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Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16
FOOD PRICE STILL
CONTINUE TO SOAR

If food prices boom in the coming
year the way they have in the past
year, just what the poor man and his
family will eao is largely matter of
conjecture.
There will be less tears in Bridget's
eyes, caused from pealing onions, than
before, as that vegetable has vaulted
into the top place of food price ad-
cent.
Good old bye gone days when regu-
larly every wash day corn beef and
cabbage was enjoyed or not enjoyed
by the family, are now but a memory;
for cabbage jumped twenty-three per
cent within the last month.
Hot cakes and butter will soon fol-
low into the discard, except for the
fabulous rich, for butter is on the up
ward trend advancing sixteen per
cent.
But the report from the Depart
ment of Labor, from which the above
figures were culled, contains bit OF
refreshing news in as much as it
states that navy beans have reduced
nine per cent, potatoes seven per cent
rice six per cent, and eggs and fresh
milk five per cent each. So instead
of seeing Boston Baked Beans only
on Saturday night and "Spuds !" once
day the new menus will include
beans twice and maybe three times
week and potatoes every meal.
Prunes, the poor mans strawber-
ries, cost twenty-seven per cent more
than they did a short time ago while
many will have to relinquish THEN
cherished cup of coffee, owing to {
twenty ner cent increase.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16
DRY CHIEF
IS HEA RID
BY SENATE
Anti-SalOOn Plans to Secure
Pr0hibitOry Enforcement
Are Outlined.

WASHINGTON, July 16.-Con-
gress has authority to fix one-half
OF one percent as the maximum al
cholic content in prohibition enforce
ment Of legislation according to
Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel
of the Anti-Saloon League, speaking
before the senate judiciary subcom-
mittee today. Answering the recent
statement of Samuel Untermyer,
counsel for the brewers he said if the
sale of two and three-quarter beer
were allowed the liquor trade would
national prohibition defeated He
be kept alive and the nurpose of the
said the prohibitionists are not asking
that possession of liquors bought be-
fore July / for personal use be pro-
hibited, hut do ask for legislation
seeking to limit the amount of liquor
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16
ON LOOKOUT
FOR GUN MAN

The city and county officers are
keeping an eye open for an unknown
Russian, who is alleged to be des-
perate character, and who is reported
to be in the city at the present time
Several weeks ago Deputy City
Marshal Looney had an encounter with
this man during which the Russian
was shot twice, once in the wrist and
once in the left shoulder.
Running out of ammunition, Looney
was forced to give up the chase and
telephoned the sheriff's office for
assistance, out by the time the depu-
ties arrived on the scene the Russian
had disappeared. The authorities are
very anxious to apprehend this man.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16
INVESTMENT
GO. OPENS An
HERE

The Western Pacific Securities COM
pany, an organization incorporated
for the purpose Of promoting and in
vesting in the Imperial valley, has
leased ground floor space in the Bar
bara Worth hotel building and will
open an office here.
The company has been Incorporated
for $4,000 fully paid and includes
among it's directors G. {. Harbolt and
w. J. Summers of Los Angeles both
of whom have been large land owners
in the valley with their holdings most
ly around Brawley and Calipatria. The
company is very enthusiastic over
the progress being made in the val
ley.
Mr.. Harbolt and Mr.. Summers will
make Ell Centre their future home
and will bring their families here as
soon as the hot weather is over.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16

From Siskiyou to the Imperial val
lev men are in the throes and grip OF
two serious questions. They are with
him at the evening meal and come
again after sleepless night to the
morning board. The first question Is,
"Shall we stay with our local cream
erv, cheese factory or present selling
agents whether these are co-opera-
tive or privately owned?"
The second: "Shall we accept the
promises of the -by-night solici-
tors of the Associated Dairymen OF
California, and possibly jump
from the frying pan into the fire or,
if already caught by the promises OF
these gentlemen, shall we stay by the
rocking boat or cut loose while the
cinch cable is small?"
The writer's sympathies are with
the dairyman, for he learned the
words "hist" and $50" early in life
and has hauled milk enough to the
creamery to form second Lake Erie
When pulling away IN the yong
hours of morning, when workers IN
other lines still nestle among the pill
lows. it is easy to think that there
is Injustice in the wage scale when
the dairvman works sixteen hours
and others eight.
Believing that the writer's eXperi-
ence may throw some light upon the
right answer to the above questions
my observations during three weeks
at the Bonita Stock Farm, located
some ten miles from Lodi IN the Sar
Joaquin valley, follows:
1t should be said here that the con
troversy between the California Cen
tral Creameries and Mr.: hen
derson, the owner of this farm
(althoueh told that his name did not
appear on the tax roll as owner), was
wholly unknown to the writer ano
further that he went to the farm tC
see what was claimed to be, among
other things, some of the best
Holstein stock in the state and t(
study farm management as worked
out bv a business man. What use
this study may serve is the subJec'
Of another story on other occasions
Bonita Stock Farm
The Bonita Stock Farm consists o
two hundred acres cropped with al
falfa, barley, oats and vetch. The al
falfa was half foXtail and the oat
and vetch cut for silage coarse an(
woody. A few acres of beets and
second crop cf corn and sunflower'
for silage was the visible and grow
ing feed-the alkali pasture was bar
ren-for herd Of some two hundre'
Holsteins, of which nearly hundre,
were cows. over seventy giving mill
at the time. Every COW and most o
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16
Respectfully yours,
E. G.. ADAMS.

