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Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01
NOTICE INVITING SEALED
PROPOSALS OR BIDS FOR I'M
PROVE1fENT OF BUILDING
AT CITY WATER PLANT.

NOTICE Is hereby gwen that the
undersigned City Clerk Of the City
Of Fl Centre invites and will re-
ceive at his office in the City Hall
of said City up to the hour of 1880
clock p. N. on the 18th day OF
March, 1926, sealed proposals or
bids for furnishing the necessary
labor ana material for H., king ccr
tain alterations anl additions toi
the old City water plant building
at the City water works in the
City of FL Centro, including about
ls3 sqna;e yards o? metal iati and
plaster and about 225.5 square
Yards Of I!astcr;ng over hollow
tile; also framing the fire walls
(requiring approximately 400 feet
miscellaneous lumber all as shown
by Water Department Plans No. 49,
and Water Department Specifica-
tons No. 80 on file in the office
of the City Clerk of said City,-to
which said plans and specifications
reference is hereby made for fur
ther particulars.
All proposals or bids shall be ac-
cOHpahlcu Dy u cHtch paydpicf I"
sthc City of FL Centre, certified by
responsible bank for an amount
which shall not be less than ten per
cent 00%) Of the aggregate OF
the proposal or by a bond of said
amount and so payable, signed by
two sureties who shall justify before !
any officer competent to admins
ter an oath in double said amount, !
over and above all statutory exemP- |
tions.
The Board Of Trustees reserves
the right TO REJECT any and all bids. |
BY order of the Board of Trus-
tees.
Dated this 2ith day of February,
1926.
JAMES A. SCHOFIELD,
CITY Clerk Of the City Of III Cen. |
tso, California. .atlz
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01

the umbrella got to do with catching
Uncle Wiggiiy? -
Lots answered the Fox. II
Will hold the umbrella over my head
and thus | can get close to that
rabbit without him knowing it.
Then, all Of 4 sudden. III drop it.
jump out and grab him. 1t 5 an i'll
wind that blows some one good. 1t
was q good wind that blew me this
umbrella.
Take care that the wind docsn I
change and blow bad" warned the
Bob Cat. ..Well. | wish YOU luck.
And if you should happen to catch
Uncle Wiggily, please save me a
few nibbles off his ears.'
u will promised the Fox, and
then. taking the umbrella he set out
Now about this same time Uncle
Wiggily started from his hollow
stump bungalow, to 20 look for an
adventure, not knowing that an adj
venture was coming after him-thc
Fox was to be an adventure.
My, How the March wind
blows.' cried the rabbit gentleman
as he hoped along the path
through the woods. - never knew
il 70 be so strong. must hold tight
iy to my pink, twinkling nose, or it
will blow away,' ant Mr.. Lougears
held fast to his nose.
lie had not hoped very far be
fore, all Of a sudden, the rabbit gen
tlcman saw what seemed 10 be a big
umbrella walking along.
THAT 5 queer exclaimed NJ.
Longcars. "Somc one is foolishly
out with an umbrella on a day like
this when it ism t raining. They
must be walking in thci rslcep OF
something like that. Or perhaps it
is one of the animal children play.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01
BRITAIN TO CUT
NANES ESTIMATES.
SAYS FIRST LORD
Ry United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, Mar. l.-W. c. Bridge
man. first lord of the admiralty. is
sued Il statement today declaring
that the 1926 navy estimates for
Great Britain will be jS,l00,000
pounds or 400, 100 pounds below
those of 1928, Notwithstanding the
fact that new construction has in
creased from 7,23j,737 to 9,0S3,693
pounds.
Admin istrativc economies, he said,
had enabled an actual saving of J,-
000,000 pounds compared to the fig
urcs of the preliminary program.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01
In Congress 100
Years :Ago'Today
by United Press Leased Wire

Senate:
Senator Benton of Missouri intro
duccd a resolution to prohibit Il sen
at0r or a representative irom being
appointed to federal office until
after the expiration of the prcsi-
Dental term during which he scrv-
ed.
House:
Abolition of capital punishment
in the District of Columbia and the
establishment of Il penitentiary sys'
tenn was urged by Representative
Thomson, of Pennsylvania.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01
EDISON CO. SEEKS
TO'STOP ERECTION
Of PLANT BY |. A.
nv Urited Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Mar l.-Suit
was started by the Southern Califor-
MIA Edison company here Saturday
TO prevent the Los Angeles power
and water board from constructing II
steam electrical plant ut San Pedro
to cost nearly $3,000,000.
The Edison company claims the
construction Of this plant is in vio
lation of the contract which the city
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01

