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Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-12

LONDON, July IL. W.E-Whcn
the young British explorer, ii. G.
Watkins, arrives in Greenland to
study the possibility of an air route
from London to Winnipeg, he will
be entering what is, in some respects,
one of the most remarkable islands
in the world.
Watkins and his crew of 13, all
young men, sailed last Sunday on
the novel exploration voyage. They
are using the ship "Quest, which
became famous rs the vessel used
by the late Sir Ernest Shackleton
on his Arctic voyages of exploration.
With an area four times the size
of France, Greenland has a pOpu
lation Of approximately 16,000-less
than the population of any one of n
score of London suburbs. Politi-
cally, it is as systematically iso-
lated as Tibet or Nepal. No bust
ness men or tourists are tolerated,
Greenland 's ports except in eases OF
emergency, or for brief, restricted
visits for Il particular purpose. Yet
explorers and scientists are wei
coined, and enthusiastically assisted
in their work by the Danish govern
ment, which holds Greenland as 4
crown monopoly and controls it
through an organization known as
GronlandS Styrelse.
Yet this close trusteeship of the
island is not for the profit of the
Danish government. Contrarily, the
interests of the Eskimo take COM
plete precedence and any profit from
the monopoly is applied for the bene-
fit of the islands population. This
communistic angle of the monopoly
; is carried into the individual lives
of the island s citizens. If a family
! goes away on visit, its house is
put at the disposal of any one who
needs a house, until its owner re-
| turns.
There is no money except Sly
relse tokens. There are no railways,
ears, hotels, restaurants, saloons,
motion pictures, police. There has
been no crime since the last murder
20 years ago. There are practically
no trees, no agriculture except the
cultivation of small patches of let
tucc, and parsley. There are no
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-12
Iy BOB ALLEN

Excitement? Why, brother, we
were told this morning that old set
tiers in the valley turned pale last
night when they heard the wild cries
echoing over the desert air and
thought they were again living
through one of those famous Indian
raids of olden days; yes sir--but
hey calmed down again when they
remembered that these shouts came
from several thousand fans crowded
into the arena last night to witness
one of the best cards put on here
for some time.
And there was plenty to cause
even the most hard to please fan
10 jump up and Just scream. IT sure
gets YOU sometimes and last night
was no exception. A classy main
event, Il WOW of Il prclim and knock
outs in the other bouts. Next week
promises to be even better than last
night, for it was announced that
Bobby Pacho has been signed up to
take on some suitable opponent us yet
on that card will be in keeping with
the main event. Paste that in your
hat for future reference.
Jimmy Black took hard earned
decision over Ramon Montoya in
the main event, which went the full
ten rounds. Montoya took the lead
and held it and things looked for n
time as if he might wipe out his
previous defeat by flashing vie
tory, but Jimmy came to the fore
in the seventh and kept the edge
until the end lie had Montoya
down for Q court early IN the last
round but could not get over tn"
necessary punch TO win hT Il knock
out.
Both boys started out TO work on
each other in earnest, Ramon trying
for Black $ stomach, Jimmy pccklng
away at Montoya face, getting
one eye in bad shape and joltlng
his head back repeatedly with short
left iabs to the faec. In the third
round, Jimmy staggered Ramon with
a hard right to the jaw and he
dropped TO the floor for an instant
but was up Immediately and waded
in, both fists flying and pounded
Black to the stomach and head in
ferocious manner. Both took and
gave plenty during the 10 rounds of
fighting. The fourth frame found
Montoya pouring in hard rights and
lefts to the head and stomach and
Black looked n bit woozy. Every
thing looked in favor of Ramon at
this stage of the game, and fans
were calling on him to put oyer the
kayoe and let them 90 home. jim
my took things easy, wcathassd the
storm, however, aud then started in
to take the advantage. In the sixth
he got over Il rather low blow and
was warned by Bill Tackett Mon
toya did not protest and the fight
continued. An Interchange of wal
lops in the seventh left things about
where they were before but it could
easily be seen that Black was pulling
away from his opponent aud stag
pcred him rcpcatCd CdiV when that hard
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-12
RUBBER YIELD
INCREASED BY
TREE GRATING


