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Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-11

ere OF the necessary storage reser-
tolrs, canal, or reclamation works
ieemed chargeable by the secretary of
he interior to said lands: Provided,
however, that all service men and
women and the widows of service men
who have served in the army, navy or
marine corps of the United States shall
1ave preferred right Of purchase to
II equal bidders for the lands sold
hereunder.
Section 2. That the secretary of the
interior at or prior to the time of sale
of said lands, shall estimate the num-
Der of acres within the United States
susceptible of irrigation under the
anal or works herein provided
whether these lands he privately owned
)r owned by the United States, and
hall fl and determine the proportion
ate cost per acres Of the canal or works
o be constructed: Provided, that the
ecretary of the interior may fix and
determine the proportionate amount
hargeablc to the Imperial irrigation
district and the Coachella Valley
county water district, or either legal
,rganizations, ir proportion tc the
lumber of acres susceptible Of irriga-
ion from said canal within said dis
rict or districts.
Section 3. That the secretary of the
Interior, after the sale of said lands
)f the United States, or at such time
md before any such waters shall be
o disposed of there shall be paid to
she government of the United States,
upon such terms ard in such INSTALL
NETS as the said secretary may pre-
scribe, both such proportio of the cost
of the works provided for by this act
and such other sums as the secretary
OF the interior, after public hearing,
1T which all interested parties may ap-
pear and be heard, may determine to
be fair and reasonble, and the moneys
so received shall be credited, re-
spective]y, to the districts ad other
legal organizations contributing to the
cost of the worke herein provided for
in the proportions, to be determined by
said secretary.
Section 5. That any money remain
ing in said separate fund known as the
lLaguna project fund, after completion
of said project and after reimburse.
ment of the reclamation fund for the
proportionate share of works built by
means of the latter fund shall he cred
tied to the cost of operation and main
tenance of the works of the sale
project.
Section 6. That the provision of the
Reclamation Act of June II, 1902. anc
Acts amendatory thereto, known as the
reclamation law, shall be applicable tt
the project herein provided for, except
any portion of such Acts as may bt
in conflict with the provisions hereof
Secretary 7. That the secretary OF
the interior is hereby authorized to
perform any and all acts and to make
,such rules and regulations as may br
necessary and proper for the purpose
of carrying the provisions of this Act
into full force and effect.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-11

Tout editor of the Progress. and if is
necessary that $400 be raised to meet
the payment of all claims that we have
incurred.
AS result of our efforts. we have 70.
ceived reports from posts all over the
United States that they have adonted
resolutions endorsing the Kettner bill,
and made appeals to their congressman
to support it.
When the campaign closes. we will
have mailed approximately 10000 let
ters and circulars. all of them addressed
to the legion officials or posts. Answers
are being received daily bringing the
good news that our bill is receiving on.
dorsement, and we anticipate that posts
will continue to take action for some
time to come.
We have been assured from many
sources, that the only hope for the pass.
age of the Kettner bill comes from the
support of the legion. 1t will be impos.
sible for us to continue the campaign
after this week because of lack of funds
but we have assurances that the other
posts in the Valley will take up the
campaign and continue on, funds to be
raised in the various towns on some
Iproration.
We find a spirit of apathy among the
people regarding the Kettner bill, be-
cause of the general belief that the bill
is certain to pass. For this reason we
have had great difficulty in securing
funds. In our opinion, the bill will
pass only after most vigorous cam
paign is continued by the legion post,
the Imperial irrigation district the all.
American canal association and other
organizations of the Valley.
We fear that if the campaign is per-
mitted to stop at that time, that the
bill will be allowed to die, and we GER
tainly hope that means will be found to
keep up the efforts which have so far
been of great assistance to the Wash
ington delegation.
We ask that at the end of this week
your committee be discharged, and un-
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-11
$400 NEEDED TO
MEET DEBTS OF
B0YCE EATEN POST