Henry Fords remedy for threatened business
slump to reduce prices and raise wages. Then peo-
pie can buy flivvers, and everythings all right
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01
COLORADO GAGE

YUMA, Ariz., Mar. l.-Mean
daily gage heights in feet and mean
discharge in second feet of the Colo
RADIO river at Yuma. Arizona, for the
week ending February 26. 1926:
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01

There isn't much left of great man, by the time
his friends have all written autobiographies telling
what they did for him.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01

Only one out of every IS killers in this country
gets the death penalty says the warden of Sing
Sing. And there is never of influence who
comes to the death house"
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01

made when tho firm distributing
system was purchased by Los An
gclcs. This contract provides that
that city shah buy all its power
from the Edison company except
that generated from the aqueduct
hvdro-elcctric power plant.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01
REVIVE HORSE RACING
BAKERSFIELD, Calf, Mar. !

BAKERSFIELD, Calf, Mar. l.
A rather small but enthusiastic crowd
enjoyed comeback o. Aorsc racing
at the Bakerficld track yesterday.
Gay Anna Borden, owned by }. f.
Wolfe of Hanrord won the half mile
free for all in two heats i'll LOS ana
:07. A mule race afforded laughter
when mule took Il short cut.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01

The Stmans Strengthening themselves out by
"psycho-analysis, which seems to be modern term
for the good old Puritan remedy of searching your own
conscience.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01

Subject to correction by auto
matte recorder curve.
Choose YOUR enemies as wisely as
YOU do your friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01

There said to be 25,973, ,928 automobiles in
the world. and only OF them is in Thbet No mar
ket for cars in that country until somebody makes
with wheels short on one side and high the other
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-01
LAND ROONS

The widespread land speculation of the last couple
of years may not be altogether bad many people
think. Theodore Price, financial authority believes
its Importance has been exaggerated and it is Just
we'll not to encourage rumors that the land boomers
trying to get out from UNDER
1T is undoubtedly true, he says, that much OF
the property that has recently changed hands sold
at prices that unwarrantedly high, but the money
invested in these ventures has already been paid out
and in far may represent ultimate loss it is
already gone and cannot be lost second time. AS
there has been destruction of property the
muny ss whole will be no poorer although its land,
may be appraised at lower figures"
Land speculation, which admittedly has its evils
and pers, for individuals and communities, has
tain points of superiority rival forms of
speculation particularly speculation in dubious secur
ties.
For thing, Mr.. Price suggests, the land
bought IS something tangible and substantial and is
still there if prices slump For another thing
land boom often sends through whole community
and section heathfu glow which stimulates hope
energy and business in general. Sometimes this makes
apparently forced boom realize its expectations or
at least leaves a balance of net benefits.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-05
JALISCO--DURANGO
FLOODS.TAKE TOLL
OF NEAR IS LIVES
(By Dispatch A. P. wireJ

NOGALES, Sept. 4. - Information
reaching the Herald tonight from the
states of Jalisco and Durango, Mexico,
places the death toll resulting from
floods in that area at 65. Late ad-
vices from Chapala, Jalisco, say no
lives were lost in Chapala proper, but
that down the valley of the Lerma river
IS persons were either drowned or met
death as direct result of the flooding
of the lowlands by the swollen river
and the breaking Of dikes around Lake
Chapala
At Nazas, Durango, the death toll is
placed at 20.
The two states virtual1y-~have been
without transportation facilities into
the interior, the Herald's informants
telegraph. Rail service, however, may
be available tomorrow or probably
early next week. Considerable damage
has been done at the town of Ocotlan,
Jalisco.
While satisfactory reports have been
obtained from Jalisco and Durango,
kilograms sent to Yago, Nyarit, by the.
newspaper Wednesday afternoon ask
ing for details on the flood stricken
districts of Santiago, Ixcuitlan and Ro-
seta, remained unanswered to day. The
! last information available said that
satiago, Ixcuitla, community of about
$4,000 populatio, was completely cut
off by the Santiago river except for
| meager transportation by river canoes.
Topic, Nayarit, reports that heavy
rains continue to fall with little pros
pect Of abatement and that the river
continues to rise. A severe shortage
of food is imminent, the Herald learns.
| Communication with Hidalgo and Te-
huantepec also is seriously crippled by
| storms.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-05
S. P. ANNOUNCES
CONTINUED CUT
RATE TO EAST

