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Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27
LABORATORY FOOD

former Milwaukee chemist, now in. "a school of
engineering In Montreal, announces that he has dis
covered process of making food by artificial means
Few of the elements minerals can be assimilat-
ed by man IN their natural form. Nature prepares
them for our by successive steps. Plants digest
and modify minerals, and then animals digest the
plants Man lives plants and animals both. 1t has
long been the dream of scientists to get back to orgi
nal sources. obtaining nourshment directly from the
unlimited material of the earth.
The Montreal chemist says he develops chemical
solution from various substances entering into the
composition Of body cells-nitrogen, potassium,
phosphorus, calcium, magnesium iron, etc.-and de-
veops that solution into nutritious compound with
the aid of certain rlant cells and ferments.
SO the process isn't all laboratory chemistry.
PLANT cells and ferments" play big part in prepar-
ing food fer by the usual processes Yet if the
chemist do what he says he he will greatly
shorten and simplify the steps. And if he thus
provide food substance "sufficenty nourishing to
replace all natural foods, he will confer inest-
mable boon the human
1t will take a long time however, to popularize
any such food with the mass of mankind, who want
their accustomed flavors and odors and bulk in their
inside
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27

quiet - he shouted. How can I
think of going adventurlng with all
this noise! =
Then Jingle whispered:
u think if YOU bought us some
oranges, Daddicums, it would keep
us quiet.
"'How so?h asked the bewilder.
ed rabbit gentleman.
"Oh, if we each had an orange to
cat we wouldn t want to play bang
the dishpan, said Jingle.
Then in the name of peace and
quiet here-go get the oredgesi
sighed Uncle Wiggily, giving Jingle
some money.
With shouts of JOY, the twelve
little rabbits hopped to the orange
store. kept by the kind old dog
gentleman. And when he heard what
was wanted he smiled showing all
his teeth and barked:
II shall give you bakers doz-
en-.
What's baker : dozen of or
a8gcs - asked Scramble.
Thirteen" chuckled the dog.
" When you get bakers dozen it
is always thirteen. Here you are, =
And, surely enough, he counted
thirteen oranges into the bag.
Ism t that wonderful = cried
Scrimblc. '.Thirtecn oranges! That ;
one apiece and one left over and"
II give that extra orange .
Daddicums decided Jingle, and
this was done when they got back
to the bungalow.
Hal \ baker 5 dozen; chez
cried Mr.. Longears when he opened
the bag to divide the golden, yell
low fruit. ys.E
You eat the extra ouc!' beg
ged Jangle, and when the rabbit
children, now very quiet, went out
in the woods TO eat their oranges,
Uncle Wiggilv sat down in the Kit
chen with sigh of relief aud bagan
To peel his orange.
1t was while be was doing this
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27
MARRIAGES SHOW
SLIGHT INCREASE
in CALIFOR RNIA

y preliminary report on marriage
and divorce for the State of Cali
tornia has just been released by
the Department of Commerce of
Washington, D. G.. The report
shows that there were 56,664 mar
riages performed in the state dur
ing the year of 1926, as compared
with 55,0S0 in 1925. This shows an
increase of 1854 or 90 per cent.
The report which is submitted by
counties shows that there were GIL
marriages in Imperial County dur
ing 1926 as against 552 for the
previous year.
During the year of 1926 there
were 1905 divorces granted in the
state as against l0.624 in 1925, rep
resenting an increase of 1,44l or
1876 per cent. The number of di-
vorces in 1924, however, was II,
2jS, considerably more than in 1925.
There were l,2S1 marriages an
'rulled in 1926, the first year in
which annulments have been report
ed.
The Imperial county records show
that l26 divorces were granted in
1926 against Il for 1925 and that
10 annulments were granted.
Los Angeles headed all other
counties in the figures submitted.
There were 1920 marriages as a.
gainst l6,050 for the previous year
and 4,635 divorces as against 3,710
for 1925. The annulment figures
for 1926 We're 4j0 San Francisco
was second with 6,SJs marriages as
against 6,67s for 1925 with 1887
divorces as against 1856 for the
previous year. Annulments were
39S.
Orange and Alameda counties
followed, each with marriages in
the 1000 column but divorces in
Alameda county far exceed those of
Orange, the figures for Alameda
county being over the 1000 mark,
while Orange county was under the
200 mark each year.
San Diego county held fifth posi-.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27

