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Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16
ORDINANCE NO 298

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
ORDINANCE no. II ENTITL-
ED. GAN ORDINANCE ESTAB-
LISHTNG FIRE LIMITS TN
THE CITY OF Ell CENTRIC,
PROVIDING REGULAT \ S
FOR SAME, SPECIFYING MA
TERIALS FOR BUILDINGS
ERECTED THEREIN. AND PRO
NIDING PUNISHMENT FOR
THE VIOLATION THEREOF'
BY AMENDING SECTION AZ
TUEREOF.
The Board of Trustees of tine
City of Ell Centre do ordain as fol-
lows:
/ SECTION T.. That Ordinance No.
II, entitled, "An Ordinance Es-
tablishing Fire Limits in the City
Of FL Crntto, providing regulations
for same, specifying materials for
buildings erected therein, and pro-
Viding punishment for the violation
thereof be, and the same is here
by. amended by amending Section
AZ thereof (Which said section was
nance No. 10 of said City) to read
us follows:
Section ~. No building or 9th
er structure of corrugated iroI(
galvanized iron. or other sheet m-
tai, shall be erected within less Shan
One Hundred Go0) feet from the
property line of any Ntroet cvt2md-
ing East and West within the lin.
its prescribed by &nc'i ion Of tbs
ordinance. or within less thal
thirty (30) feet of the property
line of any street extending North
and South within said limits OF
within One Hundred OG0) feet OF
the property line of that part Of
Main Street West of said limits, ol
within thirty 600 feet of the pro
pcrtv line of any street extending
North and South between broadway
and State Street West of said lin
its.
SECTION II. The City CLERK
/ shall certify to the passage, adop
ton and approval of this ordin
ance and cause the same to be pub
ished once in the Imperial Valley
Press, newspaper of general cir
culation printed and published il
said CITY of FL Centre, and thirty
days after such publication, this
ordinance shall take effect and be
/ in force.
! Passed and adopted this 14th day
of April, 1926.
GEO. w. ANDERSON,
/ President of the Board of Trustees
of the City of Ell Centre, Cali
fonia.
Attest:-
James A. schoficld, City Clerk
/ (SEAL)
hereby approve the foregoing
/ Ordinance No. POS this l4th day OF
April, 1926.
GEO. w. ANDERSON,
/ President of the Board of Trustees
! of the City of FL Ccntro, Califor
! MIA.
State of California
/ County of Imperial, )sS:
CITY of FL Ccntro.
|, James A. Schofield, City Clcrf
of the City of FL Centre, Califor
MIA, do hereby certify that the fore
going Ordinance No, 29S was pass
ed and adopted at an adjourned
regular meeting of the Board OF
Trustees of said Civ of FL Centre
held on the l4th day of April, 1926
by the following vote:
Ayes: Rice, Fawcett, Horne
CARY. Anderson.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
That said Ordinance was introduH
ed at least five days prior 70 1t,
passage and was approved by th'
President of the Bord of Trustee
of said City ON the lith day e
April, 1926.
Witness my land ana the seal O
said City 1f III Centre. t3ia iii
lay of April 1926.
JAMES A. SCHOFIFLD,
City Clerk of the City of FL Cen
tro, California. (SEAA
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16
High School PLAYS Tomorrow.

Central Union and lioltvillc high
schools will meet ON the baseball
diamond in this city tomorrow aft
crnoon at 2:30 for the contest which
was postponed from Wednesday
afternoon. This is Il regularly
scheduled game in the valley inter
scholastic league. Central has hopes
Of winning the game, and is not dis
hoartencd by the string of defeats
they have accumulated thus far this
season.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

Lyall Case Dismissed.-A charge
Of burglary against Jack I.yall on
which he twice stood triad, was
dismissed by Judge Cole in the SUI
Fcrio rcourt this morning on recon-
mendation of the district at .orncv s
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16
CERTIFICATE OF DOING BUSI-
NESS UNDER FICTITIOUS
FIRM NAME

| hereby certify that | am tran
sacting business in the State of
California, under the name of Ell
CENTRIC MARK ETTNG COM
PANY, and my principal place of
business is situate in the County
of Imperial, State of California,
and the names and residences of
all the persons interested in said
firm are as follows:
Louis G. Visco, residence 1859
West 10th ST., Los Angeles, Cali
forina.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16
Southern District of California,
County of Imnerial, SS:

