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Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-20
MOST GOLD CAMPS
OF '49 HAVE GONE
WITH OLD TIMERS

SACRAMENTO. Calf, Jan. 90
Except for half dozen or so sur
vivors the picturesque California
camps of the "roaring fiftics" have
followed into oblivion the gold seek
ers who created them.
The number of early day mining
cities that have joined the "ghost
towns of the west is shown by a
survey conducted by Miss Eudora
Garoute, chief of the historical de-
partment of the state library.
\ few have prospcrcd. Hang
town, one of the towns which wealth
cred the years is now the city of
Placerville. Angels camp has with
stood the march of the years.
Brandy Flat, Brandy Gulch and
Delcrium Tremens have gone the
way of Dead Man Bar, Chuckle-
head Diggins and Hell's Delight.
Lazy Mans canyon and Loafer S
Retreat are enjoying Il long rest.
Poverty Flat and Poverty Hill are
indeed poor. Rough and Ready
claims but one family Timbuctoo
consists of but a single family too,
though it once was 4 bustliug camp.
Poker Flat lives ON, bat only be
cause the name WAS perpctuatrd IN
q tale by Bret Hartc.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-20
THE IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
Local Masons To
Conduct Service
At Stone Laying

Formal ceremonies for the laying
of the cornerstone of the Brawlcy
Junior college will be conducted at
Brawley Friday afternoon, the grand
Masonic lodge of the state of Cali.
fornia being i'll charge.
\ number of local Masons will 90
to Brawley for the formal service,
and are asked to meet at the Braw-
ley Masonic lodge rooms at |
o o'clock. Knight Templars are re-
quested TO be present in uniform.
The latter organization is partc-
ularlv interested in the event as it
sponsors an educational loan fund
for the purpose of giving financial
assistance to young people who
might otherwise not be able to fin
ish their education.
Work on the junior college build
ing, shops, gymnasium and swim
ming pool is progressing we'll An
invitation is issued by the school
trustees to the public TO attend the
ceremonies.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-20
Valley Dairymen
Hold Annual Meet
At Local Theater

Stockholders Of the Imperial Val
ley Iilk Producers association held
their annual meeting at the Palace
thcater in this city today. The meet
ing was preceded by the regular di-
rectors meeting held At the offices
# the association. following which
Adjournment was taken to tho the
ater
The morning session was taken up
with reports Of the various Officers
of the association, which showed
that 1925 was a prosperous year.
c. L. Mitchell. production man.
ger of the Challenge Creamery But
ter ASSOCIATION of Los Angeles,
through which the Milk Producers
products are marketed, delivered an
interesting talk on proper market
ing.
Following nominations for direc-
tors for 1926. recess was taken
for luncheon. The meeting was re
sumed AT O'Clock this afternoon.
Over 100 stockholders were in at
tendance 1t the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-20
NOTICE INVITING SEALED
PROPOSALS OR BIDS FOR IN
STALLATION OF SEWER
LINE