that the Fox anil Wolf slipped in
the back door. The bad chaps had
seen the little rabbits, Nurse Jane
and Mrs, Longears leave the bur:
galow, and knew Uncle Wiggilv was
all alone.
1T will be a good time to catch
him. = growled the Wolf.
"Fine,' harkcd the Fox. So into
the kitchen they sneaked and just
as Mr.. Longears was going to eat
his orange the Wolf snarled:
"Drop that and come with mel
But Just then Mr. LongearS
squeezed the orange and a stream
OF juice shot into the eyes Of the
bad chap.
"Oh, wow!' he cried. Il can =
scc.'
~ can see, thought barked the
Fox. II II catch him,'
"Catch thisi' cried the brave
bunny. With that he threw two hard
orange seeds. One hit the left eye
of the Fox and the other seed
banged his right eye. So the Fox
had to howl:
L can t see, either.
Then ont YOU go-both ot
you!'' chuckled the bunny. So h"
pushed them ont of the door, tum-
bling them head over paws down
the back steps and telephoned for
the Police Dog who came and drove
the bad chaps away. Then Uncle
Wiggiy ate his orange in peace
and quietncss.
It's "A good thing there was a
bakers dozen.' said the bunny "a
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27

tion with 2,456- marriages for the
year 1926 total of two more than
for the previous year. Divorces in
San Diego county were $40 for
1926 as against AIS for the previ.
Gus year.
The estimated population for the
state on July l, 1926 was 4,3l6,000
and on July /, 1925 it was 4,1sO,00o.
On the basis of these estimates the
number of marriages per thousand
was l3.1 in 1926 as against 1872 in
1925. The number of divorces was
, 2.S0 in 1926 as against 2.54 in 1925.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD e. GARIS
Copyright, 1897, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
ORANGE

One day Mrs. Longears and Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy went to tho
moving pictures together, leaving
Uncle Wiggily in the bungalow
with twelve of the little rabbit
girls and boys. OF course there were
more than twelve little rabbits in
Uncle Wiggilv' hollow stump
bungalow, but there were only an
even dozen at home when the two
animal ladies hoped away.
If you wish to know where the
other two or three dozens of little
Dummies were | can tell you that
they were out in the woods and
fields playing different games.
The twelve who were in the
bungalow also played games, such
is tag the piano, slide down the
banister rail and hide the roller
skates until they made so much
noise Uncle Wiggity could not
hear his watch tick.
Bunnies. Bunnies! he cried.
= You must be more quiet!'
Well the children tried. but they
were only quiet for little while.
Then Scrimble and Scramble thought
Of new game to play called bang
the dishpan. and they banged it SO
hard that Uncle Wiggily had to hold
his paws over his ears.
"Oh, will nothing make you
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
.Tulv OF 1910

= Carl Mohnike. Fritz Harder and
Clyde Larey went to the coast in
Mr.. Mohnike's automobile.
Jacob Dunman returned this
morning from Los Angeles where
he went to squander a portion of
his fortune made out of watcrmel-
ons this season.
The Press publishes a notice to
contractors announcing that con
struction of the Masonic building on
the corner of Sixth and State streets
will begin September l. 1t is the
first announcement of the great
building campaign which will begin
on the date named and which viii
add greatly to the development of
the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27

an absence of two weeks at coast
points.
w. |. Stone took bunch of Bat.
terry D buys to San Diego and VIII
return today.
Mrs. W. s. Fawcett and daughter
Hazel are at present in northern
New Hampshire enjoying a quiet
and restful vacation among the
hills, MIR Fawcet5 will join them
about the middle OF August accord
it., to present plans.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27
Ends Life With
Old Revolver
ny United Press leased wIr.

