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Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-22
sue Warning
On Hog Cholera

Frequent reports Of hog-cholcr2
breaks Just received by The Unit
States Department Of Agriculture
the occasion for Official warn
5 mging swine owners to be on
alert against this disease. The
,orts are from scattered areas, but
is Ear the disease has appeared
.efiy in the central west.
$ previously pointed cut il gov
|ment publications and addresses
veterinary officials. the fail
ntAs are the time e the wear
on hog cholera Is most prevalent.
btember October and November
|re for many years marked the
rearanco Of this rapidly-spreading
|cctious disease.
This wear the control Of hog
blera hampercd somewhat hv 4
Iporarv shortage Of serum for
susceptible animals.
e situation is made more serious
the fact that a large proportion
swine in the UnitoI States have
beeR inmunized owing TO tie
\ Glib Of cholera in recent wears,
,re than that. hogs at this season
the year are e good size and q
.at many are being fattcned for
Irkct. Large hogs require more
um for proper immunizatior
an small pigs, the dosage being
vcrncd by the weight Of the ami
\. Serum companies are now i'm
'asing their production, hut as tho
pccss Of serum manufacture re
Tres several weeks. stool, owners
E urged 10 take special Trarau-
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-22
Tattooing Hogs
Succ essful At
Livestock Mart

The practical use Of the tattoo
method q marking Acg>. developed
by the Bureau ot Animal Industry.
United States Department cf Agri-
culture, Is proving successful 1T the
Kansas City >torkyardS and its
trade territory Following a trial
% approximately SIX months. r. /.
Cuff. livestock commissioner Of the
Kansas CITY Livestock Exchange,
has furnished valuable information
tha- supplements the experimental
work of the department..
Tuc purpose Of Iat'olg hogs iS
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-22
REPUBLICANS TO
ADOPT TARIFF As
CAMPAIGN ISSUE
VIII Seek Election Of
G.. 0. p. Congress on
These Lines.
BY United Press Leased Wire
By PAUL f. MALLON
a. p staff Correspondcntl

WASHINGTON. Oct. 9922.--Rcrub-
lican leaders have decided to seize
the tariff issue acitatrd by inter
rational bankers this week and
make il q big issue in the final
cgmpaian fire works
Tho battle crv VIII he "elect =
Eepull;can congress and save the
tariff. -
# any impression that the bank
ers intended modification Of the
American tariff in their manifesto
gained credence. it WAS due II nm.
Fortunate wording Ia the statement.
Republican leaders said today.
Secretary Of tie Treasury Mellon
i nov preparing 4 formal document
setting forth this view and the Re.
publican campaign managers are
making preparations 10 sec that cv-
cry voter gets It before he goes 10
the polls a week from Tuesday to
E,rt the next congress.
Suspicious Of all developments
surrounding the bankers statement,
Democrats are r emaining silent.
Frankly they confess they do not
know WHIST to make Of IT, At first
glance thu statement which recon
mendcd lcssening cf European trade
harriorS - encourage European re
lahilitation bore to them the ear
arkS Of a Democratic proposal. II
sounded like an argument for re
Guction Of the American tariff.
But they We're wary Of h"lu from
an unexpected quarter and decided
to ignore the statement entirely.
NoWI some Of tncm ronfidcutially
are saving that if the bankers
statemcr. had been written hv Re
publicans themselves il could not
have been better devoted to Repub.
lican purposes. Election of 'straw
men for hattering purposes is not
new in politics.
Manufacturers Aroused
expected to hc Of special benefit
to Republicans in eastern scaboard
states. Manufacturing industries
there are said 10 have become arous-
Il over the drive upon the high tar
~. which was capped this week
ly the statement from J. p. Nor
can and other international New
York bankers that tariff barriers
we're retarding European develop
mert. Mellon Will approve the man
.festo i'm iplc-for Europe only.
Whi}e not touching upon the
bankers statement, Senator Gerry.
chairman # the Democratic senator
ial yampaigu committee last night
issued q statement includirg the fol
lowing warning:
Judge Gary has 50 often come
70 tic rescue Of the Republican
party when i is hard pressed that
Ho one win he surprised if he or
any Of those associated with him in
the control of big business, should
attempt between now and election
dav 10 cn9anaer a front page story
which would lead the public TO be-
l.pvc that the countrv'S interests
and the country's industries are
safe only under Republican rule.
Conditions are bad i'm the stock
market ami should they become
worse tho argument will undoubt-
edlv hc used that it is the fear Of
the Fomocracy.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-22