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned City Clerk of The City
If FL Centre invites and will re-
r"ive at his office in the City Hall
of said City. up to the hour of 1880
clock p NJ. on the 9th day Of
January, 1926. sealed proposals or
bids for the labor of installing
'o'vor rinr for said CITY as herein
ef-or described (material to be fur
rishcd by the City, to-wit:
The making of the necessary ex-
AVIATION for the LAYING Of Four
Hundred Ninety 900 feet of
Fightinch sewer pipe, commencing
at sewer manhole at the intersec-
'ion Of Third Street and CONNER
cial Avenue, and running Easterly
IN and along said Commercial Ave
nuc a distance Of Four Hundred
Ninetv (49o) feet, as shown by the
o!on and profile hereinafter men
''oned.-such gewer pipe TO be laid
- an average depth of Seven (6
Foot as shown bv said plan and
orofile for said work: the laving OF
rour Hundred Ninety (490) feet
f 8-inch sewer pipe therein; the
Installing IF one manhole, in ac-
rordancc With the plan therefor
-ipaftcr mentioned; and the
ro~k filling of said excavation-all
80 qaia work to be done in accOr-
lorce with sewer plan and profile
70 %. and manhole plan No. "a.
ON file in the office Of the CITY
Engineer Of said Citv 10 which
-nfprence ia hereby made for fur
'hor particulars.
All nronosals or bids shall be ac-
aomnanicd bv 2 check pavahIe to
4he Cftv of Fl Centre. certified by
y rcenonsihle hank for an amount
--hich ohall not be less than ten
10) per cent of the aggregate or
thp proposal or bv a bond Of said
amount ard so payable. signed by
two surcties. who shall iustify be-
fore any officer competent to ad-
minister an oath in double said
amount. over and above all statq.
tory exemptions.
The Board Of Trustees Of said
Citv reserves the right 70 reject
any or al bids.
Bv order of said Board Of Trus-
tees
dated this 7th' dav- of January:
1926 .L4sI ~
JAMES A. SOHOFTELD,
Js to 20 City Clerk.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-20
DISABLED VET IS
TAKEN TO COAST

Through the assistance cf Hugh
O>hcrne. coe1man3e~ Of Bovce Aten
Pcs. American Legion. W. \.
Thompson. disabled eX-seryico
nam. was removed fsom he county
hospital tola" to -ho soldier : HON
- SHwrnll"
Thompsoa served II months =
France with the !. T. =. being
gased and contracting trheicu'o-
sis. This se- 10 the Us" Of drugs
which reduced the veteran to g
physical wreck. H was absolute
k without funds au1 Sup"rintend-
enf Weir Of the county hospital T.
made the mans plight known to
the legion with tn result that
oaiet oetion WAS obtain IN t-dh--
tcrring Thompson T. Sawrclic.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-20
ADJUDGE SLAYER
OF TWO HUSBANDS
AS INSANE TODAY
By United Press Len.ed Wire

LISBON. Ohio, .jau. 3h.-Mrs.
LAURA T.. ChriStv, sclt confessed
slayer Of two of her cigh. former
husbands, was adiudged insane by
sanity commission here this af-
tclnoon and was ordered committed
20 the Lima state hospital.
Aienists at the Lima Institution
viii conduct another examination
tomorrow and if they do not affirm
the findings Of the Lisbon board,
Mrs. Christy viii be returned here
to stand trial On murder charges.
The news that the Pacific Fruit
Express will have j.041 new refri-
gerator ears for next season is wei
comeG by grape growers.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-20
FTNANCIER AND
PIONEER IS DEAD

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 20
Funeral services for T. W Hopkins,
San Francisco pioneer and nation
ally known financier and philan-
thropist will be held here Thursday.
Hopkins. nephew OF Mark Hop
kins. builder of the Central Pacific
railroad, was for many years treas
urer Of that line. He died last
night after five days # illness. aged
- wears. He came 70 California in
1870 from Michigan.
Surviving are q widow aud four
children.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-20
IMPERIAL COUNTY COPS
JOINED IN WIDE QUEST

imperial county officers conduct
Ell TWO separate searches for Dur
KIN, who was reported to be in this
section last November, and again
last week. The earlier reports
traced the bandit as far as Beau
mont, and it was believed he was
headed this way.
Sheriff Gillett and number of
his deputies watched the roads of
the valley for two days, and even
tually were forced to abandon the
search. as no definite proof was
ever obtained that Durkin had
reached Imperial county.
Last week Il report was received
that Durkin had stolen a ear in San
Diego and although he was later
reported 70 have headed for Los
Angeles, another clue indicated that
he had travelled east TO Imperial
county.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-20
FILES NOTICE OF
APPEAL IN STATE
WAGE CONVICTION

