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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-29
No. 1.-The Executive Budget

o One the most s hng angs the form of city ~ % e
nearly one in an Election which carried every city,
was the provision for executive budget 1t has already resulted in the
first year has lifted the city debt basis and abandonment Of the
expenses
e9 up aa not se ss d tentative ps es xn
for the report
o bee na and sz5 BY the levy Of Larger n on revenue
floating s3ooooo the life
traton when took the January 1919
such This I sent % daily 9ss Of the city
Of such ns a rsP needed T be the % annually give
the service expected and demanded by the people
Mayor Ansl has stood budget if
such things pay,
pie Of the city now being taxed to off part Of its
Mayor AnsIe executive
his ctt WAS ever sgb;ced and m ] i f amy d b
wiling say that unnecessary e~ committee business
be reduced without impairment of the service
help the tys financial condition the mayor accepted an
arbitrary cut OF cent all items and in the face
Having BACK for during the whole Of 1917 but
actually returned the treasury the end of the than $4,000 of
unexpended balances s.
under Public W PDbe WefaTe S? PnSc Gs eDd PubH
s a' requests Tor operating expenses which Sn'" net decrease OF
D. No 0ans debt is incurred under the budget pending for adoption
pruning the the panent the appraon ordnaee
the first time in several has been made within the fairly
anticipated
Every department OF the city government lived within its income last
and left
the
What business n equal his
The achievement made the
TEN of shows the wisdom of the voters Richmond they
voted 6141 abolish the board which Ichberg
chairman, to 1854 for its retention
like of
his
its good credit financial above
Ainse
Signed:
7. BATES, p MARTIN W r. REED
MILTON CONE, MILLER. a TT pANnCr pu
c. OODE, lv ,nro,4 na~r~,
r. D. GARCIN r.. I.PA - -, Ao''A"
o. A. HAWKINS, j. r. PAIMATORY, D. NJ. hoDr1elo'
ARCHER e. JONES, ARTHUR HAIRY A. SMITH, JR,
EARNEST M. LONG, j.. RICHARD III. SMITH,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-29
Signed:

F. T. BATES,
MILTON CONE,
JOHN c. GOODE,
r. d. GARCIN,
q. A. HAWKINS,
ARCHER G. JONES,
EARNEST M. LONG,
w. G. MALONE,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-29

Virginia Squares, will appear In
police court this morning to answ er
the charge Of stealing a gold watch
valued at SIS from Celia s. Turner.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-29
POLICE NOTES

Leo Seay. of Vermont, was locked
up at the second police station vest
orday on the charge Of being disord
erly, and running hos auto in care
less and reckless manner. He was ar
rested By traffic officers Settles and
Harris
Emma Allen. was arrested yester-
day by detective sergeants Bertucci
and Duffy. on the charge of stealing
gold watch from Rise Selden. she
win be goven a hearing In police
court this morning.
Lilly Ross. is being held for the
Chesterfield authorities. she was ar
rested yesterday on the charge of
being fugitive from that county.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-29

". r. REED,
B. I'll. RANDOLPH,
S. CLOPTON ROWE.
B. NJ. ROBERTS,
HARRY NJ. SMITH, JR.,
RICHARD FL. SMITH,
A. Y. WADDEY.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-29

JOHN p. MARTIN,
Kosher W. MILLER,
JOHN B. PINDER.
R. l.. PATRAM,
j. r. PALMATORY,
\ ARTHUR l.. PHILLIPS
W. J. PARRISH,
AUGUSTINE ROYALL
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-11-12
NOVEMBER CROP REPORT.