"Fcw modern motorists realize
that the tires on the vehicles in
which they ride represent an entire s
years output of crude rubber FROM
no less than eight trccs,' said D..
b. McNcccc, Goodyear dealer at Ell
Centre.
The world average of rubber tree
production is about four to five
pounds each year per tree. s
Research and experiments in selcc-
tive planting, conducted on the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber com
panv's rubber plantations in Suma-
ira have proved that the average
per-year yield of rubber trees can
be increased from 100 to 80 per
cent.
This high development in method
of rubber raising was explained b.
y. b. Ingle, managing director of
the Goodyear Orient company, who
returned to Akron recently TO spend
furlough of serval months.
The Goodyear plantations are at
Dolok Merangir and Wingfoot, Sum
IL,
the world from the parent company
in Akron. In all, the company has
about 10000 acres and more than
one-third of this area is cleared and
planted.
"The average per-tree yield for
one year in the past has been four
to fiv pounds" says 1ngle. . Now
we are getting eight pounds and
even more from many trees and eX-
pect to increase the average of the
areas now being planted to this
figure within a few years.
"Buds from high yielding trees
are now grated to healthy young
stumps. 1t has been found that the
characteristics of certain high yield
ing buds will predominate after this
grating process.
"Young trees are then set out
with approximately 80 trees to the
acre. When four years old, these
trees are tcst-tapped to determine
their Weld. The low-yield trees are
gradually thinned off until even
tually only 50 or 90, all of the high
Weld variety, remain to the acre.
By this method the trees are pro
yided with ample room to grow IN
when they arrive at full maturity,
which is at the age of about III
wears. Usually trees on the aver
age plantation are tapped at five
years.
1.-THE research department cXperl-
ments constantly tc improve stocks
by selecting the cXtra-high-yield
trees as mother trees for future
paintings.
"It is altogether reasonable to
anticipate that within a few years
even greater increases in the per
tree rubber yield will be accom-
plished,' Ingle said.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-12
Local Boys At
Training Camp

Enrolled in the Citizens Military
Training camp at Camp John T.
Pryor, Monterey, for the $50 tram
ing period, 1900 selected young
men heard Camp Commander COL
onel Roger $. Fitch, charge them
with the duties of good citizenship
and with the proper development OF
themselves mentally and physically.
The records set by previous camps
was cited by Colonel Fitch as eN'
cellent and he expressed the hope
and belief that the present camp
would equal the past ones in de-
pertinent and drills, both military
and athletic.
The ceremony was further
marked by the administration of
the oath of loyalty and the present
alton of national and regimental
standards.
Officers Of the 363rd Infantry
will supervise the training until
July 10th, and thereafter the 3Oth
Infantry will be in charge until the
close of Camp, August 3rd.
Enrolled from the vicinity of Ell
Centre are Max Afflerbaugh, Arm
old Mattson and Warren Watson.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-12
Coast League
Championship
Is Undecided

SAN FRANCISCO, July IL. lU.D
The championship of the first
half of the season in the Pacific
Coast league remained undecided tc.
day following Los Angeles defeat
yesterday.
Seattle snatched the victory from
the Angels by ninth.inning rally
after two men had been put out.
Wilbur Peters, Angel hurler, hit
shortstop Owen with a pitched ball
forcing in one run from the crowded
bases to tie the score. Two infield
singles gave the Indians two more
runs and rs win.
Sacramento defeated Hollywood,
13-5. after pounding Gordon Rhodes
Hollywood pitcher, hard in the early
innings.
Oakland shut the Missions out, 6.
0. and San Francisco, with three
runs in the last two times at bat
beat Portland, Sc.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-12
PAGE THREE

uf the island where tue rocky ground
is level enough for even tiny air
dome. Watkins expedition is to try
10 determine whether in the first
place any sections of the great ice.
cap are level enough for an airdome.
secondly, whether it is feasible for
an airplane to reach and land at
the great altitude of 5000 to 5000
feet of the ice-cap, and thirdly,
what conditions exist on the ice
cap through the long polar winter.
Watkins will not be alone in this
investigation, for a German expedi-
ton already has arrived in Green
land with a view to answering much
the same questions that will con-
front Watkins. This expedition
also will remain on the ice-cap
through the winter.
Greenland thus suddenly assumes
n greater international aspect
through the face of the less north
crn nations to find short air-routc
from England or Europe to Amcri-
ca. Tho results Of their investiga-
tions, however, will probably not
be known until next spring.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-12
Gallant Fox To
Seek New Record

