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The Western outlook., 1927-02-12
SAN FRANCISCO
NEWS ITEMS
BY Our Agent
Mrs. Maud TYLER of 1915 Powell
sire It left last week for Carmel-bv-
the-Sea for the summer.

Aerial lodge, @ u. Q. OF. met
on. Feb. 9th. Attendance was good
The joint committee on Peter Ogden
day decided to observe the dav on
March 9th in the lodge room. One
candidate was balloted for, and was
elected. Ten dollars was contributes
to the Community Chest.
The Western outlook., 1927-02-12

Not long since an organization
in San Francisco complained to
the city authorities about a resort
on Sutter street. The complaint
was referred to the police depart
The Western outlook., 1927-02-12

Don't forget Missouri day at
Bethel church, Sunday, Feb. 13, at
2::3O P. M. j. Wesley Thomas, the
note d orator, pastor of the TAYLOR
Memorial church, will deliver the
address. Admission free.
The Western outlook., 1927-02-12

Rev. j. Wesley Thomas, pastor
of TAYLOR Memorial ME- church,
will be the speaker at Bethel church
on Sunday, Feb. 18th, at 2:3O P. M.
1t is Missouri dav. The Show me"
State. Come to see, that thy heart
may believe. Beautiful scenic dis
play on the old camping grounds of
the volunteers of Missouri, Other
latent features.
The Western outlook., 1927-02-12

Misses Olivia Smith and Olivette
Fountane beautifully entertained at
a birthday party at the latter's resi-
dence, 2I8 Vienna street. Delicious
dinner was served, after which the
participants enjoyed themselves in
dancing.
The Western outlook., 1927-02-12

Miss bessie Chisholm, Worthy
Matron of Naomi Chapter, o. E. S..
entertained newly elected officers of
her chapter, last Thursday night, at
her home on Bush street. Refresh
ments were served, and business of
Importance was discussed. Encour-
aging remarks were given the new
officers by Past Master O. M. E.
Fountain, of Hannibal Lodge, No. l
F. and A. M.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
MAN WHO FLED
FROM POLICE IS
CAPTURED HERE

Juan Fonseca, alias Thomas
Chavez, and whom police here be-
lieve to have a true name Of Fele-
zardo Gomez, wanted by San Ber-
nardtno poliee for burglary, was
captured by FL Centre police Satur.
day. Fonseca is said to have admit.
ted to county authorities this morn.
ing that while he was being taken
by police from Uplands to San Ber-
nardino to face . charge Of burg
larry, he jumped from an automobile
and escaped.
The prisoner said that he was
handcuffed at the time and that af-
ter he Jumped the officer fired at
him. He told the officials here
that he stumbled and fell Just be-
fore the first shot vas fired, the
bullet passing over him a. he was
on the ground. He was aided by n
marsh in making his get away, he
told the authorities. He found q
file which he used to get free of
the handouts.
FOnseca was arrested in 4 shack
on the eastern end Of FL Centre
late Saturday. He had been occupy
ing the shack with another man
named Thomas Monies. Patrolman
Rosenquest and Pryor took the men
to headquarters when they found
them each in possession Of 4 hig.
powered gun. A description of Fon-
seea had been forwarded from San
Bernardino as wanted by the sher-
iff of that county.
The men were turned over to the
county authorities to begin an in
vestigation. Fonseca will probably
be taken back to San Beruardino
within the next few days while q
charge of carrying q cone.a,cd
weapon will be placed against
Monies until it can be established
whether or not he is wanted else.
where. If not he will probably be
arraigned before Judge I. Mayficld
on that charge.
Foni,:., is also said to have ad-
mitted to the county officials that
he he's served five year term in
San Quentin.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21

