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Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-10
NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD
OF EQUALIZATION IMPERIAL
IRRIGATION DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thai
the Assessor of the Imperial Irriga-
ton District, having completed his
assessment book for the year 1881
has delivered the said assessment
book to the Secretary of the Board
Of Directors who now has it in his
office in the Masonic Building, Ell
Centro, California, where it will re-
main for the inspection of all per-
sons interested until September J,
1881.
The Board of Directors acting as
a Board of Equalization of said I'M
perial Irrigation District will meet
to equalize assessments on Septen-
ber /, 1881, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. and
continue in session from time to
time thereafter as long as may be
necessary, not TO exceed ten days.
exclusive of Sundays, at the office
of the Board of Directors, in the
Masonic Building, Ell Centric, Cali
fornia, to hear and determine such
objections to the valuations and as
sesSments as may come before them.
BY order Of the Board of Directors.
F.. II. McIVER,
Secretary of the Board of Directors.
Aug. 4-Sept, |, inc.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-10
Writer'S Home
Menaced BY Fire

SARATOGA, Aug. 10. (U.P) - All
incendiary forest fire, set in seven
separate places today threatened
the home Of Charles c.. and Kath-
leen Norris, authors, other wealthy
estates and a beautiful stand OF
Redwood timber.
After burning over 100 acres in
the Saratoga foothill district, the
fire was believed surrounded in thu
Saratoga summit road district by a
crew Of so men directed by John
King, state fire warden, and Frank
Thompson, Inspector, of the state
board of forestry.
Charles c.. Norris discovered the
fire and telephoned King. Other
estates in the path of the flames are
the Smiling Through" estate,
owned by San Francisco interests;
the $4,000 home of Nat Scheme
Witz, San Francisco lawyer; the
Hayward place, Marigon estate and
the Di Fiore place.
The fire was burning on the Hay
ward and Di FiOre properties.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-10
CLOSE CALL ON
MOUNTAIN GRADE
AS BRAKES fail

What might have been a tragic
disaster yesterday on Mountain
Springs grade, eventually proved
TO be nothing more serious than
bad wreck, in which nobody was
injured, but which threw a scare
into Fred Wright and his family of
Hawthorne, which they are not
likely to forget.
Wright was enroute to st. Louis
ana had his entire household et-
fects in a trailer behind his car.
Coming down the grade this side OF
Mountain Springs store his brakes
burned out. Wright tried to use
the emergency brake and found
this too was out OF commission. The
rapidly moving car tore down the
grade with Wright making frantic
efforts to throw it into reverse to
get it under controi. His family,
consisting of his wife and three
small children, chung to the car
which careened madly as it pound
ed along, with the trailer whipping
dangerously III the rear.
In attempting to pass another
car driven by E. L. Davis of Plaster
City, the trailer struck the Davis
car, knocking it over against the
concrete abutment paralleling the
highway. The Davis car clung ten
aciously to the abutment and was
saved from going over the embank-
ment when the driver was able tc
bring it TO a stop.
Traffic officers Macdonald and
Mitchell, who had passed h e
Wright car on their way down the
grade, reached the scene of the
crash on their way back to the
summit and took charge of af-
fairs. Wright's car was towed back
tC Jacumba and Davis was able
to proceed on his way although his
car was badly damaged. Had he
been unable to bring his car to a
stop when he did, he would have
gone over the embankment, the
officers said, for the guard wall
stopped just a few feet beyond
where his car halted
Another accident in which no.
body was hurt and no great dam
age was done, occurred on the grade
when w. L. Hunter, driving his
car on the wrong side of the road
while making a curve. side-swiped
another car driven by Mrs. John
Gresham of Holtville. The fend-
ers on both cars were bent but the
occupants were unhurt. Hunter
was given ticket for reckless driv-
ing by Officer Macdonald.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-10
SUMMONS
No. 14253. Dept. I.