CHICAGO, July II. W.P)-Gallant
Fox, under the guiding hand of Earl
Sande, will caper to the barrier al
the Arlington Park track here today
for an attempt to break the Amer
can record for the mile and a quar-
ter in the $4,000 classic stakes.
Nine or more of the nation s other
fastest threc-year-olds are scheduled
TO oppose the Fox. but the son Of
Sir Gallahad III Marguerite was
rated > TO favorite in the over
night books. Enthusiasm of the
$4,000 spectators over Sande and
Gallant Fox was expected to raise
the odds to | to ;, or perhaps | to
S before post time.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-12
Three Building
Permits Issued

Building activities took slight
jump yesterday after days in quiet,
when three permits were issued at
the office of the city engineer.
While Of small amounts these per-
mits show that there is something
afoot, and the department tells of
other projects on n much larger
scale which are contemplated for the
latter part of the month.
Ed Jones was given a permit to
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-12

build a frame garage at 270 He'll to
cost $50. Frank Self took out
$500 permit to add screened porches
to the courts at $50, 33512, 337, and
3371a South Fourth street, while j.
M. Higman will make additions to
his office at Adams and Imperial to
cost in the neighborhood of 5000.
Building permit totals for the
month are now S4350.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-12
GRAHAM-PAICE
ANNOUNCES new
ALL-WEATHER CAR


available in the Graham Special
Eight Convertible Sedan, on 1872
inch wheelbase, it is announced by
w. G. Reed, local dealer.
The new convertible sedan is de-
signed to meet the needs of open
or closed driving in fair or inclem-
cnt weather. The body is construct
cd so that the entire top may be
folded down to give it the appear
ance of a sport phaeton, or it may
be raised to form a fully enclosed
sedan. The seating arrangement -
identical with the Graham Special
Eight fivc-passenger sedan.
The central body pillars, upon
which the middle section Of the t"p
rests, are jointed at the belt line.
When it is desired to use The ear
for open driving, the pillars fold
down into recesses between the boGH
and ends of the front seat. The
front and rear door glass panes have
chrome nicllle frames and drop
down into the doors, the top of the
window frames being flush With the
top of the door.
The top is of slat iron type, de-
signed to fold down as thin as pos
sible. In the open position it is fas-
tened to the Windshield header by
two winged screws and is supported
by two landau joints concealed in
side the rear quarter curtain. Top
covering is of heavy waterproof
khaki colored Burbank material.
Genuine piped leather upholstery
covers seats and cushions and in
terror hardware finishings are iden'
teal in design with those on the
Graham Special Eight five.passen'
ger sedan.
Safety Plate Glass
Like all Graham models, the con.
vertible sedan is urnis n q
throughout with shatter-proof safety
plate glass, which prevents pieces
of glass breaking loose and endan-
gering passengers in case of col
lsion or accident. This glass IS
furnished at the lowest additional
cost ever placed on such equipment.
The importance of this safety fac
tor is clearly shown by statistics
which demonstrate that the major
ity of injuries sustained in acci-
dents are caused by flying glass.
In this model brilliant perform
ance is gained through the ruggedly
built and 1OO-horsepower Graham
eight engine, and the Graham time
proved four-speed transmission. This
power plant is built to give long,
trouble-free service, and is designed
that all parts are easily accessible
for inspection and adjustment. 1t
have five 29s inch diameter inter-
changeable type bronze backed pa;n
bearings to carry the exceptionally
stiff and rugged crankshaft. The
pistons are of aluminium alloy with
incar struts. The cylinder bores are
water jacketed throughout their
length and circumference to pre-
vent the possibility of distortion Of
bores, and water completely sur
rounds each valve seat to insure ade-
quate cooling.
All main connecting rod and
camshaft bearings, timing chain,
water pump front bearings, and
valve tappets are fabricated by
pressure applied by gear type oil
pump which is submerged in oil
and driven by spiral gears from the
camshaft. A large screen strainer
inside the oil pan and an exterior
oil filter combine in removing all
foreign substances from the oil to
insure. maximum Mbricating effic'
iency.
A crankcase vcntilator reduces
oil dilution and discharges obnox-
ious oil fumes into air stream be-
meath the car.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-12
So. California
Sport Briefs