The state university has publish
cd the records Of a soil survey made
in the Palo Verde Valley, River
side county.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-22

A new road is soon to be built
from the head of the Arroyo Seco,
Sierra Madre mountains, to the Mo
lave desert, also one from Los An
geles to the county park.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-22

, The state highway through Cajon
Pass, is to bc much improved in
/ curts and grades.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-22

The old planked highway in I'm
pcrial county has been taken up and
the material will be used for bridges
ctc.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-22

\ CONSIDERABLE acreage of winter
lettuce will be planted in the Palo
Verde valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-22

All seven schools at Coyina. Los
Angeles county, opened with =
larger enrolment than that Of last
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-22

\ largr plant fer the pasteuriz.
ing Of milk is being buil, at Lon
poe, Santa Barbara County.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-22

The apple far viii BE held 1T
lucaipa. San Beruard,no county.
Nov. II -
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-22

Grangeville, Idaho, recently ship
ped $4,000 lambs to Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-21

CONTINUES
IN SENATE
Peace Maneuvers Fail as
Adherents Reject Offer
on Filibuster Faction.
WILL NOT GIVE IN
Reed Charges Publisher
With Circulating Pro-
paganda About Court.
BY PAUL r. MALLON

Omitted Press Staff CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Peace
maneuvers between senate fihbust
erers against the world court an,
administration leaders collapsed to.
day and the deadlock over the couri
and tax bill continued.
A peace offer Of the irfeeon
ables for a vote on the court after
the tax bill is disposed OF was flatly
rejected by the court adherents.
As soon as the senate met, Sena-
.sor' Borah, Republican, Idaho, pre-
= nted the scheme to Senator hem
OF. acting Republican floor leader
for the court.
Will Not Set Vote
Lenroot met with other admin
istration forces and it was decided
that the date for vote could not
be set behind the tax bill.
With resumption of hostilities
which have held the senate dead
locked for six days to exclusion of
all other business, Senator jim Reed,
Democrat, Missouri, obtained the
floor and began the third day of hil
speech against the court.
Propaganda Charged
Reed charged that Edward w.
Box, Philadelphia publisher, IS
circulating court propa ganda. He
read a letter from Esther r. Lape,
i'll charge of Bok's peace oreaniza-
ton, to another agent Of the or
ganization, saying that as many
kilograms as possible should be sent
to senator's to break up the filibust-
er.
Lay this issue over for 80 .lys
and | will prove to You that huge
sums of money are being expended
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-21
ATTY. GENERAL IS
QUESTIONED OVER
ALUMINIUM TRUST
Cannot Recall Memoranda
Ordering Personal Re-
port by His Officials.
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-At-
torney General Sargent was recalled
before the senate committee in
vestigat;ng the Mellon controlled
Aluminium Company Of America
case today. He was questioned re-
garding 2 memorandum ordering
that personal report be made to
him before anything was done by
Justice department investigators in
the case.
Sargent again said he "could not
rcail'' the memorandum which
was presented by Assistant Attor-
ney General Donovan, although it
bore his signature.
Disclailns His knowledge
Senator Thomas j. Walsh, investi-
gator for the committee. question
ed Sargent a4 10 his recommends
lion of the memo, but Sargent said
he had no present knowledge that
he had issued such a memorandum.
He explained that it was dated
March -, J week after he came into
office, and that he was un familiar
with MANY department. matters at
that time.
Repeats Testimony
After Sargent had finished Dono-
van was recalled and again repeat
ed his previous testimony to the ef-
fee+ chat the me'aorandnm was sent
70 him by Sargent.
Walsh cues ;oned both Sargent
end Donovan as to why the memo
r9ndrm was not in the regular files
f the department ard both referred
I'm to Special Assistant Attorney
General Lott.
When fott was called he said he
received the memorandum shortly
after it was issued and put it in a
letter o., his desk.
He said Re did not think it nee
essarv to keep such a memorandum
IN the files
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-21
FINANCE EXPERT
WILL ATTEMPT TO
ADJUST WAR DEBT
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. -
France S financial expert has come
TO Washington to settle her
$4,000,0O0,000 war debt.
Victor Henri Berenger has taken
up the French Ambassadorship here
temporarily, preparing in business
like manner for his gigantic task.
He has concluded the amenities of
calling upon President Coolidge and
Secretary of State Kellogg and in a
few days will formally renew his
acquaintance with Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon.
Since Berenger s visit here last
fall as Il member of the Caillaux
Debt Commission. which was unsuc-
ccssful, he has developed a know
ledge of the American language
and is now prepared to face Mellon
across the conference table. TO OBJ
tain the settlement which he SAYS
his country desires greatly.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-21
OIL MEN HAVE
HALF MILLION
FOR RESEARCH
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2l.-Tho
petroleum industry has heen given
a half million dollar fund for re-
search Designed to uncover and de
yelor new uses Of the product.
John ID. Rockefeller, ST.. has con
tributcd $250,0O0,oo0 ana like
amount has been set aside bv the
Universal Oil Products company,
Chicago.
Announcements of the endow-
nentS were made ut the American
Petroleum institute. which conclud-
"a its annual convention here today.
Synthetic rubber, Supcr-qualitv
gasoline and other by-productS of pc
irolcrm are among the pending de
yclopments of the industry, ii was
revealed ut the conference here of
the oil captains.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-21
CONFIDENT DRIVE
FOR BOY SCOUTS
WILL BE- SUCCESS
Encouraging Reports are
Turned in as Campaign
is Started in County.

