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Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-08
FARRAND URGES
Ell CENTRANS TO
BUY AT Home
Fine Talk Given by Repre-
sentative of National
Chamber ,Of Commerce.

At last evenings chamber of
commerce dinner, George II. Far
rand was the guest speaker. Farrand
comes from the United States
Chamber of Commerce, and in past
years has been frequent visitor
here. His talk last night was on the
prosperity in Imperial Valley, and
the future growth and development
possible of attainment here.
The speaker expressed himself
as much impressed with the fine
stocks of merchandise carried by
the merchants in FL Centre. "You
have fine stores here,' he declared.
''Thc goods that FL Centre mer-
chants carry ON their shelves and
counters are fine enough for any
body, however discriminating. You
ought to patronize them, patronize
them all the time. BE- everything
YOU buy or require right here in FL
Centre. Make Trade at Home the
slogan of this community, and new
and increased prosperity will come
10 you all, -
Farrand told Of region in the
state of Georgia where the land had
been divided into small farms Of
about 40 acres each. He depicted
the new prosperity which had come
from the increased production, the
greater population. Production
mems prosperity, and prosperity
becomes wealth, wealth for the
whole community he stated.
The visitor predicted eventual
benefits to the agriculture of I'm
perial Valley from the passage of
the farm relief bill, declaring it
contained provision for the remedial
measures which this and other
farming sections need TO stabilize
and protect the agriculture and the
agriculturists of the country.
Farrand will remain here during
the balance Of the week, renewing
old friendships and acquaintance
ships. He is also interested in
Popularizing = Nations Business, >
the official publication of the Uni.
ted States Chamber of Commerce.
which each month carries valuable
administrative articles. written by
the great business leaders in every
line.
To Aid Legion
Kendall B. Perkins and John
keplcy. representing the American
Legion Drum Corps. were in at
tendance at tn meeting, the latter
arraycd in the respondent uniform
which has been adopted by the
musical organization. They desired
that the chamber should assist the
Continued on Page Three)
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-08
Judge Rules In
Ball Dispute

MILL VALLEY, Calf, Aug. 3.
(U.R Mill Valley junior league
baseball team prepared today for n
replay of the state championship,
following announcement by Judge
Howard Bacon, Oakland, state ath-
lctic director of the Legion, that
San Diego had been disqualified.
Dhe San Diego team won the
state final two weeks ago, but
Judge Bacon found that two of its
players We're over age. In conse-
quencc, Long Beach plays San
Bernardino ut Pasadena today, with
the winner meeting Mill Valley in
the southern city Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-08
D0WD'S REPORT
SHOWS ECONOMY
OF OPERATION
District Chief Engineer
States Expense Lowest
Since 1924.

Operation and maintenance of
the Imperial Irrigation District
last year cost less than for any year
since the absorption of the mutual
water companies, according to the
annual report Of Chief Engineer NJ.
}. Dowd, which was filed with the
board of directors of the district
this week.
Dowd says in lis letter accom-
panying the annual report:
THAT strict economy is being
practiced is shown by the fact that
the total expenses for the year of
2,72j, 1873, are the lowest since the
year 1924, and what is even more
significant, the total cost of opera
ton and maintenance of the entire
project for 1923, amounting to
$1,617, 7,615, is the lowest since the
absorption of the mutual water
companies.
"This has been accomplished in
spite of many added items of cost
such as maintenance of PIP miles of
deep drains this year as compared
to none for the year 1923, construc-
tiOn and maintenance of new out
let's to Salton Sea for both New and
Alamo rivers, maintenance of num-
erous new structures and many ad-
dtional miles Of canals, and more
difficult silt problem.
Dowd points out that the assess
ment rate has remained the same
since 1923 and that the total assess
ed valuation was less than in 1920.
cit has been possible to provide
from current revenue, (nothwith-
standing the many added items of
cost previously mentioned) for the
expenditures on capital accounts
and reduction of bonded indebted
ness the sum of $2,686,000. Some OF
the principal items are the follow
ing: additions and improvements to
canals and structures, $4,000; ex-
tension and raising of protective
levees and works, $235 ,402; Laguna
dam contract $4,000; redemption
of bonds $650,000; new equipment
and facilities, autos and machinery,
$439, ,904; real estate and buildings,
$l52,390 and Salton Sea overflow
rights of way $l0,590.
THAT these expenditures could
be made without increasing the
assessment rate and yet improve
the efficiency of the canal system
and delivery of water, is Indicative
of the economy exercised and war
rants the consideration of all water
USERS Dowd concludes.
Outlook Encouraging
The statement of income and ex-
penses for 1928 is shown in the re-
port as follows: Income from assess
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-08
FIREBUC STILL
I;ldS EIUDES SEARCH S / AR
OF AUTHORITIES

