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Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28
Indian, 112, Dies
Without Seeing
Railroad Train


KNOB. Cal, July 2s.-Although
Ccorg" Motion. venerable Indian
ho died here recently. reached the
age of ll2, he never saw n railroad
train
George remembered when he
first saw white settlers cnnc to Sac
ramcnto valley. Thea hc was a
robust young m,'ian brave, and be
came v"rv friendlv with the pale
face. lie operated pack trains, and
helped the newcomers in developing
this section.
The indian 5 AGE WAS not mat
ter of guesswork. Supervisor
Robert Jordan, who was born and
raised in this section, recalls his
father 5 statements as to the In.
dian S age, and declares George WAS
and most colorful citizens. Major
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28
EXPERT SUBMITS REPORT ON
INVESTIGATION OF MILDEW

p. C.. Miller. research aesistant in
plant nathologv from the University
Of California has presented his re-
port Of the Investigation of nowl-
erv mi'dH'v on cantaloupes in I'm
pca'ol Valley.
TIL" present Investigation was be.
"rn June 10, 1926. A preliminary
{" V"" Of the condition of numcr-
""s fields in IL" valley. was made
to note if any If the various trcat-
mcnts previously anplicd showed
""@mise 90 n control measure for
"ildcw. The advanced season and
the severity of mildew attack at
thc time the treatments were ap-
nlied made the results secured
doubtful and difficult to interpret.
Field experiments were mdertak-
on to arrive ut definite conclusions
as TO the effect of the materials
used both upon the host plant and
the attacking fungus. For the ox-
neriments nntreatcd fields of +ho
latest PLANTING were secured AbOut
one acre of n lato field of 10-2Js be-
lonoinq to the Ward Fruit company
and located on the Kcssler ranch
worth ard west of Hnbor was used
rs field No. ]. \ similar area of
still later field of H. b Hale S
Pest belonging to the SwaStica
Packing companv and located in
tho Mount Sional district was set
aside as fiol1 No ..
Plnts Checked
One hundred and twcntv five
"'cte ea"h consisting of 81 feet
1-'C0 acro) of row Of vines woro
taxed off in field No. !. In field
No. , 1%7 plots Of the same size
were used. These wcrc divided be.
tween four series designated as 7
II. III and ~. Quo row alone
each "dgc Of the entire area used
fer the cXncrimcnts and ono row
between eHch series Of plots was
left rntrcatcd as 4 check.
Limo. evnS"m. coppor sulnhatc
limo dust (D6(. conner carbonate
dust 105). su,foocrm, four kind,
of culphur as well as mixtures OF
Sn'nhur with lime, gvnsum an(
whiting were used as dust annli
cations made directly upon the foil
aoe Of the vines. The several kind,
of suln'r"r we're also applied to tn,
coil LIQUID SPRAYS of variou,
kinds were also tried. The dust
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28
City Discharges
Its Police Force
by United Press Leased Wire

WARREN, Ohio, July 2s.-War-
rem, a city of 10000 people, will try
the unusual experiment of abolish
ing its police department.
Mayor j. H. Marshall today sign
ed an emergency order discharging
Chief of Police Gillen and 23 offic,
crs because the city could not af-
ford to pay their salaries. The ord
cr becomes effective Saturday night.
Sheriff John Smith WAS asked to
accept responsibility for patrollimg
the streets and enforcing the law.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28
Florida Governor
Objects to Tax
by United Press Leased Wire

CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 2S
George b. Young, president of the
national conference Of commissions
crs on uniform laws, delivered the
principal address before the COVER
nors conference here today. Adam
MrMullcn, governor of Nebraska,
WIS another speaker.
At meeting held last night Gov
crnor John W. Martin Of Florida
aSSailcd 1thc federal income tax law
and declared that his std'c would
resist further collection of this tax.
The governors will don four gallon
hats this afternoon and watch the
c&ynscs, each of which has been
named after a governor, perform at
the frontier days celebration.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28