Action brought in the Superior
Court of the County of Imperial.
and Complaint filed in the Office
OF the Clerk of the Superior Court
of said County.
In the Superior Court Of the state
of California in and for the County
of Imperial w. H. Hunter, Plaintiff.
vs.. Charles Gable, Tillie Gable. his
wife, H. c. CaSselman. Gertrude A
VosS; John Does to 4; Jane Does l
to 4; Doe Corporations to 3; Doe Sz
Poe Partnerships TO 3, Defendants,
The people of the state of California
send greetings to: Charles Gable,
Tillie Gable. his wife, H. c. Cassel-
man, Gertrude A. Voss, John Does
l to 4; Jane Does l to 4; Doe Cor
porations to 8; Doe 81 Poe Part
nerships l to 8, Defendants.
You are directed to appear in an
action brought against you by the
above named plaintiff in the Super
ior Court of the State of California,
in and for the County OF Imperial.
and to answer the complaint therein
NASAAAAA INAA NteiJo aAlNA VIC oJA flCb
on you of this Summons, if served
within the County of Imperial, or
within thirty days if served else
where, and YOU are notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the plaintiff will
take judgement for any money or
damages demanded in the Com
plant, as arising upon contract, or
will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plant.
Given under my hand and seal
of the Superior Court of the County
of Imperial, State of California. this
II day of April, 1881.
EDWARD II. LAW
County Clerk and Clerk OF the
Superior Court of the State OF CAL
ifornia,s in and for the County OF
BY J.W. HINDERKS, Deputy
(Seal Superior Court Imperial
County,
June Is % 90 July 9 10 20 27 A Q 10
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-10
TRAFFIC OFFICER
SLIGHTLY HURT AS
MACHINE HITS CAR

Frank Smyer, El Centro traffic
officer. is performing his duties on
foot today and is not walking any
too fast, as the result of having his
motorcycle smashed up in crash
Saturday night.
Smyer was riding east on State
street and noticed a car turn into
State from Fourth. Giving him no
chance to avoid a crash, the car
made an abrupt left turn in front
of him. The officer crashed into
the car, sailing over the top and
landing with a thud on the other
side of it.
The driver of the car, Henry
Smith, proceeded up the driveway
into which he had turned, and the
officer followed on foot to place him
under arrest With him were James
and Charles Clelland. The formers
eye was cut, requiring hospital
treatment. He was the only casu-
atty among the cars occupants.
The traffic officer skinned his
shoulders, back AND elbows when he
landed, and was considerably Jared
by his sudden meeting with the
pavement. His machine was bad.
ly damaged. and this morning he
estimated it will require $3.50 to
place it in good condition again.
Smith was booked on a charge
of driving while intoxicated and
was released yesterday for trial
later II the week under bonds OF
$500.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-10

Tulare orchardists complain of
little leaf and dieback in plums,
plmes and apples.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-10

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10 U,R)-
Livestock:
Hogs-Receipts, $50; market stea-
dy TO 25 cents higher; load easterns
about to arrive, S905; light locals,
$500 to $840.
Cattle-Receipts, 20O0; market
slow to 25 cents higher; medium TO
good steers, $685. to S6.75; Mexican
steers, $525 to 35.35; good COWS.
$425 to $500; common to medium
COWS, $500 to $4.00.
CalVes-Receipts, $50; market
steady; top vealers, 1925.
Sheep-Receipts, 300; market
steady to 25 cents lower; good to
choice lambs, $3.50 to SIPS; COM
mon, $3.75 to $525.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-10
The Weather

Les Angeles and Vicinity-Fair
tonight and Tuesday with moderate
temperature; probably cloudy in the
morning; gentle, variable winds.
Southern CalifOrnia-Fair tonight
and Tuesday but overcast early
Tuesday morning on coast; normal
temperature; gentle to moderate
west and northwest winds offshore.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-10
@1ar!!:'f!!!ets

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. UP)-
Following are vooayrs market quo
tations:
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-10
NOTICE

THIS IS TO CERTIFY that En-
pire Stamp Company is a corpora
ton organized existing and doing
business under the laws of the State
of California, with its principal
place of business at Imperial l. said
State of California. That it is car
rying on a mercantile business at
No. 585 Main Street, in the city OF
El Centro State of California, un-
der the fictitious name OF Mariposa
Shoppe That no other person or
persons has any interest whatever in
or to said business SO carried on or
in the property located at said
number
That the residence and place Of
business of the said Empire Stamp
Company is 500 South Imperial Av-
enue in Imperial California.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
said corporation has caused this
certificate to be executed by its
president and attested by its secre-
tary the 9th day of July. 1881.
GEORGE VARNEY
President
ATTEST:
A. c.. VARNEY
Secretary
(SEAL)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL. } SIS.
ON THIS 27 tn day of July, 1881,
before me, Nellie Brown, a notary
public in and for the County of I'm
perial, State of California, residing
in and having her office in said
County of Imperial, State of Calf
ornia personally appeared George
/ Varney known to me to be president
of the Empire Stamp Company, a
corporation, and A. G. Varney.
known to me to be the secretary OF
said corporation who executed the
foregoing instrument on behalf of
the said corporation, and acknowl-
edged to me that such corporation
executed the same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. 7 have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
. my official seal the day and date
IN this certificate herein first above
written.
NELLIE BROWN
Notary Public in and for the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia.
| (SEAL)
July 27 Aug 10 II
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-10
RelD " rEted--M0ss
Real Estate Bargains

