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Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-29
Cattle Market

Cattle-200, holdovers 800: slow.
Steers steady to l5c lower, bulk early
S"61MS.3j. load 1l23-lb. Utahs
$3.50, Imperial steers late Wednes-
day S7.Sj fbS.35, best Imperials $s.45
top ldahos 1855; she stock steady.
top 800 for load 1045-lb. Utahs.
best CALIFORNIA; 6Hj, bulk $j.OOM
go. two loads 1mperials late YES
terday $3.50: Gamers and cutters
S21O@ 4.25; bulls strong to 25c high
er, beew $5.75M6.25, bolognas down
to $500.
Calves-200; slow, practically no
thing sold early, talking sharply
lower.
Hogs-SO0, holdovers 400; slow.
Uneven load choice 162-lb. weights
Sl5.2O, with lSS-lb. weights $14.S5;
local fed butchers down to $14.10;
bulk still unsold.
Sheep-None. Good and choice
spring lambs quoted S13.00M13.75:
common to choice wolled ewes $3.50
q 500.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-29
Seek to Extend
Coronado Zone

CORON.ADO. April 29.-A recon
wrudation viii bc presented 70 the
tororado trustees HcNt Monday
giving the opinion of the cjy plan
liug commission regarding ;bc potl-
ton to extend thc business zone of
Coronado on Orange avenue from
ninth street TO Eighth street, Ilar-
old \. Tavlor, member Of the com
mission, admitted today that THE
commission had reached decision
Monday evening, bat declined to Boo.
dicatc what the decision was. II is
believed, however, that the commits
siou 5 recommendation VIII be add
verse.
The petition presented TO the
trustee. at their last meeting bears
the signatures of more than 50 per
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-29
Irvine Explains
How Farm Bureau
Insurance Ac t s

(The following communication has
been received by the Press from Sec.
rotary b. d. Irvine of the Imperial
County Farm Bureau.)
Imperial Valley Press,
ri Centre. California,
Dear Editor:
The Farm Bureau Of Imperial
County undertook to increase net
Profits of farming by reducing som"
information obtained BY the Califor.
MIA Farm Bureau Federation in .
survey IF the fire insurance business
Of California in which they found
that, out of the amount of the fire
insurance premiums collected by
the board companies, 30 per cent of
that money was used up by the
board companies in cost of op-
Grafton and fire losses. The other
80 per Cc4It going into the pockets
Of the Stockholders.
The Imperial County Farm Blu
leau devised & plan whereby the
farmers and owners Of detached
dwellings in town, might. through
Il Mutual Fire Insurance company
operated by themselves, save for
themselves the 80 per cent that or
dinarilv in the board companies go
into dividends.
There are no profits in this mu-
tuaI company for any one, therefore,
MIR. Editor, we assume that You will
not look upon this communication
as an advertisements.
When we attempted to explain to
our farmers some OF the apparently
logical arguments that the agents
of the old board companies are max.
,Hg against this insurance program
cf the tarm bureau, we find that
tlc board company agents had Civ
cn the farmers the impression that
i. is not a safe company because il
lacks of assets and they produce
tho annual financial statement OF
the Riverside County Mutual Fire
Insurance company i'll which we
;re placing our insurance and by
dat =" show that the company has
large insurance liability with prac-
ticaliv 10 assets or cash available
with which to pay losses.
The law Of averages has been
Itoveu for many ycarS to be an ac.
curate and correct law and the aver
80, cost OF operation and fine loss
stp fourteen county mutuals in Cali
fornia. which have operated more
thaH ten years. has proven to be 81
Fcrs Of the old board rates ::
t..crcfor the income OF the River
side county NUT uaf on the rate that
thcy arc charging, Will, according u
the law. Of average. and experience
of these fourteed count les and the
nile wears Of the Fiversidc county
Iutud pay all of the operating eX-
pcnse aud losses Of that company,
bur the agents for the old line COM
parics are somewhat mistaken about
the lack of protection the insurer is
getting out of the Riverside County
N ual because their annual tiniul-
Cial statement only shows the cash
on hand to be their total assets
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-29
Gold Dust Camp
Again Reachable
by United Press Leased Wire

