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Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
MORE CHINESE ARE
SENT INTO MEXICO

CALEXICO Aug. 18.-Immigration
authorities yesterday passed over the
border in bond 1876 Chinese laborers
which cost for each one $100 head tax
to the Mexican government. The
American officials manifest them,
check them out fill out the 1876 notices
to the point of shipping and get moth
ing. The fee or head tax in Mexico
is collected on arrival and the treas
ury is $4,000 richer today than it was
yesterday.
The big consignment of men was at
once sent to the cotton fields and will
be at work there now until the entire
crop is harvested and will be kept at
work. With the recent importations
it is said that there is now sufficient
labor in Mexico to handle the entire
cotton crop satisfactorily this year.
There is great deal of volunteer
cotton in Mexico that is soon to be
picked and it will require a large num-
ber of men for this purpose. About
80 more Chinese are expected to ar
rive some time during the latter part
of the week.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
STOP MEXICAN LABOR
(By Associated Press)

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 1S.-Govern-
mental efforts to stay the emigration
of Mexican workers into the United
States and to induce those already
there to return to their native land
have taken form in the official sup
port given a corporation recently
formed to develop 100000 acres of
land in the Fuerte Valley of Sinaloa.
The company, in addition to a federal
concession, has been granted a sub
sidy Of $2,500,000 by the state gov
ernment of Sinaloa and large tracts
of land in that state. 1t plans to
construct several reservoirs at Choix
and a dam at San Bias, with canals
on each side of the Fuerte river to be
used for irrigation purposes. With
land available for irrigation it is
hoped to keep Mexican laborers in
Mexico and secure the return of
thousands who have emigrated to the
United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
COMMISSION MEN
REAP PROFIT Of
GROWERS, CLAIM
j. e. O'Neil Chairman Organi-
cation Committee Proposed
Marketing Organization Says
Valley Must Join Association
to Protect Interests.

Speaking of the proposed Imperial
Valley vegetable and melon growers
association j. E. O'Neil, chairman of
the organization committee said:
"Aaron Sapiro, attorney for IA of
the largest cooperative marketing as
sociations in California, said recent
ly, at a conference of farmers or
ganizations and farmers cooperative
marketing association in Chicago
The farmer is essentially a producer
and not a marketer. Marketing is ex-
pert work and should be done by ex-
perts. The trouble with the farmer
is that he is not willing to pay a fair
price for expert service Farmers
have no right to expect fair price
for their products if they are not will
ing to pay fair price for brains in
marketing them
"But the funny part of it all is,
that the farmer is willing and does
pay for this marketing service. AS
witness the many prosperous buyers,
middlemen and commission men in the
Imperial Valley. Last season when
three quarters of the growers lost
money growing vegetables, the COM
mission men made money hand over
fist. i heard a local authority say,
that one commission man made $45,-
900 outside of his own fat salary for
his company, haMling the canteloupe
crop. No doubt The 25 other commits
sion firms in the valley did as well.
How many farmers made that much
money?
"Sapiro is dead right. Farmers
need experts to market their products
for them. But the farmer should hire
those experts at good salary as
managers of their own cooperative
marketing associations, and then the
little $45,000 will go where they be-
long, in the pockets of the producers.
"The Imperial Valley Vegetable and
Melon Growers Association is being
organized with the help of the state
market commission and the farm ad-
visor. Subscription and marketing
agreements have been adopted by a
organization committee composed of
j. f. O'Neill, chairman; w. H. Hill
ker, secretary; A. j. Farley and Guy
Owens, all of Calipatria; Henry Jack
son, Westmorland; j. d. Moughmer
Seeley; and Walter Havekorst, Fl
Centro."
These agreements will be thorough
ly explained and submitted for sigma.
lures at meetings to be held in e.
Centre, Thursday, August 10, at 2,3(
p. M, in the Superior court room OF
the court house; Seeley, Thursday
August 10, at 8 p. M, in the base.
ment of the community church; Cal
ipatria, Friday August 20, at 2:3O p
M, in the Poppy theater, and Braw
ley, Friday, August 20, at 8 p. m., il
the city hall.
When a sufficient acreage has beer
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18