were arpiicd with n smqll hand
I"ster a "ates of 20. 40, go, so and
100 uon"1S rer acre The eamo
treatments were applied in both
fields r""eDt that no linnid sprays
were used on plots in field No. !.
The vines in field No. had
grown nvuriantiy and produced a
GOOD crown eat of melons in spite
Of the fact that thcv were SeVore-
w affected with mildew at the time
the Treatments were applied. The
first melons were harvested June
26. the dav the dust applications
were completed in this field The
stage of growth of the plants, the
/ severity Of the mildcw attack and
| the hardness of the application Of
! the dnsts made observations of the
; effectiveness of the various aDpli-
/ cations in controlling or check ing
, mildew inoonclusive and unsatis-
! factory. However some valuable
'"formHtion concerning the effect Of
! thco" applications upon the fola"c
Of the host nlant was obtained Pie
turcS Of selected plots were taken
on July |.
Exnerin ents Tn Continue
The vines in field No. . wore
| Younger, had mode . much less
/ "ioorous Growth than those in ficld
| No. ! aud wero much less severely
attacked bv mildcw due TO the fact
/ that the disease was annarcntlv
! checked rs the season advanced.
! The effect of the various applica-
| tiorS with rcspect to mildrw con-
! tr"l coul1 therefore not be deter
ained. However the effects of the
! duStS and Spravs Unnn the VinoS
was carefully noted ?nd checked
Z with those noted in field No. I.
An attcmnt viii hn made TO CON
tinu" the in"cstioation bv orowino
! cartalo"no vin"S and infccting thew,
! with milGcw if possible DR.. j. r
! Rorrett. associate di""ctor of tho
citrus experiment station at River
side who is directing the investiga-
tion will carry on certain research
there.
An analysis cf the clmatologica7
data secured during This and pre-
v;ous wears in Imperial Valley. at
Yuma. ara at Phoe"iv will he made
ia note if correlation exists be
tween certain climatic conditions
and the oc"urancc of m;ldCW.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28
Chief OsWalt Is
Rival of Solomon

Chief of Police Oswalt was called
unon today to make M important de
ciSion.
Tn" matter wHs ono which
would have given Solomon an uneasy
half hour and he had reputation
for batting about 1000 per cent
when il came to important decisions.
1t WAS all caused by the chief 5
declaration that peripatctic and mu-
steal tendencies of CANNES within the
city limits must be curbcd and is
suancc of orders calling upon police
to c"nfiscatc animals found roam
ING the streets at night. Complaints
of citizens whose slumbcrS were be-
'ug disturbed by nocturnal howlngs
cauScd the order.
Police pondorcd the matter all dav
Yesterday and this morning they de
SCcnded upon the chief.
What we want to know they
demanded, "is, what time does the
dog curfew 90 into effect. We fig
urc that il is night as soon as we We
had our supper but YOU cant an
rest n dog for being ont after SUP
per What time does a dog have to
90 home
Unable to find anything in the
citv ordinance which would aid in
Il decision the chief assumed duties
Of law maker. Incidentally he re.
Ncaled his opinion in regard to the
tim" citizens Of FL Centre are in the
habit of hitting the hay.
"lf n dog is running Ground aft
cr 9 o o'clock throw him in the city
mound, y ruled the chief. " Especially
if he is bowling, In other words
the dog curfew rings at Q clock
every night. y
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28
Plank Road Soon
Thing Of the Past

Motorists who have been accus-
toned to using the famous plank
road across the sandhills in the east
orn part of Ifperial County are pre-
pairing to say farewell to that buea-
boo OF travellers.
For many years motorists, includ-
ing residents Of the county, cross
country tourists, and those bound
on trips between Arizona and
western points, have bumped and
bounced their way over the rough
plamks of the sandhill road and it
is stated on authority of Pegleg
Hunt, sage of Grays Well, that
the road has been responsible for
more 'cussing by motorists than an!
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28
'BRAWLEY LEGION
PUTS OUT GREAT
BOXING MATCHES

