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Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-13
Blaze Causes
Heavy Damage
At Todd Home

Fire breaking out in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer A. Todd at
GAP Olive street Saturday night did
damage estimated at approximately
80 ,0O0 while Il second blaze this
morning in the kindergarten school
conducted in the residence at the
corner of Fifth and Commercial
streets resulted in damage of appro-
ximately $50.
Prompt work of the firemen in
tie Saturday night blaze saved the
building from entire destruction and
they were commended by Mr.. and
Mrs. Todd for their efficient work
this morning. The neighb0rs and
members of Rov Scout troop were
also commended for helping to re-
move furnishings and valuabIcs from
the burning house.
The Todds had leased the house
to Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Brown, the
fire being caused by their inability
TO regulate coal oil hot water burn
er on the porch Of the home. The
flames spread to the porch and then
~ inc IOOl VI the DullutHg. 1t was
necessary to use water line to put
ont the burning roof and as a re-
suit considerable water damage to
the house resulted
"These coal oil heater systems
should be condemned, declared
Chief Reams this morning. elm
1927 more than one third of all the
fires we had were the result of oil
stove burners. There are at present
some 300 gas connections in the
city and since their installation we
have not had one bit of trouble with
them. | believe that the people should
be made to take advantage of this
protection against fire
A defective pipe was held at fault
for the fire shortly after 9 o'clock
this morning in the school house.
This flue was of a terra Gotta con
struction and failed to withstand the
heat from the stove, the room catch
ing fire. The blaze was put out
with the use of chemicals.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-13
LITTLE BILL"
PASSES OUT OF
TENNIS PICTURE
Leaves Splendid Record
For Sp0rtsmanship And
GameneSs.
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CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-After IA
years of competition with the best
in the tennis world, the name of
"Little Billo Johnston has failed
to appear in the rankings of the
United States Lawn Tennis Associa-
tion.
While the new list brings out the
names of several young players who
are expected to make their marks
on the records, the passing of Gilt
tie Bill' brought more comment
than did the coming of new players.
Perhaps no man in tennis ever
experienced more heartbreaking mo-
ments on the court than did John
ston, yet his sportsmanship brought
him a place in tennis which no one
has rivalled.
In his IA years of play only twice
was he the ranking player of the
country. Five times he was forced
to take second place to William r.
Tilden.
Tilden was Johnston's nemesis.
Continually "Little Bin' went in
to the final rounds of tournament
play only to be Kept away from q
championship by Tilden.
Johnston entered the "Big Ten'
in tennis in 1913 when he was rank
ed fourth by the L. s. L. r. A. The
next year he dropped to sixth. In
1915 he took the No. l position only
to relinoush it the next year to r.
Norris Williams III.
In 1919 Johnston again took the
first position. Then for four straight
years he was No. 2 to Tilden. In
1924, both Tilden and Winnie Rich
ards were ranked above him but he
outrankcd Richards the next year.
In leaving Johnston off the list,
the L. S. l.. T. A. gave "insuffic-
lent play' as the reason for not
ranking him. Many believed that
his Davis cup competition last year
entitled him to ranking, even
though he did not win either of his
matches.
Also he participated in several
tournaments on the coast. The con-
tention was advanced, however,
that his defeats of "l5th rate play
erso on the coast were not indica
tive of his ability as a top notcher.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-13
Wins
Speed Handicap
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TT JUANA, Mex, Feb. 13. -
Shasta Bullet, an outside choice,
owned by Alex Pantages, theater
owner, and trained by w. B. Finne-
gan. won the, speed handicap, valued
at $4,000 and added, yesterday.
The Canyon Stables entry, Old
Kickapoo and DR.. Wilson, took Sec
and and third places respectively.
Jockey R. Jones piloted the win
ner, scoring nose victory over
Old Kickapoo. The latter beat his
stable mate by half length.
Shasta Bullets time for the six
furlongs was I'LL As, second
slower than the track record. ....
Shasta Bullet was purchased by
Pantages less than n week ago from
II. ID. "Curly" Brown, owner of the
Brown Shasta farm. Seventeen
horses went to the post. Carlaris
and Bramstar, two of the favorites,
finished among the trailers. The
CANYON Stable entry was the post
time favorite to win.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-13
Scouts of City
Answer Call In
Splendid Shape

