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Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17
ARTICLE No. II

its effect upon and Interpretation by
ones partner. If it tells him the truth,
it is sound bid, but if it deceives him
or may be misconstrued, it is not sound.
Whenever you make a bid, think not
only of your own cards but also of your
partner and what he may do after he
hears your bid. You should also con-
slider your own course Of action if the
bid you now intend to make should be
oVerbid by your opponents. Have you
started something that either you or
your partner can carry to its logical
conclusion2 If so, it is sound bid, but
not otherwise. Here is a hand that IL
illustrates the value of looking ahead
and deciding ones future action befora
making bid:
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17
MIAMI GOT HER GROCERIES

When the great hurricane swept
through Miami, grocery retailers and
wholesalers shOuldered successfully
the problem of feeding a hungry,
confused city.
One of the first relief groups to
organize was that of the grocers.
Within "a hours a food committee
had been formed. Both retail and
wholesale food purveyors were nam
ed as members.
A central warehouse was estab-
lished at the American Legion Build
ing and merchandise was brought
there from the various storage
places of grocery companies within
the city. Trucks were dispatched
to nearby and outlying districts
with food necessities and arrange
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17

read of your wonderful medicine IN
the paper, and my husband bought
me a bottle, and after the first
few doses 1 felt better, so kept
on taking it until 1 was well ana
strong. I take it at times when |
feel tired and it helps me. l will
always have a good word for your
medicine and tell anyone what good
If has done me. 1 recommended it
to my neighbor for her girl, who is
sixteen years old, and it was Just
what she needed. She is feeling tne
now, and goes to school every day:
-MRs. E. F. BAssETT, 216 South
Hayford Avenue, Lansing, Michigan.
Do not continue to feel all run
down and half sick when Lydia y.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ta
sold by druggists everywhere.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17

There are certain definite require
ments of bidding that should be com
Piled with at all times, if the auction
player wants to become sound bidder.
These requirements are more or less
arbitrary and vary with the position
of the bidder. For example, if you hold
five hearts to the ace, king. it is a sound
heart bid if you are dealer; but if three
players have passed, it is not sound
fourth hand bid. In the same way,
bid may not be sound on the first nound
Of bidding but may be perfectly justi-
fed on the second round. The real
reason for these sO-called conventions
Of bidding is due to the fact that all
sound bidding is part Of a harmonious
whole. Each bid, If it be sound, should
consider not only the bid itself but also
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17

folks need a clean conscience"
Florida grocers and their custom
ers have gone through a trying or
deal together-and it has cemented
their friendship.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17

to pay for them are welcome. Those
that got things they did not need or
are able to pay for them, please
send us the money to Box 1855. ALA
pattah. We need the money and some
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17
MINUS THE BRoGUE

1--WE been cheated" said the irate
young housewife.
''How?" asked the grocer.
"I ordered Irish potatoes, and my
husband says the ones you sent me
were grown in Michigan. The Pro-
gressiYe Grocer.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17

pound whenever
Ineededit. When
1 first used it l
was so bad I
could hardly
walk across the
room without
crying. 1 was
tired all hetime.
1 think my trou-
BILE was coming
on me for six
months before l
realized it. /
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17

"No) MORE woRRYN'," as the song
says, about what to give the man who
smokes pipe. Here is the National Joy
Smoke, Prince Albert, all fused up in
holiday attire. A gift to gladden. his heart
on the Big Day; a generous supply to
keep him happy.
Peeping out of the special Christmas
carton is the pound crystal-glass hurnidor
with spOnge-mOistener top. A cOntainer
to grace any smOIing-stand or Ofice-desk.
AS practical as it is gOod-lOOking. Best
of all, it contains Prince AIbert-mild,
mellow, and fragrant
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17
MRS. BASSETT
ALWAYS TIRED
NOwin Good Health by Using
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound

Lansing, Mich.-"I have taken
lydia p. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17

hand rather than to the bidding of his
own cards only. There are many bids
that are sound for that bid only but un-
sound when considered as part of a
harmonious whole. Think not only Of
your own bid, but of your partner and
opponents and the action they may
take if you make that bid. Look for
ward always and try to consider every
bid as part of chain of bids, rather
than as a single and disconnected link.
Here is a hand illustrating the sams
point:
Problem No. 13
Hearts 90
Clubs-K, 4,3
Diamonds "A, K, 10, IA
Spades *, Q,4
"a B.
No score, rubber game. 2 dealt, bid ons
no-trump and A passed. What should
Y bid and why2 An analysis Of this
hand will be given in the next article.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17
CLEVER RTRDS