The report of the publicity committee
of Boyce Aten Post, appointed to carry
on campaign in furtherance of the
Kettner bill is as follows;
Ell Centro Calf, Feb. g. 1920.
Vaughn n. Thompson, Chairman,
Ell Centre Post No. 25, American
Legion, California.
Dear Sir-Your committee on publicity
appointed for the purpose of aiding in
the passage of the Imperial Valleys all
American canal and Soldier Settlement,
begs leave to report as follows;
Our campaign was planned to con-
tinue for period of two months, based
upon appropriation of $1,000 promised
us by the Imperial Irrigation district,
and will end on February ID. We have
never received any assistance from the
irrigation district, and through solicita-
ton, and the rattle of an automobile
have succeeded in raising about $500.
An additional 1925 has been pledged
as the result of the efforts of .. B.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-11

Z AM little Armqpian girl. I have
three years NY name has 4
history as long as the tail of cat
I am called Iraneh Esther AraX:e
AZgapetian.
Iraneh, because I was horn at Kaz-
vim in Persia and that is a good Per-
sian name. Near the Red Cross hu,
where | first opened my eyes was the
tomb of Esther and Mor1ecai, so my
father also named me Esther. Then
being good Armenian, had to have
the name of our beloved river Arax,
therefore l am AraXie.
My father is General Mesrop New
ton, khan Azgapetian. He was with
an army in the Caucasus mountains
during the Great War. He has many
fine colored ribbons and bright medals
he wears now which he got in the war.
My mother, Lady Anne Azgapetian,
says / was q really truly Red Cross
baby because when / was born I was
both red and cross We were living
just inside the city wall. I could hear
the jacllals at night, bowling, bowling
all the time. I howled too. My nurse
said the iacilass set me bad example.
My first nurse was great big soldier.
He belonged to the Russian army
which was encamped near us.
My mother tells me that she paid
five roubles day (that is $3.50 in
American money! for half loaf Of
bread. The bread was often full OF
dirt and splinters. One had 10 eat the
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-11

house representatives of the United
States of America in congress assem-.
bled, that the secretary of the in
terror is hereby auth orized to set parl
all unentered public lands of the
United States in the Imperial ant
'Coachella Valleys, California, sYscepti-
BILE of irrigation by diversion OF
water from the Colorado river at La
guna dam, found by the secretary OF
the interior to be susceptible of irriga-
tion from the calais or works, the con
struction of which is herein provided
and to sell in tracts of such size as ht
may determine, of not more than 16(
acres to any one purchaser, the lads
so set apart, at public sale to the
highest bidder, on terms to be deter.
mined by the secretary of the interior
under suitable regulations, for not less
than the reasonable value per acre OF
the land plus the estimated cost pei
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-11
HERE IS FIRST COPY OF SMITH BILL
WHICH MARK ROSE SAYS ne CAN PASS

Here is the first publication of the
complete text of the Smith bill, intro
duced as substitute for the Kettner
bill Mark Rose vouches for the fact
that the Kettner bill is dead, although
he doesn't say who killed it. He says
he can pass this bill if the valley
will get behind him, but this seems
very improbable.
here is the bill:
Sixth-siXth Congress, second session.
I'll. r. 1908.
In the oHuse of Representatives
January %, 1920.
Mr.. Smith of Idaho introduced the
following bill, which was referred to
the Committee on Irrigation of Arid
Lands and ordered to be printed.
A Bill-For the reclamation of lands
in the Imperial and Coachella Valleys,
California, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the senate and
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-11

bread as there was no other food cy-
cept sometimes soup from the sou,,
Kitchens. did net get enough to eat.
All the time l cried because | was hun
CRY One fire day my father found n
can of condensed milk in shop ana
bought it for So. That day l had a
feast and did not cry at all. Several
times my father was able to buy a salt
herring for which he paid S1.5O.
began to get very thin. My mother
said she must take me away so tha,
| would not die We began to 90
away but it took q long time. Every
where there were people going. They
mostly had no clothes and often they
would fall down. My mother said they
would never get up again. Ny mother
said they did not have the money to
buy even the bad bread we had ana
they could not live without food. We
Travelled in an ambulance, on horse
back, dOnkeyback and camelback, in a
truck, motor lOrry and cart, in fact
by every way except an airplane.
1t was many months before we could
come to America. There is much to
eat here. 1 like America. l never cry
any more. My mother cries. She says
there are thousands Of little children
starving to death in our country. 1t is
not nice to starve. l did not like it.
1t makes her sad. But some days she
smiles. That Is when my mother says
she knows America will not let the lit.
tie Armenian babies suffer or be hurt.
ARAxiE.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-11

