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Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-22
VALLEY GROWERS
ARE PROGRESSING,
In DATE INDUSTRY
Few Standard Varieties
Adaptable to Local Con-
ditiOnS.
By FRANK BEYSCHLAG
Assistant Farm Advisor

The development of large com.
merelal date industry in the lmpe-
rial Valley will depend ON whether
or not the growers can concentrate
ON the planting Of relatively few
standard varieties adapted to local
conditions. The matter of the best
varieties for The valley is still in the
experimental stage.
However. several of the pioneer.
established date growers now have
imported varieties in bearing. These
men are gaining much Valuable in
formation regarding the growth and
truitmg characteristics, aud methods
of handling the different varieties
For thr purpose of giving general
discrimination of this information
The agricultural extension service
reid - travelling conference on Fri.
day. sept. Eth.
Roland Reed has several imported
varieties in his date gardens north
of FL Centre The Iahidi is a good
variety which can bc used as a soft
date OF Is Il dry date, depending
uPon the length Of time it is allowed
10 remain ON the palm. The Khus,
iaW' l. a good keeper, being one of
the sweetest dates. The Swami
highway date ranch west of Fl Cen
tro Is growing Il number of imported
varieties ON a cooperative test with
the I. ;. department Of agriculture
ltalaWi is the gteat commercial var
ietN of Mcsopotamia. II is vigorous
tree. The trui' Is Il translucent,
bright, golden brown color. The
Saidi Is a variety which Ralph
Swami thinks has great promise. The
quality i good. 1t bears we'll and
i "a very abundant producer of off,
shoots. The Thur is considered one
OF the best hard or bread dates. II
j, of good >i/r and quality. The
mrthod> Of fumigatinS and pa,turiz.
iug dates for bulk handling and fer
thu confectionery trade were also
shown At the Swami ranch.
Some Small Growers
E,r3u~c Of thu large expense at-
trnHaHt with making a commercial
dat" planting eomr people prefer to
-ruW el,r> in a small way as Il side
line fer the novelty and pleasure
th"y derive from il. For these pur-
po-,~ ;0a ilH people Who don I mind
waiting 81 life time to build up 4
commercial sized orchard, there are
Il ;r" American grown Seeding, of
excellent quality which may be pro.
ns'.5 il ..r, ~ ONO or few Of.
>.oor~ .a' # must br realized That
great deal II time viii bv required
before aoyon. II these seedlings can
BE- multiplied sufficiently to reach a
comm reial >,agr.
The oa,r 14owrr, conference yis
tt,I fao orchards which are making
q ,.,ccs, with seedlings. The Key
Stone ranch north If Imperial has -
atrr> Of sccdling, Of VARYING quality
e. T.. ~wi,k and Il. II. ~chu,idiwusd
the managers. have found that the
source of The pollen has rs much cf
feet on tile quality Of tl,ir dates
rs does the palm that bears IL, trui,
The method Of rarkiug date, hy
,tcam5rg ana scaling in glas~ jar,
Was shown At The keystone ranch.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-22
Flames Destroy
Palatal Yacht
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK. Sept. - \ my>trr-
iou, fire destroyed the palaiial
steam Yacht pclphiur. owned by
Ms Hugh Dilmau, thu formee Mrs.
Anna T. Dodge of Detroit, in the
Hudson river, early today. The
los, was placed by Dilaau - -.
100000.
The crew of - mon tgught q three
hour battle with the fire. Fireboat>
played water Oh the blazing craft.
Firemcn Oh land aided but the fire
waS out o: control before tho crrH
wa~ abb to bring the yacht to the
docks.
Belle Beaver, 4 moij. gathered up
jewels va}ed at $4,000 il Mrs.
bilman : Statoronm and made shore
in a litohoat.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-22