the other stock are registered. The
output of milk daily was on the aver
age eighteen cans shipped, seven cans
fed to calves and one consumed by
ranch hands.
Poor Equipment
Some details regarding farm man.
agement, housing and feeding of men
will be in point and not without in
terest. The present farm manager
had been in charge about six months
and, like those who preceded him for
even shorter terms, he too is likely
to move on where the equipment is
not junk heap and where he can
get his Instructions from one man in
stead of two, whose plans did not
agree and whose meddling was the
source of endless worry and loss.
The milk house, equipped with an
antiquated ammonia refrigerator run
by gas engine hoary with age and
abuse, was the bane of the managers
life. To teach new men every few
days how to run it and to repair and
keep it running three-fourths of the
time made life a burden, compared
with which his and his wife's COM
bined salary of $125 a month was not
a sinecure.
RuinOus Pay Roll
As high as twenty-six working men
were fed at the farm table, and the
average was probably above twenty.
The reader needs no help to draw
conclusions why Mr.. Henderson stated
on the witness stands in the north
ern part of the state that he was
producing milk at loss. The pay
roll on an average during my three
weeks could not have been under 500
a dav if cost of board was included.
The food set before the men would
have often put to blush that set out
in lumber camp in times aforegone,
when bosses and sub-bosses salvaged
| the margin between allowance and
cost. Boiled cheap cuts, biscuits three
times day, with pieplant and an
! cient prune sauce for desert, was the
ever-returning bill of fare, redeemed
by one oasis in the desert milk.
Not man was contented and
grumbling was rampant.
Law Defied Requiring Bath
Facilities
Not a man on the place had clean
place to sleep except the herdsman,
and it was difficult for him to get
two of the six sheets, all told, owned
by, the farm, once every change of
the moon!
Call the roll tonight and the men
on the Lodi farm will come from rat
infested quarters, several OF them
alongside of calf sheds. with
old, nose-offending mattresses and
gunny- sacks for bedding. The BUNK
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16
JUSTICE TIRES
OF STREET NOISE

Notice is hereby given that unless
motorists want to contribute to the
city and county funds that they close
the mufflers on their cars and not
race their motors in front OF the
county court house.
While holding court this morning
Justice Manifold stepped the proceed
ings and told one of the deputies from
the sheriff's office that If he would
arrest the man who at that time was
racing his engine that the justice
would see what could be done in the
case, as he was getting tired of having
court interrupted several times day
from unclosed mufflers.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16
DICTATOR DEY0 IS
OUTLINING POLICIES
POLICE DEPARTMENT
NEW MARSHAL TOO BUSY TO TALK
MUCH NEWS MAY BE EXPECTED SOON.

that they were extremely busy and
had not time for reporters.
Just what the policy of the new
police regime will be is causing good
deal of speculation in Ell Centre.
Old residents Of the city resent with
much feeling 'tis said, the attitude
taken by the new police commissioner
who has been resident of Ell Cen
tro but few months.
A statement of the policy Of the
new chief is anxiously awaited.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16
SHOWER BRINGS
GREAT RELIEF

Instead of the customary Good
Morning" passerbys on the streets
were greeting each other this morn
ing with "Gee wasn't it great night
for sleep last night?"
For the valley, was visited by a
good old eastern thunder storm last
night and for more Than an hour the
lightning flashed AID the thunder
rolled while half an inch of rain
fell bringing great relief from the
hot sticky night. OF New crawled
under the top sheet so as to sleep
more comfortable, .t
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16