El Centre Boy Scouts proved them
selves true to their watchword "Be
Prepared, . on Saturday afternoon,
when q mobilization call was issued
from the office Cf Scout Executive
>. l.. McCrOry, and q short time
later the scouts were marching down
Main street behind their colors.
Much attention was attracted by
the troops, in uniform, each headed
by their scoutmasters and marching
under command of w. r. Grant,
scoutmaster of Elks Troop No. Z.
The mobilization, which was held
throughout the nation BY Boy Scouts.
was in observance of the eighteenth
anniversary of the inauguration of
the Boy Scout movement in the
United States.
One Of the purposes of the mobili-
zation was to prove the quickness
with which Boy Scouts can be mob
ilized in time of disaster or civic
emergency. Telephone orders went
out from the executives office at
4:43 clock to each scoutmaster in
the city, who in turn notified each
patrol leader by telephone. The
patrol leaders in turn summoned
their patrol members, and the scouts
were soon in formation at the inter
section of Fourth and Main streets.
Marching from there, escorted by
motor cycle police, the column pro-
&c ded to the corner Of Sixth and
Main streets, where the bugle call
for assembly was being sounded by
scout buglers on top of the Rehkopf
building. Traffic was temporarily
stopped, while the scouts formed a
letter "S' and sang one verse Of
America, and repeated the scout
oath and laws. Returning to their
ranks, they continued the march
to the court house, where they were
disbanded.
Much favorable comment was
tcard along the street regarding the
excellent appearance of tn scouts.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-13
SPORT NEWS SECTION
So. California
Sport Briefs
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13.-Uni-
versitv of Southern California hoop
cIs, top team in the Southern divis-
ion of the Coast Conference, was
favored to defeat Stanford in the
first game of a two game series here
tonight. Capacity crowds are assur-
cd Tor both contests.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13.-Arthur
Newton Of Capetown South Africa,
has cabled his entry for c. c. Pyle s
trans continental footrace from Los
Angeles to New York, starting
March 4, it was announced here to-
day. The training camp for runners
who will take part in the event was
"pcned at Ascot Speedway here to-
day.
ALHAMBRA, Calf, Feb. 10
Tommy Hitchcock led his Rancho
San Carlos Poloists to II to 6 vic
tory over the Marquis De Portage g
Los Piratos of Del Monte, to win
the Midwick 20-goal handicap tour
nament here yesterday.
With many favoring the Del Mon
t.. squad, Hitchcock played one Of
his greatest games on the Pacific
coast and was largely responsible
for his team 8 one-sided victory.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13.-Mrs.
Miriam Burns Horn, of Kansas
City, Women s National Golf champ
ion, and Walter Hagen, ace of Ameri
ca s professionals defeated Mrs.
Gregg Lifur. Southern California
champion, and Leo Dicgal, famous
star, here yesterday, 3 up, III an
exhibition match.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13.-With
the long existing neck and neck
race between Occidental and Whit
tier broken by Whittier's defeat by
Oxy, the two teams today looked
forward to a second meeting this
week.
The Poets were nosed out by Oc-
cidental Saturday ngiht, 81 to 26,
but so scant was the margin that
outcome of their clash this Saturday
is just as much in doubt as was
the first. The one.point victory
sent Occidental into the conference
lead with seven victories and no de-
feats.
There will be only one game other
than the WhittierOxy clash this
week. Redlands and Caltech will
meet at Pasadena Saturday and pre-
vious results point to Redlands
victory.
Pomona beat Redlands Saturday
night, 20 to 10 and Caltech unex-
pectedly trounced San Diego, 40 to
2S.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-13
Woman Arrested
In Liquor Raid

Two japanese women and n jug
containing three fourths of a gal.
lon of alleged intoxicating liquor
we're rounded up by attaches of the
sheriff S office and city police, dur
ing raiding party on Broadway
last night One of the women was
released with no charge brought
against her later while the other,
Mrs. d. Kobato, 80, was freed under
$30h bail for appearance in city
court tomorrow morning. She will
face charge of unlawful possession
of Intoxicating liquor.
Several places were visited by the
Officers, the Chop Suey place at 500
Broadway furnishing the only wet
spot.
Fred Mendosa, 23, of FL Centre
was arrested late Saturday on a
charge of disturbing the peace. He
was locked up and will be .arraigned
before Judge Perkins tomorrow
morning.
Glen Pendcrgast, 50. of Plaster
City and l. Il. Gordon, 30, of FL Cen
tro were picked up BY patrolman
after they are alleged to have en-
icyed wild ride through the city
streets. Pendergast is charged with
reckless driving while Gordon faces
a charge of being drunk. They were
released under bail for appearance
before Judge Perkins.
Jesus Gerardo, 27, Of FL Centre is
being detained at the county Jail
for investigation. Gerardo's s main
trouble seems to be an ovcrcoat that
fits too soon and his seeming ina
bility to explain why.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-13