Success marked the start today
of El Centro's campaign for funds
to meet the boy scout orota of
S25O0 for the coming year. With
every team starting on the job
promptly at o'clock this morning,
and with reports that the drive was
meeting with good support, r. Y.
Watson, chairman, this noon stated
that he believes the campaign would
go over well.
simultaneously, teams in Brawley,
Holtville, Calexico, Calipatria and
Imperial started on drives for their
respective quotas of Imperial coun-
tvs $1l77.50 budget.
No Estimates Yet
While no estimate could be made
. the amount collected up to the
time of going to press today, but re-
ports of encouraging response had
come from several committees, one
of which stated that not single
refusal had been made to their re-
quests.
Among the public spirited citizens
on the job this morning We're the
following teams: Joe King and Bill
Tondro, Charles Sones and W.. II.
Tyler Jr., Fred Gianola and w. w.
McEuen, Neal Hickcox and w. J..
Meagher, W. c. Costello and Her
bert Holt, j. d. Foss and L. R. Phil
ley, P. A. Thaanum and Cal G. Nous
seau. *
Others .ats work are Fred 4 =
quette, B. B. Bibbins, Hoppin,, y.
Lee and Walter Paine and -
Brock the latter two of the McCaoe
district.
a report was received from Calex-
leo just before going to press that
Ca eXico's quota of $1,000 for the
boy scout drive has been successful.
the city going lover the top short
~ after noon today.
The news was received here bv
). l.. McCrory, boy scout executive,
who was gratified at the good work
in the border city.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-21
1panese Minister Protests American Exclusion CLAUSE
ASK ANDERSON TO
FINISH TERM AS
BOARD PRESIDENT
COuncilmen Wish Mayor
to Continue and Decline
to Accept Resignation.

Members Of the El Centre city
council who were present at last
nights meeting, refused to accept
the resignation Of Mayor George w.
Anderson and instructed the clerk
to ask the mayor to continue as a
member Of the city council until his
term expires in April.
l., q letter to the board the mayor
stated that his business requires
that he be absent from the city tho
greater part of the time, and he
does not feel able to give the posi-
ton Of city trustee the amount Of
time which it deserves.
The members of the council pre-
ferrcd that the mayor should remain
as a member, even though it is not
possible for him to attend all the
meetings Of the trustees.
Retains Business Here
Although still retaining his bus
mess and property interests here,
Anderson spends the greater part Of
his time on the coast, paying occas-
icnal visits TO Fl Centre.
The board discussed the matter
of paving the section Of Imperial
avenue which lies within the city
limits. south of the state highway
pavement. II was finally decided
TO confer with the county supervis-
ors- -on-s-pVeposition for the county
to fake oyer the 80 feet Of highwdy
involved and then seek TO have the
statseLigbway department pave ii,
inasmuch as it Is really part of the
state highway from Los Angeles.
Prepere Curb Ordinance
Preparations for installing the
ornamental Lighting system on Main
street progressed a little further
when the council instructed the city
engineer to prepare an Ordinance G
for changing the curbing on Main
street SO rs 70 permit the placing
Of electric light standards. The or
dinance will be submitted ~ the
next meeting of the council. The
lights are tn be placed $50 feet
apart, on opposite sides of Main
street from the railroad station to
Imperial avenue. There will be
four lights at each cross street.
Following The meeting he council
inspected the new light placed on
Main street between Sixth and
Seventh streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-21
SUGGESTS VALLEY
PLATES ON ALTOS
AS BOOST FACTOR

