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LOS ANGELES, July 14.--U.P)-
Hogs. receipts 80. Steady. Few grain
feds $40. Local 7.25 TO 800
Cattle, receipts 100, holdovers
565. Quality plain. Steady to weak.
Few low grade steers AIS to $50.
Cows 800 to 450. Top Colorado
yearling steers Monday 900 Top
Colorado heifers 825. Calves SO,
steady Medium to good vealers
$50 to 800.
Sheep receipts 1900. Steady to 25c
higher -Four decks So ID. Oregon
lambs 700. Sorts 4.50. Four decks
81 ID. shorn Utah yearlings 385.
Top lambs Monday CTS.
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NOTICE OF PosTPoNEMENT OF
ABOVE SALE

Notice is hereby given that for
good and sufficient reasons the
above sale is postponed to Satur-
day, August 18th, 1891, at IL o'clock
A. M, at the place specified in tho
aboev notice.
Dated July 18th. 1881.
TITLE GUARANTEE AND
TRUST COMPANY Trustee.
BY A. F. Morlan, President.
Attest: A. r. Killgore, Secretary.
corporate SeaD l4tl
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Business Opportunities
BY BLOSSER

FOR SALE-Sandwich and soft
drink shop, in one of the best
spots in BraWley. Priced for quick
sale. $3.50. cash. Address Press
Box $780, llt3
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Eleven boys and girls in Elko
county, Nevada, are feeding 18 ba-
by beeves for show at San Fran
cisco in autumn.
On well-drained soils equal parts
of orchard grass and tall meadow
oatgrass have been found best pas
lures in Oregon.
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NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF
AROVE SALE

Notice is hereby given that for
good and sufficient reasons the
above sale is postponed to Satur-
day, May 9Th, 1881, at II o'clock A.
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Fair tonight and Wednesday but
overcast early Wednesday morning
extreme west portion; no change in
temperature; gentle west and north
west winds offshore
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Vented ~. MisceIlansc.cs
MOMN POP

WANTED TO BUY milk or cream
route. State particulars. Press
Box 87l. l4t2
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For Rent

FOR RENT-8O acres good alfalfa
land for dairy. Inquire Going and
Edmunds, 300 End Street. Calexico
Phone 678. 1873
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The local price on eggs. furnished
through the courtesy of zurcher
Bros, Is as follows:
Medium or pullet ......................... tic
Extra 20c
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THE WEATHER

Los ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair and moderately warm to
night and Wednesday; cloudy or
foggy in the morning; gentle varl-
able winds
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Help " Gnsed--Femnis

LADY TO care for 4 year old boy,
apply at Ell Centro Fish Market.
1873
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For Rent Houses

FOR RENT-Furnished house, two
bed rooms, cool basement bed
room, electric refrigeration. Reas-
enable. 1913 Brighton. 14tf
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
Rooms and Apartment

FOR RENT-Sleeping room, also
house keeping room. Electricity for
cooking, Frigidaire, telephone. OH
per month. sal Park. 1876
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Miscellaneous For Sale

FOR SALE-Cheap. Complete Delco
outfit-Two fans, three motors.
Fred Veliquette. Z mile west, Il
mile north McCabe school. Phone
87l1J1 1873
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Special Notices