Due to the fact that summer tour
ist tickets eastbound go off sale
september 18 and that there is still
a demand for reduced fares because
of the Sesqui-centennial exposition
st Philadelphia, the Southern Pacific
company has announced the reduction
of fares from western points, 1n-
Guiding Douglas, to Philadelphia
Washington and New York City from
September 10 to November Is. An
nouncement to this effect was made
by James A. Vestry, local ticket
agent for the Southern Pacific COM
pany, Saturday.
The special rates will permit the
usual diverse routes west of Chi
| cago, st. Louis, Memphis, Tenn, and
New Orleans, and other cities en-
route to the east, it was stated.
Large numbers of tourists have
taken advantage of the reduced fares
eastbound, this summer and the de,
mand has slackened but little with
approaching fall, it was pointed out.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-05
DOUGLAS SCHOOL
TO GET
TRAFFIC STUDY

Pupils of the Douglas schools, il;
Keeping with the governments plan
to decrease the number of deaths
and injuries from traffic accidents
will again be instructed in traffic
regulations this season, according tc
announcement Saturday by r.. e.
Souers, superintendent of schools. Su-
perinten6ent Souers has made care
fUl study Of local traffic regulations
and will base the instruction OF the
Dupils on the most common acci~
dents and the methods of avoiding
them.
instruction in the economics, law
and geography of the nations sys-
tenn of highways has also been urged
by the government for all the COM
mon and high schools of the United
States. The pupils are to be made
familiar with the locations of routes.
the theory of economy under which
they are constructed and the traf-
Eic regulations Of both rural and city
districts, under the plan.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-05
Neuu Mail Routes Between
This City and Cochise and
Benson Are NouU Assured

That the new mail routes between
Douglas and Cochise and between
Douglas and Benson, recently discussed
during visit of postal officials in
Douglas, are to become realities, be-
came known Saturday when the postal
department asked for bids on the pro-
posed runs.
Sealed proposals will be received at
the office of the fourth assistant post
master general until September 21,
1926, for carrying the main from Octo-
Der l, 1925, to June 80, 1890, on the fol-
lowing routes: From Douglas to Ben
SON and return daily, six times a week,
excepting Sunday, and from Douglas to
Cochise and return, daily, six times a
week, excepting Sunday.
Full particulars and blanks of pro-
posal, bond and oath may be obtained
upon request at the local postoffice.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-05

point in Germany-the summit of the
zug mountain on the Austro-B -Bavarian
frontier.
In order to guard against the possi-
bility that passenger. carrying car
may some time get stuck en- route and
keep the travellers hanging in mid-air
for many hours, auxiliary cars have
been constructed which fit so closely
against the ordinary car that the pas
sengers can step from one into the
other. Should the main car run into
mishap, the auxiliary will Immediately
be dispatched to the point of the trou-
bic to relive the distressed passengers.
Dr. Karl Muck of Hamburg, former
conductor of the Boston SYMPHONY or
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-05

chestra, has been made an honorary
citizen of Bayreuth and awarded a gold
medal. The occasion for the honor was
the 50th anniversary of the Bayreuth
festival plays.
DR.. Muck is regarded as one of the
greatest Wagnerian interpreters. In
1924 and 1925 he conducted the Bay
reuth plays. Bayreuth first observed
the anniversary by depositing wreaths
at the tombs of Richard Wagner,
Franz Liszt and Hans Richter, besides
sending flowers to Frau Wagner,
widow of the composer. She will be
SO in December.
The fate of the $50 Bavarian bar
maids. dancers and musicians who were
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-05
Final Plea For Victory
to Republicans