Frank ". Birkhauser. attorney
fsr Theodore Lohman. local build
ing contractor, who was sentenced
to serve u days on each of TWO
counts for violation Of the state
wage laws. has filed notice Of ap,
peal from the Judgment OF Justice
Navfield, who presided at Loh-
man : trial.
The contractor WAS convicted b"
inrv. following a trial which last
Cd the greater part of two DAYS.
Sentence WAS passed by Judge
Navfield Monday. Lehman is Al
liberty on bonGS poni:ng a hearing
in the superior court ON his appeal.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-20
Traffic Officer
Quits Squad Job

r.. L. knight, for the year past
a member of the traffic squad. has
quit his post. according to state
rent made at the traffic office to-
day, Knight was acting captain ot
the squad for several weeks pnor
10 the appointment of c. l.. Villa
Ian this week.
Mrs. Knight, who has been clerk
in the office. has also resigned her
position. Appointments to fill
both vacancies viii be made Al the
next meeting of the supervisors.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-20
CHINESE GENERAL
is SHOT IN HAND

HONG KONG, Jan. 2O.-Gcncral
Chang Hal Shck, commander of the
Canton army, was today shot i'll the
left hand in what was alleged to
have been an attempt to assassinate
him.
A Cadet of the Whampoa Military
Academy has been arrested rs the
alleged assailant.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-20
REPORT OGDEN ARMOUR,
PACKER. AS IMPROVING

CHICAGO, Jan. POI. Ogden
Armour. chairman of the board Of
Armour and Company, packers, is
"nueh better, il was stated at
his home today, where he is confin-
ed, due to a severe attack of indi-
gestion. Despite the encouraging re-
ports, however, Armour's condition
was said to be serious
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-20
ger prints and Bcrtillon mcasur
lucntS.
Married Two Weeks Ago

ger prints and Bcrtillon measure
lucnts.
Married Two Weeks Ago
The bride, whose honeymoon was
so rudclv interrupted, was formerly
Miss Irma sullivan of Cornell, III.
She and Durkin were married in East
St Louis, H.. two weeks ago, she
told detectives.
The marriage license furnished
authorities with the first clue to
Durkin : whereabouts since he shot
his way to freedom several months
ago in Chicago.
The department of Justice found
through the license that he had Civ
en- his name as Martin Durkev and
from that they traced the bridal
party to Texas, where the gunman
cluded them only to be trapped here
today.
Crack Shots Cover Train
While Detective Lieutenant Isiug,
a wrestler, stood ready beside the
door of the Durkin stateroom, eight
of the crack shots of the depart
ment were stationed on the station
platform with riot guns at their
shoulders. Other picked men were
scattered about the station and the
exits ready for any emergency.
AT a knock on the door, Durkin
opened and Immediately was pounc-
ed upon by Using, who grasped the
slayer's wrists SO tightly Durkin
screamed with pain. The others of
the arresting party broke into the
room ana seized Durkin's pistols
and his bride.
You We got me- Durkin walled,
police declared. IF I had half a
chance Id shoot my way out. It's
not over Yet. You wait and see.
Where Were you going?' Using
asked his captive.
Back to Chicago, - Durkin ans
wered
He refused to divulge his plans
upon his return to Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-20
DRY AGENTS TOLD
TO CUT EXPENSES
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. Jau. -. - 4
distant Secretary of the Treasury
Andrews today ordered his % pro
libi1ion admiuistrat T. eat down
Immediately the number Of dry
agents on their payrolls.
Andrews wired the alm:a:stratorS
thar the expenses OF the reorganized
dry forces We're running over the
sl10oG009 annual appropriation
md unless the cut vas made i'm
q,e}iat,iv ii hug" 'ofi,it wou.I re-
suit.
During 1925 there was an increase
Of 20 per cent in acreage of land
used about Oakdale.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-20
FRI IT PACKERS
AND GAMERS TO
MEET ON FEB

