channel at IL 30 Il. m. to-
day.
They were accompanied by the
launch, "Dixic' filled with friends,
and a phonograph to furnish a musi-
cal accompaniment for the swim
ers. Two lifeboats trailcd the swim
mers also.
Tides were favorable at the start.
Samoff and Foster expect to land
at Avalon, ~ miles away, by to-
morrow morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-23
RIVER REACHES Low FIGURE

HE COI0Fad0 riNor diSch0rgo at
Yuma reached the low figure or 2430
second feet today, irrigation dis
trict officials announced. At Topoc,
north of Yuma, the discharge is
5000 second feet and this increased
supply will reach the Hanlon head
ing within two or three days, of
ficials estimate The discharge at
Grand Canyon was 1910 second feet
this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-23
Merced Treasurer
Short in Accounts
Dy United Press I.ca.e: Wire

MERGED, Cal, Sept. %. - In,
vcstigation of the c;ty's interests in
the Farmers and Merchants bank
here, which was forced to close its
doors several days ago, has reveal
ed an alleged shortage of %27 500
in bonds in the account of j. t..
Hart. city treasurer, according to a
report of City Attorney +. w. Hen
derson today.
rHcndcrson also declared there
was a shortage of $1,000 in the cur
rent city fund.
Hart was president of the bank,
which is now in the hands Of n fed
eral bank examiner.
Los BanoS, Mcrccd county, recclN-
ed l00000000 pounds of milk at
creameries and cheese factories dur
mo 1921
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-23
TWO PLEAD NOT GUILTY
TO MURDER OF EDITOR

CANTON. Ohio, Sept. 23.-Plcas
of not guilty. were entered today
when Ben Rudncr, Massilon, and
Louis Mazcr of Canton, were ar
raigncd on charges of numbering
bon r. Mellett. Canton pnblishcr.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-23
FLORIDA DEATHS
REPORTED TO Be
LESS THAN 800
Administration City Will
BE Constructed by Red
Cross for Relief Wnr...
By. ALFRED P. REcK
United Press Staff Correspondent

MIAMI, !'la., Sept. 23.--As offic-
ial check Of the dead progressed in
South Florida 5 storm area today it
WIS believed not more than 80 fl
talitics occurred, Colonel 7. r. Col.
lins, personal representative u
Governor Martin SHIn.
Official count in all areas except
Moorchavcn and its cnvironS shoW
ed ls4 killed.
With property damage believed To
approximately $20O,000o0O strenuous
efforts were cNcrtrd toward rchabil-
itation. The program is of such
great scope that 200 office workers
Will be required in the admlnIStra
tiou office to be established IN a
central city in the ravagcd region
ii was said by Henry Baker, ma.
,ipual director of disaster relief ol
,hr American Red Cross.
Baker was TO select the city today
on an airrlanr tour of the district
E<pcnscs Of administration work
will be- met hv the Rcd Cross. Not
a cent at the millions of reiIef
money being collected over the ma
tiou will viii 90 for pay for the
workers, Baker said.
The biggest problem is the fe
construction If homes swept away
hv tho hurricane Saturday. Food
aud medical supplies have been re
,ciypd in great quantities, and doc
tors. nurses and relief workers have
greatly nitigatcd suffering.
Pare water is dispensed by Boy
Scouts from wash tubs and other
containers. The menace Of an rPi-
drmic !, believed to have passed,
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2%.-Bear-
ING 10000 units Of typhoid serum
for the Florida storm area, an army
plane left Schocn fields, Fort Ben
ianin Harrison, Indianapolis. at
dawn today, expecting to arrive at
Miami in ~ hours after making
stop, at Nashville, Atlanta and
Pensacola.
Dcspatch of the plane was order
ed after the Red Cross and war de
nartmcn- in the early hours of the
morning had cut red tape Following
an urgent appeal for serum sent to
William Fortune, Indianapolis, h'i
Cross chairman.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-23

The California dairy council will
meet at lIanford, Kings county, Oc-
tober 1923.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-30
WAGE CONTRACTS END
Tradesmen Have No Agreement
With Employers.

Wage contracts of union bricklay-
ers, plumbers and hod carriers will
expire at midnight tonight. Off
Gals of the General Contractors AS
ISOLATION, representing employers,
said no agreement on wages for the
ensuing year had been reached with
the tradesmen. The association has
before it the demand of the brick
layers for an increase for $3.50 TO
$1.622 an hour.
Sheet metal workers, painters and
decorators and hosting engineers
have been striking since the first Of
the month for wage increases.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-30

" there is a small letter m. To the
official to whom Mussolini sends
such a clipping this means that the
contents have been read by Musso-
lini and he wants the opinion of the
recipient.
Works Very Late
Mussolini returns to his office by
four in the afternoon. From then I'M
til eight, nine, or even later If neces-
sary his time is given up to import
ant conferences on governmental
affairs with his cabinet.
Mussolini does not keep union
hours. Hence knocking off at four
by chiefs and staffs, as is the prac-
tice in Washington, is totally un-
known in Rome. For instance, my
engagement with a big man in the
foreign office was for seven at night.
At that hour 1 found things going
at full tilt all over the place.
When he leaves the Palazzo Chigi