Southern District of California,
County of Imperial. IS:
James NJ. Conlev of Brawlev,
California. being duly sworn de-
noses and says, that he is the pc
titioncr named in the foregoing pc
tition, that he has read the same
and knows the contents thereof;
that the same is true to the know
ledge of deponcnt, except aS to tho Z
matters therein stated to be alleg-
ed on information and belief, and
ms to those matters he believes it
to be true.
JAMES NJ. CONLEY,
Sworn to before me this Eighth
day of April, 1926.
FRANK BIRKHAUSER. r.
Notary Public in and for the coun'
" of Imperial, state of CalifOr-
MIA (SEAL1
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16
LOUIS G. VISCO.
State of California,

State of California,
County of Imperial, IS:
On this eth day of March, 1926,
before me, Eleanor McGirk, a No
tary Public in and for the Coun-
ty of Imperial, State of California,
residing therein, duly commission
ed and sworn, personally appeared
Louis G. Visco, known to me to be
the person whose name is subscrib-
ed to the foregoing instrument, and
he acknowledged to me that he ex-
ccuted the same.
TN WITH ESS WHEREOF, l
have hcrcunto set my hcnd and of
ficial seal the day and year in this
certificate first above written.
ELEANOR McGIRK,
Notary Public in and for the Coun'
tv of Imperial, State of Califor-
MIA. (SEAL)
20 16 %
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16
By LINCOLN QUARBERG
United Press Staff Corrcspou ic.

l. :. MAR NE BASE. San Eicg1,
Cal, April 1G.-Thc high naval
.ourt trying Colonel Alexander $.
Williams ON charges Of being drunk
and unfit fer duty, assumed the Of.
fcnsive today in the marine cocktail
'Ourtnartia!.
Led by Rear Admiral Thomas
Washington, tn" naval dignitarins
summoned additional Witnesses be
/ fore them to actually determine, if
possible, whether it was the cocktail!
or the drug, jvlresorcinol that
Effected Colonel Williams on the
night of his asserted drunkenness.
General Smedlcv d. Butler, msti-
gator Of the courtmartial, gave fresh
impetus to the entire proceedings
when he reiterated on the stand that
he knew Colonel Williams was
'drmk and not ill, = as contend
ed by the defense.
He caused the courtmartial board
to call before it all the young mar
inc officers available at the local
post who were guests at the cocktaIl
party in honor of their new com
manding general. BY rapid fire
questioning the court drew out the
following testimony:
THAT gin cocktails were served
at Colonel Williams party.
THAT Colonel Williams desert
ed his guests at the Hotel Del Cor
onado with unconventional sudden
ness and retired to his home. either
"ill or drunk.
4-Dcfense contention that Col
oncl Williams friends would have
"aIled Il physician had he been
drunk.
5-Prosccution contcndcd they
would have called the doctor had he
been i'll.
6-That there was no material
difference in two sets of statements
obtained by General Butler from his
officers.
THAT they were o0taimcd ac-
coldimg to naval regulations. but
that General Butler may have in
flucnccd the officers to make some
changes in their statements by de.
claring they would get into trouble
also If they did not come clean
th the truth.
Captain clifford Gates, originally
Il prosecution witness, NOW defense
counsel. was given rather severe
gruelling by the naval jurists con
cerning the conflict of his teSti-
monv with that of his commander,
General Butler.
He denied he had said unquali-
ficdlv that Colonel Williams was
drunk. He insisted that he told
General Butler he believed Colonel
Williams was ''drunl,, i'll or dopcd. y
General Butler had already gone
On record us saving that Captain
Gates told him orally and without
qualification that the colonel was
intoxicated. "Cates said he didn' t
smell his breath and intimated that
office. Each trial resulted in a
hung jury. Deputy District Attor-
ncv Simpson told the court that the
district attorney was convicPd that
third trial would be needless
waste of money, even though he be
il"Ned LNaIl to be guilty.
DR.. Harry Findley, specialist in
diseases of eye, ear. nose and
throat 32-34 Davis Bldg. Phone
%. adv
If You Have idle money we can
ct YOU eight to twelve per cent,
on Al security. Interest paid every
month. l.. p. Sargent, 1lj No. 9th
st FL Ccntro. advtf
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

Insure Your Hay with l.. p.
Sargent, Us No. 9th st. FL Centre,
Calf. advtf
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16
DECLARES WORDS
WERE MISQU0TED
Nontinn-l from Page y

give the defendant Il fair trial -
. Specific objection to statement
w Captain Rice that Colonel Will
liams "might have walked outside
and taken Il drink straight was
sustained.
Blanket objection to the admissi-
bilitv Of evidence originating at di-
rection Of the court WAS ovcrruled.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

Monterey has let a contract to
build Il municipal wharf to cost
100000
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16
Rodriguez Found Guilty.