Frank Oleata, or Young Savage of
Yuma, to give him his ring name,
made a serious mistake when he
cracked johnny O'Brien on the
head in the main event at the
Brawlcv Legion arena last night.
Despite his name. Johnny is a col
orcd boy. and naturally has a
tough head. If was so tough that
it cracked Oleata S thumb and for
ccd him to discontinue the fight in
the sixth round.
It was a fairly good fight M to
that time, with both hcavywcights
stepping around at a fast clip for
hig fellows. Savage, who is a hus-
',v Indian, seemed capable Of taking
qnvthing that johnny wished to
Give him, without blinking, the col
ared bov 5 blows glancing off him
1il;o water frem a duck s back.
The Indian chief packed terrific
wallop and Johnny sampled it fre-
auentlv. going down under a pile
driver 81 \ the second round for
the coun ,' seven. A little more
qggre SSH g aud the chief would
have ha' II then. If looked like
the chief .S also the victim of n
slow "o'',- 80 his "Ivc"sarv
Aside f. '' tLc disappointing end
10 the '"a;n event, the card was a
crac!,crjacl,.
Ser Final Good
RAYMOND Montov2, handicapped
in height and reach. took the eight
"nund scmi-final from Frank Murrlo
# San Diego. Montoya carried
The fighting to his bigger opponent
md thou"h the lattrr staggered him
ecverol timcs with y powerful rirht
he little fellow kent fighting. Mur-
lilo $ refusal TO lead at any tim"
| luring the fioht made him look bal
nd caused him to receive the well
%nown "razzbcrrv from tho fans
during the fight. Tho bOOs' were
also given him heartily when he oh
iectod to the referees decision al
though he had not done enough real
fighting to cntitlr him even to 4
draw.
johnny Lee of San Diego took
the four round sDccial from KID
Ontario. the oldtirp warrior. and
Iohrny knew he had fight on his
hands ovcrv stem of the wav. On
tario is about the toughest thing
that ever come down the pike. II"
was dropped in the first round for
! Ion" count aud appeared TO he
done for. but he mana"od to pot
| fhro"oh the second and third rounds
without troHblo. tving JOHNNY
nl"ntv 20 think about at all times.
Leo dropped his man twice in The
'os+ franc and clearly earned the
| decision. brt Ontario y"as "ivon =
bio hand bv thc crowd fo" his GOOD
work. II was mighty fine fight.
Ralph Gin scored knockout ovnr
Eddie Carria cf this city in the
second rohnd Of the op"""r Edd'"
! shot his steam IN tho first rornd
when he clo~tcd tc slnn il OFT with
the San Diego boy. who likes 70
slug better than ANYTHING else. II"
'rovcd bette" able to sWi70 his
! dukes than tho local boz. AMI shot
one over to Eddie's "ommsary de.
pqrtmort that enabled the ton and
ont - ditty to be sung over him.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28
WILL FILE
APPEAL FOR DURKIN

CHICAGO, July 2S.- Attorneys
today were preparing to file an ap,
peal to the Illinois supreme court
following the sentencing of Martin
Durkin Yesterday to 35 years in the
penitentiary for the murder of Fed
eral Agent Edwin f. Shanahan.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28
Completa INIT Rv August Is.

III" first unit Of the McXi"ali aud
Gulf railroad. running along tn"
eastern cdg" of Volcano take area
for e2 miles viii be completed hv
Aug, -. according to X. II. Bolvin
who is in chargr of construction OPP
crations in the temporary absence
of Engineer w. |. BaSSctt. Work ON
the road was resumed recently aft
cr Temporary halt caused by flood
waters of the Colorado river.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28
ELL PROVIDING FOR
PLEEISCITE PASSED

MANILA, p. l., July %. The
house of representative has passed
the bill providing for plebiscite
to determine whether people of the
Philippines desire independence.
Both house and senate now have
passed it over the veto of Governor
General Leonard Wood. y
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28

other trial not excepting punetures
and blow outs.
It is believed the new concrete
pavement will be completed within
Is days and opened for traffic
shortly thereafter. Three miles of
the road has been in use for some
time.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28

CHICAGO, July 29.-fhicago did
not want the Dempsey-Tunney fight
anyhow, or a Dcmpscy-Wills fight,
or any other heavyweight champ
ionship bout, the Chicago boxing
commission ruled following the de-
parture of Tex Rickard, eastern
promoter. for New York after re-
cciving word that the New York
commission had reversed itself and
sanctioned Eempscy-Tunncy bout
there.
The Chicago boxing commission
said so through its spokesman,
Chairman ". O. Hunclc, who said
that Rickard had seen nearly every
one save tn" boxing commission dur
ing his Chicago chickering's. Had
Rickard called he would have been
informed that Chicago is not ready
So soon after the revival of boxing.
10 handle n contest involving such
tremendous amount of money.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28
Yon'il kcst Well throrob hot
summer nights if you bui,J that
screen sIerping porch row. Ask for
figures. Valley Lumber Co. adv

rorsre Eoom III CaleXico.-Possi-
h'litv of - building boom in CalcXico
this fan is forese"n by J. p. M"nucl,
city huildiug ipSucctor. and w. c.
Jones of the Valley Lumber com
pany. They declare a number Of
.persons ar" intending to build
homes in the border citv within Il
short time. They also declare that
'tcntatiyc plans ore under way for
the formation of y buildinp and
loan association through which r"o'-
ucctivc home owners viii he enabled
4" secure funds to carry cut their
plans.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28