FRESNO. Ca. Julv e7.-Herbert
Melgard, 81. Ecrmaa dairy man,
drove his horses from the fell it
which he was working, tied them .
tree, anu shot him,e;f through tha
heart with rusty revolver, late
yesterday. lie apparently died in
stantly.
The body was found by n paper
carrier. The horses were standing
patiently chewing grass n few feet
from their owners body.
No motive for his act is known.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27
Looking Backward
what the eress Files yen OF I'm
periaI Naley for thls Date
Ia Fast Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
July II, 1907


Anton PaReK lett today for the
coast.
Nrs. Porter Ferguson and children
left for Long Beach, where she will
spend a few weeks visiting her sis
ter. She was accompanied by her
mother-in-law.
y. Stanley Brown, postmaster of
IL Centre, was in Holtville today.
Mr.. Whitlock team became
frightened as he was leaving Crane
Brothers ranch and upset the wa
gon in the ditch, throwing out the
entire family, except the little girl,
who jumped. No one was seriously
hurt.
Chris Jackson is taking A. G.
Goft S place on the main canal dur.
ing the latter's absence.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27
Twins Appear
In WatermelOns

Something new in the way of
watermelons is being raised in the
valley. It's twins.
Growers of fruits have previously
brought twin cantaloupes, honey
dews and the like to market but
none could recall of ever having
seen a twin watermelon before yes
terday And to prove the claim the
melon has been placed on show in
the window of the Chamber of
Commerce.
The melon was raised on Il ranch
about two miles ncrth of Meloland
by Hindu. 1t weighs approx
mately 80 pounds. The melon or
melons has one stem, the bodies of
the two being joined for distance
after leaving the stem, then scpa-
rating. One of the twins, however,
has considerably outgrown the 9th
er since springing into being and at
present is about twice as large as
his little brother.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27

1t may be- as Mr.. Mencken says, that univer
sal language would prepare the way for world peace.
Still we've seen quite little fighting among English
speaking people.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27

Naughty children who play in the mud grow up
baths.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27

Lmitless wealth awaits the man who will invent
a self-opening that opens itself.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27
TEN YEARS AGO
july 27, 1917

Personal grocery solicitors and
frequent deliveries will be eliminat-
ed by the Narney Bros. chain store
system beginning August l, as a
war time economy.
G. d. Hartshorn Of Holtvillo was
noted in the streets cf I'll Centre
today.
Mrs. Gilbert Helms is planning 70
take her vacation soon after the
first of August.
O. G. Horne is at his nast again
at the Security Savings Bank, after
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27

he lay down on the sofa to take a
little sleep. And if the toy pistol
viii give the skyrocket a paper cap
for the head of the nail, IN tell
You next about Uncle Wiggilv and
the soldier bird. >
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27
z A Finer
EAbQChe

f-ne,r, deluxe e4uip.1
rucnt ard service on
I,!his fast truin 20 the eastl
y low the popular
4 Abnchc ranks among
the Incsttranscontinen.
tai trains in the country
I carries club car as
we'll as standard and ob.
servation sleeping car
wiki lounge and open
platform, diner.
Shower-baths for men
and for women, the per-
sonal service Of barber.
valet and maid complete
this train 5 new appoint
ments. No extra fare on
this train.
Connection by motor
train at INLAND; your
ticket east good for the
entire journey. Baggage
checked through.
Pullmans with out
change TO Memphis,
Minneapolis, St. Louis
and Intermediates. 1t op>
crates via Phoenix, Ell
Paso and Kansas City.
Similar service return
ing.
Direct TO New Orleans,
the Argonautvla Sunset
route. Ask about it.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27

Batching is that summer period
which a man looks Forward to and
is darn glad when it's over.
Evening star., 1927-10-26
BIG DIFFERENCE, THOUGH,
is TOMMY TAKES TITLES
Joe, However, Has Average That Is Fracian Better
Than Champion's-Morris Makes an Ex-
plosion Shot That Wins 5O.to.l Bet.