until he found real sweet flag. or
calamus, this time. SO he took the
white roots homo to Nurse Jane,
who said:
II will pat thm out on top OF
the woodshcd to dry in the sun.
And when the roots are dried II
cl't them into little round slices like
buttons. pat them on pan in the
oven with sugar and we will soon
have caMdicd sweet flag to eat and
for medicine
Very good, spoke Uncle Wig
Slly, but q little later it was not SO
good, for he heard voice out near
'hc woodShcd CRYING: "Ouch. Oh,
dear! Oh, how my tongue burns!
Ouchiec, my lips, oh, I m al ON
fire in>idc!'
Running around back Of his
bungalow Uncle Wjggilv saw thr
unpleasant ola Bob car. with his
silly little tal. cunning around ny.
ing 70 find water to. drink.
- Ho there, Bob Cat! Did Won
take some oi Nurse James sweet
flag off the roof" asked Ua,lc
Wi--ily.
"Nwrc, flag, is it," cried tie
had chap, - took some white
things off the woodshrd roaf.
thinking they were good to eat,
Eut, oh, how they burn my mouth,
Let me get water quick. Sweet
flag" Huh" cali it biting
tias.
II does bite ii you takc too
much and have no sugar on i
laughed Mr.. Longears. but You
should not have taken what didn't
belong to you, Mr.. Bob Cat, And
the bad chap shouldn t | think.
| dou t know how Won fecl about
i, but that i what ] think.
Anyhow, when thr sweet tla- was
properly Sugarrd it was good - eat
and the ii:tlc Dummies each had
tiny uibhir. And if the jumping
Jack docsn : try 10 play marbles
with Tho ra4 doll shoe hut.on
eyes. I'll trH vou next ahou, Uncle
WiEgily and the rollu. egg,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-22
Wednesday, September 22., 1926

Francis Heiny of Brawley through
painstaking care has selected a mum
Der of promising seedlings. He has
assembled collection of about so
kinds of dates for the conference
group to sample and study. These
dates had varying qualities and
characteristic. Some of them were
very excellent.
Meetings of this nature are of
great assistance to prospective date
growers in aiding them in selecting
varieties to plant.
The interest displayed in these
visits and discussions was such that
the agricultural extension service
plans to hold Il similar conference
next fail. More varieties should be
trmtlng at that time and the grow
crS will have had one year, more
experience with the older bearing
varieties; so that next fall 5 confer
enrc should be even more profitable
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-22

.o lay. iu the buA-aloW iuriu. liz
winter. ., II any II my Gttlc pan-
Lies aavr q pam #eH vaH eU>v :
gIta .ae sweet rla..
Tins; : It, >asa NA%>e .I;nc
''I# I,o., -. >aur. promised
;Lr naaav gentleman.
on Ac aQ.Hed, ooNu towal! tue
.s...k, -,a ,...y Ike >Are; az
v,uIa -r.", Il ansaLyrc i Doln-
p.#a, ;Aa. issc, - .r Ar water.
sary,se ,omy q yoa, on read
la- Il. name %: rhE> story. though.
2a, gong 20 tell ab,ae ). WY
inn r-t. w4.te an. h.Ir fla- with
,.-.s on i. HnJ con #@aa tia,
k.ud ~ -A.ot t!a-.
Sweet lag IS the c.mmn nam,
III paHt called ,a.amu,. 1t
grow, tol and -.r,l. Ike tAr cat
tails in swamp, Hut il j. Bit
different. For lue. ".itc rot If
tn. long. -ecen ralauJ, stalks j.
good ii. medicine. and when J'Ie@
! and baked ~ijh It coating cf ougag
j. vea> coed 20 cat, II Hou don
taN. too mera,
Withou, it,, roatiu. ~ sugar
( sweet fla. root bite, vous tongue
and too mach ot il would MAKE
! Your mouth smart as II you had
/ taken mustard. 50 one must not
/ take more than Il nibblo al time
I'nelr Wj2-'ly hoppcd along ii.
Path by the brook, and soon be saw
waving in the breeze. some tall
Syreu stalks.
Ah, There is the sHcot flag.
-aid the rabbit gentleman. Gu'
IS hen he had pulled up some Of the
9rccn stalks, and had pulled AT the
white root. in the end, ne saw b
had nothing hn' "rat tails,
which wa,u what hc wanted
&, TRY again." said The bunny
a2il Die hoped ON a little farther
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-22
M'CRORY ATTENDS
BOY SCOUT MEET
AT HOT SPRINGS

