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Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-17
No. 1jS5-Dcpt. l
NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE
APPOINTED FOR PROVING
WILL AND HEARING APPLI-
CATION FOR LETTERS OF AD-
MINISTRATION WITH WILL

In the Superior Court of the State
Of California, in and for the Coun-
ty of Imperial.
In the Matter of the Estate of
II. NJ. Moscr, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that IA pc
tition for the probate of the will
of II. NJ. Moscr, deceased, and for
the issuance to AIDA NJ. Moscr of
letters of Administration with Will
Annexed, has been filed in this
Court, and that Friday, the 25th
day Of February, 1927, at Two
q clock, =. NJ, of said day, at the
Courtroom of said court, at the
Court House, in the City of Ell Cen
tro, County of Imperial, State of
California, has been set for the
hearing of said petition, when and
where any person interested may
appear and contest the same, and
show cause, if any they have, why
said petition should not be granted.
Dated February 10th, 1927.
c. G. MOUSSEAU, Clerk.
BY c. L. Williford, Deputy Clerk.
It'll
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-17
So. California
Sporting Briefs

CULVER CITY, Feb. 17.-Offic.
ials of the Culver City boxing stadi-
um have cancelled the weekly box
ing bill slated for this evening be
cause the heavy rains of the past
few days have made it impossible
to reach the arena.
The state athletic commission has
granted permission to the club to
postpone the card until Thursday
evening, Feb. "a.
PASADENA johnny Godinez
and Joe Hickey will headline the
boxing bill at Pasadena armory this
evening in an encounter of eight
rounds or less. Bill "Red' Wells
and Tommy Dolan, 14S Founders,
clash in the semi windup.
In the special event Chris Carde-
naz and Richard Aguayo, 135 pound
crs, will provide the action.
Joe Bailey and Claude Stotts,
Junior wclters, step their PAGES in
the curtain raiser.
CULVER CITY-IIarlan Fcnglcr,
the boy wonder of the speedway
racket Il couple of years ago, is
coming out of retirement on March
& to compete in the 250-milc classic
that day against Il score of the most
celebrated drivers in the racing
game.
Fcnglcr who will toll an eight i'll
arrow in the big grind. already has
the car in fine condition for the
gruclling race, and will be ready to
take Il whirl at the boards as soon
as Jupiter Pluvius and his sprink-
ling can definitely suspend opera
tions.
LOS ANGELES. Slew Tender
rs IA lightweight allowed Benny
Leonard to talk him out of the
championship, and as a welter-
weight he is not going to make a
like mistake, so has asked that his
battle at Vernon with Young Harry
Wills, slated for next Tuesday nighr,
be postponed until March s.
Wills flashy Knockout of Jimmy
Duffy at Oakland the other evening
was probably the impclling motive,
but Tender explained to the boxing
czars that the real reason was that
the recent rains have made it inn
possible to get in his daily quota Of
roadwork.
LOS ANGELES-Acc Hudkins
fifth round Knockout of Billy At
kinson here Tuesday night will
prove costly, as the Nebraska Wild
eat is said to have injured the right
hand that he fractured some months
ago in his bout with Phil McGraM,
clyde ITudkins. brothcr-managcr
of Ace, has turned deaf ear to
offers for II match with young Har-
ry Wills. san Diego negro battlcr,
qualifying with "A determination to
Lave his fistic bonanza hcw to the
color line.
Los ANGELES-Sammy Man
dell, lightweight champion arrives
here today accompanied by his man
agcr. Eddie Kane.
The Rockford shcik intends TO
participate in a number of bouts
with coast battlcrs, provided that
his synthetic title is not at stake
and that his rivals come in over
the weight limit.
WILMINGTON - The Johnny
Adams-Arizona .Ioc Rivers 10-round
battle billed for last evening was
postponed until next Wednesday,
due to harbor highway washouts
and flood conditions.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-17

McAdoo says he isn't aiming Mt
the presidency. That ncedn t keep
him from going after the Demo-
cratic nomination, however.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-17
Help Wanted