BAKERSFIELD, Calf, April %
Traffic lii the desert regions of
herh county was restored to nor
maj today after - hours Interrupt
tlon by storms. and washouts.
floodwaters caused by recent
heavy rains washed out several
small bridges and stretches of right
or way along the Jawbone line of
the Southern Pacific. Highways in
the desert district are inundated
IN some sections also.
Workmen repaired the damage
during the night and all traffic was
resumed this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-29
ySmelt Fishers
Are Expectant

san DIEGO, April 29.--Smelt
hunters are expected to flock to the
beaches tonight, tomorrow night and
Saturday, for by all the signs of
the zodiac, the weather.. past dee
ords and the moon, these delectable
fish are due to make their annual
visit.
High tide at 9:45 o clock this eve
nlng should see the first smelt
schools come romping into the
beaches. Expert fishermen assert.
however, that if the night is cool the
f!Sh will not put in an appearance
Maybe they won t anyway; for they
are rather irregular in dates of ar
rival.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-29
Tex Rickard To
Talk to MuldoOn

NEW YORK, April 29-Tex Rick.
ara, New York boxing promoter
probably will be asked to detail his
plans for Il heavyweight champion.
snip fight when he appears before
the New York boxing commission
Tor his license, which expires in a
few weeks.
hlckard said today he did not in
lend to discuss the heavyweight sit
uatlon with the commission. but that
ne might have to answer questions
When they get me in there
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-29

when in fact, every person who
takes out policy in the Riverside
county mutual Is backing that com
pany with his total assets. Which
means that the total security behind
a policy III case the insured proper
~ is burned. is the total wealth
! of all the members of the Riverside
county mutual which could be far
IN excess of the total assets of any
"iG line stock company in which
most Of this insurance is carried.
Then again, the board company
agents are in error about the liabil-
itv of the insurer is assuming when
he goes into the Riverside county,
mutual because of the assessment
feature of that plan. The mutual
company insurance plan originally
was carried on bv assessments alone.
but the company of today prefers
to collect the rate which the law of
IL Crage has established and have
the money on hand to pay losses
with, without the delay of lrvying
and collecting assessments i'll case OF
loss, which has sufficed in the Riv-
orSide county mutual for the past
nine years. but, granting the pos
slbiity of disastrous year and
losses in excess of the average
yearly loss, the policy holders Of the
company are only liable for that ex-
cesSive loss, for an amount equal TO
the proportion of the insurance they
C"rry to the amount of insurance in
fol,e by the company. For example:
II the company has excessive losses
amounting to $4,000 more than
thcir income and have $3,000,000
Insurance in force. tie man carrying
a $1,000 policy would be assessed
tH.33 1-3 and if this should happen
three years in succession, which
would be highly improbable, his net
cost of insurance would be three
times t:3.3. l3 for assessments or
$40 plus the original cost of the
pt icv of $50 for thre. yea"
tenn on 81 900 which would equal
Il total of $3.50 for Il three wear
term. and If any of the farmers of
tl'lS county VIII IDok 1T iHclF ol't
policy. they will find they have
lccn paying and arc paving $23.G0
for a three year term oh each 81 900
of insurance that they are carrying.
SO tn" Improbable might happen
and still leave thcm $3.50 10 the
good on their insurance.
Bear in mind please. that the
three YEAR rate OF seventyfive cents
per hundred that We are charging
does MOI mean that this is half the
board rate III Imperial County, but
il is half the board rate in River
side county.
The board rates in counties in
California where there are no coul-
ty mutuals, are usually much higher
loan in counties where county mu-
tuais are operating. You will prob
ably see a lower rate I'M Imperial
County as result of this move bv
80 lmncrial County Farm Bureau.
Yours respectfully.
Il. ID. IRVINE. Secretary
Imperial County Farm Bureau
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-29
SAN DIEGO INVITES YOUTHESE HOTELS AND BUSINESS FIRMS
WILL RE YOUR COMFORT AND ATTEND TO ECONOMIC NEEDS

for. the state senate. He will OPP
pose his former law partner, Senator
Ed sample, vino is in the race for
reelection.
Hcskctt : announcomnt unon Il
platform of this character make II
clcan-cut issue of the prohibition
problem in san Diego county at the
fail election. .
Another plank of the IIcskett
platform is the administration of
Justice in the courts with more sim
plicity, cNpertncss and speed.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-29

ccnt Of the owners of property ON
the block. It WAS referred to the
planning commission FOR iuvcstiga
tion aud recommendation and the
trustees gave the petitioners assur-
;ucr that they would act ou the pc
ttjw at thcir next meeting, May 3.
The block, which is adjacent TO
the business district, is the one in
which Nine. trucstiuc Schumaun
Iciuk s Coronado home is located.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-29
Heskett Running
For State Senate

SAN DIEGO, April % Urging
modification Of the NolStoad act, 10
permit the sales Of wine and beer,
and advocating intellectual aud re.
ljgjous liberty iu the United States.
Attorney Frank II, IIcskctt ycstcr.
@v announced himself candidate
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-29
Noted Educator
Is Dead Today
by United Press Leased Wire