:. /. MeCrory. boy scout rNecu.
tive. Imperial County council ! at
tending the national conference Of
boy scout executives which opened
today ut Hot Springs. Arkansas.
Delegates from all parts II the
United States are attending.
Coming from more than 500 boy
scout councils, they represcn; cvery
phase Of expert opinion in work
among boys, based upon the kcencst
experience.
The boz scout executives uIa the
men who are IA immediate contact
with Ii" organization which row
has nearly g., ,uQ0 boys in il, mem
ber>hip. The figure is the highest
eye reached in boy scout members.
AMI tie organization in this country
j, III, largest national boy scout
group in the world.
Mn. Mctrory VII. return aboIt
October 5th, brinSia. with h.m fresh
toas and inspirations gained
through contact with the hundreds
o. other men engaged III the same
line Of work in different parts OF the
United States. NJ. Mccrory says
scouting ii all It, phases in his
county ], on q higher plane than j,
ha, ever been ana is looking tor.
ward to the best wear scouting has
ever had in Imperial County.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-22
Confer on inland
Water Bond Issue

Negotiations are under way at
san Francisco today which may re
suit III Il settlement of the INLAND
Water district bond issue So that
work on the lprth end project can
he completed without delay II
forts are under way tending to
show that the Imperial Irrigation
district can take over the system
when il is complr5cd, under the pro
c"dure used in purchasing holdings
of the mutual water companies in
1923.
District representatives who are
attending the san Francisco meeting
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-22
T1FTEEN YEARS AGO
SeOt. -, 1911

Miss Margaret Bell, clerk of the
superior court has returned from her
summer vacation in the Sierra Ne
Vada mountains.
G, +. Kennedy, manager of the
Western Union, will build three cot
ta-eS during the tall and winter ON
the corner Of Fit;h street and Brigh-
ton.
Frank Reading president OF the
Delta Implement company is prepar-
ing plans for a hollow tile residence
to be built in the hamilton tract in
the southerlv part Of III Ccntro.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-22
Looking Backward
What the Press files tell OF I'm
perial Valley for this da:e
IN past years.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Sept. - -. 1906

DR., and Mrs, Toprahanian have
returned after Il long summer vaea-
tiou.
Many OF our readers will be sur
pri>rd to hear that there is such Il
thing as Il date farm in this valley.
and all would be if they could see
the success f. f. Chumaid is. making
east Of lchrr.
II. l.. Prppard, construction super
ntcndrnt, believes the great Laguua
dam viii be complete by November
l@Q1, and the canals will be ready
in tim" for the 1905 crops
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-22
TEN YEARS AGO
Sept. . 1916

Pending other arrangements. the
Els lodge Win move 10 the Masonic
temple the first of October. Q. +.
Tort and otto Ohmstcdr were eject
cd dclcga cs to the Elk 5 reunion
Al Santa Barbara.
Miss y. L. Turb"tt i announcing
in todav'S Progress the first show
ing Of trimmed hats for fan.
!. l.. TraNcrs left for the coast.
accompanied by W. T. Bill. Mr..
Travcrs Will bring his family home
sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-22

are Earl Pound, president Of the dis.
trict board; Charles Childers, at.
torney; F. Fl. McTver, secretary and
NJ. j. Dowd, engineer, and Ed Welch
president of the INLAND Water com.
pany
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-22
THE WEATHER.

Los Angeles ana vicinity; Fair 10.
night and Thursday with modcra.,
Temperature.
Southern California: Fair tonight
and Thursday; nominal temperature
and low humility.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-22

Some OF our Spanish War veterans d little
pTsed al the love shown between Moros and Americans
since the Philippine rubber situation developed.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-22

The Island section Of Kings conn
" has large annually increasing
acreage Of broom corn.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-22

There's nobody beat Henry Ford in having the
Of his convictions. Henry indignantly denies
that he's going TO improve his car.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-22