MERKEL BLACKSMITH SHOP
AND SPRING WORKS
Disc sharpening. acetylene welding
and cutting. Heavy field floats.
Murphy hay pickup parts for sale.
Springs made to order Axles and
frames Strengthened We have the
latest modern spring equipment.
227 East Eighth St, Imperial
Phone 1921 Imperial
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FOR SALE - Greyhound Cafe bar
gain for cash. 468 Main st. Off
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FOk VEGETABLES lease 8 acres
of 5 year old alfalfa. McCalmon.
Rt. 2 Box 7. Phone 824-M. 7t6
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LOS ANGELES, July 14.-U.P.-
Following arc rouay-s MARKET quo
tatioas:
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ladder. but Sunday the water had risen so
high that the ladder was Of no use for that
purpose"
incidentally. few days ago the writer was
called on the phone by lady member Of an
old and eninently respectable former South
Washington family, or the Island, we old
residents sometimes still call 1t. She evidently
had tears In her eyes, emotion in her breast
and her heart was almost broken-at least she
talked that way-because she had read some-
where q statement that during the sixties and
even later the Island was not a nice place in
which to live and several other uncompl-
mentary things
OF course, the writer tried to comfort the
good lady, whom he knows quite well, and even
promised her that at the first opportunity he
would tell just where the Island was located,
and he feels this opportunity is quite as good
as any.
When the city was first laid out Tiber Creek
considerable of stream. It flowed around
the west side of the Capitol Grounds and joined
James Greek at about the corner of Third street
and Maine avenue, continuing on toward the
west to the Potomac River with street (Con-
stitution avenue) at about its center. James
Greek had its source in Carroll Spring, located
in the block to the south of the Library of
Congress. From here it flowed to South Cap
itol and E streets, where it made loop, touch
ing First street west, then returning to Half
street west, where it Strengthened out and con-
tinued to the Eastern Branch by way of
what is probably Caral street. Where James
Greek made a loop at South Capitol and E
streets it also flowed in a enthusiastically di-
rection until it intercepted Tiber Greek at
Third street and Maine avenue, as before stated.
Thus the James Creek on the east, the Tiber
the north and the Potomac River on the
west entirely surrounded the area which OBJ
viously at very early date became known as
the Island.
Because of the fact that the Mall was always
public property, no residences were ever erected
there and so when We speak Of 1.-The Island"
we naturally refer to that part of the city south
of the Mall in the area described.
THE IslanN from the time the city was first
settled, and for many years after the Civil
War. had among its residents ever so many
of washington's first families Alexander r.
Shepherd was born there and at least three
mayors-Brent Bradley and Smallwood-made
their homes there.
The disreputable neighborhood which for
merly existed south of the Avenue was not in
the area of The Island" at all. Like so many
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street. and the trucks of the railroad cars about
the station were under water.
Indeed, this historic station presented a
novel sight, the water completely filing the
waiting rooms and the large Pullman cars
standing under the long shed, many of us
recall, looked more like large gondolas in the
waterways OF Venice. The heavy oak flooring
Of the shed was raised by the water and re-
sembled more a huge raft than the wooden
walk for which it was constructed. The bag
gage room was also filed with water, and I'M
protected merchandise was floating at will all
over the place. Now and then trunk or
something else would strike a large can Of
milk and detach its cover, mixing the white
fluid with the water. Boats came and went at
will entering and leaving by way of the main
doors of the depot, particularly through the
ladies' entrance, beyond which few steps the
lamented Garfield was MORALLY wounded by
Charles j. Guiteau on that fatal July 2, 1881.
The employees and officials whose presence
was indispensable were brought to work In
rowboats, and in this way Passenger Agent
Parke came to work. The depot was located
in about the lowest area, and consequently the
water here was quite deep. Along Missouri
avenue to the east of the depot boats were
also indispensable, and, according to the re-
Porter who visited there, the people were "un-
able to leave their homes except by means Of
boats, as the water there was very deep. Most
of the houses. along there have Easements and
high porches. The water covered the base
mentS, and in some instances the porcheS were
submerged The flood came before many of
the residents had been provided with eatables
for the day, and had it not been for the as
sistance of outsiders many of them would prob
ably have gone hungry. Wagons and carriages
were of no assistance on that square except at
q few houses, because there are iron fences
along the parking. AS they were covered with
water the houses could be reached only by
means of small boats or RATS
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A CoNTEMPORANEOUS account also speaks
of amusing incidents farther to the west
and to the south of the Avenue saying
''The section known as the Division looked
as much like Venice as it was possible for that
locality to look. Craft of every description were
passing through the streets, while women, who
leaned from the windows and graced the bal
comics and porches, chatted with each other
and joked with the amateur boatmen as they
hoated by. At one window on Eleventh street
a woman was fishing from second story win
dow. The entire basement was flooded, and
Saturday she gained the street by means of
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Modern Inventions.