LEARN AUTOS in Los Angeles. Big
demand for auto repair men IN
California to serve one and one
halls million ears now crowding
roads. Learn repairing in few
months at big Los Angeles shops
and qualify for $50 to $125 week
jobs. Free employment service.
Money making Auto Book Free.
Write National Automotive
School, 4O06 + Figueroa ST., Los
Angeles. l cod u
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dressmaking, al.
terations. Mrs. Allen. 653 Hamij
ton. Phone 4d6R. II
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-17
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of David Squibbs, De-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned Emily Goode, Testa-
triX, Of the estate of David Squibb,
deceased, to the Creditors of, and
all persons having claims against.
the said deceased, to exhibit the
same with the necessary vouchers,
within Ten 00) months after the
first publication of this notice to
the said Mcssrs j. Stewart Ross
and II. B. Whitelaw, at Room 10,
Bank of Italy Building, FL Centre,
California, who are attorneys for
said Emily Goode, TestatriX.
Dated Feb. Is. 1927.
EMILY GOODE.
T Il "a NJ 5 10 II
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-17
Miscellaneous

STORE fixtures for sale cheap.
Roose News Agency. 512 Main
st. 15t6
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HARTZEbL-Roofer. Takes guess
work out of roofing. Phone 251W.
TT
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-17
Special Notices

MARCELLING-oUc. Glacier Apts.
Eastside entrance, Seventh and
Broadway. Phone 779J. 3tf
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-17

Several sets of variety tests of
cereals have been st artcd i'll Kings
county.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-17

DAIRY feed for sale. Birckel Bros.
miles southwest Holtville on
CalcXico road. 15t6
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-17
PRESS CLASSIFIED SECTION
T0DAY'S WANT ADS

FOR RENT room furnished house
close in. Modern. Apply 624 Olive
1it3
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-17

FOR SALE-12 Holstein cows. T.
B. Tested. H. c. Procsal. ) miles
south Holtville on CaleXico road.
16t6
FOR SALE-R. l. Red eggs for
Matching. SO miles east FL Cen
tro. Iiartigan. 1912
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-17
Situations Wanted

PRACTICAL nurse, wants work i'll
private homes. Mrs. Sorenscn.
134 No. Seventh. 14t6
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T Il "a NJ 5 10 II
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-17

TAKEN from my house on j. :.
Brock ranch, gun and razor. Re
ward for return. Geo. r. Dear
born, Rte. =, Box ISL, city. 17t5
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-17

WII.MINGTON - The Johnny
Adams-Arizona Joc Rivers 10-round
battle billed for last evening was
postponed until next Wednesday,
due to harbor highway washouts
and flood conditions.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-17

CASH for your hens. viii call any
where. B. Merrill, z. o. Box 727,
Ell Centre. Its
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-17

FOR SATLE-Baled alfalfa hay.
Not damaged by rain. 6 miles
south on Sth St., across Brawley
Main, y mile west. A. A. Mo
line. 17t3
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-08
FINE PROGRAM
IS PREPARED
FOR DAIRY DAY
Saturday is Dairy Day. -


THAT is all that is necessary to
explain that Saturday will be big
day in Ell Centro,' said John S.
Carmichael, secretary of the cham
Der of commerce, this morning,
land the program this year prom
ises to be thriller from start to
finish. -
The gathering at the high school
grounds will be formally opened at
1920 o'clock when w. w. McEuen,
president of the chamber, gives an
address of welcome to the dairymen
of Imperial County. At l0:l5, how
ever, Swiss band will give short
concert for the entertainment of
those arriving early.
The presentation of the Sweep
stakes cup to Howard Farnsworth
of FL Centro, owner of the highest
testing COW in Imperial Valley, will
be made at II clock. Three medals
will be presented to Emmett Ed
wards, Holtville, second place win
ner; A. IL. Smithson of Holtville
third place winner and A. Balders
of Holtville, fourth place winner.
In addition 80 ribbons will be pre-
sented to those owning the cows
which tested in the next - posi-
tions.
Selections by the Rotary quartet
will be given at 1l:l0 O'Clock, fol-
lowed by solo by DR.. +. o. Carter.
Brunk' $ Comedians will hop into
the limelight at 1880 O. CLOCK and
at noon mammoth barbecue and
all the trimmings will be served.
Bring your own cup is the only
order.
The Swiss band, Swiss yOdlers
and singers will occupy the major
ity of the afternoon program with
an address at l o'clock by Sam II.
Green, secretary and manager Of
California Dairy council.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-08
Suits Filed in
Drowning Cases

Amended complaints in three
civil actions seeking to recover
damages for the death of three per
sons by drowning, in canal in the
eastern part of Imperial County at
Winterhaven in January, 1925, were
filed at the county clerk s office
this morning. The three meeting .
death in the case were Jane Bufard,
Rufus II. Chester and Matte L..
Chester. They were drowned when
the car in which they were riding
plunged into the canal.
According to the complaints the
firm in charge of building a new
highway failed to establish danger
signals and left the highway at that
point open into the canal. This de
spite the fact that other persons
had been drowned there in SINH
lar accident but short time previ-
Gus, the complaints assert
M. Kisselburg, c. T. Schmidt and
l.. B. Hitchcock are named as de-
PENDANTS in the three actions. All
three actions are brought in favor
of the mothers of the three vic
Tins.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-08
To Aid
Citrus Growers