Thomas the Republican
day he will be the next Of Arizona.
Il Clark receives the nomination the Republicans will certain defeat
IN ana the party Will enter the afterprmary fight with ITS
temeg costly to the party organization
The 19s5 Sun n1 has fee feeling snm Clark It's opposition
certain that Maddox matter who the Democrats nom
For Republican Arizona receive goody Of
tic votes There isn't CLARK advocate @ the state who will
Democratic that he command considerable
This being the why Clark the Of certain defeat?
ant @ @ % bsn q eTepe @ % E ns % % cona bee n sn IN the
pegeneal struggle First and foremost these the Colorado
h Hnt s' sss sa9 d.
Cox Co. h2s stood firmly against the compact
s T opPgn 5 for & the pact but oae has ng p @ % 1 . aa
certain reservations have been made which would protect the rights Of
Maddox has always been against the written is only
da @ G that has as advanced feasible so4s Of the question M which
admit that the Maddox plan the only solution the problem that will
Clark was for the pact in 1928 and for again in 1924 and still again in
Of his position 5 % Poea ezpeeney finally forced him pose
in the role Of opponent Of the pact He has workable plan for the
legal ability" the question purely
sBS % s and Thomas Maddox an engineer
There the Colorado question Now let take the
Hunt years the father Of
sso sss sf % rnt Sngssf sn banking concerns in the state And his banking
banker retiring president the
Phoenix National largest banking in the
c6p 6s bn @ os,5 e 5afS m ao a hanks we'll known
g. Clark the stump and in his paid advertising has had great deal
fOrtyOu
He has the his life back 1882 Since this has been
voluntary the Offense
February
Mr.. Clark with w. Nicky Stewart, opened
what known the Bank Flagstaff Mr. Stewart the
cashier OldtmeTs
that the bank specuated extensively
months heebouts after its that the railroad yards
badly which be sold for
this Flagstaff forced
the deptors by threats of criminal SUITS got
nothing Mr. Clark
fppanty packed
Prescott
shinge
from Prescott
leading nothing the honor
Clark
These the Democratic leaders Arizona These
anxious Mr. the Republican nomn
fixed attudethat dependable altudeon the
Colorado and he could defend himself when the bank
question raised
sincerely silent figure gigantic
political conspiracy being engineered the EnwOod forces and
the they place Clark
the defensive defeat him with equally certain that
nvncble nomination he will
hold IL they want to
EInwood the nomination OF
Clark defeat awaiting them in November If they wish to grand
glorious victory Thomas Maddox S the
deeat the destiny Of Arizona be placed safe and competent
hands and that the Republican whole to certain ana
glorious victory.
The Superior Sun
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-05
AERIAL RAILWAY
CAN CHANCECA
in The MID-AIR
(By Dispatch A. 2. Mirel

BERLIN, Sept 4.-Changing cars in
midair has been experimental with
successfully on the new suspension ca !.
pie railway which leads to the highest
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-05
LEAKE VISITS RISBEE

Conrad NJ. Leake of Erie, IL miles
north of Douglas, candidate for the
nomination for state senator on the
democratic ticket was in Bisbee last
Thursday, meeting the voters of that
district Leake is president of the Co
chise county farm bureau and has re-
sided in the county for the past "a
years. He is particularly interested in
seeing that the proper farm legislation
is carried out in this state and in the
development of the Colorado river.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-05

Many coal mines of Spain are shut
ting down because of decreasing de-
mand for fuel.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-05

The fate of the $50 Bavarian bar
maids, dancers and musicians who were
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-23

The subscription price to the Amer
lean Worker Correspondent ls only 80
cents per year. Are you a subscriber
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-23
RARITAN COPPER
WORKS STRIKERS
WIN IN CREASE
VIII Receive Five Cents
More an Hour
81 a Worker correspondent

PERTH AMBoY, N. J., May 21.--
Pay increases of centns an hour, pay
weekly in cash instead Of at longer
intervals by check, as we'll as a prom
Use by management to listen to the
workers grievance committee at rea-
sonable intervals, have been won by
the LOO strikers at the Raritan Cop
per Works, smelling plant for Ana
conda Copper Co. The strikers asked
10 cents increase over their As cents
an hour rate and shorter hours. Two
shifts have been working in the mills
10 to 14-hour periods each. Time and
a half pay was sought for overtime
work. American Smelling and Rein
ing Company raised their workers pay
5 cents an hour, to So cents, as soon
as the Raritan settlement was an
nounced. Barber Asphalt Company
raised its workers rate to "a cents
instead of the old 40.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-23
THOUSANDS OF
/. SHOE WORKERS
ON PICKET Line
BY a Worker Correspondent.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, May 21.-Thou-
sands of parading shoe workers pick
citing Brooklyn, Queens and Long
Island City shoe districts gave the lie
to the Shoe Board of Trade statement
that the strike is fizzling out. EN-
ployers are charged with attempting
to put company unions into each IN
dividual factory by James Grady, pres
ident of the American Shoe Workers
Protective Union, conducting the
strike. The strike is against the man
ufacturers' attempt. to establish the
open shop by abrogating the shoe
board agreement with the union.
Morse e. Burt Co. strikers resisted
efforts of their employers to force an
individual settlement and put their af-
fairs into the hands of union media
tors. A hundred wood heelers and
125 filters from the L Miller & Sons
shop, makers of fine women's shoes,
joined the strike after the mass pick
citing began.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-23
House Committee Hears
Coolidge Inbibes In
Spiritualist Seances