signed up, a meeting of members
will be called, at which time officers
will be elected, constitution and by
laws adopted, and board of directors
elected. Immediately the board of di-
rectors will adopt marketing policy,
secure a highly competent manager
and proceed with business.
O'Neil is enthusiastic over the asso-
citation. He said:
Imperial Valley vegetable and
melon growers, here's your chance!
Join and support this association and
make Imperial Valley world famous
for the high quality of it's truck pro-.
ducts, as well as making the indus
try highly profitable to yourself! c
Harold Powell, one of the world S
greatest experts on cooper tiv e
marketing says that agricultural or
ganizations must be born of necessi-
ty. l believe there never was any
thing more necessary than the forma-
ton of this Imperial Valley Vegetable
and Melon Growers Association"
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
RENEW Is DAY COAST
TO COAST SERVICE

The Southern Pacific company has
again opened the Morgan Sunset
steamer line, thus affording an 1S
day freight service between here and
New York. This route is made posi-
BILE by a combination of steamer and
rail service via Galveston to Califor-
MIA points.
The service, which had been a reg
ular institution until late in 1916, was
then discontinued because of the con-
gested condition due to abnormal war
shipments. The railroad companies
have now succeeded in clearing their
yards, thus making it possible to re-
establish this service. Valley mer-
chants and shippers who have been
ice because of the delay in shipping
using more expensive express serv-
by freight will now be enabled to re-
sumo their freight shipments.
District Freight and Passenger
Agent C. w. Runge also stated that
when the San Diego & Arizona line
was again opened at least 40 hours
would be clipped from the IS day
time.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
SILT REACHES CITY
WATER WORKS HERE

Silt in greater quantities than ever
before is now coming down the Col
orado, according to R. C. Carberry,
superintendent of water company
number one. Carberry says that in
the ten years he has been here he has
never seen a heavier flow of silt.
The local water works report that
silt is now filling the city settling
basins, and that constant flushing is
necessary to keep the water clean.
Although the silt is heavier now than
at any time last year the water is
still clear, and it is expected that by
the aid of the new filter plant and the
settling basins last years trouble will
not be repeated.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
FRISCO TENNIS MEN STRONG
(By Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1S.-The
Kinsey brothers, Howard and Robert,
of San Francisco, who last year
ranked fifth in doubles in tennis in
the United States, are continuing
their winning streak this year in
singles. Last year Robert Kinsey
ranked eleventh in singles and How
ard ranked Oath.
This year the brothers decided to
play singles and attempt to win cham
pionships along the entire Pacific
coast. Robert went south and won
the Southern California championship
in mems singles and the championship
in the mems singles at Del Monte,
California, in a handicap tournament.
Howard picked the northwest as the
territory he desired to conquer and,
at Tacoma, Wyoming, he won the
Pacific Northwest championship in
mems singles and, playing with Ia
coma racquet expert, won the mems
doubles.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
STOP FRENCH MUNITIONS
SHIPMENTS TO POLES
(By Associated Press)

PARIS. Aug. 1S.ZThe French gov
ernment intends to protest energetic
ally against the decision of Sir Regin-
aid Tower, allied high commissioner
at Danzig, who yesterday forbade
further debarkation at Danzig of
French munitions for Poland, it was
learned today.
Several French munitions ships are
anchored outside of Danzig. Sir Reg
inald takes the attitude that he has
not sufficient allied troops to pre-
serve order if further munitions are
unloaded. He asked the supreme
council for new instructions, pending
the arrival Of which he will maintain
his decision.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
BUS DRIVERS
0RGAN|z
STRIKE
PLAN
Action Follows Discharge by
Company. But Two Buses
Give County Service To-
day. Strike Said to be
Spreading.