The Agricultural Extension Serv-
ice announces that l.. w. Fluharty,
extension specialist in farm man.
agement of the University of Cali
fornia would like to meet with all
grapefruit growers interested in
keeping cost accounts. A meeting
is accordingly being called for 7:45
n. m. Wednesday, March 9, at the
farm advisor 5 office in the base
ment of the court house in Ell Cen
tro.
Fluharty will fully discuss AMI
answer questions regarding the uni
versity's easy system of cost ac-
counting. Simple monthly reports
on labor and costs and another sim
pie annual report on income are the
only records which grapefruit grow
ors using this system are required
to keep. All forms and material
will be furnished free of charge by
the local farm advisor s office.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-08
POLICE SEEKING
COMPANION OF
SLAIN BOMBER
Identity of Dead Man
Remains Mystery to
Authorities.
nv United Press Leased Wire

san FRANCISCO, March S.-A
blonde woman, about 80 years OF
age. said to have been the compan-
ION of the slain bomber of the st.
Peter and Paul church, was sought
throughout the state today.
Antoine Montpelier, commercial
photographer, identified the body OF
the bomber as that of man he
had met on train between Angel $
Camp and Milton, Cal.
'"He was with "A blonde woman,
Montpelier said. . He professed in
terest in photography and invited
me to visit him at Milton.
All attempts to identify the man,
shot down Sunday morning as he
placed a charge Of dynamite in the
Testibule of the church, have failed
and it is probable his name will
never be learned, police admitted.
Efforts to link Celsten Ecklund,
amateur theologian, with the bomb
ing also has failed. Ecklund was
shot when he ran from the scene.
He maintains that he merely hap
pened to be in front of the church
when the bomber was slain, and
knew nothing of the plot.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-08
POWERS
|NFAV0R
Of Plan
Japan and Britain Are
FavOrably Disposed to
Reduction Farley.
MEET IN SUMMER
Conference Will Not Be
Called Unless Success
Seems Assured.
BY LUDWELL DENNY
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, March s. Def
mite informal negotiations have
been initiated by the United States
with Great Britain and Japan for
4 three power conference limiting
auxiliary naval craft.
The new Coolidge plan, exclu-
sively reported by the nited Press
on February -, is now urged upon
Great Britain and Japan as a result
of French and Italian rejection of
the original Coolidge five power
pact proposal.
Following Great Britain and
Japan s acceptance of the five pow
er proposal, they are now under
stood to be willing to continue in
formal negotiations which may lead
to three power conference, posi-
bly, next summer.
The conference will not be call
ed, however, unless its success
seems assured as result Of the ad
vance negotiations.
Present discussions reveal certain
obstacles.
President Coolidge authorized a
statement through his spokesman
today confirming United Press re-
ports that this government has
made the informal inquiries of
Great Britain and Japan regarding
a three power naval conference.
Tentative responses from those
two governments encourage the
president to think that some action
in this direction may be practicable
the white house spokesman said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-08
Ransom Demanded
or AviatOrs
by United Press Leased Wire

CASA BLANCA, March :. -
Ransom negotiations for the release
of the four Uruguayan aviators held
captive by Moorish tribesmen were
under way today, advices from Cape
Judy, Morocco, said.
Release Of the four prisoners, cap
tured after the plane in which they
were attempting a transatlantic
flight, was wrecked, - miles from
Cape Judy, had been promised as
soon as the money was available, it
was understood.
Safety Of the aviators was def
nitely established by letter from
Major Laare Borges. commander of
the CruguayanS, which was deliver
ed by Moor late yesterday To thc
Spanish high commission at Cape
JUDY.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-08
Business Halted
By Florida Banks
by United Press Leased Wire

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla,
March 8.-Three leading banks of
the Palm Beaches closed their doors
this morning and started one of th'.
most frenzied runs in the history of
Florida finance.
Mid day found streets .ammed
with depositors seeking to save
their money by Withdrawing it
from remaining banks of the city.
Runs of the Farmers bank and
the Citizens bank Of West Palm
Beach each were such that an arm
oYcd ear was dispatched from Mi
ami bearing cash for panicky de
positors.
No sooner had the First Ameri-
can Bank and Trust company post
ed notice that business was suspend
ed for the protection Of depositors
than, two ether institutions closed
the Norwood Bank and Trust com
pany Of West Palm Beach and the
First Bank and Trust company of
Palm Beach.
Heavy Withdrawals on all three
banks during the past eight or ~
months and unsettled condition of
affairs in this part of the state
were given as reasons for the clos,
ings.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-08
REFLECT
POUND AS
PRESIDENT
Personnel of District
Officials Unchanged
BY Election.
O. X. POWER PLAN
DOwd Authorized to Go
Ahead on Construction
of Plants.

