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Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08
See MENACE TO
VALLEY FARMERS
in COURT RULING

A menace to Imperial Valley farm
ers, in common with those of all
other parts of the state, was today
seen as the result of a decision hand
ed down by the United States SUI
preme court which makes the Cali
fornia quarantine laws, designed to
prevent commodities carrying insect
pests from entering the state, power
less to furnish protection.
Imperial county, being border
line county with a port of entry
from Arizona and points east stu
ated at Fort Yuma, is vitally inter
ested. Every month scaley citrus
fruit, cotton, which might bring in
the dreaded cotton boil weevil. and
other products from pest infected
areas are confiscated at the Fort
Yuma quarantine station by offic-
erS.
G. II. Hecke, state director of ag-
riculture, announces that "Califer-
MIA will go right ahead enforcing
her laws Hecke is at work on
steps to correct the threatened evil,
and is calling conference, which
b. A. Harrigan of this county has
been asked to attend, to work on
the subject.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08
DEPUTY IS HERE
TO ASSIST WITH
TAX STATEMENTS

All residents of Imperial Valley
who are required to pay an income
tax to the federal government are
reminded that the tax must be paid
by next Monday, to avoid penalty
for delinquency.
II. ii. Waugh, deputy collector OF
internal revenue, who is in FL Cen
tro to aid persons in making out
their income tax reports, emphasized
the necessity of prompt returns in
a statement to the Press this morn
ing.
"The internal revenue collector
realizes that many persons have
paid little or no attention to the
matter of an income tax thus far
as the office was late in mailing out
the income tax blanks,' Waugh
said. "This delay was occasioned
by the changes made in the income
tax law by congress. However. the
late arrival of the blanks will no,
he accepted as an excuse for failure
to file the report on time.
Waugh will he at the chamber of
commerce office every day this
week from $3.50 n. m. until 4:3O u
M, for the purpose of supplying tax
blanks, and giving all the necessary
information to enable persons tc
make out their income tax reports
correctly.
"With only a week remaining to
meet the remiremnts of the law
prompt action is necessary,
Waugh said, "and persons who have
not vet received their income taN
blanks should make application fol
them without delav.D
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08
-
SEIZE BIG STILL.
MAN AND LIQUOR
in COUNTY RAID

Following midnight visit to
Mesquite Lake last night by Dep,
uty Shcriffs Oswalt, Corneilson and
McClolland, one of the most com,
plete moonshine' outfits ever 10.
Gated in Imperial Valley was dis
covered by the Officers, and j. j.
Addington, CHARGED with owning and
operating the still, is held prisoner
at the county Jail, awaiting trial on
a charge of violating the Wright
act.
In addition to the plant the offic
ers confiscated and destroyed 1900
gallons of corn mash and % gal.
Ions of finished liquor. 4 large
truck was required to haul the still
to the iail, and the back yard at the
institution resembled junk heau
when the officers were through pill
ing up the various tanks and tubing
used in the plant.
The plant had capacity of Ia
gallons of finished liquor per hour
AddGgton told the raiding officers
and he had large tank ready to
run off, when the deputy sher-
iffs closed in on him and placed him
under arrest. One of the tanks,
which was accorded place of honor
ON the front porch of the jail, was
made of milk can soldered in TO
a large galvanized iron tub.
Addington s still was the second
one taken over the weekend, an,
other being seized in Brawley where
jack SPAR was arrested charged
with manufacturing and possessing g
liquor, Spare was taken to the coun,
ty jail TO await trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08

SITUATION
IS SERIOUS
Expect Aged Statesman
Will Decline to Take
Up ArduOus Position.
STILL OPTIM TIC
CailIaux Submits PrOpOs-
ais on Which He d
Form New Government
By A. L. BRADFORD

United Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS. March 8.-President Dou
mergue today urged Aristide Briant
to form q new government, but tn
aged Statesman is expected to re
fuse.
BRAND arrived from Geneva thi,
morning. unshavcn but smiling anf
went directly To the ElySee palace
where Doumergue, who had just ar
rived from Lyons, awaited him.
The conferences TO find 4 cabi
vet to govern France have begun.
''Will Get Over Crisis
''We will get over .hc crisis.
BRAND told pewspapermcn rs h
left his TAXI at the palace.
NJ. Desclvcs was closetcd with tn,
president and the defeated premier
An hour later BRAND left the Ely
see. apparently preoccupicd with the
import of his talk with Doumergue
lie said he had explained the situa
tion at Geneva, but refused to dis
cuss the president s desire that Ii,
form n new cabinet.
Edward Herriot arrived.
Joseph Caillaux would seek what
would virtually amount to dictator
ial powers if he were asked to foru
n government. ~ IN ready to form
n government, he said today. d" II
! am offered three condition
electoral reform.
. / A. 4
ties rules.
"Authoritv for the government
to legislate financial questions by
decree.
These conditions are expected to
prevent Domcrguc from calling
Caillaux.
BRAND Shows Endurance
Rriand S physical endurance is
exciting wonder. Although lie is Ga
wears old, BRAND passed the entire
night in the chamber of deputies Fri
day. Saturday night he spent on
the train for Geneva. Sunday aft
crnoon BRAND was engaged in the
fruitless diplomatic conversation,
of the Locarno negotiations and
last night he spent on the train re-
turning to Paris.
Despite all this, BRAND arrived
at the Elysee alert and ready for
his heavy task in helping solve the
present crisis.
Doumergue believes BRAND is the
only man who could form cabinet.
i'm time to protect French interests
at the League meeting in Geneva. De
lay in forming n government also
would suffer again.
dollar today as the extreme gravity
Of the situation became apparent in
Paris.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08
BIG CRISIS
CONFRONTS
E[EGATES
Conditions in Connection
With Membership Com
plicate Session.
FIRST SPECIAL MEET
Final Vote on Germany
Is Not Expected Be
fore End of Week.
By HENRY WOOD

Omitted Press Staff Corresrondent)
GENEVA, Mar. Selection OF
Germany to the League of Nations
and to council membership on the
condition that she would not there
after veto the candidates. Of Spain.
Poland or Brazil. is the league crisis
under consideration today.
1t is not likely, however, that
Germany will be elected to the coun-
ell before the end of the week nn-
less the French cabinet crisis is solv
ed immediately. The league assem-
bly, is yet to be heard from, but its
majority consent to increase of the
council membership is essential and
there are good reasons to believe
that the assembly would oppose the
election of Others than Germany for
fear that the council might become
so representative as to overshadow
the Importance of the assembly.
No league meetings since the first
one in 1919 has attracted the atten-
ton and attendance of this one. Ger
many's entry Into the league ad-
mittedly would be the first import
ant event in the 1eague's history
and since the development of so
many complications in what appear
ed to be rather simple process, in
terest and Importance are trebled.
Never before has the assembly met
in special session, although the coun
ell frequently has been called to act
in such circumstances.
Viscount Ishii, of Japan, presi-
dent of the league council, presided
over the momentous first meeting
today when the councillors gathered
to arrange the agenda of their delib-
nratinnS
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08
x-Pren1ier BRAND Is Urged To Form Ne,1 Ministy
WILL FORM BEER
SQUAD TO CHECK
BREWING PLANTS
Wine Supervisor Also to
Be Appointed by Dry
Gar on Enforcement.
BY JOSEPH 8. WASNEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