less some action is taken promptly to
continue the campaign. we will close
our office on February A.
In closing, we wish to express our APP
probation of the assistance given us by
the Elks, the Savage Tire Corporation.
Purl Willis, Otis r. Tout, the Office Sup
ply Company, the FL Centre newspa-
pers, Secretary McIver of the Imperial
Irrigation District, Farm Advisor w. O.
Johnson, the public spirited citizens
who spoke for us before farm centers,
those who have contributed to our eX-
penses, and the legion members who
gave their assistance in raising funds.
Our task has been a hard one some
times unpleasant, but we feel amply re-
paid four our troubles by the fact that
we have been of assistance to Imperial
Valley and the former service men in
pushing the Kettner bill to the point
where it now is.
Very truly yours,
JOHN d. K. PERRY,
PHILIP w. KNIGHTS,
EARL l.. BANTA,
FORREST f. KUTZ,
WILEY NJ. WEAVER, JR.
President Vaughn Thompson of Boyce
Aten post comments on this report as
follows:
The report OF the committee on pub
licity is highly pleasing, when one con-
siders what has been done, and what
results have been obtained through the
efforts of this committee, at compare
lively small expense.
The original appropriation of $1,000
! which was made by the Imperial Irri-
! cation district for the purpose of con-
Quoting a campaign in support of the
! Kettner bill was withdrawn, and conse-
quently the committee on publicity was
| forced to seek financial assistance from
other sources in order to continue the
campaign which, at the time of the
withdrawal of the Imperial Irrigation
/
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-11
'tH Is Not Very Nice to Starue,''
Says Little Guest From Armenia

This little Ar
menian has a
name With a
"his tory as
long as the tail
of a cat, she
says. Daugh.
ferofafamous
colder, she of.
: ten cried from
hunger. Now
she is in Am
erica onddoes
not cry any
n o r e., s h e
raively adds,
but her mother
cries, mourn
ing for the
thousands of
other Armeni-
an babies who
are hungry,
back in the ma
tue land. But
little Ironeh
smiles wiseiy,
as she knows
Near Easf Re-
lief is aiding
the poor peo-
PIE of Arme.
n:c.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-11

neo6le use PRUNA did, An experience like
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pERU-NA You Will be
glaa, happy, thankful
Tablet Liquid Sold Everywhere
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-11
NgiIl Not be One Day Without
PE PE-RU-NA
This Lady TELLS Her FRIENDS

Mrs Mary Fricke, 5O7 Bornman ST, Bellevue, M
M is lust one of the many thousands of ladies
throughout the country who after an agony OF
years have at last found health, strength and
gigor in PE-RU-NA.
Her own words tell of her suffering and recovery
Detter than we can do it: 81 suffered with my
stomach, had awful cramps and headaches SO l
Dften could not lay pillow. Saw your booK
Iried PE-RU-NA and got good results from the
first bottle. To be sure Of a cure took twelve
bottles. / have recommended PE-RU-NA to my
friends and all we'll pleased with results l
will not be one day without PE-RU-NA. Have not
had doctor since started with PE-RU-NA, which
was about fifteen years ago. l am now sixty-three
years old, hale, hearty and well. Can do as much
work as my daughters I feel strong and healthy
and weigh near two hundred pounds. Before, l
drod t
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-11

NEW YORK-Engagement Of
Miss Lillian Sutherland Grant,
grandniece Of General u. s. Grant,
to Mr.. Lindsay Mackenzie Good
eve Of Brooklyn. has been an
nounced. Miss Grant Is one Of
New York's society bellies. =
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-12-04
Published weekly by the
Toiler Publishing Association
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Capitals Changed Tune

The present unemployment of millions of men
affords striking instance of the folly of the
workers falling into step to the varying tunes
played by capitalisrn's spokesmen. 1t was only
few weeks ago that every politician, including the
President-elect as well as other nostrum peddlers
were telling the workers that INCREASED PRO-
DUCTION was the sole hope of humanity They
bewailed in tear bringing tones the disnteredness
Of the worker in turning out huge product every
day. They cited the terrible consequences to fol-
low unless the workers speeded up production.
More production, more production was the whole
burden of their song
Now, all this has changed. Now they are sabot-
sgeing production. They refuse to allow produc-
tion to proceed. They have closed and locked the
factory doors. However willing or anxious workers
may desire to produce, however needful it be that
workers Ido produce in order to earn wages with
which ITO live, they ere not allowed to
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-12-04
The Union Label

