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Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-30
RATES
PUBLISHED BY
POWER COMPANY

New rate schedules in effect in
Imperial Valley on and after Sep
tember Q arq published today by
The Southern Sierras Power Com.
panv as approved by the State
Railroad commission. They embrace
material reductions, voluntarily of
fercd by the power company after
several conferences with j. j. Deuel.
of the California Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton.
In domestic lighting, according to
Nice-P President and General Agent
F.. b. Criddle, the reduction amounts
to 12c per kilowat hour on the
first 100 XVIII, saving of 1919 per
cent on bills which have heretofore
amounted to S12 per month OF
less, with the exception of minimum
bills which barely cover the cost OF
collection. Larger blocks shave
been added, giving reduced rates
to the larger consumers.
Changes made in heating and
cooking schedules provide low rates
for those who, having ranges, also
desire to use water heaters, refrig.
orators and other electrical convcu
fences in private residences, besides
giving restaurants, bakeries and 9th
cr commercial consumers a more ad-
vantageous schedule. The minimum
charge has also been simplified.
The power company expects by
these reductions to encourage d
more extended use of it's service
and a greater volume of consump
tion, that will cut down unit costs
of production and distribution.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-30

each of the years 1927 and 1928 and
the balance of $10,50000 on the
first day of November, 1929; and
WHEREAS, said note has been
assigned by the said The Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
California to Bank of Italy Nation.
al Trust & Savings Association, Il
corporation; and
WHEREAS, said Deed of Trust
provides that should breach or de-
fault be made in payment of any
ance of any obligation, covenant,
promise or agreement therein men
toned, then the owner and holder
of said note may declare all sums
secured thereby, Immediately due,
and may require the Trustee to sell
the property thereby granted; and
WHEREAS, a breach of, and de
fault in, the obligations secured by
said Deed of Trust has occurred in
that the installment of principal
due on said note on November /,
1927, was not then paid, nor has
any part thereof since been paid,
nor have any payments thereafter
falling due been made; that there is
now due, owing and unpaid upon
said note the principal sum of $l2,-
10000, with Interest," thereon at the
rate of seven per cent. per annum
from November l, 1927, compound
ed scmi-annuallv, and all sums ad-
vanced or expended under the terms
of said Deed of Trust, with interest
as therein provided; and
WHEREAS. said BANK OF 1T.
Ally NATIONAL TRUST & SAY
INGS ASSN, did on May 10, 1928,
elect to and did declare that breach
and default had been made as afore-
said and did declare all sums sccur-
ed thereby then due, and did de-
mand that said Trustee sell the
, property granted by said Deed of
Trust to satisfy the obligations Sc
cured thereby; and did on MAY 2S
1928 file for record in the office
of the County Recorder of lmperial
County, California, notice of said
breach and default and of eleetion
to cause said Trustee to sell said
property in accordance with the
provisions of said Deed of Trust
which notice was recorded in Book
1879, Page l75. of Official Records
| Records of said County;
Now, THEREFORE, notice i,
! hereby given that by virtue of the
authority in it vested as Trustee
tho undersigned will sell, at public
auction to the highest bidder fol
cash, in United States Gold Coin, on
FRIDAY. the 2lst day of Septem
ber. 1928, at eleven o'clock \. NJ
in the lobby of the main entrance
of the new Title Insurance Building
433 South Spring Street, Los Ange
| les, California. all the interest con
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-30
NOTICE OF TRUcTEE's SALE

WHEREAS. by a Deed of Trust
executed by NELSON \. ROSS and
HETTIE A. ROSS, HUSBAND and
WIFE, herein called Trustor, dated
November |, 1926, and recorded De
cember Is, 1926, in Book lag, Page
50 of Official Records in the office
of the Recorder of Imperial County,
California, said Trustor did grant
the property therein and hereinafter
described to Title Insurance and
Trust Company, corporation, as
Trustee, with power of sale, to Sc
cure, among other things, the pay
ment' of enc promissory note, dated
November l, 1925, made by the said
Nelson a. Ross and Hcttie 4. Ross,
for the sum of Twelve Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars ($l2,500.00)
payable in installments to the order
of THE PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY OF CAL
IFORNIA, corporation, with in
terest from its date on unpaid prin-
cipal at the rate of seven per cent
per annum, payable semi-annually
or compounded; principal payable
in instalments as follows: 100000
ON the first day of November in
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-30