The Stewart Truck, king of tran
sportation. j. B. Hart, 661 Main st.
Ell Centre. Sixth & f SITS. Brawley.
adv
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-13
BOyce Aten Post
Meets Tonight

One of the most important meet
ings of Boyce Aten Post, according
to Commander Kendall b. Perkins,
is scheduled for tonight, when the
membership will adopt the program
relative to development of the re-
"'eation center purchased by funds
from the county.
Every member of the most is
urged to make a special effort to
attend the meeting Perkins said,
" for we want the program adopted
tonight to be representative of the
will of majority of the post. We
hope to get matters in such shape
that active work on constructing
8 clubhouse and other facilities at
the recreation center, can be started
without anv further delay
The meeting will be held in the
Legion room at the courthouse at s
clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-13
MEN
UNUSUALLY BUSY
OVER WEEKEND

Rafael Bellalas. 27. was arrested
by attaches of the sheriff's office
several miles northeast of Calipat-
ria late yesterday afternoon and
was brought to the county Jail and
locked up on charge of unlawful
possession of Intoxicating liquor.
The authorities brought along
quantity of alleged moonshine and
a crude still, made out of milk
can. The cache was located in some
underground in a ravine.
A number of other arrests were
made over the weekend. They in
cludcd:
Vicente Comes, "a, Los Angeles.
Arrested bv Deputy Sheriff Free.
man near Westmorland on n charge
of reckless driving.
Jose Felis, 80; Miguel Guabara,
q, and Salome Moreno, 26, arrest
cd by immigration inspectors near
Calipatria. All three are being
held for hearing before officials at
CaleXico.
Edward Harris. 80, of Los Angc-
les. Arrested in Los Angeles fo>
the sheriff's office here on charge
of having given 4 bad check in FL
Centre. Returned here by Under
sheriff Underwood.
w. A. Price, 80, Of Brawlev, ar
rested in Brawley by attaches D.
the sheriff's office on charge Of
failure to provide for minor child
rem.
John IT. Bell, alias Arthur How
ard. 80, arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Quick at Fort Yuma. Bell is a:
legged to have had several cans of
canned heat in his possession ana
gave false name when first pick
ed up.
Antonio Chavez. 80, of Calipatria
and Joe Minsllnes. 25. of Calipat-
ria. arrested by attaches of the
sheriff 8 office for investigation in
connection with recent burglary
near Calipatria.
Clint Wilson, 80, of Brawley. Ar
rested bv Deputy Sheriff s Freeman
and Sharp in Westmorland for driv-
ing an automobile while under the
influence of Intoxicating liquor.
Frank Campillo. %, of Los Ange-
les. arrested by Captain Frank Os-
walt of the state traffic squad
early this morning for traffic
violation.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-13
Local and Border
Golfers In Tie

FL Centre golfers battled Calex.
leo golfers to a draw on the Cal
exico Golf Club links yesterday,
the tournament ending in dead
lock at 13 points for each team.
There were not enough women pres
ent to make up tournament for
the women and no match play was
held for them. About 25 PLAYERS
were present from Ell Centre and
the tourney was played in four
somes.
The Calexico team scored a little
differently than the scoring was
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-13

Tehama county sheepmen have
contracted to sell 100000 fleeces at
range of from 81 to 40 cents. q
pound.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-13
Mixed Tennis
Gets Approval
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CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-Demand for
open tournaments allowing compel
ition between amateur and profess
sional tennis players has met with
the virtual approval of the U. S.
l.. II. A.
The association, in meeting here,
passed a resolution which announced
that any club desiring to stage an
open tournament for both classes of
players first must obtain consent
Of the association.
Indications were that the sanct-
ion of the association could be OBJ
tanned with little difficulty.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-13

counted here. One point went to
the team turning in the low score
for the first nine holes, a second
point went to the team scoring low
for the second nine holes and q
third point was awarded the team
turning in the individual low score
for the 19 holes.
1t was lively tussle throughout.
the teams playing pretty even golf
at all times.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-13
Tennis Stars To
Meet In East
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RROOKLYN, n. Y, Feb. 10
Francis Hunter, ranking No. ?
player, and Frank Shields, national
junior champion, were to meet in
the semi finals of the Heights Cas-
inc indoor tennis. tournament here
today.
Immediately after the match the
winner will meet Manuel Alfonso,
former Spanish Davis Cup player,
in the finals.
Hunter and Tilden are scheduled
to meet Shields and Elmer Griffin
in the doubles.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-13

