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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-23
LEAGUE UNTH|NKABLE,
. SAYS SPEAKER TO CLUB
Harding Democrats Enroll New
Members at Meeting
Last Night.

Denouncing the league of nations
as IAN unthnkable compact for any
red-blooded American to agree to,
Edwin A. Mooers. local attorney
reused the members of the Harding
Democratic Club to a high pitch of
enthusiasm at their rally at Sol E
street last night.
+. Edward Mitchell presided, and.
after announcing the enrolment of
twenty-six new members, bringing
the clubs roster to 2T5. he introduced
William E. Ryan of Rochester, N. Y.
Mr.. Ryan attacked the league of ma
lions and concluded his address by
saying that he doubted if he could
ever return to the fold of the demo-
cratic party.
P. ]. Ryan said that it was impos-
sible for Samuel Gompers. president
of the American Federation of Labor.
to control the labor vote.
Representative w. Frank James of
Michigan detailed HIS visit to PaEis
during the peace conference. and con-
graduated the club on it's initiative
in leading the way for the indie
pendent thinkers of America"
Henry IL. Camp. chairman of the
local republican campaign commit
tee, said the national republican head
quarters was in receipt of more than
fifteen telegramS announcing the for
nation of like clubs in the country.
On motion of Mr.. Ryan the club
went on record as opposed to noon
day rallies to be conducted in the
government departments, as recently
announced.
o. E. Weller. republican candidate
for United States senator in Mary
land, was indorsed by the organize
ton.
The club voted to hold weekly rail-
lies from now until election day, and
chose Tuesday night of each week
for it's meetings, all of which will be
held at sol E street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-23
OFFICER TO GO TO HAITI.

Lieut.. George P. Carr, Naval Medi-
cal Corps, at the Washington navy
yard, has been assigned to duty with
the marine expeditionary force in
Haiti.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-23
TAGGART PLEDGES DRY.
Indiana Candidate Promises to Oh.
pose Wet Measures.

pose Wet Measures.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. September %
Effective enforcement OF the pres
ent prohibition law and opposition to
any legislation increasing the legal
alcoholic content of beverages was
pledged by Thomas Taggart of French
Lick. Ind, democratic candidate for
United States senator, in letter
made public here. The letter was
written to Mrs. Minnie A. Etter
Charlottesville, Ind, in reply to a
communication signed by 179 women
OF that city.
Mr.. Taggart's defeat recently was
declared by the Anti-Saloon League
to be matter of paramount i'm
portance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-23

Anti-SaIoon League Pam
phIet Asks Questions of
Both Candidates.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. September % (by
the Associated Press).-An nti-Sa- =
loon League pamphlet on the two
leading presidential candidates. copies
of which have been received here,
asks Gov. Cox whether w. J. Bryan
was correct in saying Cox has the
enthusiastic support of those who
manufacture criminals for pay and
make a business of the corruption OF
politics." and inquiries of Senator
Harding whether Nicholas Duttle,
secretary of the former Ohio Liquor
League. is fair in calling him Jelly
fish Harding" and adding. cit did not
take him long to get into the band
dry all over"
These are said to be quotations from
letters sent to both candidates, to
which neither has replied.
A statement by T. j. O'Connor. presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania Federation
of Liquor Dealers, indorsing Cox for
the presidential nomination. and quo
tations from Justice, a wet publica-
ton of New Jersey, saying Cox might
be counted to use his influence to mod
ify the Volstead act and repeal the
eighteenth amendment, are also car
ried.
The letter to Harding asks whether
he received two shares of Marion
Brewing Company stock in return for
printing.
a compilation of records sets forth
that Cox championed the saloon
license amendment to the Ohio con-
stitution in 1912: that he recommend
ed legislation to enforce the state
prohibition amendment adopted in
1918 and later signed the enforce
ment bill.
The league quotes the Congress
siona1 Record to show that Harding
voted for submission of the eight
zenith amendment. but in a speech said
he was not a prohibitionist and did
not regard the liquor question as a
moral issue.
Harding is shown as not voting on
the anti-advertising and bone-dry
measures. voting against application
of the bone-dry amendment to the
District of Columbia. against impor-
tation or withdrawal of distilled
liquors from bond for beverage pur-
poses. for prohibition of the use of
grains in the manufacture of dis
titled LIQUOR, or purchase of liquor
stocks by the government and for
payment of damages to ousted liquor
interests, for giving voters a chance
to choose between prohibiting dis
titled" and Intoxicating" liquors, and
against prohibition in the Philippines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-23
ASSIGNED TO ANNAPOLIS