Rodriguez Found Guilty. = Juan
Rodriguez tried in the superior
court yesterday on Il charge of
burglary committed at Brawlcv scv,
eral weeks ago, WAS found guilty
by the jury hearing the evidence in
the ease. Judge Cole advised that
sentence will be pronounced on
Rodriguez tomorrow. Juan Medina,
partner Of Rodriguez. escaped from
the county Jail about two wccls ago.
and aftcrward sent letter to the
sheriff stating that Rodriguez was
innocent and that he (Mcdinal com
mitted the crime.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16
Furniture Bargains Clayton
stevens lis No. 5th. adv

For Sale or Fent-Pian0S.
lozier Rernolds Furniture Co.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

Hotter Barbara Worth Cato. Good
food. Quick service. Reasonable
prices Table 'hote and A Ia Carte
service. tue fri
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

Dinner Dance at Ten Thousand
Club House Friday night, April 16.
$50 a couple. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16
DR.. Amy L. Lyons, Osteopath,
W5 South Fifth st. Phone ?44. adv

Hazel n. Baker, Teacher of, Pi-
ano. 6G5 He'll Ave. Phone 220W. ad
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

IF You Have idle money we can
net you eight to twelve per cent,
on Al security. Interest paid every
month. l.. =. Sargent, 1l5 No. 9th
st. FL Centre. advtf
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

DR.. e. o. Carter, Dentist. Room
Is and 20, Davis Bldg. Phone 260.
adv
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

Cohen Moves Desk.-Richard CO.
hen, official Interpreter for the su-
pcrior court, who has heretofore had
his desk AT the east end Of the scc.
ond corridor at the courthouse. this
morning moved his desk to the space
directly in front of the grand jury
Ioom. opposite the main stairway.
Dick stated the new location is
more central for his duties than the
old one and will save him many un-
necessary steps.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

See Dclozier Reynolds for best
prices on your used furniture. Off
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16
DR.. j. F. Foncannon, D. o. Room
20. Davis Bldg. Strictly Osteopathic
adv

Baseball Game Sunday. - Steve 5
Stars will play the Brawiev team in
the latter rity Sunday and Manager
Tackett is planning to put his
strongest lineup in the field for the
occasion. O'Bricn aud Patterson
will form the battery for the local
team. The Brawlcv nine has been
playing fast bail in its recent games
aud Il close contest is expected sun
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16
Oswalt In Los Angeles.-Captai

Oswalt In Los Angeles.-Captam
Frank ONwalt, Of the Imperial
county traffic squad. is in Los An
gclcs attending conference of traf
fic captains of the state. 1t WIS
stated at his office this morning
that he is expected back in this city
tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

If You Have idle money we can
ct vou eight to twelve per cent,
on Al security. Interest paid every
month. l.. j. Sargent, 1l5 No. 9th
st FL Centre. advtf
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16
Automobile Loans. I clea

Automobile Loans. clear your
ear and loan You money, YOU pay
me by the month. Fred X. Cross,
100 Main ST. Phone 3J9J FL Centre.
adv.
Mrs. Bowlos lii. - Mrs. George
Eowlcs, wife of the proprietor of
the Public Service garage, was tax
en- to the FL Centre hospital last
night following a sddcn attack of
illness. She was reported to be in
much better condition this morning
though it was expected she would
bc Il patient ut the hospital for AZ
least n week.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

Now Screen Doors and Windows
for comfort and health. Get our
prices. Valley Lumber Co. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16
NEWS BRIEFS
From City and County,