CLEVER BIRDS
'If hens weren't intelligent" said
Mrs. Newly-Wed, "how could they
lay eggs that exactly fit our egg
cups ?"-The Progressive Grocer.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17

In addition to the glass humidOr, there
are pound and half-pound tins of this
same wonderful tobacco. It'sthe tobacco,
after ali, that counts. Experienced smOlc-
ers know that no other tobacco is like
P. A. for sheer pipe-enjOyment, day in
and day out.
, Take out your Christmas list now.
Alongside thename of every pipe-smOker
write ''Prince Albert" This is the happy
solution of the annual problem so far as
the men-folks are concerned. 1t viii save
your time and give others the time of
their lives.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17

Hearts s-A,L&4
Clubs %, ], 10, A. ;
Diamonds "A, O. s
Spades "A
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-09
PROPOSALS FAIL
in new OFFER ON
ARICA-TACNA ROW

WASHINGTON, March 0. Tho
United States has made new offer
to act as disinterested third party
i'll aiding Chile and Peru to reach Il
peaceable settlement Of their forty
year long dispute over Tacna and
africa the "Alsace Lorraine of
South America, but the proposal has
failed.
The American proffer of good of
fices was made through Ambassador
William II. Collier at Santiago and
Ambassador Miles Poindexter at
Lima, the United Press learned au-
thoritatively.
The tender, it is said, was received
favorablv by the Chilean govern
ment. Peru. however, declined.
State department officials today
were emphatic in their declarations
that the plcbscite provided for in the
albital award handed down by
President Coolidge on March 5,
1925, was going forward as schedul-
ed. They denied that any definite e
plan for a direct settlement had been
suggested but they would not deny
that the tender of good offices had
been made.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-09
Sen. B0RAH SEES
MEXIC0'S RIGHT
TO FRAME LAWS
By United Press Leased Wire


WASHINGTON, Mar. 9.-Shortly
after Chairman Borah of the senate
foreign relations committee had
voiced in the senate today a defense
OF the Mexican government, the
state department this afternoon re-
vealed it had instructed Ambassa-
dor Sheffield to use his good of
fices in mitigating Mexican depor-
tation of American religious teach
ers.
Borah declared, 81 think Mexico
has the right to incorporate in her
constitution whatever laws it de-
sires so long as they do not conflict
with international law.''
Senator King, Utah, Democrat,
introduced resolutions asking for
American Mexican diplomatic cor
respondnce since 1910 and also de.
manded investigation Of American
border officials exclusion of per-
sons said to be disliked by the Cal.
les regime.
Borah expressed great sympathy
for the Gales regime and said Amer.
lea tended to "criticize the Mexi-
can government in. its handling of
purely internal affairs
King called "cowardly and brut,
al" the Mexican execution of Gen.
eral Torres, after the latter had
been expelled from the United
States. King claimed American and
Mexican authorities were in eollu.
sion in railroading Mexieans across
the border to their deaths and
added that United States immigra
tion officials at the border had a
'reprehensible record.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-09
WOMAN ARRESTED
HERE SUSPECTED
OF PETTY THEFTS

Z In the arrest of Maria Antiveras
picked up on the east side this morn
ing by Officers Taekett and Free
man, the FL Centre police believe
they have apprehended the party re-
sponsible for many eases of petty
thieving committed around tho city
in the past several months.
The woman, who is IA years of
age, was taken into custody while
trying to enter soft drink and
cigar stand at 32l Main street short
ly after n. IN. The proprietor of
the store, sleeping in the rear, heard
the wouldbe intruder and called the
police by telephone.
When the officers arrived they
thought the alleged burglar was Il
man, as She was garbed in trousers
and coat. When searched a, small
tin pistol, shaped like an automatic
was found in her possession. She
had not attempted to draw it on the
Officers. Although harmless, the
pistol in many cases would have the
effectiveness of real weapon.
The accused was arraigned before
Judge Whitclaw in the police court
this morning on technical charge
of vagraney to which she pleaded
guilty, The ease was continued fur.
ther until a thorough investigation
can be made. -..-
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-09
FIND 65 GALS.
OF BOOZE IN
DESERT CACHE