What go,s INFO motor car - vastly
more important than vha, goes on it,
You uill not buy. OF course. on mere
eIternsls and non essentials. but on
proven performance. dependsbi bilrty. long
Me. and low cost OF maintenance. To
sup~r,ority In tn.,e iuad dsmentals. hop.
ever, the Hupmobne Six also icsn, the
Latest and most com plete equipment to
be iound on any car in Us r-ice class
New Britain herald., 1926-05-15
Social Activities About Town

Even at this distant date plans being made for next seasons activities in the club world as well as the more festive social world. Practically all the larger clubs have held their annual meetings and elected officers and com mttee heads to carry their work next fall Plans are being made to continue with the Mary Taylor Blauvedt one of the major gatherings among the clubs drawing it's membership from the Woman's club, the D. A. R. the Business and Professional Womens club as we'll as the
 Teachers club This year Mrs. Donald Hart receives the membership fec
 For the more socially inclined, Louis w. Young has already appointed complete house committee to plan festivities and various forms of entertainment at the Shuttle Meadow club next year. There is always more detail to this than appears the surface Dates must be reserved weeks in advance various subscription dances charity entertainments and balls will find themselves with out place to hold forh the number of bathrooms large enough to accommodate the big affairs of the winter are limited in number.
 An event of last Saturday which is of great interest socially in town the announcement of the engagement of Dr. Katharine Brooks only daughter of Mr and Mrs William F. Brooks of High street. to Dr. Frederick Me1ie field ot Chicago The wedding is set for early fall and is sure to De one or the most important of the season.
 Garden parties spreading. An interesting one in connection With the annual meeting of the New Britain College club will be held in Maple Hill on Monday after noon May 24 at the home of the club president Mrs. Douglas Johnston Another outdoor party in prospect is the annual Ellsworth memorial picnic which the D. A. members will attend June l. To the pleasure of the picnic IS added the joy of motoring Windsor where the picnic is to be held.
 Mlnlatures-A delightful group of them in the art gallery ot the New Britain institute is now on display Adele Peters, who IS the artist shows neness of touch ana color and an exquisite sensvenes that she seems to read into the character of every sitter Mrs Peters is the daughter of Mrs w. P Bacon of Lexington street Her home is in New York city, The exhibit will continue through next week.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-15

Of Europe in July with an intercol- legiate orchestra composed of mu- sicians from some Of the leading colleges and universities of the country.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Lippke and son, Richard of Queens Village, L. l., have been recent visitors at the home of Mir. Lippke's parents, Mir. and Mrs. A. J. Lippke of Greenwood street.
 R. B. Skinner of Maple Hill is in St. Louis.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Miller. for merly of this city have returned to their home at Montauk, Long Island after a weeks visit with Mir. and Mrs. Adolf Reinas of Columbia street.
 MT. and Mrs. John E. Tobin and daughter, Marie, have been spend ing few days in New York city.
 MT. and Mrs. c. NJ. Melzard of South High street left yesterday for East Sandwich. Cape Cod. Mass, to spend the summer months. Mrs, S. F. Seaman and Mrs. Ed win Banta of Monroe street have been spending week at Indian Neck, Branford. Mrs. Robert J. Vance has taken ! a cottage at Ridgewood. Conn.,. for | the summer months.
 Benjamin slade, son of Mir. and i Mrs. Louis P. Slade of Maple street, a third year student at Harvard en- school has been elected 10 Tau Beta Pi society. Elections are made on the basis of scholastic record.
 Mir and Mrs. Amos Baldwin and laughter, Frances, returned last Monday to their home in Berlin liter spending the winter at West Palm Beach, Florida.
 
 MT. and Mrs. Howard Humphrey If Russell street are expected home hortly from Europe.
 