Lieut.. Commander Joseph A. Brom-
well. commanding submarine RIO
has been assigned to duty at the An
napolis Naval Academy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-23
Don IT Raise Lad
FOrTcePresident, -
Marshall Warns

CHICAGO, September 23.-An
appeal to the Masonic fraternity
to keep America safe" was
made by Vice President Mar
shall In an address ut the ban-
quet tonight of the Supreme
Council, thirty-third degree
Scottish Rite Masons for the
northern Masonic Jurisdiction
of America.
Other speakers were Gov.
LOwden of Illinois and Barton
Smith of Toledo, sovereign
grand commander of the Su-
preme Council. When Vice
President Marshall was intro
duced by the tOnstmaater ms '.Rn
official" he said:
ITO call the Vice President
of the United States an Official
is an outrage. Bring your son
up to become a President OF
the United States, but don't
train him for the vice presi-
dency. Give the lad a fair
chance"
He closed with an appeal to
"senrch your soul and see what
you can find to do that this
country shall endure, for there
are none who can and will
keep America safe better than
YOU"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-23

Theirs nothin' new about
amnesia-lots O folks seem t
fergit who they are, but they git
home all right.
Gabe Cav got twenty miles
t tn gallon all tn way home
from Terre Haute an then got
six months a quart after he wuz
pinched.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-23
MADE BRIGADIER GENERAL.

Lieut.. Col. Hugh A. Drum, infantry,
has been appointed a brigadier gen.
eral in the Regular Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-23
P1Uder PuW
For Women at
Tax Election

MOBILE, Ala, September b.
Woman voters in Whistler, the
largest precinct in this county
outside of Mobile. will be pro-
vided with mirrors and powder
puts at the school tax election
tomorrow.
The election will be held in a
schoolhOuse and the rooms will
be provided, by the man election
officers, with every comfort for
the women, who are casting
their first ballots in the state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-23
WILL RUN FOR SENATE.
Former Mississippi Governor Wants
to Oppose Vardaman.

JACKSON, Miss. September "a
Former Gov. Theodore G. Bilbo has an
nounced publicly that he would be a
candidate for the United States Senate
in 1922
In making his announcement Mr.
Silbo said: II will make the race if it
is to be against James K. Vardaman
alone. If it is a three or four cornered
race l will not be candidate 1 can
peat Vardaman. but 1 realize that 1
must begin to form my campaign now"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-23

things which Theodore Roosevelt gave
the last years of his life to stamp
out" he charged.
when the solidly American people
of the republic see the hyphen
brought back into national affairs
and witness the attempt to divide our
people in the interest of foreign as
pirations and allegiance, they may
well beware.
Speaking for myself and for Gov.
Cox as well, I say quite frankly that
we want all-American votes only"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-23

years professor of Padaeontology and
Stratigrapby at Columbia University,
has been called to a. professorship in
the University of Picking. it was an
nounced today He Will sail next month.
While in China he will conduct spe-
cial governmental research work for
three years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-23
SEVERAL ARMY PROMOTIONS.