me that once when he was trying to
qualify for the National Open a mem.
Der of his club who was following him
around bet him so to that he couldn' t
sink 20-foot putt. whereupon Tommy
took the bet and won it. But sensa-
tional as that was it doesn't quite
match a feat OF old Tom Morris. one
of the legendary figures of Scotch golf.
Alec Brown, the Planifield profes.
sional, whose memory stretches far
back, told me the story.
Playing the High Hole at st. An
drew's, that is, the seventh, Tom went
into the small, deep stark bunker short
of the green. He had an almost i'm
possible shot to get out, and his oppo
nents, whose balls were resting secure
ly on the green. deemed he had no
chance to win the hole.
Pick up. Tom" they said.
NO." said he. "I'll get it out" He
added jokingly. "Ill hole it, too"
A gentleman of wealth happened to
be watching nearby.
Fifty guineas to one you don't" he
said.
Tom forgot caution.
Done" he said
Whereupon he blasted out his ball
Evening star., 1927-10-26

mour did. Yet who shall say that Joe
Is less a golfer than Tommy?
Last Winter, in the Winter resort
campaign, Armour won the Long
Beach. Calf. and Ell Paso Opens,
while Turnesa captured the Sacra-
mento and Shreveport Opens. An
even deal there, but when they came
North in the Spring Joe ceased to get
the breaks.
When you want to lay your fingers
on genuine golfing unfortunate,
however, consider the case of Leo
Diegel.
leo certainly has had tough
year." said Gene SaraZen to me, not
long ago. 'He hasn't had single
break inshls favor"
Tough echoed Leo-''Ill say I've
had tough year. Nothing has gone
right"
The figures back him up. In At
rounds Of tournament competition, up
to and including the qualifying
rounds for the P. G. A. tournament,
Leo had an average medal of 73 40-47
strokes. Only two professionals in
the country could boast better mark
johnny Farrell and Macdonald
Smith.
Yet Leo hadn't won single tourna.
ment.
1t was Tommy Kerrigan who told
Evening star., 1927-10-26
PlayZs Matched by 7unesa cLanin to Get Chance Title
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

The new 1S-hole course at the -
yer Dam Club. where S. G.. LoeE
has blasted his way through Woe
and over rugged terrain to give :,
club a new layout, has virtually BE-
completed and is expected to be rea
for play next May. With constr"
ton or another 9-hole course Ii.
Summer, Beaver Dam will have
36-hole golf plant. giving it the larg
golf facilities of any club around &
Capital. Many inquiries have bs
made as to whether the courses
be semi-public and whether they n
be played simply by payment OF I
green fee. Members of the club Z
rectorate declare that a guest mn
| be introduced to use the courses, q:
the green fee must be paid.
Continuance of the river ro
| through back country to the nor,
entrance of the Congressional Cou
| try Club will shorten the travel to Ii
| club by three or four miles and bril-!
| it within 40 minutes of downtov.
| Washington. Insofar as roads 81
| concerned, Congressional has ney'
been in a direct line with travel fro
| the city. The new road ends on Il
| club property and within a quart
mile of the club entrance.
Mrs. II. l.. Rose is paired with Pa
j. Frizzell and Mrs. Monroe f.. Mil,
with John NJ. Leavell in an 1S-ho
! play-off of tie at Congressional /
day for low net prize in the mix
| foursome in the recent Middle y
lantic women's championship.
Evening star., 1927-10-26
FIGHTERS TO CLASH
IN BIG new ARENA