SACRAMENTO, Caln., Jae. 20
Fruit packers and Gamers of Cali
fornia will meet in the office of
the state horticultural commission
in the ferry building in San Fran
cisco February 3 to discuss the acw
canned fruit standardization aet,
the state department Of agriculture
announces.
The session is being called in
order that those interested may get
a clearer understanding of the net
and to enable the work to be or.
ganized and administered in the
closest possible conformity with
the needs of the industry, G. II.
Hecke, state director of agriculture
SAYS.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-20
s4AvE TO GET NINETEEN
MILLION ON FRANCHISES
Iu;snJ Press l.enSed wire

SACRAMENTO. Jan. 30. - Thc
state viii receive approximately
$4,000. 900 from the last inSta''"'"'
of tho 1925 franchise tax ON cor
portations, the state cohlro''', y;
flee estimated today. Thc tax ~
DELINQUENT after g p. m. February l.
Twrntv thousand corporations are
affected.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-20
WANTED IN L. A., TOO

"ao111NG1ON. " Jan. Zu.-MartIn
James Culkin has been positively
identified as the man wanted in
Chicago for three murders and in
Los Angels for violation of the ma
tlonal motor vehicle theft law. it
VAS announced at the justice de-
oaItlnent oday.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-20

Farmers about Madison, Yolo
county, have experimental with
rice and cotton for three wears and
many are undecided now as to
which is best TO plant.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-20
% Per mits For
Water Approved
During December

SACRAMENTO. Calf, Jan. 90
Thirty eight permits to appropriate
water were approved by the state
division of water rights during De
cember Applications filed during
the month numbered %.
The largest project approved by
the division was that of the United
States reclamation service. Permis
sion was given reclamation engi
ncers to use $4,000 acre feet of wa
ter per year from Stony creek fol
irrigation of 2l,000 acres of land
in the Orland project. The estimat
ed cost of the nrojct is $l,n- 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-20

One of Fresno countv's leading
dairymen says feeding and breeding
are the two factors that build fer
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-20

It has been found that the Delhi
area Of Merced county is particu-
larly we'll adapted to the growing
of sweet potatoes.
heavy production.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-20

\ half section of land at pclano.
so'd last week for $4J.0O0.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-20
St. Louis Cops
Trap Notorious
Chicago Killer

Continued from Page y
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tuesday,, AUGUST "a, 1926

great deal Of money and req
mopeY.s II would be = pity il m.
Understandings about debt that ma:
never be paid should make Ameri-
cans 30 uncomfortable as to cut off
that yearly tribute to the French
dressmaking m:na.aur. We want
France to prosper, and IL is pleas
ant to have Americans leaving hun
dreds of millions in France, bringing
back inform alton.
Add Ell Krin. courageous leader Of
the Riffs. starts soon for Reunion
Island. to remain in exile until he
dies. like Napoleon on 81. Helena.
The French 9ood-naturedly allow
him to take wife or two and other
relatives. The Frnech may take 4
boatload Of chiefs and ordinary peo-
pie from North Africa to- Reunion
island. let them look at Abd.El. Krita,
and report at home Whist happens TO
those that fight on the ground
against flying machines.
A student in Heidelberg dies after
o duel. The police chief now will
stop duels. Perhaps Germany's laws
forbid dueling, but are not enforced.
Our laws and constitutions Of states
forbid prize fighting and race track
gambling but don't interfere with
either. because both are profitable.
So with dueling. Heidelberg citi-
xens protest that must 60 on. other
wise students will stay away from
Heidelberg and merchants will lose
ne French saying, "Sesk the Wom-
an" should be changed IN some
courfries to .sSeck the dollar"
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Young Girl Plays
Phenomenal Game