 Miss Sally Humason of New York ity returned last night to spend the . ieek-end with her mother. Mrs. larris B. Humason of Vine street.
 2 Miss Dorothy Case and Miss l 'atalie Case, daughters Of Mr and r
New Britain herald., 1926-05-15

.......... Miss Katherine Farrsy TeXana, the girl of the golden wegt-- '..,...... Miss Sadie Okenquist Max Juniper, the perple1ed hus-
 band ........... Mloyd Stillman Alonzo Willing, the fortune hunter
 ..'.......... Russell Scovtlls Ted keegan, the man on the bor
 '''.......... Edward Iackey Sherlf Jim Larrabee, officer sss
 ...'.......... Walter Smedburr Deputies - Adolph Johnson, and John Pelton.
 The Business and Professtona, Women's club, President Miss Anna Foberg, held a meeting last Tues. day evening at the clubhouse on High street. Plans for the state convention to be held in Bridgeport early in June were made. In addI- ton to this Miss Grace Schmidt had charge Of delightful program of music which followed the business meeting.
 The officers and directors of the club will give card party for club members only at the clubhouse on Thursday evening. May goth. Miss Anna Foberg will be the hostess.
 
 The semi-annual meeting Of the Hartford branch Of the Woman's Board of Missions was held in the Congregational church on "Wednesday last. The sessions opened at II a. m. and 1:45 D. m, Mrs. Fred B. Bridgman Of Johannes 2urg. South Africa. and Miss Florence L. Fox of the Philippine Islands and Rev. W. S. Deming of ndia were the speakers.
 
 The Woman's Aid society of tho 8erlin Congregational church held
 (Continued on Page 16)
New Britain herald., 1926-05-15

Costa Rica. Czechoslovakia. Den mark, Egypt, Esthonia. Finland, France, Germany. Great Britain. Hungary, Italy, Latlia, Luxcmbourg. Netherlands, Norwalk. Palestine, Po- land. Portugal, Serbia, Sweden. Switzerland, Turkey and Uruguay.
 Miss L. s. Shaw. director. will at tend the Westchcster rally on Sat Urday. given in honor Of the inter- national delegates and will also at- tend Scouts Own on Sunday at Camp Edith Macy,
 Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Lewis Brastow will open her home in Plainville 10 a meeting Of Plainvine Woman's club. Household Arts" will be the subject discussed.
 
 Esther Stanley chapter. Daughters Of the American Revolution, held hoard meeting Fri1ay morning at the home of Mrs. Howard Parsons, regent of the chapter. Mrs. Rufus Hemenway and Miss Mary Whit uascy were elected 10 serve on the board.
 Tuesday evening before a crowded and enthusiastic house. the Plain vile Grange presented an especial ly finished and delightful play. Tho play Freddy" or the "Runaways." was three-act comedy, the scene ! Of action is in Texas. The cast Of was large. each part | being well portrayed. the players themselves deserving much credit Or their clever characterizations. | Mrs. c. II. Curtis was the director. The cast follows:
 lean MacI.oan, Little Miss FiXit-
 .,..,.... Miss Mary F. Hubbell 1 Mrs. Juniper, young wife
 ......,.... Miss Esther Furrey Victoria, the girl in the taxl-
New Britain herald., 1926-05-15
PERSONALS
Weekend visitors in and out of New Britain-Re- sorts at shore attract.

MT. and Mrs. w. L. Hatch, of West Main street, landed in New York Thursday and returned to their home in New Britain last night after several months spent in touring Mediterranean points. Mir. Hatch reports a most enjoyable trip. with many novel sights and experiences in several lands. He is enthusiastic over the facilities for comfort offer ed the traveller. He speaks with great pleasure of an automobile out of Algiers, on which the tourists passed from tropical climes into mountains where the roads were filled with snow. so much so that, in one place q long dotour. avoiding a high and snowtilled point, was fore -d
 MT. Hatch's associates at the w. l.. Hatch company, placed d. basket of large yellow roses upon his desk this morning. expressing a welcome home sentiment.
 Henry Wheeler. son of Mir. and Mrs, H, F. Wheeler of Forest street is spending the weekend in town.
 Miss Ruth keenan has returned 10 her home in Mt. Clair. N. Y., after spending q few days with Mrs. Sur man Dyson of Trumhull street,
 