san FRANCISCO, Aug. s. U.R)-
Federal and county authorities were
making an intensive search of the
san Joaquin valley today for an
incendiary who has been making a
systematic campaign of firing Cali
fornia forests and grazing lands.
Officials of the roresI service here
believe the man either insane, or
harboring graudge against the
rangers.
4 total of 10 fires are attributed
TO the firebug; 10 in the Sierra
National forest and nine i'll the graz
ing areas of northern Stanislaus
county.
Various ingenious methods of set
ting the fires has been uncovered
by officials conducting the inVesti-
CATION and search.
4 "set up' of burning glasses
was found in Stanislaus county.
These consisted of lenses from flash
lights. held with wire frames and
focusing the rays of the sun ON
piles of matches near inflammable
material These sct-ups were ar
ranged during the night, III order
that the incendiary might make his
escape by hours before the next
days sun. iguited the forests.
Fire-pots, cans containing oil
soaked rags with a burning candle
set in the middle, were discovered IN
Mariposa county, where Il 1000 acre
fire was today reported under con
troll for the first time.
\ brush fire WAS reported burn
ing over nine mile front at a point
- miles east of MADEIRA.
The Glennvillc fire northeast of
bakersfield was reported under con-
troll by Fire Warden j. {. Farley, OF
Kern county.
The state forestry department at
Sacramento reported that the Blue
mountain fire in Calaveras county
was also under control.
The Table mountain fire near Oro-
willie, thought to have been under
control after burning 1000 acres OF
pasture land, has flared up anew.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-08
GRAFTERS HAVE
BEEN DISCARDED
LOWMAN STATES
Enforcement Service Is
Working Efficiently He
Declares.
Ely JOSEPH S. WASNY
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. U.P) -
Just as President Hoover S law en-
forcement commission announced the
consider the subject of lawlessness
by governmental law enforcing Of
ficers, Assistant Secretary of Treas
ury Seymour Lowman said i'll an in
terview that corruption in the fed
eral prohibition service has been re-
ducod to a minimum.
His statement was not in com
ment ON the action of the law en-
forcement commission but cOinci-
dence.
When Lowman took office in Au-
gust, 1927, he declared the service
was honeycombed with corruption
and rampant with grafters" but to-
day he declared the wedding out
process had built up an organization
with high morale.
"We are getting a higher class of
men for the positions of agent than
we did two years ago. Lowman
said. "Those who always had hand
out for a bfibe have been dismissed
and punished.
" At present the turnover in the
number Of agents annually is only
one-tenth as large as it was two
years ago. This shows We have a
steady minded organization. The
Increase in agents salaries from
$186O to $1,000 year helped mat
ters greatly.
Civil Service Helps
"Another help was legislation put
ting the prohibition bureau under
civil service. BY the competitive
examination method we have several
men to select from and through
character examinations we usually
get high type individual.
That the law enforcement com
mission intends to give an important
place to prohibition in its survey
was indicated by the fact that
Chairman Wickersham of the com
mission took charge of the sub-com-
mittee on prohibition and included
on it the vice chairman of the com
mission, Newton ID. Baker, of Cleve-
land.
Other members of the sub-com-
mittee are DIR. Ada Comstoek, pre-
sidcnt of Radcliffe college and Fed
eral Judge William S. Kenyon of
Iowa.
All except Judge Kenyon are
classed as 'liberalo on prohibition
although DR.. Comstock has gone no
further than to say that "when any
regulation ceases to be effective it
would cease to be a regulation. -
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-08
(Continued on Page Sky
CRUDE OIL TO
REMAIN ON FREE
TARIFF SCHEDULE
BY PAUL r. MALLON
Omitted Press Staff CorrespOndent

WASHINGTON, Aug. s. W.P)
Republican members of the senate
finance committee voted today TO
let crude oil remain on the free list
where it had been placed by the
house.
Several oil producing states had
asked for a substantial duty to
protect the American industry.
The committee removed tragasol,
chemical used in textile and paper
industries for binding, from the free
list and subjected it to "A 20 per
cent duty.
Chairman Smoot of the commit,
tee, author of the "sliding sugar
scale, announced after the meet.
ing that he intended TO revise his
scale to apply TO raw instead Of
refined sugar, preserving the rates
about the same as they are In hls
present scale.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-08
Report Much
Damage By Fire

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calf, Aug.
8. ORA serious fire was working
up the Santa Luca mountains to-
ward the Rinconada quicksilver
mines today after burning 1000
acres of valuable grain and brush
lands.
The blaze, which started yester-
day, was fought by $50 men recruit
ed from the Santa Margarita dis
trict.
Much Of the grain burned was in
stacks and it was believed the loss
will be heavy. The origin of the
fire was not known.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-08
Mauretania Fails
To Lower Record