onlted fresS staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 8.-For-
nation CT beer squad to check
up on breweries and cereal beverage
plants will be undertaken by Assist
mt Secretary of the Treasury An
drews enforcement chief, according
20 an announcement from him to-
day.
At the same time he announced
his intention to create II 'wine su-
'crvisor' TO look after wine ques-
mc.
The purpose of the beer squad
viii be to check on beer and near
1lants with a view to preventing
cakagc into hootleg channels. This
will be under the direction of one
nam here and will reach out through
he entire country.
The wine director will keep an eye
IN sacramental and medicinal wine
jermiis.
"Eccr is Il curse for enforce.
nent,' Andrews Said in making the
adding that the state
of Pennsylvania, New York city,
San Francisco and Chicago and the
border cities are the most trouble
some from the beer standpoint.
Part of the beer squad will be
so as to allow roverage OF
both "wild eat = brewcrics and legal
ones.
The "dry kaiser" expressed con
fidence that the alcohol squad al
ready operating can prevent illegal
lcakagcs in the area north of the Po
tomac river aud east of the Missis-
sippi, after which il will turn its at
tention to domestic stills, moonshin
crs and smugglerS.
Stoppage of leaks is the great aim
at the moment. If this can be ac-
complished then the bootleggers,
according TO Andrews, will have to
take new turn and make his own
alcohol -- not merely color >and
"doctor diverted alcohol.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08
WET TRIUMVIRATE
DEMAND HEARINGS
ON MODIF ICATION
Declare Prohibition Is
Failure, Urge Need of
Remedial Legislation.
By PAUL r. MALLON

OAAeCu 1Coo oGdAl SO4 4lCoPOlluCut
WASHINGTON, March 8.-Pro-
hibition is a failure and some rem
edial legislation mus De considered
the senate wet tIiumvirate, compos-
ed Of Senators Edge, Republican,
New Jersey; Bruce, Democrat,
Maryland, and Edwards, Democrat,
New Jersey, told the senate judic-
iary committee today.
The three demanded immediate
open hearings on their proposals for
manufacture of 2.75 rer cent beer
and light wines and for local OPP
tion along the Canadian system.
Action Is Deferred
The judiciary committee deferred
action on the proposal for extensive
beer hearings after nearing the three
wet leaders.
The question of whether q sub
committee shall be appointed to CON
duet sort of grand jury investiga-
tion of prohibition viii! be decided
later, probably at the next regular
meeting next Monday, Chairman
Cummins announced.
BY unanimous consent of the
committee, the three presented their
plea in a public session and laid
down the reasons they thought cong
rrss should conduct n sort of grand
jury investigation Of the problem.
Rich Still Get Booze
"Therc ism t a man in the state
of Maryland who had his cocktail
and mint julep before prohibition
that hasn t got it now Bruce told
the committee. Violation of this
law is not limited to any one class.
They do not get recruits for the
prisons and penitentiaries of the
country from the rich who have
whatever spirits they want.
"The rich man who has money
can get any kind of spirits he desires
while the poor man drinks 'rotgut ,
that destroys the tissues of the
b1dy.'
Bruce spoke in favor of his reso-
luton to repeal the 18th amendment
and permit states to decide whether
cr not they shall have prohibition.
He said he would shortly introduce
q Dlan for governmental liquor dis
tribution fashioned after the Canad-
ian plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08
RESTRAINT SUIT
FAILS ON WORLD
COURT ADHERENCE
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, March s. - A
suit to enioin Secretary of the State
Kellogg from taking steps to com
plete American adherence to the
world court was lost in United
States supreme court today.
The court threw out the petition of
Benjamin Catchings. Washington
lawyer, for an INDUCTION restrain,
ing Kellogg from consummating ad,
hefence, as voted by the state.
Catchings said entry was unconsti-
tutional because it gave the world
court jurisdiction higher than the
supreme court itself and in violation
of the constitution. l.n.-.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08
R0OTTE ECCERS ARE
RIAMFD FOR BOMB
ATTACK ON AGENT