The new city marshal, Dictator
neyo, has been busily engaged all
day today in conference with city re-
corder r. Whitelaw, outlining the
policy that the new police admins
tration will follow.
Aside from stating that in the
near future the public will receive
a "bunch of news" from the police
department both Dictator Deyo and
the city recorder were silent, pleading
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16
ITALIANS GIVE
ACTUAL SUPPORT
TO BOLSHEV|SM
(By Associated Press)

NAPLES, July l6.-The steamship
Cablons arrived here from London
today but was stopped by workmen
in the harbor who refused to allow
her to continue on her voyagle be-
cause she carried ammunition. The
crew was forced to unload her cargo,
after which the ship was allowed to
proceed. The workmen claim the
ammunition was intended for use
against the Russian Bolsheviki.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16
AMERICAN MEDALS
FOR BRITISH LEADERS
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, July 1G.-Gen. Pershing
went to the British War Office today
and presented distinginguished serv-
ice medals to Viscount Miner secre-
tary for the Colonies. Winston Spen-
Ger Churchill. secretary of state for
war; Viscount Peet, director general
of aircraft production: Baron Inver-
forth, former Minister of munitions,
and Felix Cassell, Judge advocate
general. He said to the recipients
that the medals were a token of the
appreciation of the American govern
ment for their services.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16
NEW SUPERINTENDENT
FOR STATE SCHOOL
(By Associated Press)

LOS ANGELES, July 16.-Trustees
of the State school for GAO delin-
quent girls at Ventura have announc-
ed the appointment of Miss Emily
Morrison formerly of Santa Barbara
as it's superintendent and Miss Mar
garet Carhart of Palo Alto as assist
ant superintendent. Miss Morrison
succeeds Mrs. c. M. Wcyman, who re-
signed following an investigation into
the school management, several
months ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16
VALLEY LAUNDRY
PAYS S25.OO FINE

Justice Mayfeld fined the Valley
Steam Laundry, $500 today for
operating boiler without State
permit. The action was brought by
A. Wade, safety inspector of the
State Industrial Accident Commits
sion
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16
YOUTHFUL VETERAN
BACK FROM FRANCE

Frank Krejci, second son of Mr..
and Mrs. Kreici of Ell Centre is home
from France and has brought with
him many souvenirs of the great war
in which he took creditable part.
Frank had the good fortune to be a
member of Co. F. 115th Engineers
which was on the front line for the
best part of a year, repairing the
roads as fast as the Germans de-
stroyed them. ..-
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16

NEW YORK, July 16,-Failure of
coastwise steamships to leave port on
schedule time owing to a strike of
firemen, oilers and water tenders has
resulted in an accumulation OF freight
on the piers. 1t is estimated that 5Oo
ships are tied up.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16
STORM FORCES DOWN
MAIL AIRPLANE
lRv Associated Pressl

READING, Pa, July l6.-A Fed
eral mail airplane carrying five hun
dred pounds of letters going from New
York to Cleveland was forced down by
terrific windstorm at ALBANY and
wrecked The aviator was uninlur-
ed. The mail was placed on train.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16
FORD DENIES
MURDER CHARGE
(Rv Associated Press)

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, july 16.
Henry Ford was again on stand
to day as witness in the Tribune libel
suit. He was questioned by Tribune
counsel who again referred to Ford's
characterization of professional SOL
diers and those making money from
war as murderers and asked Ford
in this connection, if he was a muir
derer. The witness denied it.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16
RUSSIAN BLOCK ADE
Under CONSIDERATION

PARIS, July l6.-The COUNCIL OF
Five met today for consideration of
the proposals of the powers to allow
ships to enter Russian ports under
special permits. American delegates
are not ready to take action relative
to the Russion blockade until instruct
ed from Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16
NO INTERVENTION
IN MEXICO SAYS
SECRETARY LONG
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, July 1G.-Assist-
ant Secretary Long of the State De-
partment formally denied reports pub
lished in South American papers that
the United tSates is determined on
armed intervention in Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16
PRESIDENT ASKS
REPUBLICANS
TO CONFERENCE
(By Associated PreSS)

WASHINGTON, July 16-The
President has decided to invite Re-
publican senators to call at the White
House for discussion of the peace
treaty and the League of Nations.
Senator Lodge and fourteen others
ed the appointment of Miss Emily
conference.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16
AMERICANS TO LEAD
IN LONDON PARADE
(Bv Associated Press