Deputy Sheriffs Oswalt and Cor
nelson unearthed a cache contain
ing 65 gallons of corn whiskey west
of Imperial yesterday afternoon,
following out a "hunch' by Cor
nelson that there was booze buried
on the desert in that section.
While on another ease last week
with Deputy Sheriff McClelland,
Corneilson came upon man who
was acting in suspicious manner,
and who fled in an automobile when
he spotted the officers. The latter
overhauled the fugitive whom they
recognized as bootlegger, who
has been arrested before, but they
could prove nothing against him and
allowed him to go.
Corneilson developed the hunch
that the man had been burying
liquor and he and Oswalt armed
themselves with shovels Yesterday
to see what the hunch would, deve-
lop. They soon unearthed the
liquor which tested l70 proof at the
mil 10@I Yth 40 eect aG
Os*ah. is mourning the loss of an
Elks tooth charm which tiropped
from his watch chain while he WIS
on the hunt for the liquor.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-09
GERMANY'S APPLICATION
REFERRED TO COMMISSION

GENEVA, March 9. - Aristide
BRAND today notified Louis Louch-
eur of the French delegation to re-
sumo efforts to reach a solution of
League of Nations council member
ship problem without awaiting
Brands return.
The league assembly commission
appointed to pass upon Germany s
qualifications for membership in
the league today referred the mat
ter to a sub commission, which will
not make. decision until BRAND
returns to Geneva.
China announced willingness to
postpone her candidacy for a per-
manent council seat until September
and Foreign Minister Osten linden
of Sweden is understood to have
notified all council members that
similar postponement of the claims
of Spain, Poland and Brazil would
be the only solution acceptable to
his country. He said he would
vote against any enlargement of TIL,
council beyond the admission of
Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-09
TENTATIVELY SET
MAY II AS DATE
FOR ARMS PARLEY
Agreement to Meet at
Geneva Rejects Russ
Ultimatum on COnfabs.
by United Press Leased Wire

GENEVA, March 9.--Great Brit
ain and France have agreed tenta-
lively that the League of Nations
preliminary disarmament conference
shall convene at Geneva May IT,,
The preliminary economic confer
ence would meet April 20, if the
tentative schedule were adhered to.
This agreement to convene the
two conferences at Geneva rejects
Soviet Foreign Minister George
Tchitcherin s ultimatum that Rus
Sian delegates would not participate
in either conference unless it We're
held outside of Switzerland.
Opposition Develops
Strong opposition Immediately de-
vcloped to the Franco-British plans.
Finland. Poland. CZecho-Slovakia,
Rumania and Bulgaria insist that
the conference would be futile un-
less held outside of Switzerland.
These nations are convinced that
Soviet Russia otherwise would not
participate.
Foreign Minister Benes of Czecho
Slovakia is seeking a solution for
presentation to the League of Ma
tiOnS. ,-q.--
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-09
MEET WILL TRY.
TO SOLVE ISSUE
ON QUARANTINE.

SACRAMENTO, Cal. March Q. -
Means of overcoming, if possible,
the effect of a recent United States
supreme court decision which might
nullify California S interstate quar-
antine regulations will be consider
ed at meeting Of the state quaran-
tine committee at the Ferry build
ing i'll San Francisco tomorrow
morning.
The session has been called by
George c. Roeding of San Francisco,
chairman of the committee, which
was appointed by G. II. Hecke,
state director of agriculture.
Hecke said today that with the
aid of the federal horticultural
board, the committee hoped to solve
the problem.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-09
PEKINC TODAY IS
ISOLATED WHILE
HOT FIGHT RACES

PEKIN, March 9.-Pckin today
is cut off from mail and freight
communication with 9 the outside
world.
The isolation results from the
battle around the Taku forts, near
Tien Tsin, where Kuomichen troops
and force representing the coali'
tion of Marshal Chang Tso Lin, WI
Pei Flu and Iii Ching Lin are hotly
engaged.
Marshal Fcng Yu Hsiang. Kuo'
minchen commander. who controls
the Pekin area, boldly defied the
Boxer protocol by notifying pilots
9 that no vessels would be permitted
to pass the forts, thus closing the
last outside mail and freight con
neetiohs with Pekin and Tien Tsin.
The forts fired on pilot vessels be-
fore notifying the pilots OF the new
orucr. ,,.. .s ~s.t z. 1sx
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-09
TWO SHAFTS WRECKED,
POISON GAS GENERATED
nv United PRESS Leased Wire

ECCLES, w. Va, March 9.-Two
shafts Of the Grab Orchard I'm
provement company were wrecked
during the night by an explosion
which sent clouds of poisonous gas
spiralling from the mine. One man
is known to have been killed.
The cntombed men were working in
the number five shaft while those
rescued were at No. shaft.
State and federal mine rescue
workers arrived early today and
, kept back from the No. shaft a
crowd of relatives of the entombcd
men. Rescue operations then were
organized,
OF the 3S men first rescued from
No. 6. several were suffering from
the effects of gas 1t is believed
all will recover. The last two ia
he rescued were behind a pike of
debris, patiently awaiting aid,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-09
STARTS TO FORM
AIR SERVICE FOR
DRY ENFORCEMENT