 Miss Martha Clark, daughter of Dr. Robert Clark and Mrs Clark of l Garden street is spending the week snd in Pelham Manor, N. Y.
 Miss Katheryn Clark, daughter of nr. Robert Clark and Mrs. Clark of | Garden street is attending the festi- vities at Wesleyan university this week end.
 Mrs, Bennett Nelson has returned Q her home on Harrison street after spending several weeks in Cleveland, Ohio.
 Lewis Chapman, son of Mir. and Nrs. William Chapman, of this city. } student at the University of Penn- syN"nia who has achieved a wide as the organizer and eader on interfraternity orchestras It the university will leave on tour
New Britain herald., 1926-05-15

noon. The prizes went to Mrs. Will liam Middlemass, Mrs. Theodore Wailen and Mrs. c. E Root.
 Miss Elsie Dalke entertained q number ot friends al her home in Berlin Wednesday evening for Miss Emma Smith Of BeckIey who will marry William GIatz on Saturday, June ,.
 Miss Lillian Bus"r gave 2 farewell party at her home on Jubilee street Wednesday evening 10 Mrs. F. Keith who will sail May 2fth for a four months visit to Europe.
 
 Mrs. Orlando Swift entertained two tables al luncheon and bridge at her home on Lincoln street We'd nesday.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-15

Billy Lou Hart, daughter of NIT. and Mrs. William H. Hart. End. of Hart street entertained q number of her young friends al her home Thursday afternoon in honor Of her fourth birthday.
 Beniamln HaWlev Of Hart street has sent out invitations for q Chil- dren's party which he will give Sat urday afternoon, May 22ud, at the Shuttle Meadow club.
 Mrs. l.. \. Stanley of Lexington street is giving q luncheon followed by bridge at the Pennington Coun- try club today Her daughter. Miss Esther Stanley is the guest of honor
 Mrs. James Baldwin of Harding street entertained the Thursday afternoon bridge club at cards at her home Thursday afternoon.
 Judge John II. Kirkham of Cedar street entertained at dinner at the kirkham summer home in Plain,tlle last night. The party included solfing foursome which went to Bermuda together recently.
 Mrs. Olive Ingraham entertained two tables at bridge at her homo on West End avenue in aid of the New Britain Hospital Free Bed fund. Prizes were awarded 10 Mrs. Ralph Britton and Mrs. Robert Parsons . Afternoon tea was served in the din Ing room with Mrs. George Traut 1. presiding al the attractive table, !. Mrs. Richard Prirhard assisted with . the serving. :
 Miss Frances WhittIesoy of West . Main street entertained forty friends II luncheon al the Shuttle Meadow Hub on Tuesday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frederick Wiley of south Main street gave q farewell ,arty at their home Friday evening or their grandchildren, Mir. and frs. Carl Hansen and Miss Ebba iahnborg who loft today for Cali ornia, 10 make their home in that 'lace.
 Mrs George Dyson entertained the lembcrs oi her bridge club at lnCheon and cards at her home on Iarrison street Friday afternoon.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Boil enter lined the members of the Wadnes- ay night bridge club at cards a, leir home on West Main street lis week. Miss Harriet Reynal entertained f le members of the Alpha Alpha I umnae at cards at her home on I axington street Tuesday evening, io next meeting will take place at | e home of Miss Martha Clark lughter of Doctor Robert Glars | Id Mrs. Clark of Garden street on V lesday, May 95th.
 The Daughters of Isabella will C 'ld a card party at the Hotel Bur z t Monday evening. May 17th. Mrs. V F. Gaffney, Mrs. NJ. A. Sexton anI n rs. Charles Khune will receive tnr V ests. The committee consists of |, ss Irene Burkarth chairman, as Is ted by Miss Maudc ITatton. Miss n ,liie Ryan. Mrs. J. ]. Mangan. D rs. M. Smith Mrs. r, II. Hahn n q Mrs, E. Colehan.
 '' Mir. and Mrs. R. O. Clark of East Il rlin will entertain the members C the New Britain Rotary club and el ,ir wives and friends al sha1- b! ke on Thursday evening. May fiji In. Dancing will follow the din NJ r in the Community hall. so
 I"N trs. Leonard Fox entertained the Dt mbers of the Maple Bridge club IT the home of Mrs H A. Lienhard a -Gplf.stPeetslast Tuesday after hl