veved to it by said Deed of Trust
in and to the therein described prop
erty to satisfy said obligations,
said property being situate in the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia and described as follows:
Lots Two (2) to Six (6), both in
elusive, and Lots Eight (s) Nine
(9) and Ten 00), Block One (D;
Lot One (l) to Ten (l0), both inclu-
sive, in Block Two (2); Lots One
GD Two (2), -Four (4) to Ten (10),
both inclusive, in Block Three (3);
Lots One (D to Ten 10), both in
elusive, in Block Four (4); Lots One
D to Twenty (20), both inclusive,
in Block Five (5); Lots One G) to
Twenty (20), 9th inclusive, in Block
Six (6); Lots One () to Twenty
(20), both inclusive, in Block Seven
CD; Lots One (D to Twenty (20),
both inclusive, in Block Eight (S);
Lots One (1) to Twenty (20), both
inclusive, in Block Nine (9); Lots
Cne % to Twenty (20), both inclu-
sivc, in Block Ten 90; Lots One
CD to Twenty eco both inclusive,
in Block Eleven QD; Lots One (D
to Twenty (20), both inclusive, in
Block Twelve U2); Lots One O
to Twenty (20) both inclusive, in
Block Thirteen (13); Lots One QD
to Twenty (20), both inclusive, in
Block Fourteen (l4D; Lots One %
to Twenty (20) both inclusive, in
Block Fifteen (l5); Lots One %
to Twenty (20), both inclusive, in
Block Sixteen go; Lots or Tracts
Seventeen 90 TO Nineteen N9)
both inclusive, and Lots Twenty-one
(2D to Twcnty-cight (28) both in
elusive; all in FL Centre Addition
No. 4, in the County of Imperial,
state of California, according to the
Map thereof Number 1872, filed in
the office of the County Recorder
of Imperial County.
To pay the principal sum of said
note to-wit: SIP, 10000, and the in
/ tcrest thereon from the LIST day of
/ November, 1927, at the rate of sev-
| on per cent per annum. compounded
scni-annually, sums, if any, ad-
vanced under the provisions of said
! Deed of Trust, the expenses Of said
sale and also the costs, fees, charges
| and expenses of the trusts created
:. by said Deed of Trust and of the
! said Trustee
Terms of sale cash in United
States Gold Coin, payable at time
and place of sale.
Dated AuTust &c, 1923.
TITLE INSURANCE AND
TRUST COMPANY, Trustee
BY l.. j. BEYNON,
Vice President
BY f.. II. MOORE,
Assistant Secretary.
! Corporate Seal) T. O. No. l2023-vt
A 30, S 6-l3
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-30
Hindus Have
Falling Out

NJ. Ahdell, 80, a Hindu, was ar.
rested yesterday afternoon by Pa
trolman Pennington on complaint
filed by Bishen Singh, the latter
charging Abdell with disturbing the
peace. Abdell was later released
under $25 bail for appearance be-
fore Judge Perkins.
Mohamid Osman, 80, was the only
other person arrested by the city
police Yesterday. He is being held
on minor traffic charge under bail
of 50
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-30
BY PAUL rRGDERIX
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-Far.
mers hold the upper hand over the
politicians just now. More articu-
late than ever in their appeals for
relief, they have threatened TO use
the vote weapon to get what they
want, and for the first time in many
years, they are considerable fac
tor in a presidential campaign.
Numbering several millions, an1
normally Republicans, many have
expressed discomfort with their
treatment under two Republican
administrations.
Now they have many promises,
closely parallel in some respects
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-30
PrOwlers Active
During Night

Several reports of prowlers were
made at police headquarters last
night and while police made imme-
diate Investigations the reports
were received Just too late to do the
police any good in the way of max
ing catches.
Two women complained that they
had been accosted by men while the
ether report was to the effect that
man had entered house on Sew
enth street. Chief Oswalt informed
members of the department to pick
up all suspicious persons and has
asked that the public cooperate
with the police by turning in more
speedy reports.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-30

ton of seasonal CUTS and periodical
SURPRISES.
Smith pointed out that his party S
platform declares for the develop
mcnt of cooperative marketing and
an earnest endeavor to solve the
problems of the distribution of the
ccst of dealing with crcp sur.
Iulses over the marketed unit of
the crop whose producers are bene-
fitted by such assistance. Only the
mechanics remain to be devised.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-30
RACE TRIAL DEFERRED