The crop report for November / aS
issued by G.. 5. Ray of the Federal
bureau of Crop Estimates indicates
that Washington will have an in
creased potato crop but much smal-
Ter apple crop than in 1919 The pota-
to and apple crops of the United Stat
6 show a considerable increase over
the crops of last season.
POTATOES. = Preliminary est
mates for the state indicate a potato
crop of S,20S 90 bushels as compar-
ed with 7,25O,000 bushels in 1919
This years crop averages 1872 bush
els per acre against 125 bushels last
year.
The United States potato crop s
placed at 421,252,o0O bushels while
the 1919 production was 357,901 900
bushels The average yield per acre
for the United States in 1920 and 1919
respectively is 1894 bushels and 80 2
bushels.
APPLES-The 1920 Washington
apple crop is expected to amount to
13.420,0 900 bushels while last year.
crop was 23,190,000 bushels.
The United States has a greatly in
creased crop this season a. compared
with the 1919 production for this year
end last year being. espectively 1885,
1871 900 bushels and 147,457, 900 BUSH
els. This year the commercial crop
of the country is placed at 35,417 600
barrels as compared with 26,174.0oO
barrels last season.
PEARS. - The Washington pear
crop, averaging but II per cent f
normal this year, amounts to 53l 900
bushels.
The pear crop Of the United States
is placed at 15.55s,0OO bushels against
l3,498 900 bushels last season.
CORN. - The corn crop of TIL,
acre and is eliminated to be 1000
bushels. In 1919 the yield was rs
bushels per acre and the total produc-
ton 100000 bushels.
Preliminary estimates for the corn
crop Of the United States show to-
tai of 3,199, l26,00O bushels as com
pared with 2.917, 10000 bushels "a
1919 and an average production Of >
$50, 4S4 900 bushels for 19l4-I9lS.
The yield this year averages 800 Def
acre, in 1919 it was 2S.6 bushe =:
while the ten-year average is %
bushels. Reports indicate that 10 pc,
cent of the 1919 corn crop remained
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-11-12
VERDICT OF ACQUITTAL.

The case of the state versus sam
bennett was tried before Justice day
and a jury of five Wednesday after
noon and Sam was acquitted
The jury was composed of Liz
Hart, VIM. Van Brocklin, c. S. Tay-
lor, Homer Welsh and r A. Brown
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
Lebeck appeared for the state and j
7 Lindley for the defendant.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-11-12
THE LEAvENWORTH ECHO

on the farms of the United States on
November 1.
SUGAR BEETS. - Tie sugar beet
crop of the country is estimated to be
S.S12,000 tons as compared with o.
42l 900 tons in 1919.
CRANBERRIES. - The total
cranberry production of the United
States is now placed at $4,000 barrels
while $4,000 barrels were grown in
1919.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-11-12

1t is rumored that one Of our fast
auto drivers was slowed UP by the
sheriff one day last week It beats
the dell why one cannot drive as fast
as he wants to. But perhaps the
sheriff objects to being met so sue
denly on some Of the mountain
curves.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-11-12

He-When is joke not joke
She-Don't know. When?
He-Usually - Edinburgh Scot,
nan
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-11-12
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Dear Sanity Claus:
Please bring my mamma a new
pancake turner for Christmas.
BOBBIE
2. S.-iou better not wait till
Christmas. because | broke the one
she had. trying to dig a mole out Of
the front yard, and she hasn't found
il out yet.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-11-12

Try the Echo Want Column for
results.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-11-12
News and Comment
From Over the State

WV SB0kV
The Western Royal Livestock show
fol 1920 is regarded as one of the
most successful enterprises of the
kind in the Pacific Northwest. Com
petition was keen in most divisions,
the quality of the animals exhibited
was exceptionally high and the sales
were quite active so that considerable
number of purebred animals have
been distributed in the Inland Empire
a the result of the show. The move
ment for central pavilion to house
the judging ring is well advanced and
it seems likely that this improvement
will be In effect by next year. Lewis
tons big livestock show followed the
Western Royal at Spokane, and was
also eminently successful
More than 100000 bushels Of
wheat win be handled by the Wash
irgton Wheat Growers association
according to the predictions of its Of
fccrs. They assert that wheat grow
ors are signing up rapidly with'thc
organization.
Grade schools at Yakima have an
ocrtaken to supply milk for children.
Where parents cannot afford the ex-
rense the milk is provided free. An
effort Is being made in this way to re
store the standard of physique and
health attained in the Yakima schools
before two influenza spidemics reduc-
eli it.
IN outstanding feature OF election
day in Spokane was the little cere-
mony surrounding the balotting BY
James n. Glover, the father of Spo-
kane. He was escorted to the polls
by Senator Miles Poindexter. Con-
gresSman Webster and other repuh
lean Stalwarts. M. Glover has seen
Spokane develop from a homestead
to It's present magnitude. His first
vote was in Oregon so years ago and
was for Lincoln.
Wheat growers of Walla Walla are
apparently determined to hold
wheat for an advance in price. Dur
ing October practically no wheat is
said to have been shipped out of the
county. Banks are declared to he
aiding the farmers and little of the
100000 bushel crop has been sold.
Howard Shriver, farmer near
Moscow, Idaho has sold 145 spring
lambs at 1915. The interesting feat
ure of the transaction is that Shriver
claims the amount received in pay
ment Is practically velvet a. the
lambs lived on the summer falow
and kept the weeds down. The in
stance is quoted in support of the ar
cument that every farmer should run
o few sheep.
The Big Baked Potato" i, to make
%. bow again on Northern Pacific din
ing cars. This Is one of the special.
ties dropped during government con
troll The railroad is now inquring 70
'"jatces to reintroduce the feature.
specimens Weighing about pound
arc desired. \ large quantity viii
lie required annually.
Effective Monday last at Spokane.
the wholesale price Of flour dropped
To si0Sv per barrel. One year, ago
the same grade patent flour was SO
rer barrel.
Since the potato crop commenced
This season 1855 cars have been ship
led out Of Yakima, the average sell
ing price being $50 per ton. and the
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-11-12