il also grew more desultory Tired
northern soldiers began to stream
INTO the city selling their arms for
a few cents to bug food Canton,
ese agents, II was noted, were buy
ing most firearms.
At II clock the last resistanc,
faded, the sound Of guns stopped
and with dramatic suddenness the
gray clad Cantonese marched into
The city and took possession.
Orders were given a week ago for
4 general strike when the southern.
crs arrived and trades union mem
bers dropped their tools and swarm
cd into the streets, cheering tn
southern army.
There WAS 10 fighting as Tie Can
toncse entered the city. The main
body Of defense troops evacuated,
leaving straggicrs behind.
The complete collapse of tht
Shanghai defense led observers to
believe an agreement might have
been reached with the northern lead
crs. Ramors Of 4 trace which had
circulated throughout the morning
added to the belief.
From the time Sunkiang fell dis
cipline and direction were gone
from the foreign troops II was
,abble that defended the city, and
Il rabhie with no heart in It's fight
ing. Occasional warm skirmiShcs
We're reported at bridges and sub
urban villages but for the most par;
the Cantonese advanced steadily.
firing occasionally as they marched.
and tie northerners fired perfume
toriIv, and fell back mile by mile.
In the last few hours hefor
Shanghai fell. foreigners who had
STAYED outside the settlement,
swarmed 10 the guarded gates and
joined the large group within.
Industries Cease
All industries III the city wer"
paralvzed. when the strike began at
noon today, although before the
Cantonese arrived il had been re-
ported that a split in the labor fed
Grafton would keep the walkout fronl
success.
The capture of the city ended q
long. methodical campaign by the
southern forces, who weeks ago cs-
tablished line running from just
south of Sunkiang to the vicinity of
thence around Lake Tai
Hoo to Nanking. First at one
place along the line, then at anoth'
er. the Cantonese would hammer !
while their aganda agents work |
ed behind the northern lines.
Despite changes in command and |
internal strife among the northern |
chiefs. the defense line held firm |
while the southerners pounded first
for Sunkiang, then toward Sooehow,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
ROAD MATTER IS
RULED UPON BY
SUPERV VIS0RS

a hearing on the elimination Of
4 half mile stretch of road in the
Acacia school district and the ap
pearance before the board of 3. A.
Harrigan, horticultural inspector
and committee of lettuce and can
taloupe growers occupied the morn
ing session of the supervisors OF
Imperial county.
After considerable debate ON the
road question by various residents
of the Acacia district, the petition
which had been presented the board,
asking that the road be vacated.
was granted. A roll cali was tax,
en- with an unanimous vote in "a
yor Of abandoning the stretch Of
roadway.
Some argument was raised as to
the value Of the road later in max
ing q thorough highway from Ca
lexiro to Holtville but the board
ruled against it.
In appearing before the board the
horticultural commissioner explain
ed that bin was about to be IN.
troduced at Sacramento relative to
his office. lie submitted copies of
the bill to be presented and asked
the board to make any rccommenda-
tions which it might see fit. Sew
raj alterations were made. The com
mittee representing the growers
then gave their views relative to
the measure which has to do with
the number of inspectors to be used
in the various departments.
The bill would also eliminate the.
payment by the growers Of one-half
of the salaries of the inspectors. One
of the committee acting as spokos
man expressed the opinion of the
growers along this line, stating that
these inspectors were used to en-
force the law upon the growers. He
said that law enforcement was usu.
ally paid for by city, county or
state and that he saw no reason
why the growers should be forced
to meet this expense.
The matter was not settled at
noon recess and was 70 be taken
up again later this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21

which they nearly captured, and fin,
ally at Marking. The attack OH
Marking began two weeks ago and
led the observers to believe the
Cantonese had abandoned Shanghai
as an immediate objective and in,
tended to throw all their resources
against the other city.
Chang Chung. Chang concentrated
his forces there. knowing that if
Marking, terminal of the only rail
road connecting Shanghai with
northern China, the key city of The
Yangtze River, fell, he would be
trapped.
Friday the southerners without
warning started driving attack
between Sunkiang and the sea, and
it became evident within a day that
Chang did not have enough troops
available TO stem the advance.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
Government Has
Positions Open

The United States Civil Service
commission announces the following
open competitive examinations:
Associate textile chemist at $4,000
Il year, assistant textile chemist at
S2400 Il year, assistant technologist
Experimental baking at $1,000 n
year, Department of Agriculture,
for duty in Washington, d. c., Jr
in the field.
Director of agriculture, Indian
Service, AZ $2l00 year, less S240
n year for quarters, fuel, and light.
Associate entomologist at $4,000 l
year, assistant entomologist at So,
400 year, Bureau Of Entomology,
Department of Agriculture, for duty
iii Washington, ID. G., or in the field.
Junior social economist. Child
rem = Bureau, Department Of Labor,
at 1850 Il year.
Social worker tpsychiatric), Unit
ed States Veterans Bureau, at
1880 a year.
Printer (slug machine operator;
monotype hme operator, Gov
ernmcnt Printing Office, at $l.OJ
20 $40 an hour.
Mnltigraph operator and mimeo-
graph operator, Department Serv-
ice, Washington, d. c., at $llIO n
year.
Full information may be obtain
ed from the secretary of the local
board of civil service examiners at
the post office in this city.
2.lo.o1
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
Local Girls Win
College HOnors