LOS ANGELES, July 12. W.H-
Joey Medill, fast Chicago wclter-
weight, and Billy Townsend of Van
couvcr. who fought toe-to-toe bat.
tie here last Tuesday, were signed
today for Il rematch July %. Medill
won the nod over the Vancouver
boy.
SAN PEDRO, Calf, July -. UH
Speedy progress of the yachts con.
testing in the annual California to
Honolulu race was indicated today
in radio message picked up here
from Walter Horne, skipper of lhe
Contender, as follows:
''Yacht Contender racing to Hon
circle course. Northeast trade winds
balmy southern seas. Logged 265
miles Wednesday, 115 miles Thurs
day. We heard the Enchantress
calling loudly, indicating less than
100 miles away"
The Enchantress, owned by Nor
gan Adams, was a favorite to win
the race. Other yachts are DR..
Floyd Swift's Mollielou and Laz-
zard Lippman Talayha.
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, July 12.
W.H-A steady and swift body at
tack won an unpopular l0-round de-
cision here last night for ChatO Lar.
edo, lis, Mexican fighter, over
Speery Dado, ia, Filipino.
Able Miller, 1191a( fought six
round draw in the scmifinal with
Pete Sarminto, l2l1a. The special
event between Battling Bulahan
and Pat Warmer also was called q
draw.
Leo Domingo, 1877, knocked out
Johnny Reyes, 12l, and Billy Cain,
ll3, defeated Angelo Vincent,
ll212. in the openers.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-12
KNOCKED
OUT BY DIVODI

SAN FRANCISCO. July IL. U.P)
ANDY Divodi, l42, New York,
sent stiff right to the jaw of Joe
CORDOBA, $50, Los Angeles, to win in
the eighth round of II sheduled ten
round bout here last night by a
knockout. The California boxer
took the first four rounds but Di.
vodi held the upper hand from then
on
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-12
BASEBALL
STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Chicago 5, st. Louis 3.
Detroit IL, Cleveland !.
Only games scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-12

Ladino clover has been particu-
larly successful in Tehama County
this year and vetch and oat plots,
promising.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-12

I'm construction of its marvellous
system of highways, California
leads western states in the devOl-
ment of that great agricultural and
industrial area west of the Rocky
Mountains.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-12
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Cincinnati 5, Philadelphia }
Pittsburgh 6. st. Louis >.
Only games scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-12
COAST LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

San Francisco 8, Portland 6
Oakland 6, Missions 0.
Seattle z, Los Angeles ..
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-12

Coupe. $795; Touring, $685.;
Royal Coupe $S55; Roadster
1856; Royal Sedan. sS45.
Al prices +. 0. b. factory
Especial equipment esfraI
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-24

BAYARD G. BLACK, Presi,
ROBERT B. FOARD.
VICTOR R. BENNETT,
Board of Supervis,
Elections of Cecil {
]. HOWARD ASH, Clerk. Oct
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02
Us. MAY BECOME
 NEW SUGAR BOWL
Harvester and Tariff May Enable
 Florida Development

Washington. May tP-The in- creased duty congress voted on Cuban raw sugar and the advent of a sugar cane harvester has spurred interest in the northern Everglades of Florida as a potential new sugar bowl' of the world,
 The department Of agriculture says there are thousands of acres Of rich muck soil south Of Lake Okee- chobee adapted to the production of cane.
 It has been estimated that south- ern Florida can produce 2,o0o, ,0Q0 tons Of sugar annually, using the mosaicreslstant P. o. J. varieties now common to Louisiana and other southern sugar cane areas.
 This country produces only about 20 per cent of the sugar it con- sumes and only about 2ls per cent Of the 20 is cane sugar. Sugar beets supply the remainder.
 Cuba is the principal contributor to the 5,500.000 tons of cane sugar imported annually and the major
  competitor Of domestic producers.
 Coincidentally with the senate's proposal for a. 2-cents-a- pound duty on Cuban raw in the pending tariff bill, a new cane harvester has come into use which is expected to re- duCe the labor costs that long have given the industry in America a de- clded disadvantage in competition with cheap-labor sugar from foreign sources
 The machine is the invention Of c. G. Muench. an engineer from St. Paul, Minn. In tests 1t cut p tons Of cane an hour.
 By the hand harvesting method if takes one man a full day to cut two and one-half tons. It is estimated the machine will do in d day the work Of 15o men.
 The sugar cane industry has long been seeking machine that would successfully cut strip. top and clean cane. The Muench machine does all in one operation.
 Muench expects improvements 10 raise the machines capacity 10 4o tons an hour and believes it will revolutionlze the sugar cane in- dustry.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02