NEW YORK, Aug. s. U.R)-The
Cunard liner Maurctania failed by
more than four hours today in an
attempt to break the North German
Lloyd Bremen 'Srecord of four days,
II hours, ~ minutes for crossing
the Atlantic from Cherbourg.
The former pride of the seas,
slowed down by rough weather,
reached Ambrose lightship at 1896
a. m. (EST). She left Cherbourg
at 1852 p. m. (EST) Saturday.
The voyage WAS made in four
days, 2l hours and Al minutes, sew
eral hours better than the Maure-
tania s best previous time. The
ship reached quarantine at 1l:42
q. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-08
Issue Warrant For
Senator's Sister

LOS ANGELES, Aug. s. U.P-
A bench warrant was issued today
for Clara Shortridge Foltz, woman
attorney and sister of L. $. Senator
Shortridge, when she failed to APP
pear as defense witness at the
trial of Rush Meadows, former U.
S. c. football star, charged with II
counts of grand theft.
= The defense of the former ath-
lete, accused of securing approx
mately $4,000 by promises to ar
range the release Of John h. Osbor,
ne, Los Angeles proWoter, from
Leavenworth prison, started today.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-08
Hatfield Seeks
Governors Job

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8. W.D
George j. Hatfield, United States
district attorney here, has thrown
his hat into the political ring.
1t was learned today that he
would seek the Republican nomina-
tion for governor of California.
While not denying the report Of
his candidacy, Hatfield said, 81
cannot make complete announce
ment of my plans"
Organization of the Republican
War Veterans, Inc, by Hatfield, is
expected to furnish the nucleus for
his political machinery.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-08
BREAK LOAN RECORD

WASHINGTON, Aug, s. UH-
Loans on stocks and bonds to brok-
crs and dealers by reporting federal
reserve bank members in New York
City on August 7 totaled $1,000, ,000,-
600, new record high and an in
crease of 500, 100000 over the week s
total of 5000, 100000 the previous
record high.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-08
All Right But
Can She Sing?

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 8.-The
typical Hollywood chorus girl is
10 years old, weighs 108 pounds,
has bobbed hair and is feet 8
inches tall, First National
Studios said today in annomc-
ing the end of a contest in which
1O7 girls competed.
AS result of the competition,
Maxine Cantway, formerly of
Chicago, was declared to be the
typical chorus girl and was plac
ed under contract with the COM
pany.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-08
CUDAHY ARRAIGNED

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9. U.R)-
Michael Cudahy, 9l, heir to the
Cudahy meat packing fortune, was
in superior court here to
day ON a charge of driving while
intoxicated He was given until
II to enter a plea.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-08
SELLS AIR LINES

san FRANCISCO, Aug. s. W.R)
Captain William Royle, manager
of the Ernie Smith nonstop flight
to Hawaii and veteran flyer, has
sold to the Curtis Flying Service
his interest in the Royal Air Lines
and other facilities at Alameda
Airport, it was announced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-08
Daughters Story
COnvicts Father

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 8. U.R-
G. F. Franklin, former Porterville
rancher, stood convicted of a
statutory charge involving his II
year old daughter, there today. The
crime carries penalty of from five
to 80 years in prison.
Franklin was the only witness in
his own defense. He denied the
charges, asserting that his son and
daughter were trying to "frame -
him.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-08
ZEPPELIN
FAR OUT
IN OCEAN
Afternoon Report From
Big Dirigible Given Navy
Department.
is SHOWING SPEED
Position Indicates Av-
erage Speed OF 81 Knots
Per Hour.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. U.H-
The Graf Zeppelin reported its
position to the navy department at
3 p. m. (EST) today as to dcgre(
north 55 degrees west.
Naval compilations placed the
craft at 900 nautical miles east of
New York. The ship apparently
was maintaining an average of 81,
knots an hour since its last report
Cd position.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-08
TREASURER SUSPENDED

RIVERSIDE, Calf, Aug s. W.P)
City Treasurer Harry Dunbar was
suspended by the Riverside city
council last night pending investiga-
tion of charges of misconduct and
inefficiency.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-08
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent


LAkEHUEST, y. j.. Aug. 8. U.P)
Freed Of the ropes that bound
her down for three days here, the
Graf Zeppelin was pointed towars
her home station at Fricdrichshafen
today, On the first portion of Il
pioneer commocial flight around
he world.
The Graf scared away from here
at ll:42 (EST) last night, cirelcd
over New York m hour later and
then Strengthened away on her
course.
Her commander, Dr. Hugo Eckcn.
or, hoped to follow the Lindbergh
Transatlantic trail with its favor
able tailwinds if weather permit
ed, but at a. M. the zeppelin X
position flashed to the navy at
Washington showed she WAS Nccring
10 the south fr'H Col. Lindbcrgh 5
course.
At that hour the Graf was about
200 miles east of New York and
was making - miles an hour.
At l2:5u q. m. EST, two radio
messages were received at the
naval air station here direct from
the diiiglblc.
One was addressed to Secretary
of Navy Adams:
"On leaving the shores of your
wonderful country, desire most urg
entity to express 10 you admiration
and sincere thanks for the splendid
hospitality which We have been
privileged to enjoy at your naval
mir station, l.akchurSt, and your
goodly suppurt which made possible
our presently started flight around
the world
"(SigucdJ ECKENER"
Has Full Cargo
The other was addressed TO Lieut..
Com. Maurice h. Pierce, command
or of the Lakchurst air station. II
read:
"OH leaving your hosptable
ground wish TO thank you again,
yourself. your officers and men, for
the most excellent assistance and
cooperation which we have had the
pleasure to enjoy, Auf Wiedcrschen.
" (Signcd) ECKENER'
In the Graf : cabins are - pass
cngcrs, in the hold a cargo of mail
aud freight aggr eating about two
tons. After stopping in Germany at
Fricdrichshafcn, the Graf will visit
Tokyo, fly across the Pacific to
Los Angeles and return again to
Lakchurst.
"'Thc mission of the Graf Yep
pelin,' said Eckcner before depart
ing "is not TO make moncy-it is
to prove to your financiers that
commercial transportation by air
ships is safe, feasible and potentially
profitable.
The Zeppelin 5 removal from this
hangar and the launching into the
air were miracles of motion. Only
five minutes were required to walk
her INTO the open. Seventeen min
utcs later She was aloft, four motors
in hoarsc chorus and the fifth be-
meath the stern silent against
greater need farther north.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-08
BROWNS WHILE SWIMMING

CALABASAS, Calf, Aug. SUP
Jack Levy, 80, was drowned iate
yesterday while swimming at Semi
mole Hot Springs, near Malibn lake.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-08

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 8. U.R)-
Menacing forest fires continued to
sweep wide areas in Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho, Montana and Cana
da today.
In Rainier National Pa1k a 1000
acre fire had swept out of control.
Brisk winds famed the flames
through heavy stands of timber
along the slopes of Mount Rainier.
Reinforcements were rushed up
today to aid 200 men who are bat
tling the blaze. Another fire blazed
over a 800 mile tract within three
miles of Rainier Park boundary.
Franz Frank of Seattle was
struck by. falling rocks while fight
ing the blaze and died on his way to
a hospital strapped to a cot on top
of an automobile.
Little hope of checking the fires
appeared today rs low humidity
continued with brisk winds in sew
eral localities.
finder like woods in the Boise
basin district in Idaho made it i'm.
possible for firefighters and mining
camp crews to halt a conflagration
in second growth timber that
started in the mining town of
Quartzburg. The town was levelled
at an estimated loss of 100000.
Six new fires were reported in
Washington. The most disastrous
was in the Lake Chelan district,
near Wenatchee, where 1000 acres
have been swept by week old
blaze.
More than SO fires were burning
in the Colville Forest in Washing
ton.
From klamath Falls, Ore, came
reports that 250 men aided by tanks
and tractors were fighting to save
valuable timber stands near Diary.
POTEAU, Okla, Aug. 8. U.P) -
Light showers and cooler weather
today spelled victory for more than
200 tireless men who, for three
days, have been battling forest
fires raging throughout southeastern
Oklahoma.
The little. village. of. Ringold.
threatened Dy the fiameS late yes
terday, was safe today after the
flames ate their way through timber
to within two miles of the post Of
flee. The fire in northeast Me-
Curtain county has been cut off on
three sides, C. O. Doster, district
forester said today. This blaze, he
estimated, already has burned more
than 10000 acres of young, growing
timber.
Most of the small fires in Leflore
and McCurtain counties had been
extinguished today. Rain fell last
night throughout these counties.
MISSOULA, Mont, Aug. s. W.D
Reinforced by scores of fresh
fCOntiouad IN pa0a Q;v(
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-08

DAMAGE
BY FIRE
Northwest States And
Oklahoma Battle To Con-
troll Flames
RICH TIMBER LOST
One Life Lost In North
When Falling Rock Hits
Fire Fighter.

TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 8. W.P--
A terrific forest fire licked it's way
through Rainier National Park to-
dav on a 60 mile front.
1t was completely out of control.
A crew of 200 men was steadily
beaten back by the flames and re-
inforcements were being rushed to
the scene.
Unless the sweep of the flames
is checked, it may destroy 100000
acres of timber and grazing land in
the park, along the slopes of Mount
Rainier.
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COLORED APT, $500 MO.
8 rooms. kitchenette. semi-private bath.
h-wh, cleo. 2724 Georgia ave.
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SALE-HOUSES.
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An unusual buy for colored. Attractive
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street rooms, bath, hot-water heat and
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s7o50-Mchigan Park modern bungalow, lot 70
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Observation-Disclosures.

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