Greater display Of Fl Centre or
Imperial Valley name plates on
automobiles is urged by }. j. Sim
mons. president of the Imperial Val
ley Title company, who stated to-
day that residents of FL Centre are
far behind those of other sections
Of the state in adopting this method
of boosting their home towns
81 HNe no connection with the
firms which supply name plates, -
Simmons said. "and my only reason
for advocating their use by ear own
ers is the desire TO see El Centre
and Imperial Valley get al the pub
heity possible.
Many of our people here 90 TO
the coast each week, and there is
nothing on their cars 70 show whore
they are from. Residents of other
cities are quick to see the advant,
age of having the name of their
town constantly before the public.
1t helps, too. Lots of folks are in
terestcd in Imperial Valley, and
when they see n ear with valley
sign on it they are prompted to ask
questions concerning this cOmmun-
ity. Questions show their interest,
and if they are correctly informed
on what the valley has to offer, it
is not difficult to turn them into
prospective settlers.
1.-THE signs cost but very little
and they can accomplish a great
deal of good. If we have any pride
in our community, we should be will
ing to advertise it, If we haven't
any pride in FL Centre, we ought to
get out and live in some other
place.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-21
START FIGHT TO
SAVE SHEIK FROM
SCAFF0LD DEATH
Durkin's Attorney Makes
Effort to Get Gunman
Out of State Custody.

CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-The first
move to save Martin j. Durkin,
ChicagC's shooting sheik,'' from
the death penalty was made today
when his attorney demanded Marty
be released from the states attor-
ney's custody.
John Tyfrell, who has been retain
ed to defend Durkin, told the states
attorney that his client must be
turned over to the custody of Sher-
iff Peter Hoffman Immediately or
he would start habeas corpus pro
ceedings TO force the matter.
Removal of Durkin to the custody
of the sheriff would hamper the
states attorney in the preparation
of evidence and Tyrsl's s threat is to
be contested.
Hope for Confession
State S Attorney Robert E. Grove
and his assistants want to keep Dur
kin in their custody for the purpose
of taking stenogra phic reports of Il
confession they hope to extract
from him.
Grove announced he would AT
tempt TO bring Marty to trial i'm
mediately. He is holding Durkin s
bride. Irma Sullivan, and his former
sweetheart, Betty Andrews Werner,
as important witnesses against him.
The machinery of justice, mean
while, was at work in an effort to
have. Marty Durkin nav with his
life forxthe murders OF which he is
accused. Although his capture was
brought about by the federal gov
ernment, which wanted him for the
federal crime of transporting stolen
automobils between states, he was
turned over Immediately after his
arrival here to the state S attorney S
office so that he might be prosccut-
ed ON the murder charges first.
Durkin already is under indict-
Continued on Pare 81
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-21
ElpE' RIG RI.AMED
FOR DESTRUCTION
OF Club BUILDING
BY United Press Leased Wire

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CAL,
Jan. 81. - The newly constructed
bath house and dance pavilion of
the Pacific Beach club here was
destroyed by a fire Of mysterious
origin.
The palatial structure. valued at
S150000, was burned to the ground.
Lacking ADEQUATE facilities, hand
ful of fire fighters made a futile
effort to save the club.
Officials Of the Seaside club ar
rived on the scene after the building
had been razed. They expressed
the belief the fire was of inecndiary
origin and an effort was made to
determine responsibility.
The building was fully insured,
it was said, and will be reconstruct
ed immediately.
The bathhousa and dance hall
were to be formally opened ON
February 13, and were in the final
stages of construction.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-21
IMPERIAL VALLEY
HAS EXHIBIT AT
BIG fruit SHOW
BY United Press Leased Wire

Alb n NJ BRA, Calf, Jan. 2l.-
Despite the cold wave, Alhambra S
annual California Fruit exposition
will open tonight with elaborate
ceremonies.
Hundreds of huge exhibits of frllit
from every producing area in the
state have been laid out ON the dis
play racks. Officials declare it is
the greatest exhibition in the his
tory of the annual event.
Imperial Valley, Fresno county
aud Kern county are among the
fruit areas which have generous dis
plays.
The California Avocado associa-
tlon boasts the largest showing of
fruit in American with more than 20
varieties on display
Speeches and music will celebrate
the premiere tonight.
Imperial county is represented at
the exposition by b. 4. Harriean.
Horticultural commissioner. who mr..
ranged Imperial Valleys grapefruit
display. Hmrigan is expected back
tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-21
Another Victim
OF Stand Crash
Succumbs Today
By United Press Leased Wire