small girls and boys, laboriously counting "one, two, three" in the past 47 years. It has made fair sized fortunes for three different publishers. It still averages 100000 copies a year.
 Yet the composer, Mrs. Amanda Kennedy Moore, a white haired piano teacher now past 60, has shared but modestly in its pro- ceeds
 When she wrote star of the Sea" Amanda Kennedy was a seri- ous little Irish girl of 16, with an ambition to be a music teacher.
 She was a devout little girl and 1t was in q Sunday after-service moment of exaltation that she picked out the notes of her firrt composition.
 She took the piece" 10 Boston music publisher. He told her the public was not interested in "rever- ies," but said he guessed he would try it anyway. So he paid her sf50.
 That for a long time. was all she realized out Of it, although sF'e heard 1t played on all sides and used 1t in her own teaching.
 In 1911, after oS years, the orist- nal copyright expired. Three years later Mrs. Moore's husband, a pub fisher, died. leaving her with little hut his Ii hr3rN
 But two years before Mrs. Moo"e came into ownership of her com- position, 1t was bought by Leo Feist. New York publisher who paid a large price for 1t, partly be- cause of a sentimental interest. lie had learned to play the piano y star of the Sea-
 In order to renew the copyright for Mrs. Moore. he had the tltl9 changed to Star Of the East and words supplied by one George Cooper. Mrs. Moores royalties have since provided her and her sister, with whom she lives, a com- fcrtable Boston suburban home, q bank account and a hundred acre farm in Maine.
 She still teaches music, not be- cause she has to, but because she likes to.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02
Bug Eats Figures Out
 Of Adrian Tax Records

Adrian. Mich, May 1 LPy-The figures in County Clerk Harry Osgood's tax books won't add be- cause something is eating on them. The statement, MT. Os- good insists. is not as silly as 1t sounds.N
 At first MT. Osgood thought the adding machine had gone wrong. Then he checked up the columns in the taxbooks and found something - bug, animal, or parasite, was eating away the figures right in front of his eyes.
 The county clerk doesn't be- lieve the pest is a bookworm, but says it might be a bookWorm relative-a mathematic worm, or something like that Bug spe- cialsts will be consulted at once, he says, and the work of ferret ing out and staying the creature will start.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02
80 Negroes Attend Class
 Tn Cell in New Orleans

New Orleans, May (uP)- When stone walls do not a, prison make nor iron bars q cage,' they make a school room.
 Eighty iIliterate negro men ana women are attending classes at the parish prison here, They are Foluh- teer students. All illlterate prisoners have been urged to join the classes.
 Three days a week the prisoners leave their cells at class hours Tn
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02
Graf Zeppelin Leaves
 On Private Party's Trip

Fricdrichshafen. Germany May ? (CPJ-The dirjgible Graf Zoppe- lin left here at $ q. u-, today on privately chartered flight for the first time since il was built,
 Alvin Schmid Of Euessuight Switzerland. chartered the Ltg air
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02
HeWett and Smith On
 Squadron Rifle Team

According to reports of a recent rife match the 118th Observation squadron team. Of which two New Britain soldiers are members. fin- lshed in second place, eight points behind the winning naval militia team.
 Privates James D. HeHett and Lewis C. Smith were among the six members of the squadron team, Hewett had a mark of A standing. 43 sitting and 96 prone for a total of 179 Smiths mark was 37 stand ing. 3S sitting. and 92 prone, total of 167 The snuadron was awarded a shield suitably inscribed.
 Both of these men were former members of Company l in this cltY'
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02

the afternoon and go to the teacher to be coached in first grade spelling and the intricacies Of writing ones own name.
 The student prisoners told Hitter acy investigators that they welcomed the classes because as freemen they just hadn't had the chance"
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02
French Aviator Starts
 For West Africa Coast

Perpigan. France, May ? P) - Jules Mermoz, Trench aviator, took off from here at 5;07 a. m., for St Louis, Senegal, west African coast, on the first lap of a projected trans atlantic flight,
 From Senegal he will take off as
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02
RELIGIOUS PIECE
 MOST POPULAR AIR
''Star Of the East" Sells 100000
 Copies Annually

Boston, May 2. LP-In the quiet the composer of what IS probably Americas best selling tune.
 And as the best selling book is the Bible. so is this melody a re- ligious reverie, practice piece known to thousands of piano pupils or this generation as Star of the East" and to those of another as Star of the Sea-
 Nine million copies have been worn cut by constant turning by
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02
FENCE VIEWERS MEET

A meeting of the board Of select men was held last night at the Of flee of the town clerk and two cases concerning division line fences were considered. In one in-
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02

Company I finished in class C among the first third of the com- panies competing in the match.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02
AINE.-LL.AIN NAPKINS

Farls, May tPA-Thc newest cocktail napkin put out here is in ths form Of a vine leaf Of green Or eandv with veins embroidered in white.