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, October 26.-The Olympia
Garden Sports Arena, new $4,000 600
indoor stadium. opens the Winter box
ing season here tonight with a bill
featuring Tom Heeney. Australian
heavyweight, and Johnny Risko of
Cleveland. Archie Bell of Brooklyn
meets Jimmy Vacca, Boston bantam
weight, in the semi-windup.
The stadium, dedicated recently, is
operated by a syndicate headed by J.
l.. Woods, and is patterned after the
new Madison Square Garden in New
York.
1t has seating capacity of 1900,
with emergency accommodations for
5000 more.
The tiers Of seats rise at a sharp
incline, affording a perfect view of
the stage at their base from the
furthermost rows.
The arena is the home Of the De.
troit hockey team and has a refrig-
Grating system, installed at cost Of
$96.000 that embraces IA miles of
brine pipes, with which an ice course
can be frozen within few minutes.
In addition to athletic carnivals, the
operators plan to hold pageants,
theatricals and conventions in the
stadium
Evening star., 1927-10-26
VOLLEY BALLERS
TO REPORT FRIDAY

Candidates for the Y. NJ. c. A. vol.
ley ball team will report for first
practice Friday night. Indications
are for a most successful season.
Players will have the gym floor
from 6 to 8:15 pm. F. NJ. Nettleship,
who Is in charge of the squad, will
outline plans for the season, and the
remainder Of the session will be de.
voted to practice and the trying out
of new candidates. All aspirants are
urged to be on hand.
Information will be furnished by
Nettleship. whose address Is SIG Four
teenth street, or by r. D. Morgan.
assistant physical director at the Y.
These men also will receive chal-
lengeS for games.
Evening star., 1927-10-26

NoII1FLfN Junk0L 10 the 6dClllC
" Coast in search of pelf and re-
"A nown is planned by group of
4 4 Eastern professional golfers
this Winter, seeking the scads
Of dollars that are held up by Cali
fOrnia and Western promoters to Sc
cure the best of the East in their
Journeys.
Tommy Armour of Congressional,
the national and Canadian open title
holder, has not yet made up his mind
whether he will go to the Far West
this year. But he has decided to re-
sumo exhibition relations fof the Win
Ter with Bob Cruickshank of Progress.
n. Y, with whom he won the inter-
national four-ball tourney at Miami
last February.
This means that the colorful Johnny
Farrell will be dropped as an exhibi-
ton partner to the national champion.
While Cruickshank will come in for
the ample money that falls to the lot
of the partner of the title holder.
Armour and Farrell travelled to.
gether much of the Summer, covering
their exhibition tour in Armours
car. And everywhere that the pair
went their exhibition was billed as one
by Tommy Armour, national open and
Canadian champion. and Johnny Far.
rell, winner of seven open champion
ships this year"
Tommy gaZed quizzically at the post
ers, and wondered whether the ma
tional and the Canadian were rated in
Importance below the seven open
championships that Farrell won.
Evening star., 1927-10-26
KEARNS' MOTHER TURNS
ON OLD FRIEND DEMPSEY

NEW YORK, October 26 R.-The
New York American today says Jack
Kearns has told friends his mother
doesn't want him to make up with
Jack Dempsey.
Mother Kearns is said to have once
idolized Dempsey-"Jack," she called
him, while she referred to her son as
"Kearns."
When the report was circulated that
Dempsey wanted to patch affairs up,
the mother wrote Kearns' sister: II
hope there is nothing to the story.
never want to see KearnS go back"
Evening star., 1927-10-26
Defend RING TITLE,
SLATTERY is TOLD