FOR SALE-40 acres, $1,000 down.
balance $4,000; straight loan, >
year per cent or will lease,
land plowed; good shade and
house. Press Box 881. 10t2
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-10
TrdUel Opportunities

MAN GOING to Northwest Arkan-
sas, want three men to go along
See Holcomb at Fifth and SITS,
Imperial. l0t3
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-10
RIDES UP MT. WASHINGTON

JACKSON, n. H UP)-LilIlan NJ.
Judd OF Waterbury, Conn, ascended
Mount Washington on horseback
over the old carriage trial recently
She was the first woman to accom-
plish the tiresone feat in 20 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-10
Special Notices
Nom n Pop

NOTICE-Have tnousanu acres OF
good lettuce land to lease on
reasonable terms. Well located,
packing house facilities including
equipment. Portion OF land now
planted To Sesbania Write (. F.
Sanguinetti, Yuma, Ariz. 4t6
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-03

reproduce. and eli Of them Sc So
hell"
y q q h
The teacher was tsstihs the
knowledge Of the kindefgartap
class. Shaping half anllar
on the desk. she said sharply
''what Is thatg"
Instantly . voice from the 0ack
row''T silal''
q q . ~
= say. old man. what happen-
cd 70 THAI parrot Of y0ura9
~0h, I married. you know. and
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-03

Like the woke IN the wilderness
We hare been procIalmlng the prob
able trend Of the oil Industry and
capisahging the situation for mem
bers Of this organization. Bat IL
has been difficult to make ourselves
heard over the wailing and lament
ing over hard times
We have been trying 10 tell our
members that this Is the period Of
good times" for the investor. the
time when a few dollars will do
what hundreds Of dollars would not
have done IN 1928 and what hun
dreds Of dollars viii not do, in all
probability, in 1885.
The return OF good times viii
end the greatest opportunities that
American Investors have ever
known
We have been preaching that
those who wait for the return Of
good times before investing win
lose their opportunity: that the
turn win come unexpectedly
Our representative have been
carefully watching the East Texas
situation for as. Anytime an investor
can pick up royalties on q basis OF
~ cent oil. he has q fortune So
we were anxious to catch that
market at its lowest ebb over
night the prices sttffened Practi-
caliy every deal was Withdrawn and
every quotation cancelled That re-
suited from the conference held in
Oklahoma Cits limiting production
Of Texas. oklahoma and Kansas and
thereby stabiiising the American
market
Week after week we have been
pointing ont the statistical situation
OF the oil industry. Each week the
figures change but the conclusions
each time are unchanged Here is
Is. briefly
The consumption OF gasoline in
the United States thus TAR this year
IL more than THREE PER CENT
greater than for the same period In
1880
In The face Of INCREASED con-
sumption Of gasoline, daily produc-
lion OF crude lasts week was $685.,
600 barrels per day LESS than one
year ago and $4,000 barrels per
day less than the peak Of 1880.
Gasoline stocks last week we're
SIX MILLION BARRELS LESS
than at this time q year ago.
Crude OH stocks last week we're
FORTY ONE MILLION BARRELS
LESS than at this time in 1890.
Flush fields Of East Texas and
Oklahoma city are today being car
tailed. Actually, eurtailmant Is
Measure that win help these fields.
we have pointed out THAI these
menacess would quickly expend
themselves II allowed 70 run vide
open for a few days.
Meantime THOUSANDS Of oil
wells are shut down and HUN
DREDs Of oil fields have gone 70
wrack ana ruin. Many q them
win never be brought back 70 nor
NAL production. owing to the damage
caused By neglect.
There is no prospecting going on
TO bring In new fields to care Tor
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-03
The Voice in the Wilderness