Unionized printers presume to be very par
ticular about the union label appearing upon the
publications THEY print. To hear them scott in
scornful tones at some workingclass propaganda
appearing without the label, one would think
they were 33rd degree unionists who could never
be prevailed upon to drag in the mire any sacred
principle of unionism.
But it is mostly noise A glance at the publica-
tions monthly, weekly, daily, convinces that the
printing trades are very short sighted in their
union policies. Whatever publication one picks up
he is confronted with the Open Shop propaganda.
Every avenue of public information is being car
peted with this capitalist propaganda. And an
immense part of it is the work of unionized
printers Union operators man the linotypes union
stone men make up the forms, union pressmen
operate the presses and union news boys peddle
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-12-04

work. They are locked out They are
denied the right to live by honest toll They are
denied the right to produce the necessities of life
for themselves and families. The bosses are on
strike against the workers. 1t is THEY who now
refuse to produce.
From more production" their tune has chang
ed to mo production" If the workers had followed
the bosses advice and broken their backs to turn
out more product, it would have meant an earlier
closing Of factories, more hunger and privation
for them. Workers ought to see in this sabotage
ing of production by the bosses that it is always
against the workers interests that the bosses
agitate. Whether their demand is for more pro-
duction or no proudction it is aimed at the work
ers. What they intend, is never under any cir
cumstances expected to benefit the workers, but
only to enslave them more securely, to exploit
them more deeply and to keep them in merciless
and helpless subjection.
Whatever song the capitalists sing, be sure it is
song Of triumph over the prostrate worker. 1t
is high time workers began to see the lesson in
this present unemployment period If it lasts as
long as is indicated at present, the lesson will be
forced into their skulls in spite of their uwillng
ness to learn.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-02
Gypsy E,es.paert.

sented by a eypsy enc.mpment.
where Robert w. Bell stages =
vaudeville performance, assisted by
members Of the '-Heigh-Ho" COM
psny. playing this week at the shu-
bert-Garrick.
The afternoon performance was
followed by a bail last evening. and
tonight the fete WIN wind up with
a carnival and ball There will be
dancing. also. this afternoon In the
small ballroom
The members of the fete COM
mittee wish 70 announce two per-
sons VIII be admitted this Afternoon
on one ticket gr-
The Washington herald., 1920-12-02
What's Going On in Civic Centers

General Civic Center. Central
High School, Eleventh and Clifton
streets northwest-There will be a
rehearsal of the National Peoples
Opera tonight under the direction
of Roland Bond.
Wilson Normal Community Cen
ter. Eleventh and Harvard streets
northwest-A challenge match be-
tween the Wilson Normal ana
Eastern High girls basketball
teams will be played tonight at s
o'clock. The War Risk Athletic
Club will suspend their meet for
tonight. The Alabama State So
ciety will hold their regular
monthly meeting tonight at s
o'clock. Girls gymnasium at 3:15;
advanced French. 1880; elementary
French, $50: Spanish. elementary
and advanced, 1880: domestic art,
1880: library. s o'clock. The Span
ish and French classes are open
for more enrollments.
East Washington Community
Center, Eastern High School,
Seventh and c streets southeast
The East Washington Community
Orchestra, Henry Stopsack, leader,
will practice tonight at 1880. The
French course of twenty-four les
sons starts Friday night under the
instruction of DIR. Basile G. b.
d'Ouakil. professor of French at
the Georgetown University. In
struction free, but a fee OF so
cents will be asked to cover trans
portation and use of study charts.
Other activities tonight: Millinery.
dressmaking. wallach Pleasure
Club. Dervishes. Reneoe Athletic
Club. Americanization class. under
the supervision of the night school.
Thomson Community Center,
Twelfth and l. streets northwest
On Friday afternoon at $3.50 the
children's expression club will meet
to study dramatic recitals. plays
and pageantry. The Mandolin and
Guitar Club is a new acquisition of
this center. 1t meets on Thursday
evening at s o'clock. other activi-
ties tonight: Millinery, Boy Scouts,
troop No. So: Washington Opera
Association. Spanish, elementary
and advanced.
Johnson-Powell Community Gen.
ter. School street. between Irving
and Park road northwest-Sociai
dancing for children. 3:15 this
afternoon: violin lesson, AIS. To-
night: Stenography, millinery,
rhythmic dancing.l committee COM
munity meeting.
E. ". Brown Community Center,
Connecticut avenue and Mckinley
street northwest-Rhythm and So
cial dancing has been added to the
children's classes on Friday after
moons at 5 o'clock, besides dra-
matics and French. A class for
The Washington herald., 1920-12-02
Prominent vrginians Married.