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 30
Trials to determine the three United
States boats which will defend the
Harmsworth trophy against Miss
lefty Carstairs, English girl racer,
were postponed for the second time
today because of high winds. They
will be held tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-30
ISSUES OF CAMPAIGN DISCUSSED
IMPARTIALLY BY UNITED PRESS

Editors Note:-Following is
the fifth article of a series dis
cussing the issues of the presi-
Dental campaign. 1t deals with
farm relief.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-30

The state hospital for insane at
Patton, San Bernardino county, has
3,193 patients.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-30
Food Mileage

-FEULING the household machine is an import
ant item these days. After all, on the road of
daily life, most of us have to get the last mile out
of every dollar we spend.
High food milage means careful buying =.
thoughtful selection of the foods that not only
suit the tastes and physical needs of the family,
but the pOcketbOok as we'll
That's the value of advertising. Every day,
here in your paper, are presented new and inter-
esting food ideas. New ways of preparing old,
reliable fayorites New combinations of the
foods the family needs i. i. in ways they'll like.
Standard, unvarying quality is the outstand-
ing feature of advertised merchandise in gener
al =. and of food products in particular. Quite
factor in getting high food mileage!
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-22
Los Angeles In
Move To Obtain
Colorado Water
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES. Aug. 22.- Los
Angeles took its first legislative
step to bring water to this area
from the Colorado river when city
council voted unanimously to join
the metropolitan water district be
ing organized by cities in Southern
California.
The councils action included the
appropriation Of +IS9S as the city S
share in the preliminary expenses Of
creating the district.
y bond issue to aid in covering
costs Of the construction of an
aqueduct in connection with the dis
trict probably viii hr placed on the
November & ballots. it was said
CITY council ; action was pattern
ed after that Of Pasadena which re
Gently passed an ordinance allowing
fer the creation Of a water district.
Cities included in the district are
Arcadia. Beverly Hills. Burbank,
Covina, Culver City. Glendale. Glen.
dora. Los Angeles, Pasadena, San
Marine, Santa Monica. Whittier. in
Los Angeles county; Anaheim. Ful-
lcrton, Orange aud Santa Ana in Or
angc county; Cotton, Rcdlands, On
tario and San Bcrnardino in San
Bcrnardino county aad Riverside in
Riverside county.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-22
No More Gas
I'm Stomach
and Bowels

II you wish to be permanently re-
are prepared especially fer stomach gas
snd all the bad effects resulting from
gas pressure.
That empty. gnawing feeling at tho
pit of the stomach will disappear that
anxious nervous feeling with heart pal
pitation will vanish. and you will again
be aole to take deep breath without
discomfort.
That drowsy. sleepy feeling after
dinner will be replaced by a desire for
entertainment. Bloating will cease.
Your limbs. arms and fingers will no
longer feel cold and go to sleep" be-
cause Paalmann'5 Gas Tablets prevent
gas from interfering with the circula-
ton. Get the genuine, in the yellow pack
NSe, at any good drug store. Price 81
Always on hand at
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-22
Mayfield Imposes
Traffic Fines

Two defendants appeared before
Judges l. Mayfield in traffic court
this morning while the judge order
ed bond Of $40 in third case for
featcd. \ fourth motorist schedui-
ed to appear before the court to-
day had not appeared at noon.
Il. j, Young Of El Centre entered
a plea of guilty to charge of
speeding ard was sentenced to pay
a fine of $l5 or spend ) days in the
county jail. He paid the fine.
Floyd Night of Yuma, also charg-
ed with speeding, failed to appear
and as result his bail in the sum
Of $40 was declared forfeited by
the court.
Ellen Peterson admitted failure
to observe boulevard stop signal
and was fined 81.
All of the arrests were made by
members of the state traffic squad.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-22
NOTICE INVITING SEALED
PROPOSALS