BEND. Ore, March S.--A dvna.
mite blast which awakened the city
wrecked the apartment of A. F.
Marriott. state prohibition officer,
early today.
The blast was placed at the rear
of the building and only the fact
that Merriot and his wife were
sleeping we'll toward the front of the
apartment saved them from prob
able death.
Moonshiners, against whom Mar
riot and his fellow officer, c. C. Nc,
Bride, have been extremely active
in this vicinity are blamed for the
dynamiting.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08
SPANISH TROOPS
CAPTURE; HEIGHTS
IN STIFF BATTLE
Uy United Press Leased Wire

MADRID, March 8. -- Spanish
troops today occupied the heights
of Macizo-bu from which Riffian
artillery has been bombarding To-
tuan. according to Il dispatch from
the Moroccan fighting zone.
The Spaniards suffered ut least
one thousand casuaii:c
The Franco.Spanish war with Add
III Krim s Riffians Is awakening
from its winter nap. The Riffians
ore endeavoring to take the often.
sive on all fronts, but general hos.
tilities all along the line have not
vet begun.
Krim seeks autonomy for his
mountain tribesmen and control over
the plains adiacehtntod their home
where live many smaller tribes of
farmers and herdsmen. ~'"s NFa'szsiiR -
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08
LOVE BALM or
HUGE SUM IS
AWARDED WIFE


NEW YORK, March s. - Mrs.
Eleanor Taylor Brewster, wife of
Eugene Y. Brewster, millionaire
magazine publisher was today
awarded verdict of 5000, 900
against Corliss Palmer, movie ac-
tless, for the alienation of the af-
fections of her husband.
The verdict was brought in by a
jury in supreme court after short de-
liberation. Miss Palmer did not ap.
pear to defend the suit.
Mrs. Brewster charged that Cor.
liss stole her husband S love while
living at their Long Island home
after Corliss had won a beauty con.
test conducted bv moving picture
magazine published by Brewster.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08
OVERCAST SKY
AND THUNDER
DENOTE STORM

Large drops of rain began falling
In this city shortly after 1:30 this
afternoon, and heavily overcast
skv gave indications of a storm.
Deep rumblings of thunder,
rather unusual occurrence in the
valley. accompanied the clouds and
caused considerable comment
among those who heard it. Several
"old timers who have been in the
valley number of years, declared
that thunder indicates n heavy
rainfall. Others were just as insis-
tent that thunder did not necessari
~ mean a real storm. ..,..
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08
SENATE APPROVES
MUSCLE SHOALS
LEASING PLANS

WASHINGTON, Mar. s. The
senate late today approved the Cool
idge plan to dispose of the govern
ment owned $l37,000,000 power-ni-
trate plant at Muscle Shoals, Ala
bama, after amending it, requiring
further house action before it can
become effective. Senator Heflin,
Alabama, Democrat, administration
leader for the project, had warned
that any amendment might prevent
final action by this congress on leas-
ing the project to private operators.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08
STUDENT SONGS OF U. C.
POPULAR IN WASHINGTON

BERKELEY, Mar. S. Student
songs of the University Of Califor-
MIA seem tC have achieved almost as
much fame as have the athletic
teams Of the college.
From the Weather Wax high
school, Aberdeen, Washington, has
been received a request for the mus
ic of the college son, eight for
California, written by Il. n. Fitch
90, to the air of "Lights Out
The secretary of the girls council
wrote, saying that words hatE been
written for the air as theyi had
heard it. Gt 6 .aU. '.{W N r
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08
FIND MARRIAGE LICENSE

The Imperial Valley Press is hold.
ing the marriage license of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Riley (colored) who were
married at Bakersfield on April o.
1919. The license was found on
the street and was turned over to the
,fressin ythe hope Nthat this paper
would be of assistance in returning
1T to the proper parties. s.s.',--Q.ss, .-r
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08
More Interest Is Being
Evinced III Referen-
dunn on Prohibition.
SENTIMENTS SHOWN
Results of Polling to
Be Tabulated in Nation
Wide Straw Vote.