WASHINGTON, March o.
Americass first prohibition air
fleet was being organized today by
Admiral F. C. Billiard, commandant
Of the coast guard, who opened ne
gotiations with the navy depart
ment for the purchase of five Am
phibian seaplanes.
Admiral Billiard announced that
he had appointed a board of guard
Officers to establish air bases along
the Atlantic coast from New Eng.
land to Florida and tA investigate e
the policies for the "dry' air SER
vice.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-09
,MOderatiOnists Are Lead
ing in Press Vote or
Prohibition Problem.
EXTEND BALLOTING
Press Management De-
cides to Run Forms for
Another Three Days.

In common with other parts of
the country, as indicated by the dis
patches, majority Of the voters in
The Press referendum so far favor
modification of the Volstead act to
permit Of the legal sales of light
wines and beer. It will be noted,
fowever, ION the above figures
that mary support the prohibition
amendment as it stands with strict
enforcement of the law, and that
another minority believe the amend
ment should be repealed.
Ballots continue to roll into the
Prohibition Editor today, many
more of our readers taking advant-
age Of the opportunity to express
themselves on what is considered
to be the greatest national issue of
the day.
II was originally intended to con-
duet the referendum over a three
day period but the increasing in
terest that is being manifested in
this unofficial vote has prompted
the management to run it for three
DAYS more.
The respective wet and dry fac
tions all over the country are mass
ing their forces for another great
struggle OIL the prohibition question
on which so. many varying views
have been expressed.
The wet bloc in congress is max
ing strenuous efforts to have the
prohibition issue fought on on the
floor Of the house. Political forces
are lining up preparing for deci-
sive battle on the subject.
Prohibitionists declare that the
18th amendment has been a great
success and that it never will be
repealed.
Urge Modification
The vets, on the other hand, con-
tend that the Volstead act does not
represent the will of the majority of
the American people. They advance
the argument that when "a law is
obviously unenforceable the logical
thing to do is to modify it.
The Press referendum gives all of
its readers an opportunity to ex.
press their views. They can vote
for retention of the 18th amendment
and in favor of strict enforcement
of the law; for repeal of the amend
ment, or for modification, which
would legalize the sale of light win
es and beer.
The vote is being conducted as
part of a nationwide movement to
ascertain sentiment on the wet-dry
question, and in cooperation with
700 newspapers of the NEA service
which have 100000 readers.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-09
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Evangelistic service, First
Baptist church, 7:3O.
Women's gymnasium class,
high school.
Imperial Valley Commandery
No. "a, Masonic hall.
Knights Of Pythias meet,
Brawley.
Dance, Red Wing pavilion,
Y.awley.
mot Tonight Dearie,'
Brlnk's tent theater.
THAT Royll Girl" Valley
theater.
Camille of the Barbary
Coast Palace theatcr.
TOMORROW
Grapefruit institute opens,
Wilson school, $3.50 a. m.
Chamber Of commerce lunch
con, Hotel Barbara Worth.
Bridge tournament party, 10,-
900 club, 2 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-09
FALLS 6 STORIES.
LIGHTS ON BARREL.
BREAKS NO BONES
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Mar. &C. J.
Potter, painter, fell six stories
from a scaffolding, landed on an
empty barrel, and lived to tell about
it.
Potter was painting the side of a
building when his scaffold gave way
and he fell to the ground accom-
panied by aodeluge of paint.
There were no broken bones, and
he was recovering rapidly today.
The farm bureau and agricultural
extension in Santa Barbara county
are building demonstration poul-
try house for 1000 hens and a de-
monstration barn for 60 cows.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-09
RECOVER EIGHT BODIES

CHARLESTON, ". Va, March
Eight bodies have been taken
f. ON mine No. of the Crab Or
chard'. Improvement company, Ec-
cics. W. Va, partially wrecked by
an explosion during the night, ac-
cording to telephone calls to Char
lesion at noon.
Miners trapped in Shaft No. 6
which was damaged by the explos
ion, have been rescued alive and the
missing miners were believed bur
led under the debris some distance
from the shaft.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-09
TEN BODIES
ARE EFOUNO
IN PASSAGE
Rescue Workers Continue
Efforts Although Hope
Is Abandoned.
3S MINERS SAVED
Explosion Sends Clouds
of Poisonous Gas Adrift
Through Mine.
Dy United Press Leased Wire