With perfect attendance the
Irrigation District which has been
in charge of the affairs of irriga-
tion in the valley during the past
wear, went out of existence at noon
today. The new board Immediately
organized and elected Earl {. Pound
president to succeed himself. +. II.
McIver was re-appointed secretary,
with G.. d. Preston, assistant secrc-
tary.
Before adiourning, the old board
gave official confirmation of the
action last week in which the pre-
liminarv report submitted by Nj. j..
Dowd, chief engineer, outlining
water power possibilities along the
canal system Of the District, had
been approved. BY virtue Of this
confirming action the detail speci-
fications and plans for hydro
electric power system having at the
start three dams located at Rositas
and Alamo dams and at No. Head
ing. are authorized, and, according
to Dowd, will be ready within two
or three months.
The new board, composed of Earl
G. Pound of Brawley, Ira Aten of
II Centre, both of whom were re-
Gently reelected for four years;
Mark Rose of Holtville, w. o. Blair
of Calipatria, and C. w. Brockman
of Calexieo, started at once upon
consideration of routine matters in
c. w. Barry, reelected assessor
and collector of the District, en-
tered upon his new term of office
officially today, re-appointing the
same staff of deputies.
McIver, as treasurer for the Dis
trict, also starts his four year term
of office today. Preston was named
again for the position of deputy
treasurer.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-08
MILLER GIVEN
HEAVY FINE AND
PRISON SENTENCE

NEW YORK, March S.-Thomas
W. Miller, alien property custodian
in the Harding administration, was
sentenced by Federal Judge John
c. Knox today to serve Is months in
the penitentiary and fined $4,000
for conspiracy in connection with
the return to German and Swiss
owners of seized alien property.
Miller was convicted last week
after long trial in which he and
former Attorney General Harry NJ
Daugherty were jointly accused
The jury was unable to agree on the
guilt or innocence of Daugherty,
and the indictment against him was
dismissed one the motion of the
government.
The maximum sentence which
could have been imposed upon Mil
Ter was two years Imprisonment
and $4,000 fine.
Miller served as alien property
custodian for a long period after
appointment BY President Harding.
While in office $7,000,000 assets of
American Metal Co. were return
&c to Richard Merton of Frankfort,
Germany, and associates. Merton
testified that he paid $4,000 in
commissions to the late John T..
King to bring about the return of
the assets.
The jury found that some of this
money had found its way into Mil
Ter s bank account, and that he had
failed to give his best services TO
the government in the ease.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-08
Aged Man Found
Buried In Mud

SAN DIEGO, Cal, March s.
Partly buried in mud and near
death from starvation and exposure
AN old man. believed to be Oscar
Krebs, Pocahontas, Ark, was found
in the swamp land between Chula
Vista and National City, near here
today.
Identification was established
through loGge card in the man 5
pocket He was taken to local
hospital Because of his weakened
condition. he was not able to tell
what had happened to him.
Police believe the man to be a
transient and that he collapsed from
hunger while on his way here in
search of work. He had been in
the swamp for two days and nights,
officers said they learned before he
lapsed into unconsciousness.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-08
BRISK SALE OF
TICKETS TO BIG
C0FFR0TH RACE

Tickets for the excursion from
Imperial Valley to Tijuana Sunday
were placed on sale yesterday and
according to the first days reports
are selling fast.
eff yesterdays sales can be re-
garded as a forecast there should
be more than 200 residents of the
valley aboard the train when it
rolls out of Ell Centre Sunday D.
C. Ramsey, travelling freight and
passenger agent of the San Diego
and Arizona railroad, said this
morning.
"The public is interested and we
are doing everything possible to
make the trip an interesting one for
them,'' he declared From indi-
cations it appears that about 80
will make the trip from Calexico, %
from Holtville and nearly a hundred
from Calipatria and Brawley. Ell
Centre should add close to a hun
dred more.
ing sheets from the race track own
erS which we are spreading ABOUT
the valley and considerable interest
in the event is being worked up
The Coffroth Handicap, the fea-
ture event on the Sunday program,
is one of the greatest faces held in
the country during the year. 1t
carries the largest purse Of any turf
event, $4,000 added money.
The Coffroth event is rivaled in
color and setting only by the Ken
lucky derby. The derby, one of the
oldest of turf classics has a dis
tinction of its own which can never
be rivaled outside of Kentucky, yet
the Coffroth stake is a richer one
and perhaps draws the greatest
crowd of any race event.
Thoroughbreds entered in the
Coffroth handicap represent the
cream of the racing world.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-08
Chinese Peace
RumOr AflOat