Chicago, Aug. Notwithstanding a
phenomenal game against one of the
best women gOifeEs In the north west.
Miss Naomi Hin. an l8.year.Old
re nAatyille. Indiana, girl. playing
In the big tournament for the first
time. eliminated Mrs. Lee Mida Of
Chtcag CO. the Qualifying medalist In
the. first round match play Of the
western women's golf championship
tournament at Olympia Fields today.
two and one. WEI astA 4
Miss Hull Out-distanced from the
tees. was perfect on the green's and
took the match with only 81 putts
for the seventeen holes, and doing
four holes with but one putt on each
green.
Oklahoma's sole qMalifier in the
championship flight went down be-
fore the able. steady game Of
Dorothy Page, Maple Bluff. Madison.
Wis. Z and g
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Title Talks on
Tennis
RENE i.ACOSTE
The ESench Flash

During the last two or three years
another foreign country has come To
the front to dispute European tennis
honors so long held by Australia,
That nation is France.
The French have produced several
exceptionally brilliant FASTENERS Of
late One Of the best, if not the
best, is Rene .acoste. Lacoste, 4
comparative youngster Boosting hut
few seasons experience, has rapid
~ flashed his way toward the top;
in fact. many experts are picking
i'm to be the champion of the wcrlt
within the next few seasons. Such
u probability.
Lacos:e. during the short time he's
been in the international limclight
has blazed J sensational trail on the
courts. He's the present nationa
indoor champion, having won the title
last winter by defeating the great
Tildcn, Richards and other American
stars. In the final round Lacoste
met his compatriot, Jean BOrOtra
another sterling player. After {
thrilling match Rene came out ahead
Laeoste also won the English
singles title at Wimbledon in 1925
Paired with Borotra. he took tn.
doubles crown as we'll and the All
Corners championship, too.
In the Davis cup play it was La.
coste who all but handed Tilder
his defeat in that historic classic
Lacoste carried the American cham
pion to five sensational sets before
acknowledging the Quaker's super
iority. The French wizard won thu
first two and had the third and decid
ing set all but tucked away when 1
characteristic Tilden rally turned tn.
tide in the Americans favor.
was the closest call Tilden ever had
In the national championships La
coste got as far as the fourth round
Then Richards put him out il
straight sets. Lacoste, however
didn't show anywhere hear the ten
mis- he displayed against Tilden il
the Davis trophy play
This year Lacoste stands out as
/ dangerous contender. He's been play
ing topnotch tennis all season, eve
better than he did year ago. Rem,
should be one Of the most trouble
some opponents of Americas "Fou
sour"-Tilden, Johnston, Richards AN
Williams; in fact, wouldn't be sur
,rised were the French star to reacl
the semi-finals, replacing William
in that division.
He may even get to the finals, bu
doubt if he is capable Of slippin
past either Richards or Johnston
figuring Tilden as certain finals
again.
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! and have children.
German seiepca asserts that new
drug called ke fmanin" is absolutely
certain evre fnf malaria. Tests In
Africa where malaria ruins the lives
Of nsillions--ass it dses in the United
States-show complete cares.
The new cssi Tar product will BE-
q blessing to humanity, specifics OF
mateeia medica, has saved entire ma
tiohs ar6m extinction.
Sosne believe that the dewnfsll of
Rome was due, not TO dissipation
and the blows Of Invading Barbar-
ians, but to the bites Of homegrown
mosquitoes.
Quinins was introduced into Eu-
rope by Jesuit missionaries from
South America, who rot Il from ma
tives Of Peru. Il was named for the
Countess Of, ,Cinchon. cured by it.
Many eoAservative doctors bitterly
opposed is use and many earnest
professionals dsaoxAced auinine rs IAN
Invention Of the devil" because
Catholic missionaries had intro
duced Il. 81. *
This. - the late Andrew W. White,
great president Of Cornell Uniyersi-.
~, tells you. happened about 1868.
when Hoffman was attempting to
give Q scientific theory Of the nc
ton Of ! the devil in causing Jobs
boils.."
Neakhsr Hoffman. Job nor the.
devil probably ever heard Of strep-
tOrocci.
wan Rogers. in London. tells
Americsn Ao0t2egger out Of 2 crowd.
In old saloon days you could pick
way, also has bartender. Those that
drank what they sold soon lost the
saloon or the bArtehding job.
4.
Thirteen thousand British coal
miners Friday returned to work with
the old wages and 1-2 hour day.
This probably means complete tri-
umph in the coal strike for Premier
Baldwin and organized capital. The
latter has been generally triumphant
since the war.
War tires men, breaks their will.
Money doesn't get tired.
The British governments sugges-
ton that the miners should work
eight hours and get more pay seems
reasonable" 10 prosperous British.
ers, and Americans too, that would
die in six months If they had to work
in coal mine four hours = day.
Seven hours underground is harder
than ten hours in the sunlight.
American toulIsts travelling "for
to admire and fbr to see," also to
visit dressmakcrs. milliners and get
away from. prohibition. spent in
France last = year $226, 160. 900 - a
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The Referee