An oak tree 81 inches in diameter
was cut down near Anderson, Shas-
ia county and found to have very
close to 300 annual growth rings.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-13
Rescuers Find
Dead Miners
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TIMMINS, Ont, Feb. 13.-Reseue
parties who entered the Hollingcr
Consolidated gold mine last night to
search for the miners trapped on the
$50 foot level were reported to
have found the bodies of 30 men.
The report that the men were
dead was blow to those waiting at
tie mine opening. After 81 of those
chtombed were rescued alive, hopes
increased for the lives of the others.
Ten were known to be dead.
Kennett, Shasta county, received
4.53 inches of rain on Sunday. jan
uary %.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-13
Tunney Given
Another Honor

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-Gene Tun-
ney has been selected the most val
liable boxer for 1927 by "a boxing
authorities, says copyrighted arti-
Gle in the current issue of the Ring.
Tommy Loughran, light heavy
weight champion, was awarded see
ond place. Gene received 81 votes
for first place; Tommy two and
Fidel La Barba, retired flywcight
champion, one.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-13
Here and There
In Sport World
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CHICAGO - Sammy iiandell,
worlds lightweight champion, will
begin training Wednesday for his
bout February 23 with Jackie
Fields of California.
DETROIT-The Pittsburgh Pr
ates defeated the Detroit Cougars,
to 0, in a national hockey league
game.
NEW YORK-The New York Nat
ionals defeated the New York
Giants to ] in an American league
soccer game.
NEW YORK-Thc Chicago Black.
hawks defeated the New York Ram
GERS, 3 to 0, il national hockey
league game.
san FRANCISCO-Young Cor.
hett, Fresno wclterwcight, and Jack
Thompson, Los Angeles negro, meet
tonight for the Pacific Coast title.
The hunter who reported colony
of sbabOons in Alameda county last
year now reports band of coyotes
lal I.-
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TaAT man's aew found ability +
flash words and music through tn
stAss 1t the spssd Of tight may
bring down upon him 9Tave rsprmand
from Mother Nature fos tampsrtna With
her most elemental law, Aas formsd ths
basis sf . strange new controversy.
That thsrs h mysterious relation,
hip between radio broadcastine and the
weather has bean known since The dawn
Of the wireless It has also been recoe.
missed that there are many phenomsna
In connection with this relatively new
invention which science has net vet been
able to explain.
On Summer nights when the Dir b
charged with electricity, every owner Of
. home receiving ut know, that radio
eoncsrts and speeches ars frequently
broken into By distressing grating, and
weird squealinga. Static" says the liz
tener, and lets Il 90 at that.
But the fact remains that there Is still
some doubt q to exactly what static 10.
what group Of causes is responsible for
Il, and Why It cannot Be completely elm
mated. static and fading" have not
yst been satisfactorily disascted, although
brought 70 the businesa.
Now comes ~ estontshine-an6 no
lently eontrsdietsd-nsw theory: that the
weather Of the world b beine Influenced,
and for Tie vorse, By the constant and
growing play Of radio waves through The
ether. Il wa first advanced bv Captain
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serted euphstieaily. "Ths bureau u
ready 10 @ On record ~ saying the radio
has produced no unwonted stoFminsss.
II suppose Il Z the natural inclination
Of people 70 apply new scientific tnven.
hons 70 The solution Of Old meteorological
problema But though ~ have watched
weather conditions carefully With the poe
sibls effect Of radio upoe them In mind.
cur examination has besp fvuitlsss.
"Wsaths, chanRes. somsttmss abruptly
end violently. but thsss CHANGE have
always been, and the use Of radio has
not altsrsd them In the syss 1t the eel
ent,fie observer"
when the fact ~ mentioned to D..
Marvin that there had been recently .
ser,e. Of storms throughout the United
states. and even in othe, part. Of the
world, accompanied BY floods and crest
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y. q. Parker, then skipps, Of the wh'ta
Star liner. aomsric. now commanding
the Olympic.
Captain Parke, . veteran navigator.
ais high position u mastsi Of one OF
the worlds most celebrated ocean liners.
and the fact that he has had To study
weather cloaeiy 10, many veara entities
hi, opinion to more than passing sig
nificancs.
Not long ago he returned from . voy.
axe unusually besst BY storms.
1.-THE weather seemt TO Be getting
worse year by year" he told newspaper.
nowadaya. while shorter In duration than
Of old. appear 70 be eettina sharpe, and
more frequent ! believe radio u ~
sponsible."
OF course, radie engineer, and mete.
oroloeists al owe, the world oricked up
their eart at this a&toundlne statement.
Captain Parker was shortly embroiled IN
. brisk controversy
How. demanded everyone, could radio
.oroadcastins possibly influence the
First, II might be we'll TO outline briefly
lthe structure Of the atmosphere which
surrounds the earth There are two
belts. like shells, around the globe The
lower OF these r. called the "troposphere"
and the outer one IL known I, the
''stratosphere." Between these two u Z
region called the "tropopau.e."
The troposphere. u lower belt. seem.
to regulate the familia, change. in the
weather Behind al sudden Shift in
the weather which appear to q. In the
form Of electrical storms. rain and wind.
10 . process known to weather men as
Formation" This h thought to be
caused by the friction and contact BE-
tween atoms and electrons Each minute
particle Of moisture such u that which
clings to . bit OF dust in the air contains
electrical char9es, and falling rain can
produce intense ionization, due to the
constant impact Of rain drop, against
each other and dust particles with their
combining and recomhining.
Captain Parker's idea il that the world
waves. moving from thousands Of sta.
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the bulk Of modern scien-
tific opinion against it.
No sooner had Captain
Parker delivered himself Of
his engrossine theory than
half . dozen weather men
and other scientisA refuteo
it in no uncertain terms A
few ranged Themselves on
the side Of the iconoclastic
sea captain.
Dr.. Charies T. Marvin,
who Tor fifteen year. has
been hea1 Of the United
States Government Wealth
er Bureau. WAS quick to
take issue With Captain
Parker.
"Aysically there's moth.
int In the theory be -
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Yes! Cries Famous Sea Captain and Gives His Reasons
"Nonsense!' Retorts the u S. Weather Chief