aggregate value of shipments 1920,
900. Reports of quantities of potatoes
being frozen are discrcdited.
In demonstration of a new life
saving suit 4. B. Lacey. a former
Gonzaga athlete and naval aviator
in the late war. leaped from the west
guard rail of the Division street
bridge Spokane. into the Spokane
river. After swimming one hundred
yards Lacey emerged from the icy
water in a sweat without having the
shine on his shoes or the starch in
his collar damaged by moisture.
The two boars selected by Armour
& Company to head their Duroc herd
Of pig club Sows were well up in the
open class at the Western Royal
Show, In an exceptionally strong
class the boar Double Critic" won a
second and "Ames Wonder" a fourth.
This means that the boys who enroll
in this pig club will have chance to
raise pigs sired by two of the best
boarS in this section. The Armour
pig club sows will be bred for spring
litterS and distributed to the boys an /
girls enrolled in Idaho and Washing
ton. This distribution will be made
through the Extension Divisions d
the respective state agricultural COL
iogeS.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-11-12

Echo Wants get results.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-11-12

More than 100000 bushels Of
wheat viii be handled by the Wash
mgton Wheat Growers association
according to the predictions of its Of
fcrrS. They assert that wheat grow
crs are signing up rapidly with'the
organization.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-11-12

Grade schools at Yakima have IN
ocrtaken to supply milk for children
Where parents cannot afford the ex-
rense the milk IS provided free. Ar
effort IS being made in this way to re.
store the standard of physique and
health attained in the Yakima school,
before he, 9. two influenza 9pidemics reduc-
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-11-12

aggregate value of shipments s720,-
900. Reports of quantities of potatoes
being frozen are discrcdited.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-11-12

Wheat growers of Walla Walla are
apparently determined to hold
wheat for an advance in price. Dur
ing October practically no wheat is
said to have been shipped out of the
county. Banks are declared to he
aiding the farmers and little of the
100000 bushel crop has been sold.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-11-12

Since the potato crop commenced
This season 1855 cars have been ship
red out Of Yakima, the average sell
ing price being $50 per ton. and the
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-11-12

Effective Monday last at Spokane
the wholesale price Of flour droppe
to >i0.Sv per barrel One year. age
the same grade patent flour was 81:
rcr barrel.
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man.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-11-12

The Big Baked Potato is to make
"a, bow again on Northern Pacific din
ing cars. This Is one of the special.
ties dropped during government con
'rol. The railroad is now inquring 70
'"tatces to reintroduce the feature.
Specimens weighing about a pound
;re desired. \ large quantity will
lie required annually.
The Little River news., 1920-05-22
Banks Curtailing LOanA

New York, May 19.-Pursuant to their pledge to the federal reserve board, leading banking interests here today extended their campaign of de- flation of credits and nigh. commodity prices.
 >In the inancia3 district, this policy already has been effective in reducing speculative loans against securities to the extent of hundreds of millions of dollars in the last fortnight.
 Banks in the wholesale dry goods and general merchandise districts have been proceeding along the same lines, and pressure exrted by those institutions is said to be directly re- sponsible for the wave Of price cutting in many lines of retail trade,
 Down town banks are reported to have advised drastic curtailment of loans to merchants who, for any req son, fail to comply with the govern ment's deflation program.
 Importers ana other dealers in the more luxurious articles of apparel, as we'll as manufacturers of jewelry, sil- verware and other so-called non-es- sentials ,are said to have received word from their banks that only the most moderate financial accommoda- tions may be expected at this time.
The Little River news., 1920-05-22
TO REJECT SUFFRAGE

Baton Rouge, La, May 18.-SenatoI Stewart of Caleaziu parish today in. troducted resolution in the Louisi- ana Senate proposing rejection of the federal suffrage amendment
 Governor Parker today received a message from President Wilson urg- irg his interest and influence in sup port of federal suffrage,
The Little River news., 1920-05-22
SUBSTITUTE FOR COAL
drO-Electric Energy Discussed at
 Electrical Convention.