Sealed proposals will be received
by the Board of Directors of Tmpc.
rial Irrigation District at its office
in the Masonic building, in the CITY
of FL Centre, California, State Of
California, until 1000 o clock a. n,
en- the morning of the ith day Of
September, 1923, and thereupon
opened for the construction of the
proposed drainage works of said
District.
The grade, alignment. and quan.
titles are as shown in detail in the
plans and specifications, and the
respective location of the bitches is
noted on the map accompanying
said plans and specifications.
Said work shall be completed on
or before the lst day of January,
p 1929.
Plans and specifications can be
seen at the office of the Board of
Din rctors in the Masonic building,
in the city of II Centre, State of
California, and at the office of tn"
Chief Engineer and General Super
intcndcnt of said Imperial lrriga-
tion District in the city of Imperial
State of California, to which plans
and specifications reference is here
by made for a more detailed dcS
cription of the work to hc done.
ANY bidder to whom the contract
shall be awarded shall within ten
days after the acceptance of his
bid, make, execute, and deliver to
the Board of Directors written
contract in form satisfactory to the
Board, for the performance of said
work within the time and in the
manner stated in said notice, plans
and specifications, and also furnish
it sn acceptable bond in the sum
cf % per cent of the total contract
price, based on the District = csti-
mate of the amount of work to be
done, for the faithful performance
90 said contract. and also furnish an
additional bond in the sum Of 80
per cent of the total contract price,
based on the District s estimate of
the amount of work to be done, as
guaranty that the contractor will
pay in full the claims of all persons
performing labor upon or furnish
work.
Each bid shall be accompanied by
a certified check for ten per cent
cf the amount bid, made payable to
the Treasurer of the District, and
TO be forfeited to said District
should bidder fail for ten days af.
ter the acceptance of his bid to en-
Ter into said contract with the said
District and furnish the required
bonds.
The Board of Directors reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
BY order of the Board of Direc-
tors of
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DIS
TRICT.
+. II. McIver, Secretary. 10 to 5 )
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-22
Asserts She Is
Navy Mans Wife
Nv United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22.-Th"
claim that she was the common law
wife of NJ. \. Bcrge, commander in
the medical division of the navy,
was advanced By Clara L. 8erge
in seeking alimony.
Bcrge. who is said to nave a wife
residing in the east, filed an aft.
dayit asserting he WAS not married
to the plaintiff aud asked that the
case be transferred to courts in Val
lcio. which he said was his home.
The application for change Of Venue
was denied.
The woman claimed Berge lived
with her for two years, although
they had not gone through Il mar
riagc ceremony.
He deserted her three years ago in
Dcs Moincs, Iowa, she said.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-22
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas, a certain Deed of Trust
dated October 27, 1925, executed by
Grace Rood Jacques and Y. w. Jac'
qucs, parties of the first part,
Southern Trust and Commerce Bank,
n corporation, party of the second
part ms Trustee and Southern Trust
and Commerce Bank, a corporation,
party Of the third part and Benefl'
ciary, which said Deed of Trust was
recorded November 4th, 1928, IN
Book 81 of Official Records of I'M
perial county, California, at Page
i, to which record reference is here
by made. Said parties of the first
part did grant and convey the pre-
misses therein and hereinafter des'
cribed to the said Southern Trust
and Commerce Bank, as Trustee toI
the uses and purposes set out in said
Deed of Trust among other things
10 secure the payment of one pro
missory note according to the terms
thereof and Of even date with said
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-22
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE S SALE
\o. 1929


WHEREAS. by Deed of Trust
dated November >, 1925, recorded
November l., 1928, in Book 100, at
Page III, and following, Official
Records of Imperial County, state
of California, to which record re
ference is hereby made, James l..
Burton and Alinc Il. Burton. his
wife and Maudc B. Dixie and II. j.
Dixie, her husband, did grant and
convev the property therein and
hereinafter described to Pioneer Alb
stract and Title Guaranty Com
pany, corporation, rs trustee, to
secure, among other things, tho pay
mcnt of ono certain promssory note
in favor of Southern Trust and
Commerce Bank, corporation, for
Eighteen Hundred Fifty Dollars
81 $4,000 and other sums of mon.
cy advanced and interest thereon,
and,
Whereas, said Trust Deed and
Note have been assigned TO the
Bank of Italy National Trust and
Savings Association.
Whereas, default was made in the
pavmcnt of interest from February
End, 1923 and default in the repay,
mcnt of advances made for the pay
ment of tavcs and the said Bank of
Italy, National Trust and Savings
Association. IN accordance with pro
visions of. law applicable thereto.
did record in the office of the
County Recorder of Imperial Coun-
ty State Of California, notice of
such breach Of obligation, and of
us election to declare all indehtct.
ness evidenced by said promissory )
note and secured by said deed of
trust Immediately due and payable
and of its election to cause the said
property to be sold to satisfy the
obligation, secured by said deed OF
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-22
FEDERAL TRADE
COMMISSION TO
RESUME PROBE.
BY CECIL OWEN
Omitted Press Staff Cor4tspondent)