More than half the territory in
Tularc county inspected for rodents
last month was found to be en-
tirely free, about $4,000 acres.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28
Peapportionment Campaign Over.
Campers Notice. Sec Kittle Ped
1t Clayton u stevens. adv
Returns from Coast Trip-E

Returns from Coast Trip. J.
MulIigan, manager of the FL Cen
tro hospital has returned TO the citv
following Il visit to Los Angeles and
other coast cities. While on the
coast he visited many Of the larg-
er hospitals for the purpose of in
spcrtin" new equipment being IN
troduccd.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28
For a Real Lemonade or Orange.
ade at paul's, Union Stages De-
pot. adv

Penn. state Man Hcre.-ProfesSo Sor
and Mrs. +. y. Gardner. from the
Pennsylvania stat" college were IN
the valley Yesterday and expressed
great interest in the rapid d"vclop-
mcrt Of all t'outhcrn California.
Professor Gardner was specially IN
tcrcstrd in this productive valley as
hc is employed III the agricultural
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28
TEX RICHARD HAS
ANOTHER BATTLE
COMING TO HIM
Boxing Commission May
Refuse Licenses To
Tunney and Dempsey
By United Press Leased Wire

By United Press Leased Wire
NEW YORK. July Winning a
fight Of more than two years TO get
Il decision from the New York box
ING commission, Tex Richard return
cd to New York today.
He left one fight in Chicago only
to jump into another battle that
must be won before he can stag"
q bout between Jack Dempsey and
Gene Tunney in the Yankee stadium
on September l6.
The boxing commission vota its
approval for Dompsey-Tunney
fight but Rickard s fight is not yet
won. He vet has TO use his am
munition against Colonel John j..
phelan, commander Of the ceIcbrat-
ed ''Irish Goth regiment, and
James A. Farley, political lea lcG
from Rockland county and the per
sonal friend of Governor Al Smith.
Colonel Phclan is the chairman Of
the license committee and Farley, od
this issue, is the minority member Of
the boxing commission.
The commission itself cannot is
sue or grant licenses to promoters,
boxers, managers OF seconds. IT
cannot declare boxers ineligible and
it cannot rcinstatc boxers who have
been declared ineligible by the Ii
Gems" commission.
The boxing commission voted yes
tcrday that icnpscy and Tnnney
could fight in the Yankee stadium
on September l6.
But Dcmrs Y HASN'T license and
Tumcy hasn t a license. TO get
the licenses, without which they can
rot enter tie gates Of any boxing
arena in New York state. they Will
have to plead their case before Col
Onrl l'hcian 5 committee.
Phc!an has gone to camp with his
his " fighting GOTH and he will
not be back for two weeks. Mean
while no licenses Of any Kind can
be granted.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28
Fans Object Of Police Search

VdI' OUJCCU u UIICt Dtd CII-
Automobile accessories are usually
the loot most sought after by petty
thieves according to police records
but the light fingered ones have
turned lately TO appropriation Of
electric fans. police in FL Centre
declare. Reports of such thcfts
have increased police state, the
latest being turned in by Zaferis
Bros, proprictors Of store on
Olive street Two Is inch fans
were stolen from them last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28

Del Rey, Fresno county. is 70
stage q thrcc-dav American L..
gion fair in September.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28
VETERAN SOUTHPfW IS
GIVEN TIIS RELEASE

DETROIT, Mich, July 28.-Wil-
bur Cooper, veteran southpaw pitch
cr acquired by Detroit several
week ago from the Chicago Cubs.
was given his unconditional release
by the Tigers yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28

Delano, Kern county, is drilling a
well for an additional municipal
water supply.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28

Dutton's Have Girl. - Mr.. and
Mrs. +. +. Dnttonof FL Centre are
the proud parents Of Il 9h pound
baby girl born ut Jacnmha this
morning. Mother and daughter ar"
Goinn nicclv.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28
Leaves for Extended Vacation

Mrs. Frank Taylor of IIoltvillc will
leave here Saturday ON AN extended
vacation trip during which she will
visit in San Francisco and Nash.
vile, Tenn. She expects TO be
gone about month. The trip will
be taken over the northern route of
the Southern Pacific railroad.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28

For Sale-Red and white grapes.
Edgewild Ranch. IL miles off
Main ST. South Dahlia canal. Phone
oOsJJ. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28

DR., r. z. Cunningham, Osteopathic
Physician. 532 Main St Office open
through July and August. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28
department Of his calleGe.