ECCLES, w. Va. March 0. -
Rescue workers this afternoon are
desperately battling to reach 18 men
entombed in No. s shaft CT the Crab
Orchard Improvement company s
mine here, following last night s
disastrous explosion.
Ten bodies have been found in
shaft No. and one man, rescued
with 10 others from shaft No. 6.
died last night.
ECCLES, w. Va, March o. All
the miners entombcd in shaft No. .
of the Crab Orchard Improvement
company are believed dead. Eight
bodies were found at the. foot of the
shaft when rcscucrs broke through
the 30 feet Of debris that had block
ri them. shortly before noon today.
Veteran miners and state police
then pointed out that there is prac-
,icallv no chauce that the men re-
raining in the shaft are alive.
they are variously numbered as
numbered as 10 and 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-09
HOUSE DEBATE
is HOT OVER
PAPER VOTES
ny United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, March 9.-Wets
and drys staged turbulent debate
in the senate today over propaganda
issued bv both sides.
Senator Bruce, Maryland, wet
Democrat, started the exchange
when he read results of newspaper
polls showing an overwhelming ma
jority for light wines and beer
Senator Willis, Republicans Ohio,
rctorted he had tons of dry propa.
ganda in hiss desk and would unload
it into the record nnless, vets stop
ped putting newspaper stories into
the record.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-09
MARK FL CENTRIC.
AS GUIDE POST
FOR u. s. AIRWAY
Twelve-FOOt Letters to
Be EmblaZOned on Roof
of Standard Warehouse

Painters today began to place the
city's name, Ell Centre, in letters IL
feet high on the roof Of the Stand
ard Oil company's warehouse in this
city.
This means that FL Centro has
been designated as Il 'guide post
on one of the ofticial airways of
the Pacific coast as outlined by the
air service of the United States
army and United States navy, in CO.
operation with the Standard Oil
company. This will bring much
publicity to this city, as in addition
to the advertising value of this sign,
with reference to passing traffic,
FL Centro will hereafter be listed
in all official air maps.
One of 100 Towns :.
In cooperation with air services
of the United States army and Unit
ed States navy, more than 100 towns
have been selected on the Pacific
coast, the names of which are now
being painted by the Standard Oil
company on the roofs of their build.
ings as guides to aviatOrs. In ad.
dition, at most points, an arrow in
dieting true north will be placed
as a further aid to air .navigators.
The marking of airways from the
Pacific coast toward the east is now
being undertaken.
The sign at FL Centre is one of
a number which constitute routes
east from Los Angeles and San Di-
ego. The complete unit is as fol-
lows: Banning, Beaumont, White
water, Coachella, Hemet, Calipatria,
Westmorland, Brawley, Imperial, FL
Centre, Holtville. Seeley, Heber,
Calexico, Jacumba, Santee, La
Mesa and Palm City.
Anyways Are Marked
Pacific coast airways as already
marked run from Seattle south
through Portland and Medford to
Redding. Here the route divides !;
one course leading from Redding to
San Francisco, the othe-- from Red
ding to Sacramento and thence to
Fresno, and on to Los Angeles via
Bakersfield. Southward from San
Francisco, one airway leads to Fres-
no and thence to Los Angeles, and
another to Los Angeles via San Jose,
Gilroy, and Coalinga. Two airways
run from Los Angles to San Diego:
one following the coast, and the 9TH
er the inland route through Elsi-
more and Riverside.
This undertaking on the part of
the Standard Oil company is,a gil
gantic one, entailing expenditure of
thousands of dollars. but according
to aviators it will be long step
forward in the development of avia-
tion on the Pacific coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-09
GRAPEFRUIT MEET
OPENS TOMORROW
AT LOCAL SCHOOL
Second Annual Institute
Will Be Addressed by
Well Known Experts.

The second annual Imperial Val
ley Grapefruit institute will start
tomorrow morning at 9 O'Clock at
the Wilson school auditorium, Ell
Centre. The morning session will
last until noon, when an adjourn
ment will be taken for lunch. The
afternoon session starts at 1:15 p.
m. and ends at 4:30 p. m., The
same hours are planned for the
Thursday meetings. The Wednes-
day evening meeting will also be
held in the Wilson school auditorium
while the Thursday night meeting
will be conducted in the high school
at Brawley.
Prof. Robert w. Hodgson of the
division of subtropical horticulture
of the University of California,
Prof. H. j. Quayle, entomologist of
the Riverside citrus experiment sta
tion of the University of Califor-
MIA, and Warren r. Schoonover, cit.
rus specialist of the agricultural
extension service of the University
of California and United States de.
partment of agriculture, are the
principal speakers on the program
for the :institute. These men are
well known locally and have state
wide regulations as authorities on
their subjects.