PHILADELPHIA, April %
William Potter, president of Jeffer-
son Medical college and hospital,
dled today in the institution he
founded following an operation for
appendicitis.
Potter was the United States min
lster IN lta y during the administra-
tloh of President Harrison. He
served as a special postal commits
sIoner IN London, Paris and Berlin
and devised the system of trans At
lahtlc mail distribution now in use.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-29
MELOLAND NEWS

MELOLAND, April 29.-Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Vogt motored to Los
Angeles last week and returning
here on Monday. They took Mrs.
Nogt s mother, Mrs. Hall, to another
daughters home, where she will
visit a while.
Earle Crawford of Olive and Hol-
lister Brown of Orange, were bus
mess visitors in the valley reeent-
ly.
Little Evelyn McGrew has beou
quite III for several days but is
convaleseing nicely now.
the cay out, using a heavier and more
powerful tractor to do the pulIino
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-29
No. 1895 In Probate
NOTICE OF SALE
In the Superior Court of the State
OF California, in and fer the
county of Imperial

County of Imperial
In the Matter of tbn Ts+o+o o4
Edward schmidt, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
unuersl@ @encd, administrator of said
..s"te, will sell at private sale to
me highest bidder, upon terms and
conditions hereinafter mentioned
ana subject to confirmation of the
Court, on or after the 10Th day of
May, 1926, all of the right. title
and interest of said estate in the
following described property, to-
wit:
Lot Thirty-five (35) in
Block Eighteen QS) of the
City of Ell Centre, according to
the map thereof No. 953 filed
IN Imperial County Records.
Terms of sale are cash or such
either terms as may be approved by
the Court. Bids must be in writing
and left with the undersigned at
of2 Main Street or may be filed in
the office of the Clerk of Court.
Dated this 23rd day of April, A.
d., 1926.
GEO. W. ALLEN,
Administration
Jas. " G!4.,ford, Attorney for
Administrator. 21t15
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-29

The Dinuba National bank has
applied for Il charter and will re.
place the closed FRS: National bank
of Dinuba.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-29
THE WEATHER

Los Angeles and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Friday with mod
crate temperature. Probably fogov
IN the morning. 90
southern California; Partly cloudy
with thunderstorms in the NOM
tilns tonight and Friday: not much
change i'll temperature.
a 100000 creamery is being
built at Merced.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-29

Citrus growers of Fresno county
estimate they will receive $500
for The 1926 Valencia crop.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-29

Two townsites have been laid out
Ia the Kramer hills near the new
old strike on the Moiave desert.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
Wet Attack on Prohibition Ends at WASHINGTON Toda,
BOY KIDNAPPED BY
MOTHER HERE NOW
AT 0CEANSIDE
Mother Refuses to Give
Him Up to Father Who
Followed Her.

Invest igation WAS being made to-
into the alleged kidraping of Nc
Gay Baker. five year old boy, from
his home in is city eesterdav by
| is mother, RUBY Baker or Ruby
E2cs
According TO the boys father,
VIM. Baker, who conducts a paint
shop at l2i South Eighth street, the
10y was given into his custody some
time ago by the juvenile court of
San LEGO county.
The boy IS mother came TO this
city yesterday and took the young
stcr from his home at sll Park
street. it is asserted. When news Of
the woman s act reached Baker, he
enlisted the aid Of the sheriff S of
fee TO help him locate the woman
and compel her to return the child.
an Diego aud other cities We're
notified to be on the watch for her.
Baker himself took the trail and
according to information received
Li tc thtdN ne locattd Tue "oWai
and boy at Oeeansidc. The boy :
mother refused to give him mp, how
eye.
Although the alleged kidnapping
took place i'll this county, the of
fieials here expressed the belief that
tie matter could he Strengthened
out h.. the officials Of San Diego
county, though an Officer would be
ssapt from here in ease Baker insist :
ed on prosecuting the woman.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
New COuncilmen
To Be Sworn In

Last night S meeting marked the
last session of the present city conn
ell, the new trustees elected last
Monday being scheduled to be sworn
into office next Monday night.
Under the law they must take the
oath of office not later than a week
from the date of their election. 1t
is not expected that any of the
trustees will have any difficulty in
complying with the legal qualifica-
tions for the office.
The new council plans to hold
meetings on Wednesday nights the
same as has been the custom in the
past.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
YUMA BLACKIE IS
FOUND GUILTY OF
MANSLAUCHTER
Trial in Superior Court
Ends in Conviction for
Killing of Abel.