Dinner Dance ght.--Scvcra
tables have been reserved for those
who have not had an >oppo,tunitv
10. make Il reservations for the Wo-
mans Ten Thousand club dinner
dance at the club house tonight. ac-
cnrdng to Mrs. X. Y. Watson. chair
man of the committee. Dinner will
be served al o'clock an danv one
desiring to come i'll be welcome to
do so. Those who have dinner en-
gagcmcnts may come to the lance
l"tcr in the evening without pay
mcnt of the dinner charge.
Fryers and Fat Hens. ANY num-
her. Dressed or undressed. Phone
D6G. 1852 Woodward. adv
Shcrwin4Williams Paints below
wholesale cost at l. V. Hardware
60. adv
Ezell Is Recuperating. = B. V.
Ezcll of this city, who was severely
injured in an automobile accident
near Wcstmorland several weeks
ago, has left the FL Centre hospi-
tai aud is able to be about the
streets. He is still weak from his
long illness, but hopes to regain his
strength rapidly. This morning he
was kept busy acknowledging the
well wishes of many of his friends
who chanccd to meet him.
Furniture at Low Prices. Inves.
tigate before buying. Clayton &
btevens. lis Nc. ,5th. adv
DR.. A. B. Hanson, Dentist. Ex-
traction specialist. Davis Bldg.
Evenings by appointment. Phone
8SW. adv.
Business Man Hereditary W.
Alien. president of the Wcllton
Mesa Land company, drove -. over
from San Diego. and is spending
few days in FL Centro on business
connected with his company. Allen
owned IA farm in the valley in early
days of it's development, and has
kept i'll touch with conditions here
since that time. us wcll Us with
other farming ccntcrs of the south
west.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

Insure Your Hay with L. P.
Sargent, is No. 9th st. Ell Centre,
Calf. advtf
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

Dinner Dance at Ten Thousand
Club House Friday night, April 16.
500 Il couple. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16
Hardware Employees Meet.

ldIUWdTC EHp.OyeeS Wect.-F.m-
pioyccs of the Imperial Valley Hard
ware company <Dincd with Officers
of that concern in a meeting at the
CalcXico store last night. Various
topics relative to sales and mcr-
chandising were discussed at the
meeting. Similar meetings are held
once each month.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

DR.. Harry Findley, specialist in
diseases of eye, ear. nose and
throat. 32-34 Davis Bldg. Phone
%. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

office. Each trial resulted in d
hung jury. Deputy District Attor-
ncy Simpson told the court that the
district attorney was conviced that
Il third trial would be Il needless
waste of money, even though he be
lieved Lyall to be guilty.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

Barbara Worth Barber Shop, J. D.
Brown, proprietor. adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

Buttered Baby Rice Pop Corn
at Paul s Lemonade Stand. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

Furniture at Low Prices. Inves.
tigate before buying. Clayton &
btevens. lis Nc. ,5th. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

ShcrwinIWilliams Paints below
wholesale cost at L. V. Hardware
Co. ...,. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

Fryers and Fat Hens. ANY mum.
her. Dressed or undressed. Phone
D6G. 1852 Woodward. -. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

For Real Lemonade or Orange
ade at Paul's, Union Stages De-
pot. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

DR.. A. B. Hanson, Dentist. Ex.
traction specialist. Davis Bldg.
Evenings by appointment. Phone
sew. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

Regardless Of Your Paint Needs
you can save money by selecting
Sherwin- Williams Paints at ]. V.
Hardware Co. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-16

City Clerk of the City of FL Cen
tro, California. (SEAh}
l6tl
The Washington times., 1926-04-26
Police Court Judges and
Qualification of Traffic Laws

In the effort of the District Commissioners to simplify and
clarity some of the 10000 traffic regulations less
that stupefy autosts this town they might have the Traffic
Director Superintendent of Police confer with judges
their experiences to the causes OF
many arrests.
Judge Mcmahon example recently in for criticism
ss interfering with the effective administration of traffic laws
through several decisions of his yet his has been
that Of other judges of the court in the line OF justice
accused offenders.
One man was before Judge Mcmahon charged with dis
Obeying the traffic lights while making left turn into
Sixteenth Street. narrowly escaping collision with car
running north on Sixteenth Street. which had the rghto
way In his defense he read from section 1S r) Left
hand turns shall only be made the red signal Judge
Mcmahon held that the regulation was not only ambiguous
but dangerous only motor1st In hundred msunder
stood it, something like 1900 drivers would be balng
things up at Intersections this had done Following
this decision the regulation rewored clearly and
that source of collision done away with.
Regulations clearly worded should be smp
tied and made as nearly understandable by all citizens
possible There be- conflict traffic officer
inerpres the wording OF regulation one way ano moOr
another motort is dragged to court thus adding to
the number Of arrests.
The frequent changes regulations leave motorists at the
wish of superors that they haul the traffic violation
seine frequently and pick up little and big fish alike
p C0 IF ass are Rss ars and
whose duty justice alike accused and to the prose
cuiOn They should of course have the wisdom TO reae
that violations Of law that deserve severe
punishment and not the minor violations.
Yet we anayze the traffic regulations the really minor
violations speeding and reckless driving The highest
penalty that can be imposed first offense Of speeding
most serious things fine Of $25 and some judges do not
impose that maximum The highest penalty for first Of
fence of reckless drvng-aso most dangerous offense-
500 fine 80 days in JAIL and the jail part Is seldom
imposed
But for the heinous offense of overtime parking
threatens lives and property, fine Of $500 can be i'm
posed with several months Imprisonment In default OF pay
ment of the fine.
there any doubt that there should be revision OF Wa
fic regulations?
The Washington times., 1926-04-26
ONCE-OVERS
BE A PAL