WASHINGTON, May 21.-whether
President Coolidge and his family
have taken part in spiritualist seances,
with table-tipping and all the rest Of
a flrst-rate spook performance, in the
White House, was brought into ques-
ton for a time during a tumutous
hearing on the Bloom bill, before the
judiciary subcommittee of the house
committee on the District of Column
bia. This bill proposed to suppress
the practice of the occult arts by
spiritualist mediums, clairvoyants and
fortune tellers.
Harry Houdini, stage magician, tes-
tifying in favor of the bill, put on the
stand one of his local investigators.
who swore that Mrs. Jane Coates,
spiritual medium, had told her on the
previous day that 81 know for a fact
that table-tipping seances are held in
the White House with President Coo
lidge and his family"
Mrs. Coates, present with many
other mediums and seeresses, loudly
SuOulSu lhdL lulo StotChCAb wac AdAoCs
When she later took the stand she
testified that what she had told the In
vestigator was that people in the
very shadow Of the White House"
were attending seances. The investi.
gator stoutly denied this version, and
Houdini excitedly yelled that the me-
diums were crooks and criminals.
Names Of four senators were given
by another medium, according to the
investigator, as being among her
clients. This medium denied the
charge, explaining that she had told
her visitor that the senators had sup
ported her cause" The Cause" she
testified, was a claim against the gov
eminent for the killing of some tn
bercular cows she had owned.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-23
TWO PITTSBURGH NEGRO
GROUPS DEBATE LABOR
PROBLEMS ON MAY 26

PITTSBURGH, Pa. May ga
debate will be held at Watt street
School Wednesday, May 20, between
the FIdl Amlol Debating Club and
the Pitt Lyeeum on the Issue: "Re-
solved, That the Negroes Economic
Condition VIII BE 5ettered BY HIs
AffilatIon with the American Negro
Labor Congress-"
The FIdI Amlol Debating Club ls
composed OF an Intelligent group Of
young men who have made debating
a speciality for six years. The Pitt
Lyoeum Is a scholastic organization
composed Of college students.
The dehaters for the Fldl AmloI
are Ralph Thornton, Paul ?. Jones
and Charles P. PernelI; for PITT
Lyeeum, .. s. Yarboush, G. William
Dunn, IT,, and William Randolph.
The Fldl AmIeI Club will uphold
the affirmative, while the Pitt Ly-
eeum will uphold the negative. Ad-
mission lie free.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-23
Coolidge Signs the
Bingham-Park Bill
for Aviation Control

WASHINGTON, May 21.-President
Coolidge has signed the Bingham
Parker bill, which places commercial
aviation under the Jurisdiction of the
secretary OF commerce. with an add
tional assistant secretary In direct
control. The secretary is given broad
regulatory powers with respect to reg
istration, examination and rating OF
aircraft and airmen, and air traffic
rules and foreign-owned craft Is for.
hidden to engage in interstate com.
merce.
The weather bureau Is made respon.
sible for all meteorological informa.
ton necessary for aviation along air.
ways.
The present air navigation facilities
now under the jurisdiction of Che post.
Office department will be turned over
to the secretary Of commerce at a con
venient time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-23
TONIGHT!

Tonight you should come over to
the Workers House, 1902 w. Division
St., where a concert and dance will
be given for the benefit of the Russian
Communist weekly Novy Mir.
The Novy Mir has been published
until recently as daily, but was for
ced to become a weekly. The counter
revolutionary forces in the Russian
colony are jubilant on account OF this.
The revolutionary forces are working
to turn 1t back into a daily.
The affair tonight is for this pur-
pose. VIII you help?
Among those who will participate
are the following singers: Mrs. Mailer,
dramatic soprano; Miss r. Sokolovska-
va and Miss r. Rubin; Mr.. Misha Kol-
tunov and the Singing Society OF the
Workers House; Miss /. Dolberg at
the piano. The well-known Russian
actor Anatoly Pokatilov and others
will also participate. Beginning at 8
D. m. Admission 35 cents.
Come and bring your friendsl