production. 50 when he gets his oil
10 underground storage for q fFae-
tion OF 90 cents q barrel. he IL
getting a fortune-making bargain.
As an example, supposing an In
vestor buys one per cent royalty
on a tract that may be expected 70
produce 10000 barrels to the acre.
One per cent OF that recovery ls
100 barrels. He figures that this
oil selling az an average OF 81 per
barrel will bring him 500 for each
acre. but be viii not PAY sI00 for
Il. naturally Instead. he win not
pay more than $40 for 4. But sup
posing that oil is worth 80 cents
at the time be buys this royal
ty--lnstead Of 81, He will pay on
~ - for the 100 barrels. He
then faces the probability Of having
the price o. oil so up to 81 in
which case he VII receive $10o
back for every 81 invested. That Is
the time that 3 man Of business i'm
telilgenee will bay.
On the other hand. supopsing
boom times are on. as at the close
Of the war. and oil Is 81 q barrel
The investor rushes in and buys
this same royalty on q basis Of So
a barrel He pays $40 an acre
point. for the indicated value OF
100 barrels his share-is $500.
Then the price says down to nor
amicy and bis average recovery IL
only 81 per barrel He win get only
s1oo for each $40 invested
Yet It is an odd fact that more
people buy royalties in times Of
Sc oil than buy royalties in times
Of z0-cent oii--not because they
haven't the money to Invest Dur.
like the one who sent In the clip
plng-THEY WON'T REASON.
we are not subscribers to the
buncombs soing the rounds shout
Times are 0ood"--and the like.
but We ARE preaching: "Buyi
Buyl Buyi"
The man Who bought royalties on
basis Of ~ cent Oh win b RIcH
IN 1895
TAe man who bought royalties on
3 basis Of 1o-csnt oil viii likewise
De RICH in 1885.
Those days are past. They wont
Hkely return IN the lifetime Of the
prsssnt generation.
Just as yesterdays greater OPP
portnnities are gons today, today's
great opportunities VIII be gone to-
morrow and tomorrow's opportuni-
ties win Be-. gone the next day
a. the uptrend Of the OIL industry
continues
That Is not our judgment. It q
the Judgment Of the greatest men
in the OH industry. The OIL 4 Gas
Journal. says. editoriaIiy:
The OIL industry Is today In bet
ter position than it has been for
years."
We urge that every member read
the editorial rThs Decisive rurn"
in the issue Of September "a. 1881.
also the article Time has Arrived
to Raise Crude Prices. and the
news item Crude Production Now
Stabilized"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-03

Pittsburgh isf"
Small Voice (in REAR Please
ma'am. they're playing In chlea-
q q q q
Jerry ain't much Of q farmer,
I'm afraid"
Nav, he keeps f0olin' round
with his crops 50 much be don't
half tend to his fiilin' station
q q q b
Flora: "rhat fellow ! used 70
keep company with has asked me
70 SO to the Firemen's Costume
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-03

Ball. but ! don't know what g
impessonats"
Maggis: why not 50 a. az
old flannel"
q q q q
Unsuccessful Author after
my death the world win rssiiae
what / hare done"
Sympathetic Friend: well,
don't worry SCOUT Il. old chap.
Youu be out Of harms way
tAen~
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-03

sense enough 70 amass millions OF
dollars. They helped the Inde-
pendent BY pushing his nose
little deeper into the mud; dump
ing flush production and foreign
oil onto his head.
SO Il was that OIL vent down from
$3.50 3 barrel 70 81 a barrel. then
down to SO cents, thence down TO
so. then 90. then 10 and finally
tanks Of oil were sold for lump
Sums for as low as ~ cents a bar
rel.
one member Of this organisation
sent Us q clipping, showing how one
operator who HAD to have money
had sacrificed bis storage oil for !.
lump sum that figured out ~
cents . barrel This members con
elusion was:
II DON'T WANT TO INVEST
MONEY IN THIS SORT OF BUS
MESS"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-03