More interest is being evinced by
Press readers in the referendum on
the prohibition issue. The mail yes
terday and today brought in batch
es Of ballots and many have been de-
liy cred TO the office in person.
The figures at the top of this ar
ticle show how sentiment is shaping
on the great national wet-dry ques-
tion in FL Centre and Imperial
Valley.
More Votes Required
But many more votes are required
to make representative showing in
the nationwide referendum in which
The Press is cooperating with Ma
tional Enterprise Association, which
supplies 700 newspapers with pic
lures and news features. These
papers are read by 4o,000,00O per-
sons.
NEA will tabulate the results of
each separate poll and a comprehen-
sive statement will thus be available
Of the nations position on the pro-
hibition law.
Names Are Confidential
Although it was mentioned in
three places in The Press Saturday
that the names of those voting will
be withheld from publication, and
that the information is regarded as
confidential, there are still a num-
Der of our readers who are reluctant
to express their views on account of
possible publicity. We again stress
this point and urge them to sign
ballot.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08
VIOLENT DEATHS
ON COAST TOTAL
Is FOR WEEKEND
Three Fatally Hurt in Car
Accidents, Two Burn to
Death, Chinese is Shot.

SAN FRANCISCO, March Sat
least Is persons met violent deaths
and 81 were hurt over the week end
on the Pacific coast, according to
United Press dispatches today. A
Chinese was killed in what police
believe to be tong affair, two per-
sons were burned to death and three
were fatally hurt in automobile ac-
cidents.
The deaths included:
Tou Sill, Oakland Chinese, shot by
two assaHants.
James Shermantine, II, Oakland,
trapped in a burning sedan.
Frank Hindes, 80, Sacramento,
shot at a party.
land, Wash, burned while burning
brush.
Shot By unknown
A. L. Mexican, Aberdeen, WASH,
shot by unknown assailant.
Burt II. Brown, Riverside, auto
mobile accident.
Mrs. Marie Ciarlo, 43, San Fran
cisco. auto accident.
Unidentified man, automobile ac-
cident, San Jose.
Frank Brown The D&lleS. Ore.
suicide.
j. F. Fournier, 50, Seattle sales
man, suicide in Portland.
G. Beckett, Medford. Ore, suicide
Mrs. Lucille Lille, %, Inglewood,
believed suicide.
Natalie Carradi, IS, fell to death
while attempting to escape from
Jail.
G. c. Mcdonald, Portland, drown
ed while fishing near Otis, Ore.
Arnold Spencer. Portland, drown
ed when canoe overturned.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08
LAD SEVERELY BURNED
BY MATCH TN HAIR

FRESNO, Calf, Mar. S.-Robert
Rosell, Z, was severely burned after
a boy companion had thrown light
ed match in his hair. His hair and
eyebrows We're burned off. His eyes
were injured, but not seriously.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

Evangelistic service, First
Baptist church, 1880 p. m.
American Legion and Legion
Auxiliary meetings, court house,
8 p. m.
Business and Professional
Women's Club banquet, Hotel
Barbara Worth, p. m.
Parents Study Circle, Mrs.
Bailies G. Walkers, 8 p. m.
F. and A. M. No. 384 meets,
Masonic hall.
mot Tonight Dearie,' at
Brunk' S tent theater.
HAVOC Palace theater.
Foreign night classes, Lincoln
school.
American Conservation club
meets, $50 State street.
TOMORROW
Methodist mems luncheon, at
Oregon cafe.
Presbyterian Guild meets,
A. M. Williams, $50 p. m. ,..
Evening star., 1926-04-03
What Tomorrow Means to You
Aries.
BY MARY BLAKE