LONDON, July 16.-American SOL
diers are to head the Victory March
through London on July 10Th with
Gen. Pershing leading because of the
alphabetical order of arrangement.
Americans were given the place OF
honor
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16
STEAMSHIP ALLISON
SAVED FROM SINKING
(Ry Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, July 16.-The Ali
son was picked up in a sinking condi-
ton off Fenwick Island lightship,
Maryland and towed safely into Dele
ware brcakwater where she is now
anchored.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16

that may be stored in private homes.
Wheeler asked that provisions be
made for seizure of liquor in homes
where sold illegally. He asked that
Iouor such as a bottle in pocket
be made unlawful and requested
sweeping search warrant powers.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16
.8-YEAR OLD BOY
SHOOTS TO KILL
(By Associated Press)

SANTA MARIA, Calf, July 16.-
Bernard Karleskitt, eight years old,
who said he was ordered by his
mother to keep boys and birds out
their orchard shot and seriously
wounded Byron Eames, aged eight
years, an alleged trespasser.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16
HENDERS0N'S BONITA
RANCH VISITED BY
AGRICULTURAL PROF,

THREE WEEKS ON THE DAIRY FARM OF J.
NJ HENDERSON JR THE MULTI-MILLION-
ARE PHILANTHROPIST-NO BATHS
CHEAP FOOD-BUNKS A MENACE TO
PUBLIC HEALTH.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-07-16
Law Defied Requiring Bath
Facilities

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
MARGUERITE CLARK
 AT THE COLONIAL

Marguerite Clark. the sweetest girl in pictures, beloved by thousands of Birmingham movie fans. comes to the Colonial today in one of the most charming productions she has given to the screen. still Waters" Para mount feature.
 AS comedienne Miss Clark has no equal Her dainty personality en- hances each role she portrays, and her charming art has made her the best beloved of motion picture enthusiasts In still Waters" she has one of the most appealing roles that has ever been provided for her
 She is cast as the granddaughter of an old canal boatman. whose daughter had run away with a circus performer He had taken the granddaughter bu. refused to have anything to do with the mother. and had taken the cfild to a canal boat where she would not have to face the temptations that had overcome the daughter.
 The girl meets a young doctor and they fall in love with each other and her sweetheart in what she thinks Is a compromising situation. and she thinks he is Tickle. Then when sh- hears the circus calliope playing she follows in her mothers footsteps and runs away
 After many adventures she finds her mistake and learns that happiness lay along the banks of the placid old canal still Waters is charming story filled with beautiful scenes and the star is a her best, It will be the attraction at the Colonial today and tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
ETHEL MAE PARK FER
 COMING TO THE STRAND

Americans are getting used to the break ine of precedents when the occasion ar rives and another precedent IS golhs to be broken the week starting Monday. October 6. The management of the Strahc theatre states that the precedent-breakinS occasion has arrived in the opportunity to engage Ethel Mae Parker, the Kubeik m petticoats. for a specia. engagement TOT that week
 Miss Parker comes to Birmingham TOT those six days heralded as one of the oest of modern cay feminine violinists anu lovers of music and pictures are promlsef' an extra aordinary treat when she arrlVeS.
 This engagement of the Kubel1k m pet tieoats does not mean the slightset cut ting of the programme at the strand Rirningham biggest and best photoplav house will show its usual programme o' Paramount super-production and other reels of interest. The programme or the yioljnist will mean simply an added at tra rtion on the best motion picture bill IT Birmingham.
 Miss Parker is finished musician, anc she comes to the Strand with an espeei@a.H' i selected programme for her recitals. rh' | does not limit her selections to the classi cal she is a mistress of the modern ant l nopular music which she plays with 1 yerve and abandon that is rarely heard' l Owing to other engagements, MISS Far l5er has to limit her stay in Blrmlnshd" ! +o head her must remember the date O 1 ber coming. which is Monday October b and she will stay through Saturday, DC 1 tober II.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
TOLD IN THE HILLS
 AT THE STRAND