occur In the Area whers radio broad
casting 10 most common. Along the A.
lantic ssaboard the weather d more vto.
lent, In my opinion - that d, when IN
sveraes b observed over . period Of time
than ever before In my day.
James H. Scar. forscasts1 Of the New
York City weather bureau. agreed with
bis chief that Captain Parker va wrong.
He said:
"Why. . single bolt Of lightning con.
tains more energy than I'll the radio
broadcastine sets 10 the world. It e
ridiculous to think tor . moment that
weather conditions ars In any way altessd
By the wireless"
Yet there have been ranged On esp
tain Parker'e side some important opin'
ions, too Dr. Ernst Q. Zimmerman,
noted German ustsoselogtst claims that
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HIT BY NEAT.

property damage, h replied that such
things move in cycle. and may not occur
again for = long time
Captain Parker. however, v convinced
that there b 1t isast . small relationship
between the rscsnt Porto Rico and Flor
Ida hurTicsnea. cur0u. succession Of
Atlantic storms and the New England
and Southern floods due to tosrsntial
s1ins.
u DON'T sse how anyons can deny that
the Weather b changing" declared ths
vstsran Of the SEA For . eood many
year. ] hsvs wstehsd atmospheric changes,
and there ssems b Be 40 doubt bot 1hat
In the last ten ysays definits and ~
marksbls change have taken plaee ID ths
weather.
You - more stosuas aow than yoo
used T. -. and mast ~ theso seem =
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WILD
WEATHER
&c.

there may be some truth in the theory.
II do not believe that radio waves are
capable Of causing specific storms" be
elaborated. "but il seems to me not un-
reasonable that the constant whipping
up Of the ethe, BY radio currents may
predispose the weather Of certain regions
TO an unsettled condition"
Whatever the reason, IN examination
discloses the fact that there vers two
inches Of rainfall above normal during the
month Of April. 1928, In comparison with
OF above normal during the correspond.
INK month Of 1927 (April 10 chosen b.
cause il 10 generally spoken Of ~ the
rainy month Departure from normal
means the amount Of rainfall over or
under the mean Tor . particular iocality.)
New England. too, shows IN increase
Of rainfall TO, April this year over tho
same month In 1927. and there was .
three-inch increase over the South At
tantic group Of StateA
Mere rainfall means little. however.
even though It |. true that In n,oas parts
Of the United States this may b. spoken
Of - IN unusually rainy year. II l. also
true, however, that l32S witnessed IN
unwonted number VI storms Of more than
ordinary severity.
Whateve. the final solution. Il IL an
interesting debate. Health wealth and
even civilization depend to . surprisine
deRrse upon weather conditions. and even
the suggestion that radio wsves may Be
running the vssthe, Of the world gives
rise 70 train Of thought capable q
keeping scientists and nastsorologists
awake 1t night