Roger Bacon. born in 1914, foresaw
the coming of the balloon. He thought
that it would be made Of very thin
metal and filled with liquid fire. 1t
was actually more than 300 years be-
fore the first balloon ascent was made,
but the first man to rise into the air
did so in fire balloon.
The airship provided with a means
Of moving against or across the wind
was anticipated in the eighteenth CEN
fury by Lunardi. who invented balloon
propelled by oars. Even in his day
there were those who foresaw that in
the future the oars" would be worked
by some kind of engine. The airplane
was foreseen with remarkable accuracy
by Leonardo da Vinci. who, besides be-
ing painter, was renowned f11Athe-
matician and engineer. Wireless was
foreseen at least 300 years ago. The
italian writer. Strada, born in 1872,
describes an imaginary machine which
enabled two friends, no matter how far
apart, to communicate with one an
other. Strada's imaginary process is
almost exactly what happens in the
most modern telewriter or automatic
telegraph transmitter.
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Galleries Of Gibraltar.

The galleries of Gibraltar are not
picture galleries, but the dark wind
ings inside the worlds most impresna-
bic rock fortress. The rock is honey
combed with tunnels, from whose port
holes bristle guns with deadly FIRE,
commanding every inch Of the sur
rounding sea. The windsor Gallery
alone is continuous passage Of nearly
half mile. visitors who are not
English citizens are usually shown only
the Lower. or Union, Gallery, which
sea. Some of the guns are useless for
modern warfare, being more than q
hundred years old, but there also are
giant modern guns. Cameras, sketch
ing and note book writing are all for
hidden on this rock.
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Few Rights for Men.

There was no equality Of the sexes
among the Mayans, who fiourished in
Yucatan in prehistoric times, but It
was the man who was downtfodden
and held In subsection by the woman,
according to the investigations by DR..
Franz Bloln, o German Archeologist.
The woman was o heavy drinker, bat
no man was allowed to drink until
he had passed the age Of 80. The
favorite drink was q connection Of
honey water and certain Wild herbs
which had q high alcoholic content.
The women drank this regularly, but
the man who was caught with even
the odor Of liquor on his breath was
subject to immediate corporal punish
meTlt.
Woman at that time was the sutton
She would search until she found q
man who appeared to be the best mate
for her and would then put him
through O trial period to see whether
he came UP to the standards ehe de-
rnAnded. f he failed, he was rejected
forthwith. II he qualified he had to
bring the prospective bride "A adequate
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plays the major part In the develop
n1ent Of the country. She Is among
the nations having the highest and
most varied mineral resources in the
world. Ever since the times in which
she was . Spanish colony fabulous
quantities of gold, silver, tin, copper,
wolfram, ETC., have been almost unin-
terruptedly mined from Bolivias noun
taif1s.
Recently petroleum has been discov-
cred in her subsoil, and an American
corporation, the Standard OIL, Is now
engaged in developing some Of the
fields. Bolivia stands second in the
world production Of tin. She also Is
the greatest producer of bismuth and
one Of the main sources Of ai1tifnof1y,
although the production of gold and
silver has lessefed materially since the
days Of Spanish dominion.
The tremendous mineral wealth Of
the country may be appreciated by the
estimate, made insistehtly by atithori-
ties, that With the silver only taken by
the Spaniards from one mountain alone
Of the territory that is now Bolivia
the famous "Cerro de Potosi"-there
could have been built a massive span
across the Atlantic joining together
Europe and America Knowing that
you may understand the origin Of that
popular expression in Spanish, often
heard on the other side Of the Rio
GrArde, ut is worth a Potosi."
CCopyrikht. 1931)
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A0OAL11AdC0 EAcG dSCD
decelerAtien test; turning circles will
be measured 10 determine the r1laneuv-
erability Of the Akron; interior ventila-
ton and pressure equalization will be
studied flight for altitude will be
made; fuel consumption will be deter
mined, and reflections ana strains
within the structure will be measured.
The Navy crew which has been Sc
lected to man the new dirigible is hand
picked ana includes veterans of the ILL.,
fated Shenandoah Comdr. Charles e.
Rosendahl, former commander of the
Los Angeles. will be in charge.
Throughout her construction various
parts Of the Akron (ZRS-4 is i1er tech
meal Designations and her equipment
have been critically examined BY
corps Of Navy inspectors.
weight Excess Found.
A weight test has already been made
on the Akron, and she has been found
to Be about $4,000 pounds in excess Of
the contractors designed estimates.
= The total weight Of the craft Is approx
inateiy 100000 pounds, so that the ex:
cess u considered fairly in1rnateriAl
margin Of error.
The Akron is but o feet longer than
the famed Graf Zeppelin, yet her gas
capacity Of 7,4O0, 900 cubic feet IL al
most twice that Of the German air.
ship, which shows that the new air
ship design follows the later engineering
trend in German airship building Of
fatter and larger craft. Slim, narrow
structures of great length tend to
have dangerous longitudinal structural
weakness. The Akrofl's maximum diam
eter Is 1929 feet, as compared with the
0rafs 100 feet.
OF the approximately 10000 pounds
of excess weight found in the Akron,
5000 pounds, the Navy states. are due
to changes authorized by the Navy. The
remainder Is said to be due TO improve
n1ents in design by the contractor, the
Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation. which
has faced the necessity Of increasing
ing original weight estimates In the
opinion OF Rear Admiral William A.
Moffett, chief Of the Navy Bureau Of
Aeronsutics, the 10000 pounds over
weight viii not seriously affect the
Akron's performance.
Five Planes 10 Be Carried.
There are numerous innovations in
the structure OF the Akron. she will
be capable Of carrying five airplafes
velerN Of her fabric covering A crack
team Of ave pilots, who have psen in
training at Lakehurst, n. j.. for the
last several months making "hook-ir"
landings and take-offs from the Los
Angeles, will be permanently assigned
TO The Akron.
One Of the most radical departures
IN design which the Akron incorporates,
however, u in the housing OF her power
plants. The dirigible Is powered by
eight Maybaeh Zeppelin motors, with
q total Of 4,4S0 horsepower. But these
motors, instead Of being slung outside
the main envelope In separate engine
eondolAA, are inside the dirigible. Each
motor drives propeller by means OF q
3ointAd power kflaft which extends OUT
aide the envelope and to which are at
tAched the driving propellers.
The estimated performance f1glres
3er the Akron ere interesting. It Is
believed that the eight-engine power
eAae viii give her q top speed OF "a
H..
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Make Pets of Mice.