LONDON, March S.-An FIX
change Telegraph Shanghai dis
patch today said peace negotiations
between Chinese miltarists to bring
all combatants except Chang Tso
Lin into alliance with the other
Cantonese nationalists were expect
ed to begin soon.
The war front was quiet, accord
ing to the dispatch, although there
had been desultory skirmishes in
which looters generally had been on
one side and soldiers on the other.
Well Informed opinion at Shang-
hal, according to the Exchange Telc-
graph, thought only Chang Tso Lin,
the Manchur;an militarist, would
be able to remain outside the ma
tionalist alliance.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-08
SAN DIEGO PLAN
FOR PAVING IS
GIVEN APPROVAL
Request for Completion
of Yuma-San Diego
Road Endorsed.

Few matters of major importance
came before the Board of Supervis-
ors of Imperial county during the
present session yesterday afternoon
or this morning. A considerable
amount of routine duty was per-
formed by the supervisors
A hearing on granting permit
to the Red Wing dance hall, situ-
ated near Brawley, was put over
until March 81. The supervisors
were anxious to be given more in
formation relative to the petition
before going into the matter.
The board passed resolution
seeking to have the district attor-
ney's office take immediate steps
to condemn property to gain a right
of way for the construction of q
highway, to be known as "Church
Road,' near the Acacia school. A
petition had been filed and certain
portions of the right of way have
already been secured.
The board also passed a resolution
seeking to complete in paved roads,
the highway from Yuma to San Di-
ego. There are at present about 20
miles of unpaved highway on this
route. A move is under way by
other interests seeking to divert
traffic from Yuma to Los Angeles
by way OF Blythe and Mecca. In
order that traffic coming from the
East may be kept going through by
way of Imperial Valley to San Di-
ego and Los Angeles, it is hoped
that the road will be completed in
pavement.
Copies of this resolution will be
forwarded to Governor Young, the
California Highway Commission,
the Automobile Club. Assemblyman
Witter and others influential i'll OBJ
tanning the passing of the needed
legislation to build the pavements.
Several matters were still before
the board when noon recess was
taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-08
Bills Supporters
Praised by Club

With the headquarters room Of
the American Conservation Club
packed to capacity last night, Mark
Rose and Charles L. Childers of the
Imperial Irrigation District, both of
whom have Just returned from
Washington, gave detailed reports
of the progress made in the Boulder
Canyon Dam project legislation. The
Club Immediately afterward unani-
mously adopted resolutions Of ap-
probation to government officials,
senators, and to authors Of the
Swing Johnson bill
Rose declared that the Swing
point of stability which has a rec
ognized majority support in Con
gress and pointed out that there can
be little if any alteration Of the
measure if that support is to be
maintained.
For us now to accept the theory
Arizona is attempting to establish,
that Of the right to Il power royalty
at Boulder dam, would be to antag-
onize many eastern states who are
getting power that originates in ad-
Joining states,' Rose said.
Childers reviewed the fight in the
Senate and lauded staunch friends
Of Senator Hiram Johnson and of
the measure who aided in advanc-
ing the legislation. ave have
every possible assurance that our
cause will win out in the long ses-
sion Of Congress and we have now
over the nation so that none of our
prestige will be lost he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-08
Pair
AS "Hijackers''

Sam and "Babe' Diamond, col,
ored, were registered at the Hotel
Gillett yesterday for investigation
and the early probe into the nature
of their activities in and about I'm
perial Valley would indicate that
they will be in FL Centre for some
time.
The San Diego pair are believed
by police to have conducted mum.
erous confidence games in this vi.
cinity and to lend credence to this
belief Rufus Lilly Of Brawley last
night identified the pair as the one
that had hi-iacked" him out of
$500. The sherff's men and at
taches of the district attorneys Of
flee will conduct thorough inves-
tigation into the activities Of the
pair before entering a formal COM
plant.
Lilly was positive in his identi-
fication.