Howard johnson, alias Yuma
Blackie,' was found guilty of man
slaughter by a jury in the superior
, Charles Abel at Calipatria on the
hight of February %. The jury re-
turned the verdict shortly after 10
o clock. Judge Conkling announced
that sentence will be imposed on
johnson next Monday.
Abel met his death following a
drunken brawl at his home on he
Calipatria east side, at which were
present in addition to johnson and
Abel, Lucien duncan, w. V. Wat
kins, ''Three Fingered Blackie, -
Louise Brown and Olivia La Vega,
the latter two being mulatto women.
According to the testimony intro
duced at the trial, the members of
the party had quarreled and were
making considerable noise. Abel
went to the chief of police and com
planned that threats had been made
against him. Chief Holmes of the
Calipatra police went to the house
and quieted things.
After his departure "Thrce Fin
gered Blackie' and Johnson set up
on Abel and beat him, inflicting
wounds which caused his death II
few hours later. Duncan and John
son were arrested the night of the
crime. Watkins and Louise Brown
were arrested several days later at
Ventura and We're brought to FL
Centre. Olivia ia Vega was arrest
ed i'll Calipatria the day following
the crime.
District Attorney Utley presented
the facts in the case to the grand
jury which returned an Indictment
charging Johnson and "Three Fin
gered Blackieo with the murder of
Abel. Three Fingered Blackie'
has never been apprehended.
1t was reported last night, fol
lowing the jury's verdict, that 10
jurymen were in favor of second
degree murder verdict. Two jury
men held out for manslaughter, and
while one was willing to accept the
second degree verdict the other could
not be won over and the manslaught-
er verdict was therefore agreed up
on.
The ease was prosecuted by Dis
trict Attorney Utley and Deputy Lee
Nuffer. Johnson was defended by
Attorney w. f. Abraham.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
v WILLIAMS
AC(;USER
IS ANGRY
Says He Will Teach the
Officers to Tell the
Truth Hereafter.
DENIES PRESSURE
But Admits He Ordered
Officers to Make New
Statements.
PUTIER TAKES STAND

MARINE BASE. san Diego, 'aI'
April, April 1j.-.ieneral SmedlrF
u. Butler took the witness stand
today 10 retestify against Colonel
Alexander =. Williams. accused OF
t.ublic drunkenness.
General putier was recalled 10 the
stand hv Captain Leo llermIe, Judge
,ayocatp. to rpfute the testimony
- several marinc Officers who tolt
lie court tlat Colonel NiltftmS
vas III and not drunk on The night
af his asserted intoXication
Tie prosecution claims the marine
officers gave testimony at the
s5urtm4r,ial contradictory l."
statements made to General Batter,
their commander.
Wants Courtmartiais
Hu,Icr win dcmand additional
eonrtmaftials Of L. $, marine corps
officers here ON charges of perjury
and drunkenness. he indicated 10.
Ga,. when lie rctook ID" witness
stand to testify against '"jonei
AIgx s. Williams.
",Thov told me flat Colonel
Williams as drunk, y exploded the
marine flrebrand.
General Bhtler was quest ,oned by
Rear Admiral Thomas Washlngton'
president of the court, concerning
the testimony Of Captain George
Stokes.
'.Did Won tell your officers that
their statements regarding the ac'
cusrd officer were unsatisfactory
aud to make new ones'''
II did replied the general III
,...erdopee with paval regulations
that the commanding officer has
the right to demand the truth.
lie .eancd forward in the witness
chair, gcsturcd vigorously for EN-
rhas $. tearing at the defense trsti-
Iuunv in The manner of "a proSccu'
ting attorney,
AccuscG Gates
The general created Il sensation
when lac told the court that Captain
clifton tat"s, a prosecution witness
who turned drfcnS" counsel, had
given different testimony at the
Continued on Page f)
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
DRY CHEF
JONES ALSO
FOR BEER
Agrees With Andrews
Tha: 1t Would Make
Proh ON Easier.
is AGAINST WINES
Says Return of Liquor
Would Raise Havoc
With Everything.

WASHINGTON, April 15.-Wets
closed their case against prohibition
before the senate investigating com
mittee today with a slashing attack
against the Nolstead act
Mrs. Mary Norton, Democrat, New
Jersey, wet member of congress,
pleaded that prohibition had cor
rnpted the American home aAd
should be modified.
Samuel H. Church, president of
Carnegie institute, Pittsburgh,
charged students at his university
and others were carrying hip flasks
social events, that dry agents
were trying to make them spy upon
one another and that girl studen.s
participated in drinking parties.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
TWO THOUSAND ANIMALS
KILLED IN GAS TESTS