BE PAL
The thought to that your children drifting
away from yOu-you wonder why.
You provide literally; they seem to have many
forts AS children other families your
you realize that wall of separation growing up be-
you.
If you did understand the you would gladly change
conditions.
Perhaps you have mold into which you expect them
to pour themselves literally and out just you
them to out.
No allowance has been made for their self expression
expansion
Do know the DESIRES hopes ideas and aspirations of
your children?
They have expressed opinions but you have attempted
logical kind and quiet to convince them that they
wrong
Isn't it your plan that you working out--not
theirs?
You expect them to conduct themselves you wish
out regard to their characteristics.
BE pal converse with your boys and girls Understand
them and make your mind to OOncede something their
viewpoint
The Washington times., 1926-04-26
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
Lore and Passion


WHOEVER put the words It'll death do part into
w the marriage ceremony understood life.
Whoever it was understood the difference between
passion Passion may be for day and usually
often succeeded by indifference contempt Love
different sort of thing.
Love is based upon other things than physical at
traction It is something composed of esteem regard and
many things that depend upon something else than
proximity alone
Human is constituted that who swears to
till death do them part is reasonably that
he behaves himself and controls himself love will be
termnous with his e It upon this law that the promise
rests
When passion has disappeared after few weeks or
months remains is than the resduum of pas
sion is something built upon character, and with rea
sonabIe culture can be depended upon to endure.
In love is of the enduring things in the
world 1t outlives hate It tough and the storms
that blow upon it the stronger it grows.
This noticeable in mother love, which endure and
outlve the greatest dsappontments Long after child
has proved himself unworthy mother love will continue
abated.
depend altogether upon the actions of the
party inherent the character of the person
himself Many wife husband keeps loving in spite
of all that is done to destroy that love.
love what many people understand 1T to be-
gust of passion hayward sentiment there would be
promising to cherish another forever Most OF
the objections marriage based upon the wrong
cepton of what makes marriage beautiful 1t passion
but it is love-
Love endures long after the fires of passion have
expired
To those who think that love merely nfauaton are apt
fit from flower to flower while those who conceive of
love child of loyalty will be stable and dependable
Copyright 1926 the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicatel
The Washington times., 1926-04-26
BY Hix

aspirations, and loves us in spite
of our failings.
X X
The woman who marries IAN
old friend" is the luckiest woman
in the world. For TRUE love
is nothing but glorified friend
ship, sprinkled with a little star
dust of romance!
1t is easy to find lots of people
who will sympathize with you
when you are down and out
but oh, how few will find to re-
joice with when you are going
up!
The loneliest people on earth
are the successful!
The world is impulsively kind,
and all of us love to play good
Samaritan or Lord and Lady
Bountifur' to a suffering friend.
1t makes us fell so pleased with
ourselves.
But it is so hard to be honest
ly glad, when the other fellow
is winning the laurels, the
game. or the money. 1t is so
hard for our friends to forgive
us our good luck, our ability, or
our popularity.
Everybody needs a friend! For
a REAL friend is a cheer lead
err!
A true friend is your greatest
press agent!
He starts the chorus of Hosan-
nas-and browns out the anvil
chorus"
X
He heartens you in private
and glorifies you in public!
X X X
He gives you cOurage-and
then leads the applause!
X X X
And, when you win your
hearts desire, and the cheering
is still ringing in your ears, he
is honestly GLAD!
Have you a friend? Count
them, You will need only a
finger orr two!