AS a result of the discharging of
local bus drivers because they refused
to drive over the San Diego route the
local drivers are, it is said, planning
the formation of local union and a
consequent strike for higher pay.
Just what their demands will be or
when the action will be taken is at
present unknown, but it is understood
that they will attempt to affiliate
themselves with the present bus
drivers strike
But two drivers are today handling
the local routes, according to the local
stage office here. Local Manager
Porter and a book-peeker, Walter
Reidy are the only drivers of stages
here. One bus is going to brawley,
and one to CaleXico. AS yet no drivers
have offered to man the local routes.
When the Ell Centro-San Diego
drivers struck yesterday Porter re-
ceived word from San Diego to trans
fer the drivers of the local stages to
the longer run to San Diego. The
men, claiming that they were hired
for county short runs, refused to
drive over the longer route, and We're,
it said dismissed for refusal to obey
orders. With this development in the
bus drivers strike the Imperial Valley
is now vitally affected, it IS said.
The local manager expects that
within a short time sufficient drivers
to maintain the regular local bus
service will have joined the COM
pany.
Lydck stated today that the Ell
Centro San Diego bus drivers had
been offered a raise of from the
present pay of SIT haul to that Of
$3.50, but had refused, standing pat
for the demanded raise of $25.
1t is reported that the strike is
rapidly spreading throughout the en-
tire bus service of the South, and that
practically every bus line out of Los
Angeles and San Diego is now tied
up. Speaking of the situation today
Lydick said: at is my opinion that
the men are entirely justified in their
demands. As to the injustice of their
going out before the companies had
any chance to take the matter up with
the railroad commission the company
was warned of the coming trouble
some time ago, and to the best of my
knowledge made no attempt at nego-
tiating with the commission"
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT WINS
STATE RAILWAYS
TO RAISE RATES

In order that inter- state and intra-
state freight and passenger rates
may be more equal the railroad conf
mission, according to kilograms re-
ceived by c. w. Runge district freight
and passenger agent here, h a s
granted the various steam and cleo
trio railroads in California the same
increase for state service as have
been granted by the Interstate Com
merce Commission for interstate
shipments.
1t is said that this ruling will pro-
vide more equalized rate, and will
do much to prevent discrimination
against any one district. 1t is real
lied by the commission that some
roads will be more benefited by this
ruling than will others, but this con-
dition is remedied by the demand that
certain percentage of all gains over
normal be turned half into the United
States treasury for loans to less for
tunate roads and half into a special
fund belonging to the company, but
upon which the company can draw
only for certain specified reasons, and
then only under the supervision of
the railroad commission.
This ruling affects all steam rail-
roads, and all electric roads under the
jurisdiction of the commission. This
rate is not therefore legally granted
to electric roads not under the jur-
isdiction of the railroad commission,
but it is understood that they are in
such condition financially as to prac-
tically necessitate raise in rates in
order that they may continue service.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
MAYS TRIES TO EXPLAIN
(By Associated Press)

BOSTON, Aug. 1S.-The explana-
ton of Carl Mays of the New York
Americans, that the killing of Ray
Chapman, star shortstop of the Cleve-
land Americans. was due to rough
spot on the ball Mays pitched, which
caused it to make an unexpected twist
was the subject of statement today
by Umpires Evans and Dineen OF the
American league "No pitcher in
the American league resorted to trick
cry more than Mays in attempting to
rough the ball in order to get break
ON it which would make it more diff
ficult to hit" the statement said.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
SOVIET S PEACE
PROPOSALS READ
CBy Associated Press)

fBy Associated Press)
MOSCOW, Aug. 18.-The Russian
soviet peace terms were read to the
Polish delegates at the first meeting
with the soviet representatives at
Minsk today. The Polish answer will
be returned tomorrow.
PARIS, Aug. 18.-The Polish coun-
ter offensive with Thorn as the base
has successfully cleared Danzig Coor-
idor of Russian troops according to a
report today. Polish forces are still
driving eastward.
LONDON, Aug. 18.-The Russian
peace delegates are instructed to rec
ognize fully the national existence of
Poland and not to interfere with the
domestic affairs of that country, says
M. Danishevsky, president of the Rus
sian peace delegation.
PARIS, Aug. 18.-The Poles have
captured Novo-Minsk, a short distance
east of Warsaw, according to a dis
patch received here today from War
saw. The battle at the Polish cap
ital now seems favorable to the Poles,
according to the dispatch.
WARSAW, Aug. 18.-The Bolshe-
vik forces advancing into Poland are
marching ahead without any concern
for their lines of communication, ac-
cording to statements gathered from
refugees by the Warsaw Gazette.
The advacing forces have lost touch
with their bses Of operation and re-
fugees stated they had no difficulty
in leaving their villages for there was
nothing behind the relatively thin Boil
shevik front line.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
Colorado Just
Wont Stay Put