Y
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.- Ac.
countantS Of the federal trade com
missions staff are examining books
Of huge utilities holding corpora
tions in -four large cities prcpara-
tory to r"sming open hearings
Sept. > in the commissions invcsti-
cation Of the power industry.
The Walsh senate resolution di-
rccting the inquiry. divided the
commission 5 task INTO two phases.
one dealing with propaganda activi-
ties Of utilities. and the othe" with
utility financial structures.
The commission plans to conclude
its propaganda inquiry in Septem-
bcr by calling utility men from Pa
cific coa>t states. It will then be
ready to undertake what many re-
gard Is tie moro important half Of
its work. disclosure OF utility fl
uancial methods.
To prepare for this latter phase.
the commission 5 agents are dclving
into tho private financial records
of the utilities 10 learn facts re-
garding the growth of capital as
sets aud liabilities, methods of is
suing securities. extent of holding
company domination of the indus
try, and the value to the public Of
holding companies.
Agents at Work
Terms of the Walsh resolution
require the commission to decide
also whether any practices it finds
in its inquiry may .'tend to create
monopoly. or constitute violation
Of the federal antitrust laws.
Agents Of the commission are at
work in New York, Boston, Phila-
delphia and Chicago. The commits
sion also plans to send question
naires to every private utility oper
ator in the country Municipal util-
tiles are not within the province of
the investigation.
The commission hopes to end the
inquiry by June of next year.
What procedure will be followed
in the open hearings during the fl
nancial inquiry will be determined
by the full commission when it re-
turns from vacation next month.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-22
NOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR
FRANCHISE GRANTING THE

NOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR
FRANCHISE GRANTING THE
RIGHT TO CONSTRUCT, AND
FOR A PERIOD OF FORTY
YEARS, TO MAINTAIN AND
OPERATE A GAS LINE FOR
THE PURPOSE OF TRANSMIT.
TING, MANUFACTURE AND
DISTRIBUTING OF NATURAL
GAS WITHIN THE CONFINES
OF THE CITY OF Ell CENTRIC,
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL, STATE
OF CALIFORNIA.
Notice is Hereby Given, That
the inland Empire Gas Company. a
corporation, has made application
to the Board of Trustees of the city
of FL Centre, for Il certain fran
chise granting the right to construct
and for a period of forty years,
maintain aud operate gas pipe lines
for the purpose of transmitting and
distributing manufactured and ma
tural gas, under, along and across,
and in and to the streets, allcvs and
public places within the city of FL
tentro, county of Imperial, State
of California, and within any addi-
tions or anncXations thereto, except.
ing therefrom the original townsite
of FL Centre, which is bounded on
the North by Park Street; on the
East by First Street; ON the South
by Orange Street; aud ON the West
by Eighth Street. Said Board of
Trustees of said city of FL Centre,
propose to grant said application,
Notice Is Hereby Given, That
bids will be received for said fran.
ehies, and the same will be awarded
to the highest bidder for cash: that
said bids will be received up to the
9TH day of September, 1928, to the
full bidder and his assigns must
during the term of said franchise
to be granted, pay to the said city
of FL Centro. two per cent, of the
annual receipts of such person,
partnership or corporation to whom
the franchise is awarded, or assigns
from its use, operation or posses
sion, in the manner provided by
law; no percentage shall be paid for
Tue ilfsb i've NcdiS succeeding the
date of the franchise, but, thcreaf-
ter, such percentage shall be pay
able annually; and in the event said
payment shall not be made, said
franchise shall be forfeited.
Each sealed bid shall be accom-
panied by the full amount of the
cash bid, or by certified check
payable to the Treasurer Of the
city of FL Ccntro.
BY order of said City Council
dated this 18th day of August, 1925
j. c. NEALE.
City Clerk of the City of FL Cen.
tro, California. l7tl0
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-22
Court Decides
For Plaintiff

Judgment was entered today by
Judge Vaughn \. Thompson in the
case Of B. +. Culley against Dan
Orr and Willie Orr.
The case. alleging that the de
frndautS were unlawfully retaining
property belonging to the defend
ant and were indebted for rental,
was heard hy the court in June, In
the Judgment the court finds for
the plaintiff and against the de-
PENDANTS for the sum of $50 in
cash, due as rent, and for the return
of the property.
TlickcoX and Trudc appeared for
the plaintiff and II, B. Stewart for
the defendants.