LONG BEACH, Calf, Jan. 21.--
Miss Marie G. Brehm, 6j, candidate
for vice president of the United
States on the Prohibition ticket in
1924, died at her home here today
from injuries received in the Pasa-
dena grandstnnd collapse New
Years day.
Miss Brehm was removed here
from Pasadena hospital week
ago, apparently convalescent. Com.
plications set in yesterday and
death came this morning.
The noted prohibitionist is the
sixth fatality of the Tournament of
Roses disaster, in which Ia persons
were injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-21
EXPRESSES.
REGRET At
DIET MEET
Another Minister Halls
RussO-Japanese DiplO-
matte Pact With Joy.
CHINA is DISCUSSED
Agreeable Relations With
Mexico and So. America
Also Topic of Comment
Hy United Press Leased Wire

Ey United Press Leased Wire
TOXIC. Jan. 21.-Foreign Mini
ster Shidehara today reiterated
regret" of his government at the
japanese exclusion clause of the
1924 immigration law Of the United
States in speech at the opening
of the diet.
Prime Minister Kato hailed the
Russo japanese diplomatic and
commercial treaties and subsequent
Sakhalien oil and coal concessions
to japanese concerns with pleasure,
"having at heart rs we do the cnl-
tivation of Friendship with the So
/. set union and mutual economic de
','sieptnent. ~ -.
Discuss Chinese Outlook
Shidehara and Kato in their
speeches, both discussed the Chinese
situation, asserting that "our ac'
tion and policy in regard to China
are entirely based on justice and
fairness.
Discussing American exclusion of
japanese, Shidehara said that
"lengthy discussion now cannot
serve any useful purpose and add
ed:
~ only desire TO make il clear
that we remain unchanged in opr
feelings of regret at that particular
clause, which seems to us irreconcil-
able with the rules of international
comfy and justicc' -
In the main, however. American
understanding of Japan is growing,
Shidehara said. Among those who
once championed the cause of anti
japanese agitation not n few are
now openly reconciled to more mod
crate vicws,' he said.
Agree with Mexico
1--WE are in perfectly agreeable
relations with Mexico us well as with
the South American states,' Shide-
hara said. 1--WE have no plan what.
ever of political Significance in our
intercourse with any Of these coun-
tries
Shidchara discussed reports cred
iting the Soviet union with aggres-
sive designs in north Manchuria aud
dismissed them rs ungrounded. -
For the last year, he said. Japan
has maintained close contact with
the Soviet government, striving to
dispel all groundless misunderstood.
ings and promote friendly inter
course between the two nations.'
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-21
DURKIN LAUGHS AT LAW: SCCFFS AT
IDEA GALLOWS WILL EVER Get HIM;
BUT HE'S WORRIED ABOUT HIS Wife

CHICAGO, Jan. 21--Martin
Curktn, most desperate dad
man" that the ''capital of
crime" has produced in recent
years, captured in st. Louis
yesterday and now a prisoner
in the county Jail here awaiting
trial for murder, laughed at the
law today and predicted he
would go free.
The laugh wasn't as mirthful,
perhaps, as he intended it to be,
but it was the same naughty,
occksure laugh that he gave
Chicago's police when they
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-21
MERCURY TOOK
DROP DOWN TO
29 LAST NIGHT

Imperial Valley broke into the
low temperature class last night
when the mercury dropped to % de
grees, according to the weather
gage at the headquarters Of the I'M
perial Irrigation District i'll Impe-
rial.
Low temperatures were the rule
throughout Southern California but
little or no damage was reported as
Il result of frost.
The air was biting cold this morn
ing and it was not until the sun
had been on the Job for several
hours that the valley climate re.
turned to normal. Small patches of
ice ~ water pals and small water
puddlcs, were reported by local
residents.
Other temperatures reported
throughout the Southland were:
Riverside, 2S; Redlands, %; San
Bcrnardino. 20; Los Angeles, 40;
Pasadena, 80.
Crops in the citrus belt were not
damaged by the cold weather.
Eight pruning demonstrations
were conducted by the farm advisor
of Lake county during November
with a total attendance of f30S.