department Of his calleGe.
For Sale Cr ~ent-,'ianos. De.
l0zier Reynolds Furniture Co. 6tf
Visits Citrus Growers - Frank
RcVschlag, assistant farm advisor is
visiting citrus growers of tn" cOun-
tV to ascertain the effect of advice
given out bv his department on ir-
rigating. lie finds that where the
soil has been permitted to dry be
tween IRRIGATION periods splendid
tree growth has resulted.
Fryers and Fat Hens. Any mum
bcr. Dressed or undresscd. Phone
9G6. 1882 Woodward. adv
Peapportionment Campaign Over.
The local pportionmcnt pcti-
tions have been signed and submit
ted. One thousand and fifty sig
natures were secured in both drives
in Imperial Comfy to assure equal
ity of personal Representations.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28

Irvine To Los ArgelHs.-H. y. lr.
vine. manager of the farm bureau
left last night for Los Angeles where
he will attend 10 business. with re-
gard to The group insurance plan for
,hc Imperial County farm bureau
members. He is expected back IN
his office Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28

See Delozier Reynolds for best
prices On vour used furniture. Gtt
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28
Furniture Bargains. Clayton q
Stevens lis M. 5tb. adv

De Tar Makes Silo Survey.-Nern
De Tar. farm advisor spent the day
yesterday checking up on the num-
her Of siles in the county. De Tar
believes them 10 bc an invaluable
asset to dairvmcn and has urged
further huilding Of them for som"
timc. He is pleased to find many
utV uuts.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28
Kiwanians To Give Program. :

Kiwanians To Give Program. -
FL Centre Kiwanians win be in
charge of the program al the weekly
Kiwanis luncheon at Brawley to
morrow. 1t is expected that at
least 20 members viii attend from
here. Earl Jones is chairman of
the program committee aud be viii
also preside.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28

cow sales the KEN county farm bu,
rrau has sold l63 COWS.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28

When Visiting os Angc'es drop
n to cl1 st .Sta>cs,' 123? Wcs.
seventh. !. zeal valley welccme
from va'ieY fo,%s. Adequate park
:rG space. a'V
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28

Or. A. p. Henson, Dentist. Er-
/ action specialist. Davis Bldg.
l "riugs by appointment. Phone
3W. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28

DIR. Harry Findley, specialist in
diseases of eve, ear nose and
throat. 30 "a Davis Bldg. Phone
90. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-28
NEWS BRIEFS
From City and County

Youman Trial Tomorrow.--W. f.
Youman, charged with reckless
driving, is scheduled to appear be
fore Justice of the Peace ]. May
field tomorrow morning for n
jury trial He was arrested on
july - by +. Kirkland, county
traffic officer, aud when arraigncd,
entered a plea Of not guilty and de
mandFd a jury trial.
New Screen Doors and Windows
for comfort and health. Get our
prices. Valley Lumber Co. adv
Tined For Reckless Driving. -
Harry -. Eenthry was fined $50 by
Justice of the Peace Mayfield on
charge Of reckless driving. He was
arrested a few days ago by Traffic
officer Bill Tackett. He entered
n pea of guilty when brought be
fore Judge Mayfield.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-06-04
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Mckinley is Jaggevarre, 6,2S3 feet.
 Stavanger is the third largest town of Norway with a population of 90,00O. It is the birth place of Kjelland, fam ous novelist, born in 1S49. Swithun, founded by the English Bishop Rein aid is situated there. It is the home of the famous King Oscar sardines.
 When the Norwegian Sthortinget declared prohibition, Spain ceased to buy their cod fish, buying it from Al aska, Nova Scotia and Scotland. The country went to financial ruin, but was saved by going wet again over night. Now Norway buys Spanish wine and Spain Norwegian fish and everything is okey. Money talks!
 In Havana, Cuba, the cigar makers while at work are entertained by a reader. The man sits on a platform in his shirt sleeves reading aloud the daily events from a newspaper. Each workman contributes small weekly amount for the performance. After a days work each man is allowed to take with him ? or 3 cigars, but they usually take ten, and at the end of a year the manufacturer is out several thousand dollars. Good stuff but poor business.
 Cuban girls take pride in possess ing a sweetheart. To ascertain wheth- CT a girl is engaged or looking for a mate can be learned by the way she wears her flowers Usually carna. tions. If she wears the flower right side up she is engaged, while upside down denotes she wishes to be mar. ried.
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 In Bertantan, near Rio de Janeiro Brazil, the government maintains a snake farm, and institute. Thousands of poisonous snakes are shipped from the State of Paru usually for the pur pose of extracting the poison which