Promotions in the Regular Army
are announced. as follows: To be
captains-Second Lieuts. Elmer E.
Lockhard and Ed N. Enders, both of
the finance department. and First
Lieut.. Clyde W. Scogin. Dental Corps.
To be first lieutenants-Second Lieuts
James r. Sperry. James A. McCallam
George L. Caldwell, Paul r. King
and Daniel H. Mallan, all of the Vet
Urinary Corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-23
"MIDDAUGH & SHANNON
HOMES"

(Homes that have satisfied for 20 years.
Paying rent is merely a waste
of good money. Making month
ly payments on your own home
is like taking money out of one
pocket and putting it in another
Your own instead of the land
lords. These homes offer the
opportunity to convert that
monthly expense into a saving
that will stand you well in your
/ old age
BROOKLAND
Right at the end of the Brookland car line.
Individual detached homes in
our Michigan Avenue Addition.
These homes contain three or
four bedrooms and bath, living
room with real fireplace, dining
room, kitchen. pantry, cellar
under entire house, splendid at
tic. Modern in every detail
Built in the "Middaugh & Shan
non way" which insures real
home comfort and satisfaction.
As has been our experience in the past
so it is now-our homes are selling before COM
pletion Accordingly, we suggest prompt in.
spection.
Middaugh & Shannon, Inc,
No Place Like Home
No Home Like Ours.
Since 1899.
Suite 1899 Woodward bldg, 18th and Fl.
Main $685.
Cut out this ad.-see these homes.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-28
TABLE

You Will notice there were but two
months of the year when the maximum
flow equalled, or exceeded, the amount
required for each of Mr.. Caseys pro-
posed plants, and, during those months
the minimum fell very far below that
figure. This table covers only the flow
IN the Alamo, and while the same ac-
curate data concerning the flow Of
waste water in New River is not avail
able there is no one however, acquaint-
ed with the canal system of the lrriga-
ton District, but knows that the flow
Of waste water in the New River is
rot only more variable than that of
the Alamo, but that the amount wasted
IN any month is also materially less.
Today, for instance, the total of waste
water flowing in that channel is but
252 second feet. tGl
The conditions of the flow in the
Alamo, below Rositas Waste Gate,
were not materially different in 1919
from those shown in Table II and no
future development is likely to cause
any material change. 1t is true that
the Irrigation District is under con-
tract to deliver water to Imperial
Water Co. No 9, but, inasmuch as the
area included under that company is
only about 10000 acres it will be
readily seen that 200 second feet,
more or less, will be ample to comply
with that contract and that, for any
further supply, we must depend on the
desire or ability, OR both, of the Irri-
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-28

cation District to turn waste water
down that channel.
1t would therefore seem to me that
there exists no justification for eX-
pccting a flow of TOO second feet or
any material part of such flow, and
that the installation of any one of
these projects would call for the build
ing at once of another plant to be
operated by steam or gas. his could
not properly be termed an Auxiliary"
plant for | think without doubt it
would be in operation much more of
the time than would the hydro plant.
Probable Cost Of Development.
An inspection Of Table | would seem
to indicate that the figures contained
in it are not the result of even approx
innate estimate, but rather are rough
guesswork. Whether Mr.. Casey de-
fnitely located each one Of these dams
| am unable to determine, but / have
inspected each site, locating it as
closely as / could from the description
given in the applications, and / find the
conditions very different from those
named or implied in the applications.
If | have not succeeded in Identify
ing his proposed sites, within, say,
one-quarter mile, there is still'no room
for any material difference in the
height of the banks of the Alamo. The
country falls to the north at more or
less the same rate of grade as the
water surface in the channel.
The conditions at the site of Appli-
cation 1914, the site on New River, do
admit of the construction of a dam
81 Y feet in height, the total depth
of the channel at that point being
approximately 48 feet, but the distance
between banks at such height would
be nearer 1900 feet than the 700 feet
named in the application.
1t is in the case of the two filings
on the Alamo that the greatest absurd
ity exists. At the lockwood bridge
which is Application 1918, the total
height from the bottom of the channel
to the level of the adjacent country is
approximately 25 feet. The applca-
tion names 35 feet as the height of the
dam proposed for this point, so there
will be required levee nine feet above
the surrounding country on each side
of the channel, running back up the
river the necessary distance to catch
grade. What that distance may be
cannot determine, without a survey
but doubt if it would be less than two
miles. 80 "a,
In the case of application 1924, which
covers the site at Alamorio bridge,
find the total depth Of channel below
the surrounding country to be approx
imately 27 feet. The application calls
for a dam with a height of 40 feet, sc
I that here we have the same conditions
described in the case of the lockwood
bridge but much aggravated, the lev
ees on top of the banks in this case be-
ing 13 feet instead of 8 feet as al
lockwood.
1t may be coincidence that each OF
these projects should figure out the
same cost, but when you take into con-
sideration the fact that each of these
projects calls for dam from 35 tc
40 feet in height, it is plaintly evi-
dent that any material difference in
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-28