Friends Of Miss Mildred Flanagan
and Miss Josephine Williams, popu.
lar local girls who are attending the
University of Redlands, will be in
terestcd TO learn that both have
been chosen as mcmb bcrs of the Wo-
men $ Glcc Club of that college.
Miss Flanagan is one of the first
sopranos and Miss Williams is the
violinist
The two local girls will be among
those going on tour with the glce
club shortly. The organization will
leave Rcdlands Thursday for n 10
day tour of Southern California cit
les, and will go as far north as
Berkeley before returning
The Redlands glee clubs are rated
very highly this season. In a re
cent competition for Southern Cali
fornia college glee clubs the Red
lands girls placed third and the
Redlands men, first.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
Valley Poultry
Shows Profit

Imperial Valley hens are making
their bid as revenue producers, ac-
cording to ID. f. Creighton, assistant
farm advisor and poultry expert,
who announces that at the present
time there are flocks in the valley
ranging as high as 1925 hens.
Twenty two poultry raisers, com
prising the bulk of the chicken mcr
of the valley, are now keeping cost
accounts according to the system
recommended by the University Of
California, Creighton states.
a summary of these flocks, com
piled at the farm advisors Office
recently shows that 22,242 chickens
are owned by these poultrymen
During the past month, the egg av-
erage was 80 per ben, or "9,7 pro
duction. As number OF the large
flocks had higher production, il was
found that So per cent had record
of l4.ss eggs per hen average.
The smallest flock listed has So
chickens. but the average number IS
from 100 to 200.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
Counties Cannot
Pay Surveyors
by United Press Lessed Wire

SACRAMENTO, Marc. 2l.-Dn.
elaring that county surveyors of 10
California counties have no way of
collecting their salaries under a
new supreme court decision, Sena-
tor Thomas Ingram of Grass Valley
urged the senate to consider action
whereby these officials may be paid
for their work.
The decision referred to was rel
ative to the payment of the salary
dt Nevada s county surveyor BY the
board of supervisors, not to exceed
SO 4 day while on county work, in
addition to expenses.
The high court held that the act
andcr which the surveyor was paid
delegated to county board o.
supervisors a function properly un-
der the Legislature.
Counties affected by the decision
and who cannot now legally pay
their surveyors are as follows:
Nevada, Glenn,( San Benito, Las
sen, Mendocino, Amador, Tuolumne,
lnyo, Eliorado. Calaveras, Plumas,
Lake, Modoe. Mariposa, Del Norte,
Sierra, Trinity, Mono and Alpine.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
PERSONALS

Miss Jewell Russell of Imperial
was in the city Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Weir has as her guest
Mrs. NJ. T. Laymance Of Fort
Worth, Texas.
DR.. and Mrs. Norman F. Dupont
had as their dinner guests yester.
day Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Street OF
Calipatria and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Beck, of San Diego.
Miss Elizabeth Darrough was in
the city from Seeley Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Overholser of Glare.
mont, parents of l.. w. Overholser
motored to the city Yesterday AMI
viii make a short stav here. They
were accompanied by their son,
who had been visiting them for
several days.
Mrs. w. D. Connolly Of Brawley
was noted in the city on Saturday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hancock Banning
Jr. of San Marino Were weekend
glests ut the Hotel Barbara Worth
Among the out-oftown visitors
here Saturday were Mr.. and Mrs
y. r. Ferguson and daughter, Ro-
berta. of Seelev. G.. Il. Johnson OF
Brawley and Frank Stockalper of
the Mount Signal district.
DIR. and Mrs. Edwin O. Carter
spent yesterday at Hipass.
Among Saturdays out-of-town
visitors were Mr.. and Mrs. George
II. Ross, who were here from I'm
perial.
Arthur Leach, Jack Jackson and
John jackson. of San Diego. We're
house guests at the r. y. Boyett
home over the weekend.
c. Z. Pitzer, who has been very
i'll at the FL Centre hospital, is
much improved and may be able
to return TO his home tonight or
tomorrow.
r. l.. Williams of Calexico was q
recent business visitor here.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
LETTUCE MARKET