the natural decline Of PRODUCING
fields Let salt water take the East
Texas fielaas Il Inevitably will
and where Is this country going 20
get enough Oh 70 care for the
NORMAL gasoline demand during
1882
co up and down tie list Of in
dustries and find 0eFE industry that
shows record comparable with the
oil industry during the year 1851
the slough Of dsspond" period Of
the depression.
What industry hiss had not only
a NORMAL demand but an M
CREASED demand over the prev
lOus yearg
The demand for gasoline has
GROWN rather than dropped of.
az has the demand Cor practically
every other staple. including food
stuffs
That shows that the oil industry
Is 80 firmly interviewer into the ev-
sryday life Of tina people Of the IN
tied States THAI at It's WORST It
must show an increasing consump-
tion each year. In normal times.
the increase In the use OF gasoline
might have been THIRTY per cent
instead OF THREE percent.
The turn has come ia world bus
mess. The stock market manipula-
tors and the internationaI financial
Jugglers have had their turns bu.
whereas the action o. England and
other countries abaaaonlng a gold
standard would have brought a
werld-wade PANIC Ia 1880. It
scarcely disturbed IN regular run
Of business
With the return OF normai busi-
ness. what industry Is CERTAIN 70
first reflect ik9 unQuessionably.
the oil industry. It Is the greatest
BASIC NECESSITY az American
business. else the 1884 demand for
gasoline wOald have beam LESs
instead Of an INCREASE
It follows that It ia alrsady too
late 70 make q dollar DO the great
sse task which the depression"
made possible. For oddly enough.
the oil industry was hit harder than
most industries in this regard;
Hard times make the rich rich
81 and tie poor poorer The man
who has money to do with coup
led with brains and Intelligence
enough 70 DO something takes ad-
vantage Of hard times"
Like every other industry the oil
Industry had lot Of operators wor-
king on borrowed money Others
we're Financing in the open mar
ket. with the wall Street crash.
their finances were pnlled out
from under them. Unable to Dor
row any money or to raise any mon
~ BY the sale Of seeursties. these
operators who had OBLIGATIONS that
had to Be met. began selling what
ever they could sell for Whatever
they could get for It Those with
monsy naeurally picked up the ap-
plea as they fell or TIE wagon.
A great phiinnthropist--whom the
world would Ean a 'ssoob might
hare loaned money 70 the stranded
Independent operators. Bat. not
Rockefeller on q Mellon who had
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-03

when 3 man buys royalty. he
buys oil In underground storage.
the royalty price being based on the
price Of oil He expects 70 buy oil
for = traction Of the posted price
per barrel. expecting that It viii
be produced and sold At a price
commensurats WITH the cost Of pro-
ducing It, in which event he win
receive an average Of At least 81
per barrel or more for his share.
delivered to him free q cost OF
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-03


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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-03

3 died Of a broksn heart"
Jealousy. / suppoee..
Wen. not exactly Il coaidn'l
stand the Competition.
Q @ q u
Artist: I'm sch you that pic
tare for fifty dollars
Boy Of the village. mo you
won't But I'll give you ten dol
lars for the address o. tbs mod
Ell"
q u d 81
Teacher I'm geography classl
any one tell ma where
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-03
q q . u
noND a. aYMrATHY

HJND OF 8KMElAIHN
Delighted to have met you.
Come over. some evening soon.
and bring your husband.
Thank you 30 much, but We
never 50 anywhere; you see.
my husband is paralyaed
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-03

These bargains came. for the
most part, from stranded oil opera
tors who had some NEST esq roy
aItles and who was forced 70 part
with them to save themselves from
going hungry.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-03

K.AND0wNERs ROYALTIES COMPANY
Box aaeB. Grsat Fails. haomaana.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-03

With the return OF normai busi-
ness. what indastry Is CERTAIN 70
first reflect SCI Enthusiastically
the oil industry. It Is the greatest
BASIC NECESSITY at American
business. else the 1884 demand for
gasoline woald have bees LESS
instead Of an nsCREAsE
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-03

Hard times make the rich rich
81 and the poor poorer. The man
who has money to do with coup
led with brains and intelligence
enough TO DO something takes adj
vantage Of hard times"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-03
SOC % thiak

At the moment a barrel OF crude.
40 gallons. was selling at 21s
cents, gasoline st the nearby re-
fineries was selling for cents
gallon. and retail trade was paying
ie cents for It. one barrel OF crude
contains az least TWELVE gallons
Of gasoline. The gasoline in that
az cent Grade was worth II times
8 cents or NINETY SIX CENTS.
Who wouldn't accept a bargain Of
that kindg
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-10-03

II follows that It ia alrsady too
late 70 make q dollar do the great
ese task which the depression"
made possible For 0ddlx enough.
the oil industry was hit harder than
most industries in this regard;