London has a club of mice breeders
which holds monthly meetings and
the members spend their time in dis
cussing the points" of the mice which
are brought for exhibition by the rnezn-
bers. Sometimes a hundred mice are
shown at one Of these meetings, and
enthusiasts become lyrical over their
beauty. The champion mouse has a
broad skull, tulip-shaped ears, bea6y
eyes and with long tail set well In
at the base. AS to color 1t can be
chocolate, lilac, blue, black or silver
The "Tans" are the newest breed. and
they can be obtained in two colors
The under color is always yellow, but
the top color varies.
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MASONIC.

LODGES.
Today-Temple Heights. Serv-
Ices at pm. Rev. DR.. VII
liam I. Darby, warrington
Federation Of Churches, the
speaker. Music directed by
j. Walter Humphrey; SOLO
LIST, Mrs. Ethel Martin, jr.,
past matron. Cathedral Chap
ter, o. =. B.
Tomorrow-Mt. Pleasant, NO. 80,
e. A.
wednesday-Kins Solomon, No.
81, M. M.
Theodore Roosevelt, No. a.,
M. M.
Thursday-NavAl, No. 4, =. A.
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SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF
LIBERTY.
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS or
AMERICA.

The business meeting of Court Dis
trict of Columbia. No. 212. will be held
Tuesday evening. At which time the
House Committee will be elected There
will be but one meeting of the organiza-
ton during August.
Mrs. Fred Martin. vice regent. next
week will start an extended Northern
tour. during which time she will gather
data pertaining to welfare work, of
which she is chairman in the local court.
WOMAN's BENEFIT ASSOCIATION.
The board of directors of the wom-
ans Benefit Association will meet in
the club rooms at pm Monday
Victory Review will meet in the club
rooms Monday evening.
Liberty Union Review will meet Tues
day evening in the club rooms.
Washington Review will meet Friday
evening.
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abled IS to be disqualified for certain
kinds of work.