Tomorrow's planetary aspects are
exceptionallv auspicious for a Sunday
az thew reveal nothing actively
favora BILE or adverse. This condition
remains in evidence all day, but in the
evening there are some disquletlng
influences that are apt 10 lead TO
disa agreement and futile argument.
ONLY a small measure of selfrestraint
will be needed on your part to avert
anv such happening and, IL you so
will it. the day can be made one or
unalloyed happiness and cOntentment.
hoy born tomorrow will demand
more than usual care during infancy
and special attention must be given to
alime nta ton. He, according to the
signs, promises to outgrow these dis
abilities and achieve normal manhood.
| A girl will suffer very little from
sickness during her early years and
all ailments will readily yield to ordi-
nary remedies. She promises to enjoy
| excellent health thereafter. In dis
| position. both boy and girl VIII be
| winsome and lovable. They will
| both be prankish, but much win be
| forgiven them, because of their
| affectionate natures. They will be
| industrious at school and always
acauisitive of information. They will,
as tney grow Oiuef, give very HItIe
trouble and prove to be source of
comfort and JOY.
Ii tomorrow is your birthday, you
are satisfied with little and 1t must
be said in your favor that you never
complain of the conditions that
surround you. Your complacency is
altogether 90 marked. Lack of
ambition causes. to very large
extent, this Indifference and encour,
ages you to be lazy You never at
tempt to do today what can just as
easily be done tomorrow and, IL you
can get. out of doing it at alb you
consider yourself ahead of the game
This condition of mind in your case
is a most unfortunate one, as you
possess inherent ability that, properly
and industriously capitalized, woulC
insure for you considerable degree
of success.
You not only are untidy in men
tai sense, but also are careless in 3
material way. In spite of these glar
ing defects, your many friends have
for you a wholesome admiration, al
your nature is kindly and your char
acter sympathetic.
Much trouble is caused by youl
slovenly habits in home life. but apar
from this, you have so much geniality
and charm that your defects. so easil,
curar are generally condoned ant
tCcryrisht. 1sse.l
Evening star., 1926-04-03
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, NJ. D.

form and cata pa SINS had utterly
tailed and endurance was at an end. /
considered the dentist not a bad guy
TO cultivate, to keep on rather init.
mate terms with. That was the essen.
tial difference between us Perhaps
my patients estimation OF the dentist
f1tted the kind of dentist she encoun-
tered when she was forming her code
of living.
Every little while. then. my patient
took cold" This she firmly asserted
score of times. in the face of my
gentle vet insistent poohpooh If she
didn't take it in the course of a walk
to market. a block from home. 1t
sneaked in through some crevice or
crack of her well warmed house and
found its way right through multiple
layers of scarf or shawl which my
patient generally kept wrapped around
her head, neck and shoulders by way
of armor.
The precise order of the symptoms
which announced the onset of these
| colds l shall not attempt 10 set
down. but by the time of my arrival at
| the bedside. the protocol generally
read something like this:
Change of weather.
Neuralgia on one side of neck, head
| or chest.
| Nausea and retching.
Some damp clothes hung to dry in
| the house.
| A chill.
Onset of throbbing headache.
| At the first touch of the patient g
skin l knew she had a high fever. In
Difference to the patients old-fash'
ioned ideas, however. and to assure her
that / did not mean to pooh-pooh her
! Illness. | would invariably use the
thermometer, and note a temperature
of several degrees above the normal.
| These attacks lasted only day or
| two. Repeatedly l was able to find
somewhere among the Scared and
Jagged stumps, a fresh pus pocket
which 7 drained, when the patient con
serted, by incision of the gum.
| All in the world that allied my
patient was the septic state OF her
| gums and tooth sockets. l used every
argument ] could bring to bear, but
unfortunately the patient suffered nc
very severe toOthache with these at
1tacks of acute septicemia (acute BLOOD
poisoning) and hence she failed to see
the need of subjecting herself to the
torture of dental surgery. The upset
now past and over with till next time
was inst a, cold" and she was goins
10 he more careful thenceforth.
could fixrter up good tonic TO bulle
up her strength. that was all now.
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