Imperial Valley lettuce shipments
for yesterday were IA ears, 6 going
east and west. 10 rolled Satur-
day. 80 east and II west. u ears
were ordered for today's loading.
Todav's market quotations:
New York, 40 degrees. raining.
10 ears Arizona, "a California, 1G
Florida, . Georgia. South Caro-
lima arrived. Iceburg supplies mod
crate. Demand moderate, market
about steady. Imperial As and 5
mostly 2.75-3.50. Fair to ordinary
l.j0-2.J0. Some fancy 4.2J.
Pittsburgh, SO degrees raining.
Six cars Arizona, II California ar
rived Supplies liberal, demand
moderate. market steady. Imperial
IS and IS. best 3-3.2j. Poorer,
some soft, 2.5075.
Boston, SO degrees, raining. ,
ears Arizona. California arrived,
l3 ears on track, supplies liberal,
demand moderate, market firm on
good stock. Imperial As mostly
80; 41g's 2.75-3. Fivcs 2.2j-5O,
few fancy higher.
st. Louis, 80 degrees, cIoul|' II
ears California arrived, % ears on
track, supplies Moderate, demand
moderate. market steady on good
stock. Imperial As, 33.25; IS >,
$50. mostly 2.2j-50. Fours and
fivcs. considerable wasty, 80 cents.
Chicago, 81 degrees, showing. .
cars Arizona, ) California arrived.
l3l on track. Supplies heavy, de
mand moderate, market firm on
good stock. Dull on poorer stock.
Imperial As and 5's, 2.2J-75. Few
800, mostly 2,50-75, fair quality
l.75-2. Poor lilo.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
Engineers Select
Site For Dam
Rv United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, March 2l.-The
report of three consulting engineers
selecting the Forks site location for
the proposed San Gabriel canyon
flood control dam was submitted to
the county board Of supervisors TO-
dav.
The report. covering other phases
of the flood control work in addi-
tion. is signed by F. II. Fowler.
Charles d. Marx and Charles II.
Paul and expresses the findings of
the three engineers as follows:
Considering the extra hazard
due to the poor q"ality Of rock, this
board has no hesitation in recon.
mending the elimination of the
Granite Dixie site from further con.
sideration.
J. w. Reagan, chief engineer of
the county flood control district
was roundiv criticized in 4 general
statement made by the engineering
board.
'The board Of supervisors in the
opinion of the consulting board
have suffered from noor engineer
ing advice as to the co-ordinated
plan for the San Gabriel flood con-
troll project. Large sums have
been spent which in our opinion
could have been used to much bet.
ter advantage. BY proper engineer
ing and economic studies of future
plans. before construction is un
dertakcn, a repetition o. such mis-
takes NAV be avoided" the state
ment said.
Though the engineering board
favored REAGAN s Fork site for the
San Gabriel cam, II suggested q re-
vision of his plans for the strue.
ture. which will lower the height
of the dam from 430 to 1856 feet,
cut the storag" capacity from 240,-
600 to l 10000 acre feet and re-
dnrc the cost from more than
s31, 100000 to 25,so0,0oo.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Davidson Swaney. Charles c. Da'
wilson, 28, native of Canada and
resident of Los Angeles. Martha
Swaney, 81. native Of Ohio and res
ident of Los Angeles.
White-Trull. Frank r. White, "a,
native of West Virginia and res
ident Of San Diego. Sylvia G.
Trull, 80. native of Texas and res
ident Of San Diego.
Ybarra- Alvarez. Elijio Ybarra,
81, native of Mcxico and resident
of Calexico. Maria l.. Alvarez, "a,
native of Mexico and resident of
Calexico.
Soto -Chanez. Carlos Soto, 2S
native of Mexico and resident of
Calexico. Dolores Chance, 20, ma
tive of Mexico and resident of Ca
lexieo.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
New San Joaquin
Train Greeted