Pasadena, Calf, May 19.-Substitu- tion of hydro-electric energy for the earth's gradually depicting store of coal and oil, was the principal prob lem today before the forty-third an- tric Light Association, which opened with business session.,
The Little River news., 1920-05-22
BANKERS AGREE TO LIQUl-
 DATE FROZEN LOANS
Term is Applied to Credit Extension Permitting Stocks Oi Merchandise to be Held in Storage.

Washington, May 19.-Adoption by American bankers of the recommend ation of Governor Harding, of the federal reserve board ito liquify frozen loans was expected by board officials to alleviate the financial situa- tion and to go far toward bringing down prices.
 Governor Harding applied the term frozen loans to credit extension per hitting large stocks of merchandise to be held in storage for speculative purposes.
 Representative King, of Illinois, re- gently charged in the house that pres lines, and pressure exerted by those hitting commodities to be kept off the market with resultant increase in prices.
 Legislation designed to drive food stuffs from storage is now pending in congress. It was said today that care full withdrawal of credit from specu- lators in food might accomplish more than statutory regulation. It was em- phasized, however, that discrimination should be exercised by bankers, inas- much as in many lines, the summer months pile up an accumulation of commodities for the following winter
The Little River news., 1920-05-22

Ed Sutton Of Mena was working un- der a house, the frame work of which had been raised. Something happened and the house slipped down on him. It is believed his life wes saved because the ground under the house was mud dy. His body was forced into the house above where the man was pin toned and took his body out through this hole He was unconscious when rescued.
The Little River news., 1920-05-22

John Bagwell of Acorn, Polk county had two of his brothers to dinner with him a few days ago. It was the first time they had dined together in 50 years.
The Little River news., 1920-05-22
Here and There in Arkansas.

Sam Martin, who lives near Mena, recommends cedar tea as an effective spray in killing potato bugs. He says that last season he took small branch es from cedar tree, put them in wa ter and brought the water to boil The tea used as a spray killed the bugs immediately.
The Little River news., 1920-05-22

During a recent hail storm near Mel bourne one man lost about 20 pigs which were literally beaten to death by the hail stones, many of which were as large as hens eggs,
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-12
z WITNESSES
TELL STORY
Of PART|N
KILLING:
Defense to Allege Partin
Drew Knife and Attacked
Lake; II Got Your Man"
Statement of Lake.

That the defense will base it's case
on the alleged fact that J. A. Partin
shot and killed by Fred Lake. Feb
ruary IL at Winterhaven, drew
knife and attacked Lake, was indi-
Gated by Attorney o. V. Wilson's
first cross examination of the states
witnesses this morning, in the vase
of the people versus Fred Lake.
The first witness called in behalf ao1
the state was J. S. Stringfellow, owner
of the Winterhaven Hardware store
According to his testimony, he was
the first man at the scene of the kill
ing and it was he who called the doc
tor to administer aid to the dying
man.
FIRST WITNESS
In describing the shooting as he
knew it, he said, "Mr. Quinn and
were returning from Yuma. in Quin-
ms machine and crossing the lot a
few hundred feet from the hardware
store, we met Partin walking toward
the store. At that time he had nothing
in his hands, and seemed to be on his
way to the store for something.
"Mr. QUINN stopped the car in front
of the hardware store and we got out
Lake was coming down the street at
the time; we nodded to him and he re-
turned the salutation. He seemed to
be in a slight hurry.
"We went directly into the store
Mr.. Quinn began reading the paper
We heard the three shots, but thought
at that time that it was someone
breaking window. Mr.. QUINN re-
marked to me about it at the time
A few seconds later we heard man
scream and other shots. l rushed into
the street and saw Lake approaching
He had a gun in his hand. He said tc
Continued on Page Four)
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-12
SALT0N BASIN co,
SELECTS SEVERAL
OIL DRILLING SITES
Letter Sent to Members Telling
of Progress of Company;
Company Has All Water
Needed on Property.