YUMA, Ariz., Aug. 1S.-The Col
orado river has changed it's mind
again. Yesterday it started a new
channel about hundred yards from
the cutting bank in the Gila valley
and by night fall, it appeared as if a
considerable volume of water was
finding its way down the new channel.
Anyhow, it was certain to observers
that the cuttNg at the bank had al
most stopped. For time being, the
of the Gila valley between
the river and the Mesa is safe. A new
road from the ice plant to the Gila
valley will have to be opened up as
the river has completely destroyed the
old road for a distance of several
hundred feet
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
STANFORD WILL BE TAXED
(By Associated Pressl

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 18.-Stan-
ford University, which has been eX-
empt from taxation since 1901 can
now be taxed as result of a decision
of the board of trustees to charge
students tuition fee of $I60 a year,
according to an opinion expressed bv
Clyde l.. Seavey of the state board
of control. 1t is charged that the
university violated the conditions of
eXemption.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
FRANCE DOING WELL"
fBv Assoc1aIed Press)

PARIS, Aug dissatisfaction is
felt in France at the official statis-
tics, just issued, of French imports
and exports during the first six
months of the year.
Exports show an increase of 5,096,-
100000 francs, compared with the
same period of last year. Imports also
show an increase, over 2.061 millions,
but this increase is almost entirely
due to materials for manufacture,
which amounted to over l,845 900, 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
SUFFRAGE IS
RA Titled
BY LAST
STATE
Seventy-five Years Active
Fight for Ballot Won by
Women with Tennessee's
Ratification of Amend
bent.
(By Associated Press)

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug ia
motion that the Tennessee house of
representatives table the suffrage res
olution was lost today by tie vote
of 48 to 48. Roll call on adoption fol
lowed and the resolution was passed.
This favorable action completes rat
ification of the suffrage amendment.
The vote was 40 to AZ. The senate
had ratified the amendment Friday
by a vote of "a to 4.
Speaker Walker changed his vote to
attempt reconsideration later, thus
giving a final vote of so to 46.
The next step then would be certi-
fying Of the action to the secretary of
state of the United States who would
issue proclamation declaring the
amendment ratified. Suffrage lead
ers declare they will not slacken their
efforts as they desire to have at
least one other state ratify the amend
ment before the November elections
as they expect fight will be made
against Tennessee's action because of
clause in the state constitution
which prohibits any assembly from
taking action on an amendment not
submitted before the members were
elected. Both United States Solicitor
General Frierson and the attorney
general of Tennessee have declared
this clause to be constitutional in the
light of a recent decision of the su-
preme court in Ohio referendum cases.
Ratification of the suffrage amend
ment by the Tennessee legislature
was the elimination of an intensive
drive made by suffrage proponents to
have the amendment effective in time
for women to vote at the presidential
election in November. The drive
started when West Virginia became
the Saith state to ratify early this
year. Washington was 35th, to rati-
fly. The Delaware legislature adj
journed without adopting the suffrage
resolution and the Louisiana legisla7
ture failed to take any action on the
proposed amendment.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 49,
Secretary Colby today announced that
he was prepared to promulgumate the
necessary proclamation of the ratifi-
cation of the suffrage amendment as
soon as he received a formal notice
from the Tennessee legislature in re-
gard to their action.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 1S.-Mrs. Je-
rome Sturm, a Cincinnati anti-suf-
frage leader today announced that
suit will be filed to test the validity
of the ratification of the suffrage
amendment by the Tennessee legisla-
ture. She said that the suit is al
ready prepared and is now in the
hands of Nashville lawyers.
The National American Wonien's
Suffrage association is preparing to
meet any attack which may be made
against the ratification of the amend
ment on the grounds of unconstitu-
tionality, according to statement
made today by New York headquar-
ters of the association.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
CHAPMAN HONORED

tBy ASSOCiated PreSSI
CLEVELAND, Aug. 1S.-Hundreds
of friends of Ray Chapman gathered
at the depot to receive the body to-
day. Chapman's widowed bride, iris
Speaker and Joe Wood accompanied
the body from New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
KOREANS PLAN UPRISING
(By Associated Pressl