CCentfssed Tonsrrsw1
The Washington herald., 1920-12-02

adults in French will meet on FRI
day afternoon at 4:30.
Southeast Community Center.
Tyler School. Eleventh between G
and / streets southeast-Country
Dancing Club tonight at o'clock.
Petworth Community Center.
Shepherd street, between Eighth
and Ninth streets northwest-There
Will be meeting of the millinery
club tonight.
Dunbar Civic Center. First and N
streets northwest-Dr. Basile G.
dOuakil. professor of French,
Georgetown University, will begin
his French class tbs afternoon at
$3.50. The course of twentS-four
lessons is free and will be held on
Monday and Thursday afternoons at
$3.50. Register by mail or phone
daily 10 a. m. to p. m, Community
Center office, Franklin Building,
Main 6o36, or Dunbar High School.
Mondays and Thursday after 1880
p. m. Regular activities tonight
mems Basketball teams: Just Us,
Carlisle, Peerless, Brownies, young
women's Carlisle basketball teams,
Women's Athletic Club. community
centers band practice, Knights
1chpAof SOHiiudnoeFy OTlll-
Garnet-Phelps Community Center,
Phelps School. Tenth and n streets
northwest-Tonight at s o'clock,
women's exchange; Douglas Coop
erative League. James E. Walker
American Legion Post, Thrift Club.
introducing saving accounts for
adults; b. NJ. c. Club of the G. L..
o. F. This afternoon at 6 O'Clock
Children's Band of Mercy, Junior
Red Cross. Boy Scouts, Pleasure
Club.
Birney Community Center. Nichols
avenue and Howard street south
east-Millinery workers and Boys
Athletic Club will hereafter meet
at o'clock on Thursdays.
,Deanwood Community Center,
Whtttingham and Lane places
northeast-The Deanwood Citizens
Association will give a musical and
literary entertainment tonight at !
O'Clock for the behefit of commun-
ity Advancement. Activities to-
night at 8 o'clock: Community
Chorus, Junior Athletic Club, Com
munity Band.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-02
MyStars!
HOROSCOPE.
December 2, 1920.

Astrologers read this as rather
a. menacing day. While Jupiter is
in benefic aspect, Uranus, Saturn
and the Sun are all adverse.
1t Is a sinister rule for all who
seek to present any claims for serv-
ices rendered or favors bestowed.
While this rule prevails they who
seek political preferment will not
be lucky
Jupiter gives promise to mer-
chants and manufacturers. There
will be much buying, despite all
prophesies. to the contrary.
Although the urge to spend money
will be strong at this time the
judgment may not be good, for de-
certion is supposed to be easy ana
optimism unusually strong.
1t is favorable rule for college
professors and teachers. Again the
seers foretell honors and good for
tune.
Saturn gives good promise to far
mers, but they are to fight for some
important piece of legislation.
Mines seem to be--under a little
better planetary government today,
but there Is the foreshadowing of
great changes in their manage
ment. -+t
In ceertain quarters there will be
a fall in wages at this time, but
this will be accomplished by a de-
crease in living costs. 1t is prophe-
sled. ~
There is a sign read as warning
men and women to be more serene
In their living. for the next few
years will test their strength Of
mind and body. u
Again reactionary tendencies are
discovered by those who read the
stars. These influences will be re-
fiected in manners and dress.
Persons whose birthdate It is
should safeguard themselves against
loss. Travel and change VIII not be
lucky. Those who are employed
should be careful.
Children born on. this day may
have many yicissitudes In life. but
they have power to overcome all
difficulties They are likely to be
extremely talented