FRESNO. Cal, Mar. 2l.-Approx.
imately $50 civic leaders gathered
at the Southern Pacific station here
Yesterday to greet the San Joaquin
flier, which brings the cities of the
San Joaquin Valley nearer to Los
Angeles and San Francisco.
The new train passes through the
valley in the day time. Travellers
from here to Los Angeles are espec-
tally benefited, as heretofore they
have had to leave late at night or
early in the morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
BRIGHT cOLORs FOR MEN
THE STYLE THIS SPRING
Nv United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, March 2l.-Wcll-dress-
ed Londoners this spring will look
like perambulating vegetables.
According to James Wcddell, pres,
ident of the National Federation of
Merchant Tailors, the following col
ors for men 5 clothes will be all the
rage:
Tomato Red,
Pumpkin Yellow,
Raisin Purple, -
Or if the tastes run towards the
woodpatch more than the vegetable
garden one may choose q" Cherry
Wood" or Mountain ASH as one $
favorite. For people of light and
airy disposition there is the new
color "Alpinc blue to suit their
fancy
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
Directors Close
Dinuba Bank
wv United Pres. L~a.-d Wire

DINUBA. March 2l.-The United
States National Bank in Dinuba
failed to open this morning by or
der of the board of directors.
Inability to eliminate frozen loans
was given as the reason for clos
ing the bank by f. c. Schultz, in
an announcement.
The institution started in 1906
and on December 81, last, had as,
sets totaling $68S.57l and -liabili-
ties totaling $66G,000.
The closing Of the United States
National Bank will not affect the
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21

Dinuba National Bank, it was said.
The Dinuba National Bank was
merged with the First National
Bank of Los Angeles, the Pacific
Southwest Trust and Savings Bank
and the First Securities Company
last Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
FERDINAND IS IMPROVING
WITH RADIUM TREATMENTS
By United Press Leased Wire

+ BUCHAREST, March 21.-King
Ferdinand's s health is improving un-
der the radium treatment he is un-
der going, according to Queen Marie.
In an interview with the Bucharest
newspaper Universal, she said:
II have good news. For the first
time since l returned from the
United States ! am in gay spirits
The kings health has improved.
After examination, his physicians
have told me that the radinm treat
ment is giving favorable results. 1t
is too bad that the treatment did
not commence sooner. Then perhaps
we would have been spared much
unhappiness. y
Queen Marie rc.voiccd her apprc-
citation of the good time she had had
during her trip in the United states,
and her praise Of Americans.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21

And all the wind in the Senate
(Which, you II have to admit, is no
incon5''eroblc zephyr eouldn't =
sway Reed.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21

Peaches Browning refused to be
interviewed on her return from
Bermuda. The public owes her its
thanks.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21

Continued from Page Onc)
helmets, paraded the settlement
shortly after l0 0 clock 10 give con
fidence 10 the foreign residents
Then the marines returned to their
ship.
But IS the rifle fire grew louder
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21

More gold has been discovered in
Nevada. The state may be rich
enough soon for Mr.. Richard to hold
another fight there.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21

MoEey to Loan on Automobiles
Sterling Securities Ca. Juc., Fred r
rross. Mgr. iG0 Maiy St. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
SHANGHAI
FALLS TO
INVADERS

CONTINUED from Page One
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LUCK BAD
Pigs Stole Milk and Cows
Were Tubercu|ar.
Bv United Press

BIZ United Press
KENOSHA, Wis, Aug. l6.--An-
drew Fennema, Salem farmer, is
wondering if his pigs caught tuber-
culosis from his cows.
When his cows failed to give the
proper amount of milk for this time
of season, he decided to watch for
the thieves. He was in the habit OF
letting the pigs run loose in the COW
pasture.
One day while leaning against the
fence gazing disgustedly at the
cows, Fenema saw three of the
young porkers strole up and start
stealing the milk.
Then just as the milk supply had
rose to normal, State agents arrived
and upon examining the cattle con-
demned the cows for tuberculosis
He is now wondering about the pigs
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WAVE JUMPERS GIVEN
CHANCE TO GET BACK
Federal Radio Commission Easy on
Offending Stations.

rcuerdi ndulO commission Easy on
Offending Stations.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. I6.-Twen-
ty-f1ve radio stations which have
been Jumping" their wave lengths
were today given thirty days of
grace by the Federal Radio Com.
mission to return to their assigned
place.
The commission decided to issue
thirty-day licenses to these stations,
identity of which was not revealed,
instead of the regular sixty-day IL
censes being issued now.
All erring stations have promised
to get back where they belong as
soon as possible.
Some broadcasters are operating
today without license, the.r pres
ent permits having expired at mid
night, but the Federal Radio Com
mission will be len.ent about it, and
the licenses for another sixty-day
period will all be sent out this week,
officials said today.
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Westminster
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