The following letter has been sent
to members of the SaltOn Basin Oil
and Gas association, which has 250O
acres of land adjacent to that of the
Imperial Valley Oil and Development
association:
Brawley. Cal, May II, 1920.
Dear Members: No doubt you are
wondering what has been done or what
is being done in regard to the SaltOn
Basin Gas and Oil association.
So far no tangible results have been
achieved other than completing the
organization, electing board of di-
rectors and getting the preliminary
work in such shape that we can begin
the active development of the asso-
ciation's properties.
The board of directors consists of
the following:
George e. Kruger, president.
w. r. Harper, vice president.
j. N. Combs. secretary-treasurer.
H. H. Peterson.
G. c. Harbold
The services of an expert oil man
have been secured, and he. has taken
charge of the properties and he is
very necessary to the operations. Also
the associations attorney is follow
ing up proceedings in the United
States land office, and securing the
prospecting permit for the association
AS soon as water has been developed
the board of directors hope to have
a rig ready to put up on the ground
and begin actual drilling.
Vernon L. King, our geologist, has
selected several drilling sites. one O
which we are now working on. He
also said we have all the water We
need on the property tseqoNq
Salton Basin Gas & Oil Co.
By Geo. f. Kruger.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-12
TO SEARCH VALLEY
FOR INSECT WHICH
WILL FIGHT PESTS
Especial to The Press

HONOLULU, T. H., May 12.-John
C. Bredwell, federal government ento-
mologist, will leave for the mainland
in the near future in search of an in
sect which will wage war on pests
now threatening to eXterminate the
algaroba trees of the islands.
Brought here in the early SOS by a
Roman Catholic priest. the first al
garoba tree, the algarob of the Bible,
has scattered it's descendants through
out the territory, until now he meal
made from the beans they produce is
the staple stock food here.
Bredwell will make thorough
search for a pest exterminator in the
Imperial Valley, California. and in
Arizona and New Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-12
REJECTION Of
j. s. PLANS
SURPRISES
CAPITAL
Chief Executive Asked Ad-
miral Sims for Unbiased
Opinion and He Received
Only Generalities, Charge
fRy Associated Press)


WASHINGTON, May IA con-
fdential cablegram from President
Wilson to Rear Admiral Sims sent
during the war was read to the SEN
ate investigating committee today
by Secretary Of the Navy Daniels.
The cablegram expressed surprise
that the British admiralty had "failed
to use Great Britain's great naval su-
periority" effectively against the sub
marines and called on Rear Admiral
Sims for comment and suggestions
based on "independent thought" with
out reference to the Judgment of any
one on that side of the water"
President Wilson said, "every plan
we suggest they reject for some reason
or prudence. In my view this is not
a time Cor prudence but for boldness
even at a cost of great losses"
Secretary Daniels said that Admiral
Sims replied in a 'long telegram of
generaiities and suggested that Amer
ica adopt the British plans"
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-12
BOARD
PREPARING
WEIR
PERMIT
Severe Demands Likely to
be Made on District but
These Will be Met; Cron-
holm Ready to Act.

Indications that Yuma will grant
the permit for the 1920 wier are
stronger daily. but there are also
hints that all is not as calm across
the Colorado river as the valley
would like. The majority cf the
board is in favor of granting the
permit providing certain conditions
are met, but there is minority
which is said to have threatened to
band together and serve the in
junction .Rreventing the wier, if the
Yuma board grants the permit.
Yesterday the committee appointed
by the board to draw up the condi-
tions for the permit made a trip
down the Arizona side of the river.
The committee consists of President
A. Y. Greer, Attorney Thomas Malloy
and w. w. Schlecht of the u. S.
reclamation service.
1t is probable that Yuma will re-
quire an. inspector. to be paid by the
district, that there will be a cash re-
muneratiOn to take care of various
expenses which the Yuma people claim
the situation has put them to and pro-
visions about the construction and
rehioVdl VI lhe "ieI III case " isSe''
danger.
Members of the board of directors
of the irrigation district will in all
probability accept the Yuma condi-
tions provided they bear the ear marks
of being anywhere near fair.
1t is hoped that the permit condi-
tions. after they have been ratified by
the Yuma board, will not have to be
sent to Washington for approval.
The situation at present can be
summed up by saying that Yuma has
shown conciliatory attitude and will
grant the wier permit after the dis
trict has accepted their conditions.
which have not yet been drafted.