TOXIC, Aug. 18-Press advices
from Seoul allege widespread Korean
plots to hold the party of American
congressman now visiting the Far
East to create complications between
Japan and America. Eleven arrests
have been reported by the Korean
governor, who stated the situation
was we'll in hand
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
CRy Associated pressl

ANTWERP, Aug. 18.-Americans
captured the first two places in the
qualifying round for the hammer
throw. Patrick Ryan of New York
was first, with B. Bennett of Chicago,
second. Four American athletes have
qualified for the finals in the 5000
meter steeplechase.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
MY GOSH-GOLD
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK. Aug. 18.-Engineers
in charge of excavation work in the
heart of the New York financial dis
trict were treasuring some tiny metal
flakes scraped from a workman's mud
dy shoes. Tests have been applied
and indications point to the discovery
of gold in the very shadow of the
sub treasury building.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
SCHOOL SHORTAGE
fBy Associated Prrss1

HONOLULU, Aug. 18.--Twenty-
five hundred school children in the ter
ritory of Hawaii will be without
school accommodations this fall unless
arrangements can be made with the
Japanese language schools to house
the overflow from the public institu-
tions, according TO the statement OF
Vaughan Mac Caughey, suppeintend-
ent of public instruction.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
JULIET | Ms
BREWER IS SUICIDE

(BY AssOciated PreSs1
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1S.-Otto Stei-
fel, So years old, former brewer
and republican nominee to congress
committed suicide at his home in
Valley Park near here today, shoot
ing himself through the head.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
COAL OPERATORS
TO SPLIT

CLEVELAND, Aug. ia prob
able division of the Bituminous
Coal Operators of the Central
fields with separate bidding in each
state was limited at after a meeting
of the scale committee here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
JAPS RAISE RATES
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
TOXIC, Japan, Aug. 1S.-Repre-
sentatives of shipping lines operating
out of Japanese ports in a conference
at Yokohama decided that freight
rates on ocean traffic shall be 20 per
cent higher.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
McADOO VISITS
PRESIDENT WILSON

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.-Wil-
liam G. McAdoo called upon Presi-
dent Wilson today for the first time
since the democratic convention was
held in San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-18
Weather

Southern Califor-
nia.-Tonight and
Thursday fair eX-
cept cloudy and
foggy tonight and
in. the morning
near the coast.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-12-08
commission RAISES
RATES OF CARRIERS
FIRST RULING RENDERED IN
SERIES OF CASES INVOLVING
JURISDICTION OF STATES.


WashingtOn.-Ini its first decision on
the right Of the federal government
under the transportation act to re-
Quire railroad rates within a state
to correspond to the higher levels Of
interstate tariffs, the Interstate COM
merce commission ON November Is
ordered the railroads Of New York
to establish passenger and baggage
rates on intrastate traffic conforming
to advanced interstate schedules. Sim.
liar proceedings are pending affecting
more than half the states In the union.
=. By its order Of last August, the COM
mission authorized in the New York
region an increase Of 40 per cent In
freight rates, 20 per cent in passenger
rates. excess baggage charges and
rates on milk and cream and also a
surcharge Of 80 per cent on Pullman
accommodations. The New York pub.
lie service commission granted the
freight advance except milk, but de-
MED the other increases within the
state, and the carriers appealed to
the interstate commerce commission.
The federal body held that there
was general obligation resting upon
It ITO exercise control over intrastate
commerce 80 far a. 1t affects inter.
state commerce"
1.-THE decisive factor" the ruling said,
lis whether the rates under considera.
ton injuriously affect Interstate com.
merce."
Congress directed that rates be al.
lowed which would yield an aggregate
return Of from ~ to 9 per cent on
the value Of the railway properties,
che commission stated.