H. T. Cory, formerly geReral man
agor and chief engineerOf theaGalHotl
MIA Development company, in Volume
No. 9, Papers and Discussions or the
Anorican Society of Civil s,Esaga aaael,s
on page 1890, says; "The diversion Of
the Colorado River into thefSalton Sea
in 1905 and 1906 resulted jim eroding
the beds CT the Alamo and New Rivers
into deep, wide channels, which will be
controlling features in the design of
of the ultimate drainage system for
the valley, and thus produce a benefit
which, in the end, must certainly eX-
ceed the total damages resulting from
such DIVERSION. And again, on page
1924, "by far the greatest benefit was
the erosion of the great Alamo and
New River Barrancas and the creation
of the main features of a complete
and comprehensive drainage system
for the entire Imperial Valley
1t is with no intention of assuming
the role of spokesman for the State
Bond commission that | say that | do
not believe that commission will APP
prove any future bond issue which
does not carry a substantial appropria-
tion for drainage.
d Drainage is a necessity today. It is
not something, the consideration of
which can be postponed until next
year. 1t is fact, determined by ac-
tual survev. that in this valley today,
there are fully 100000 acres incapable
Of full production for the reason that
the water table has risen and has
brought up the alkali. 1t is also true
.hat some $4,000 acres are threatened
with the same conditions in the very
near future.
Prof. Weir, of the University of
California, in his report made last
year to the university and the farm
bureau Of this county says, "The need
for drainage has become so acute that
unless some relief is provided, the
valley will suffer, not only from the
complate abandonment of the land and
the, unsatisfactory crops that are
grGwh on land, 'pattly damaged, but
also frord the effect sich' a condition
has on outside investors and capital" :"
These men quoted are authorfIS$
They think the existence of these
"dcep, wide barrancas" the biggest as
set OF Imperial Valley and l have no
doubt that this opinion is shared by
90 per cent Of the people here who
have given this matter due considera-
tion. The installation however of the
projects covered by these applications
would nullfy all benefits now enjoyed
or which later may be derived from the
existence Of these channels.
Imperial Water Company No. /, by
the construction of it's Rose waste
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-28
LEGION FINDS LOST MEN
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Aug. 28.-The Ameri-
can Legion is making an effort to nit
igate distressing phase of the after
math of war, the 200C personal mys-
teries of the great struggle of men
who are classified in army and navy
lists as missing in action" skilled in
battle and presumably dead" The
work has been rewarded with some
success, it is announced. In several
instances the Legion Weekly has OBJ
tanned for mother more and clearer
details of how her service son died, or
put wife in touch with the comrades
of her husband, missing in action"
Requests of relatives and friends of
soldiers, sailors, marines, and military
nurses about whose fate little is
known. are being sent to newspapers
throughout the country for publica-
tion. Results of this publicity are care
fully tabulated at offices here.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-28