BY the Associated Press.
NEW LONDON, Conn, october 26
Thomas Donahue, president of the
National Boxing Association, dislikes
the idea Of Jimmy Slattery. recognized
by the association as light heavy
weight champion, putting away his
title in a cedar chest full Of moth
balls"
Donahue announced today that for
this reason he had sent letter to
Fred Carr, Slattery's manager, order
ing Slattery to defend his title within
a reasonable time against Tommy
Loughran, Tiger Flowers or Mike Nc.
Tigue cor the National Boxing Asso'
citation will take steps to force action
in the light heavyweight division"
The official also said that he con
sidered Sid Terriss, Jimmy McLarnin,
Billy Wallace and Kid Kaplan as log
ical contenders for the privilege OF
meeting Sammy Mandell under his re-
ported contract with Promoter Jim
Mullen of Chicago to defend the light
weight title.
Evening star., 1927-10-26
DUNDEE IS FAVORITE
IN GO WITH HUDKINS
By ahe Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, October 26.-Ten
to seven odds that Joe Dundee would
retain his welterweight title in his
fight with Ace Hudkins of Nebraska,
here Saturday next, generally tumbled
to even money today.
Hudkins went through stiff work
out at Jack Dempsey's Manhattan
Gymnasium yesterday. Dick Hoppe,
Glendale veteran, who fought Hud.
kins in earnest during four-round
days, served as sparring partner for
two rounds, as did Eddie Mahoney,
Fresno lightweight, and Johnny
Gerarden.
Dundee also worked out at the
Manhattan. at different time of the
day, and showed considerable speed.
The welterweight champion was down
to LAG pounds and appeared fit.
Hudkins was two pounds heavier,
but scoffed at rumors that he was
having difficulty taking off weight.
Evening star., 1927-10-26

| "a VIEW YORK, OCTOBER 2b.-Jlmny
| ~ McLarnin, the coast sensation
| NJ who sprang into overnight
| 4 Y fame with a Knockout victory
over Louis Kid Kaplan, Will
soon make his debut before the Madl-
son Square Garden fight fans. AS
was to be expected, Jimmy has fallen
for the lucrative purses Tex Rlckard
bangles before the eyes of the ring
celebrities. McLarnin has signed for
| three contests.
AS Jimmy has plenty of faith in his
ability to NOW his way right through
| the LIST of contenders for Sammy Man
delrs lightweight crown, he has given
less MacMahon carte blanche IN pick.
| ing his opponents. Jess is starting OH
with Billy Wallace of Cleveland. wal
lace was the first to turn the trick
Of dumping Kaplan for the full count
and a merry battle may be expected
when these two hard hitting lads come
| together.
| If McLarnin is able to get by wal
lace. he will be asked to take his pick
| between Phil McGraw or Sid Terris
| MacMahon will urge him to take on
ferris, since the latter draws a big
gate to the Garden.
In the event that McLarnin emerges
| the victor, he has been promised a
! titular scrap with Mandell SammJ
| and his manager have been in the east
dickering for a showing in the Car
| den.
| Unless McLarnin's victory over Kap.
Ian was a fiulkey one, he will get more
than an even chance to come out on
| ION of the heap, and he may be the
leader Of his division before the new
wear rolls around.
One OF the reasons why some Of the
present fistic champions are not seen
much in action is the prohibltive price
| they put on their services. A pro.
| moter justly figures that the title
| holder is only worth what he can draw
to the box office. But you cannot
make the champion or his manager
see that point.
Not so long ago there was a cham
pion who did not worry much about
| what he was to receive. This probably
accounts for the fact that Jack Dillon.
whose right to the light-heavyweigh
| title was as clear cut as that Of any
who preceded him, is today without
| funds.
Jimmy Twyford booked Dillon to
| fight Frank Mantell. Came the day
| of the fight and les than 5000 was in
| the house. Twyford was about ready
| to take it on the run, when he was
prevailed upon to explain matters to
| Dillon. The idea was to have Jack
agree to a postponement.
| Dillon heard Twyford's sad tale.
| mo, JIM" said Dillon. There is
| no use postponing the show. You
| would not draw any more than you
| have now in the house. After all, l
am as much to blame as you are. |
am only worth what I can bring in"
Evening star., 1927-10-26
GRODY OFF FERED A JOB
WITH LOCAL PRO FIv'

1t is by no means certain III.
Stretch Meehan, 6-foot 6-inch center
will be holding forth at that post f.
the Washington professional basks
ball team when it plays it's openir
game November 20. Bob Grody, III
center for the locals two seasons az,
may land the pivot job.
Determined not to daily longer witt
Meehan, who is a holdout, George /
Marshall, owner of the Washingtoi
club, yesterday sent Grody a contrae
which he is expected to sign, as it i
understood he wants to return her,
after years suspension.