George w.. Phillips, executive secre-
tary of the District of Columbia De-
partment of the D. A. w., will return
next week after short vacation on the
Chesapeake.
Logan J. Purcell, commander Of Rea
Chapter, is stationed at Camp Cascade,
Nd, where he is with the C. NJ. T. c.
He went TO duty there on July 81 and
Will remain until August H.
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Many Problems Beset
Bolivia on Anniversary

Continued From Third Pase.)
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FIvE.YEAR-0LD SUIT
FOUGHT BY DEMPSEY
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, March 25.-A five-year-
old injunction today was resurrected
from the musty court files by plaintiff
attorneys who are attempting to win
jury verdict Of 100000 damages
against Jack Dempsey for not risking
his heavyweight boxing championship
against Harry Wills, the Negro chal-
lenger, in 1926.
The injunction, granted by a Superior
Court judge in Indianapolis in 1925 to
restrain Dempsey from giving any chal-
lenger but Wills a chance at his title.
was admitted to the testimony Of the
present damage suit by Circuit Judge
II. Sterling Pomeroy yesterday over Wig
orous objections Of Dempsey's counsel.
Dempsey'S attorneys, however, hoped
to keep the old injunction, which failed
to stop his championship match with
Gene Tunney, from getting into the
testimony. Judge Pomeroy advised
them that II they could prove that the
Appellate Court at Indianapolis reversed
the Superior Courts injunction that he
would not permit the Injunction in the
records Of his court.
The damage suit was brought against
Dempsey In 1925 by the Chicago Col
iseum Co., which contends Dempsey
agreed to give Wills the next chance at
his crown and then backed down
Dempsey contends that he planned Ia
go through with the contract but that
the Coliseum company failed to live UP
to the contracts terms when It was late
Nth the guarantee money
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AMERICAN NET TEAM
MUST RALLY TO WIN
French Lead, 2 to /, With Final
Two Singles Matches on
Tap for Tonight.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, March 25.-With tennis
history repeating itself and the United
States losing the doubles, the Star
Spangled forces tonight face France in
the final two singles matches of the
Winter Davis Cup" competition ex-
pected to Jose.
The score stood 2 to 1 in Frances
favor today with Jean Borotra, Davis
Cup veteran and leader Of the French
team, favored to defeat Berkeley Bell
in one Of the singles matches and clinch
the victory for the tri-color.
Frank x. Shields, on the basis of
the form he showed Monday night in
handing Borotra surprising straight
set defeat, was favored to take Christian
BousSus In the other singles, but to no
apparent purpose, other than to make
the final score 2 to 3.
Borotra and BouSSus defeated George
Lott, jr., and John Van Ryn in the
doubles match of the international com
petition last night to give France what
may prove to be the margin of victory.
The Americans defeat was achieved in
straight sets, Is, Ga, Ga, with the
Happy Go-Lucky Borotra playing the
major part.
A similar situation prevailed last
Summer at the end of the second day'a
play for the historic Davis Cup with
America trailing one match to two.
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NORTH, SOUTH OPEN
DRAWS STAR FIELD
Hagen, Farrell and Sarazen Among
Entrants, With Gene Favored.
Tee OF Tomorrow.

PINEHURST, N. c., March Is P.-
A galaxy Of the strong men of American
golfdom was assembling in Pinehurst
today to tee OF tomorrow in the annual
North and South open tournament.
At least three former national cham
pions were listed as sure starters In the
two-day event.
They were Walter Hagen, Johnny
Farrell and Gene Sara2en.
Many favored Sarazen, because of his
classy performance In winning the rich
Lagorce event in Florida last week, to
bag the North and South honors.
With the entry list approaching last
years record Of 124, Sarazen and the
other big shots were expected to find
plenty Of competition In their quest for
the prize.
Tony Manero, New York, sounded a
warning that he counted upon being in
the midst of the battle by carding SO,
two under par, In practice round.
Paul Runyan, White Plains, N. Y,
the present title holder, has been here
since Monday tuning up his game.