Seldom has cast of such uniform excellence been assembled as that which supports Robert Warwick In Told in the Hills" which opened a three days run at the Strand yester- day. MT Warwick's leading woman IS Ann Little. famous as the heroine sef many William S. Hart pictures.
 Wanda Hawley who has supported many Paramount- Aircraft stars, in- cluding Wallace Reid and Eileen Percy leading woman for DouSlas Fairbanks, are cast in important roles The male support is equally meritori- ous. Tom Forman. who recently re- turned from service and played in Cecil B. DeMilles "For Better, For Worse" has the par of the stars younger brother Charles Ogle, Mar garet Loomis. Monte Blue and Jack Herbert maintain the high standard.
 Told in the Hills" is a picturizat.on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
THE SPARK DIVINE
 AT THE ALCAZAR

At the Alcazar "The Spark Dlv1he introduces Alice Joyce as young "o- man reared in a household where her every effort at expressing herset ..as been stamped upon. As consequence she is a cold. bloodless. beautiful thlns- Marriage and motherhood and the iove of a fine husband fail to change her ana her child must needs be kidnapped before she comes to her senses me Spark Divine is beautiful. interest ing and absorbing and cannot fail ,c nlease inc many admirers of Alice Joyce. It is the work of George Kan doIph Chester. who recently assumed charge of the Vitagraph projection dc partment.
 The stage settings of this beautifu screen feature are magnificent In me extreme. as are the costumes worn py Miss Joyce. Crowds visited the Alca gar yesterday and all enjoyed the pie ture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
CHARLIE RAY
 COMING TO STRAND

Something new in Inc world. It is punch, and Birmingham movie fans are going to be able to see it for themselves next week when Charlie Ray is coming to the Strand for three-day engagement in a sparkling comedy, The Egg Crate Wallop,' his latest Paramount special feature.
 The most popular hoy in the world. be- cause Charlie Ray is only q boy, is an in imitable comedian His humor is indi- vidual yet with an appeal that is univer' sal Balanced with the necessary pathos, his characterizations stand out as trl' umphs or art. This is the type of role he has in 'The Egg Crate Wallop."
 He is a country hoy again, the type or part which he depicts with so much sym pathy and sincerity, ut this time he graduates into something new an anna teur prize fighter hut successful one who wins the purse and his girl and hap piness.
 He does it all with enc punch. There are punches that have made history For years John l.. Sullivan packed the only punch worthy of notice, then Jim 'Corhet' came along and showed it up. But Jim fell before Fitzsimmons newest sleep pro ducer and moro latterly MT. ]. Dempsey brought along that amateur TINT he car ries in each hand. But none of these had anything on the "eGg crate wallop."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
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 l' NAOLE.NlLLE GREENWOOD PF1CIC0pLA9 @ BEASLEY...

| singing that the applause begins and { ends and there is not enough dancing m the act to more than mention. The tenor of this trio is especially to be commende l for really beautiful voice, and the big audience was not slew in voicing it's ap- provaI of the whole act.
 Jones and Greenlee. the character com edy couple, have decidedly classy little skit which is merely 9 quarrel between
 man and his wife ard over and arouni I the dog, but the lines are distinctly good
 and are clever and witty, and keeps the audience in an uproar of mirth.
 Tnen came the piece de resistance O. the whole show, the well known Marie 5tcddard. singing and impersonating com edienne, beautiful as she is talented, ana witr the same clear. sweet voice which, when used as this charming comedlenne kr ows how to use it, never fails to carry her aidience with her and earn for her the we'll merited pIaudits that one accords real genius.
 In her act she introduces some imper- sonations of some of the misfits who went over to "enSertain"(?) the soldiers during the late war To say they are scream would be putting # mildly, and they nave the added attraction of being true to lie. for now that the boys are home agan if is a well known fact that about 70 pei cent of the acts that went over to enter tain the soldiers might better nave spehs their time darning socks, but the lrnper- sonations as given by Miss Stoddard are no doubt true to life and certainly they
 are entertaining.
 Too much cannot ht said in praise o'
 this act and the patter is put over in Miss
 Stoddard's inimitable way, and earns 10;
 her much applause and many iaush. Next to Miss Stoddard in point of i'm portance on The bill, but closing the snow is Jonia and her Tour Hawaiians. Tn na tive dancing and songs and music.
 Jonia herself danees the 'huia m all artistic way. and with bare fet and ne- witching costume of mostly grass. The music and singing in native Hawaiian lS beautiful in the extreme, and one man on the bill with his guitar work IS cer tainIv an artist when 1t comes to caress- ing req music from this instrument. Jonia was the "hula'' dancer at the Sar Francisco exposition, and this act as d whole is very pelasing indeed.
 The Lyric has l good bill Tor the last half of the week.