LONDON, April l5.-Nearly two
thousand animals have been destroy
ed as the result of gas poisoning eX-
periments carried out by the govern
ment since MAY, 1929.
These include rabbits, rats, goats,
guinea pigs, eats, monkeys, mice and
horses. Five of the lattcr have been
DESTROYED.
OF the total 447 were destroyed bv
or immediately after the experiment.;
1892 We're DESTROYED within one
month"; 345 suffered no harm, while
the remainder were either destroyed
more than one month later or have
been used at such Il recent date that
they cannot yet be classified.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15

HERRIN, ILL.,, April 15.-Herrin
today is quiet.
But in an effort to maintain that
Quiet local city officials have asked
that the which SO far has
been the only medium of bringing
an abrupt end to the hate guns re-
main on duty at least until after
Tuesday : election.
This request was made by Mayor
Marshall Mccormick to Lieutenant
Colonel Robert Davis, commandant
of the state. guard troops here, and
it was in turn sent to Adiutant Gen
cral Black at Springfield. No ac-
tion has been taken thus far
1t is pointed out here that elee-
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
DIR. Dysinger to
Appeal to Court
Ry United Press Leased Wire

los ANGELES, April l5.-Dr.
William S. Dvsinger, pastor of the
First English Lutheran church here,
Indicated today he would not resign
his pastorate as requested by the
Lutheran Synod of California.
According to his friends here to-
day, the minister will try to retain
his position by rcsorting to the
civil courts for relief.
Or. DvSlnger was convicted by a
trial board Of the Svn0d on charges
cf violating the Fights Of members
of his church, insubordination of
the svnod and preventing the har-
monious settlement of difficulties
arising among his parishonerA.
Following his conviction he was
ordered to resign from his pastor
ate by May Is or he forced to with
draw. If ousting proceedings are re
sorted to, DR.. Dysingcr will have
m,til October Is before the cdict
becomes final.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
IMPERIAL COW TESTING
SHOWS A LARGE AVERAGE

During March of this year 2572
COWS We're tested in the Imperial
County Farm Bureau Cow Testing
association. The average produc-
tion of these COWS was 700 pounds of
milk and 29.l pounds of butter fat
per cow for the month. During the
three years and four months that
this cow testing association has been
operating. there has been only one
month when a monthly average of
production hipher than this has been
obtained by the association.
The highest producing cow tested
drrino March was Corona a pure
bred Iiolstcin owned by A. II. Smith
son of Holtville., She produced 1913
pounds butter fat during the month.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
Coolidge Suffers
Slight Illness
ny United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, April l5-Owing
to a SLIGHT indispositiQn, President
Coolidge cancelled shortly before
noon the remainder of today's en-
ga"ements and retired to his cham.
bcrS.
White house attaches declare that
the President is suffering only from
a sigif depression and the nature
of lis illness is unknown until it
is diagnosed by his physicians.
Subsequently physicians diagnosed
the Presidents indisposition to
slight attack of Indigestion.
Upon advice of his physician, the
President at noon retired to bed,
where he will stay until his condi.
ton improves.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
Civil Engineers
Hear Rail Talk
At Annual Meet
Hy United Press Leased Wire

KANSAS CITY, Mo, April L.. -
\ talk ON the relationship of the
railways to modern highway and
urban traffic by Ralph Budd, 81.
Paul, president of the Great North
ern railroad, opened the annual
spring meeting of the American
Society of Civil Engineers here
Wednesday.
Attended by engineers from all
parts of the country, the meeting
is scheduled to last through today
and Friday, with discussions of mod
o9n engineering problems and feats,
city planning an1 highway prob
lens taking a major role.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
Mauna LOa's Red
Lava OyerfIOWS

lIONOLTLT, April 15.-Tlanta-
ton owners aud dwcllcrs have fled
from the slopes Of Mama Loa.
Hawaii 5 great volcano, just ahead
# three rivers of fiery lava that
"rc rushing toward the forest belt
True 10 the predictions of DR..
Thomas Jaeger colcanoloeist. Mauna
Ioa shot Il pillar of flame into the
SKY last night and then renewed the
/ clching of rock and lava.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
HERRTN'S MAYOR ASKS FOR
TROOPS TILL AFTER VOTING

,'ions have served as the background
for the latest outbreak of the bitter
feud, which Tuesday caused the loss
of six lives.
Local officials say the renewed
outbursts of the feud had its incep-
tion last Saturday at a school cleo
tion. Several men We're disarmed
at that time aud warrants have been
issued for one man. Then came
Tuesday and its blood spattered bal
loting.
Next Tuesday there is to be an
aldermanic election here and city
officials feel that if there is to be
amy other sort of an outburst it will
come when the voters are gathered
at the polls,