ditch, has rendered valuable service to
the low lands of the Mesquite Lake
Basin. Due to the ordinary, natural
process of sitting, the bed of the Ala
mo channel has now reached an eleva-
tion where the efficiency of this waste
ditch is threatened, but were the dam
at Alamorio constructed, it would, at
once and forever, put this ditch "out
CT business" and the Mesquite country
would in a very short time be a swamp.
Similarly, all the waste canals now
maintained by the Imperial Water Co.
No. 5, which, while primarily con-
strhcted as waste bitches, nevertheless
serve to a certain extent as drainage
bitches, would also be put out Of COM
mission.
Effect On Sluic;ng Operations.
More and more, as their canal sys-
TENS are perfected, are the district and
the Mutual Water companies depend
ing on sluicing for the maintenance of
their canals. Dredging of certain cam
ais is, add always will be, a necessity.
bat in all cases where proximity to
either the Alamo or New River affords
the opportunity, sluicing will always
be resorted to as the efficient and
economical method of desilting these
canals.
The immediate effect of the installa-
ton of these dams would be to put an
end to any such practice. Any dam
constructed in either of these channels
would for but short time, impound
water 1t would very soon become a
retaining wall, holding back a 30 foot
fill or sand or silt. Mr.. Casey's esti-
mate of the capacity of his largest
reservoir" is 9540 acre feet. If his
dam is designed without an under
sluice, and he passes over it 700 second
feet, assuming that such water will
contain one and one-half per cent of
silt, he will find that it will take just
$40 days to completely fill his reser-
voir. If an undersluice is provided, he
will succeed in keeping open a narrow
channel for a short distance above
such sluice. Then, if head of water,
exceeding in volume the capacity of his
spillway, be turned down the channel,
nothing but the immediate failure of
his dam WiHfsave the adjacent lands
from very serious damage.
Conclusions.
l am unable to see any advantage to
be gained by the installation of any or
all of these plants which cannot be
secured in other ways less detrimental
to the welfare of the valley. do not
hesitate to say that no one of them
can be built for anything like the
amount named in the applications and
l am convinced that, should their con-
be attempted, those respon-
sible must inevitably expect serious
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-28

opposition from any farm lands which
would be adversely affected, not to
mention the mutual water companies
nor the district. The latter organiza-
tion is even now planning a drainage
system for the benefit of the entire
valley and intends to use these chan
nels for its main outfall.
Nor do l believe that if, in the con-
struction of any of these proposed
plants, it became necessary to float
bond issue, the state bond commission
would approve an issue which would
make possible the erection of barrier
to block the one thing they have con-
sistently and continuously urged upon
the people, namely the development of
system of drainage for the entire
valley.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) c. N. PERRY.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-28
REPOR 7
On Certain Applications, Filed by
Earl S. Casey, for Appropriation
Of Water for Power PURPOSES.

tion 1924 should fall at or near the
bridge at Alamorio.
His application 1918 is correctly
described and locates that project near
the county bridge east of lockwood
These locations will be found shown
on the map attached to this report.
In order to make clear certain points
which later wish to bring out / have
tabulated the principal points involved
in these applications.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-28

eof
OF tch rteen been Valley
OF IN
Of
Attorney 3! Centre Hvtne He drafted the proceeding for
the hen the attacked Later attorney for the
Legislature
Metc0.
of
the
litigation of IA
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-28
NEVADA PLANS SCHEDULE
(By Associated Press)

RENO, New, Aug. 28.-Football
games will be played by the Univer-
sity of Nevada this year with several
Pacific Coast teams and with the I'm
iversity of Hawaii at Honolulu. The
Honolulu trip will be made during the
Christmas holidays.
Nevada's Thanksgiving Day game
will be played at San Francisco
against the University of Santa Clara.
The University of Utah and Utah
Agricultural College are on Nevada's
schedule. An attempt is being made
to schedule game with the Univers-
ity of California.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-28
Location of the Sites.

The descriptions Of the diversion
points, given in two of the three ap-
plications filed by Mr.. Casey, appear
to be erroneous. However, by reading,
in each case, the entire application, /
have reached the conclusion that his
intent was that his application 1914
should cover a location on New River
near the county bridge Immediately
west of Brawley, and that his applica-
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-28
Sufficincy of Water for Power
Required.

'5U1TCTQIcy OF WateF TOT TOWef
Required.
The whole question Of the suitability
OF the locations named in these appli-
cations hinges on the sufficiency and
regularity of the water supply avail
able. Each of the three projects is
based on the proposition of dropping
700 cubic feet of water per second a
height of 80 feet.
The following table, furnished me by
the Irrigation District, covers the year
1918 and is, believe, self-explanatory.
TABLE III.
ROsitas Waste.
Maximum, minimum and average dis
charge for each month of 1918 in
foot.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-28

8 days run only.
Out 2 days.
Total for the year: 99,GG9 second it..
Monthly average: S306 second ft.
Daily average, 273 second #.