When was the Walker golf cup
competition inaugurated?-F. G. II.
IN 1922.
What was the outcome of the bou,
between Bud German and Rob Law.
SON held at Albany last fall?-F
G. II.
German won on kayo In second
round.
Where did Harry Heilman Of the
Tigers play before coming to De
troit ?--S. D. r.
Detroit bought him from Portland
Northwestern League. in 1919. sem
him To San Francisco on Onti0n II
1915 and recalled him in 1916.
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The Nut Cracker

When interviewed ut his camp by
your silly correspondent today, Jacl;
Dempsey admitted he was never in
setter shape. ''I'm getting SO now
that ] can stop mandamus suit
with one hand and block a restrain.
ing injunction with the other with
out even moving out Of my corner
Experienced critics watching
Dempsey in action are of the Opin-
ON he does not stand up under pun
ishment as well as John l.. Sullivan
Jim Corbett and the other old-timers
Nor can it be said that Dempsey's
eootwork compares favorably with
that Of the 0ld-timers. There j.
no record Of his having side-steppee
2 single process server so far.
II has just dawned on Mr.. Rickart
why the commission asked him tt
switch the match from Chicago tx
New York. Something had tt
ne done for the vast army OF unem.
ployed legal talent in the metropolis
Promoter Pyle of Chicago say.
that by fall he will have more pro
fessional tennis stars lined up thar
you "ean shake q stick at"
And he will get them. obviously, By
shaking . check at them.
In old Russia rey0lters used to b.
sentenced TO Siberia. :. It is no
much different In baseball. MAY
Carey. a revolteF IN Pittsburgh. ha.
been sentenced to Brooklyn.
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Flashes Of Life

New York-Mrs. Peaches Brown
!. ing. is under physicians care from
arduOus duties. She has been ordered
10 curtail her shopping tours and t.
retire early.
New Rochelle. N. "a young So
siety plOtOrist. swimmer and golf
81 Is loving, honoring and obeying |,
motorcycle cop. Peggy Koegh, daugh-
!. fxr Or former justice Of the state
a3preme court, was reprimAnded by
0e6ree Cote for the way she drove
w. car. And now they are married
/, sNew YOrk-Anyb0dy who gives
0t1ele Sam Information resulting ir
aofBure OF rum hosts or the impOsi-
!. f3pn Of fines for the smuggling OF
Wnuor into port on liners will re-
1eive one quarter 81 the proceeds
Is announced.
Paul Smiths. N. Y.-The best
mink, in the opinion Of Louis ]
I6ber, master OF the National
i oonge, Is the unfsrmented grape
Sice that Mrs. Taber makes. Moth
~ ~ tasted 81 Europe recently. he
~, cah compare with the home
odaet.
New York-CoI. Sam Park Of Bean.
1ont. Tex. Saves III his salary. He
y Gots 81 yoar 81 American vice con.
SSl e Diarsits, whittier 10 goes
~ 4 ~