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Evening star., 1920-11-21

| got sore eyes and rheumatism. Uncle
! Nat she tells one of them. but ii
might be worse. Suppose you were
! a spider. with a thousand eyes and q
dozen legsT They'll print things
like that on the screen; no douot
Betty's birthday party, and how she
brought home the Widow Becketts
runaway pig in a baby carriage
There's lots of humorous bits like that
in the book which ought to make
gOon com. oy. wonder how 1t will
'0i-,. roaring over the funny things
/ thought out and put on paper In
my study. l know l shall blush furi-
ously all the while"
Say. I never had u real book author
give me SO much inside dope on herr
self before. Honest. she opens up like
a tobacco barn. Partly due to the
"stis because most southern women
are born chattin' free about them
selves. You knowc And generally it's
kind Of cute. interestin' chat. Clara's
was She got me hoping hard that
this movie Of Betty Of Barnegat" was
being don right. ~
And about that time. after we'd
c-osssd ire East. river and driven
through three Or four Brooklyn sub
urbs. the chauffeur hauls up in front
of what was once an old roller skat-
ing rink but has been stuck full Of
skylights and made into the Incor-
porated Studios. -
What a barren, barny place." says
Miss Clara as we wanders in and be-
gins gropin' our way towards where
some men in overalls are hammering
vigorous 1T can't be here. Torchy.
If Betty is being filmed here"
Which l did. Dunno" says one.
There's a bunch workin' over in tn
far corner"
Sure enough, there was. aSuppose
scout around and see IL it's your
company l suggests.
1t a weird-looking lot to push in
among reckless, I'll say. There's
couple of dozen. I should judge. got
up in all kinds of fancy costumes and
with their faces and hands simply
plastered with white paint. Most of
EN- are loafin' around. sittin' on odd
pieces Of furniture. or old boxes and
dies are chewin' sum. some smokin'
cigarettes. some chattin' with young
gents. and all Of 'em lookin bored and
tired.
Excuse me-" I says to one group.
but is this the Betty OF Barnegat
company"
,dawd , knows" says a girl in a
stickin around here since this morn
in and l amt been called yet. Better
ask Mr.: Fitch. the director. That's
him with the smoked goggles on"
So l edges in where this low brow
in his Shirt sleeves is talkin' rough
through his cigar to a stout lady in
evening dress and a man got up as
a clown. He seems more or less peev.
ed as 1t, is. but when he's read the
note I hands him he almost blows a
gasket.
You don't mean to say Phelps has
sent down another fool author?' he
demands. For the love of beans,
Didn't | tell him I wouldn't stand for
Evening star., 1920-11-21
The Bitter Truth.

JOSEPH HERGESHEIMER. a writer
of fiction. dined recently with a
friend at New York rsStaurant.
The novelist was .condemning the
prevalent commercial spirit In lltera-
turs and said:
I'm true art money should never
be an object
At this point in the conversatio ion
the waiter brought In his exorbita mt
bill and MIR. Hergesheimer. scanning
the document. sighed and remarked:
lit Is true that In art money should
be no object-Gbut- 1t should be no
objection, either. IN these times a
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-19

4 kiss might be d satisfactory
wedding assurance, as tar as the
young lady is concerned, especially
now that her husband is pushing
daisies, but in order to collect $10,-
coo, | am afraid Crclc Sam will de-
mand more convincing evidence.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-19
NEW DECISION
Continued from page ~

in finally apportioning the surplus
waters of the Colorado river, Mr..
Rose states that all lands susceptible
of irrigation in Mexico and the
United States would be considered. AT
the present time it is estimated that
there are 100000 acres in Mexico
which can be irrigated and in the
United States there are fully 3,000.-
600 acres, which with storage can be
irrigated.
Thus any arbitration between the
two countries under this principle
would necessarily see the United
States secure vast majority of the
water.
In fact" said Mr.. Rose this morn
ing, l would not object greatly to
seeing this placed in effect. Mexico
would have to pay its proportionate
share of the storage cost which would
be one of the main things we hav.
been fighting for. This decision was
between Egypt and Sudan and both
of these are colonies of Great Britain
so doubt if it can be made the basis
for international law"
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-19
DOLLAR A POUND
Continued from Page ~

the Texas turkey will then be thrown
on the market. Prices there will be
reflected by prices on the Pacific
coast. The Pacific coast turkey will
not be sufficient to supply coast trade
this year and it will be necessary to
import Texas birds.
AS for the Imperial Valley crop,
Mr.. Rath states that there is not much
over half crop this year. This is
due to lack of fertility in turkey eggs
and the poor Matching season last
spring. Normally the valley ships
out between 10000 and 10000 birds.
He believes that growers will make
a mistake if they hold their birds
until after the holidays this year in
the hope of higher prices and advises
all to market them before the Thanks
giving and Christmas holidays. The
cold storage market is in chaotic
condition and he believes that few
birds will be placed in storage this
winter.
Referring to prices of 81 q pound
in some coast cities, he says that
these are visionary. The reports work
more harm than good he says, for
they lead the farmer to hold his pro-
duct in the expectation of higher
prices and scare the public from
buying, thus creating an artificial
shortage which can only end in a
crash.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-19
Curious Friend of the Court

Shartrldge thereupOn announced his
desire to participate in the eXamina-
Jon Of the jurors. Heney objected to
his appearing as a representative of
The district attorneys Office. Short
ridge then asked if he would be per-
mitted to appear in the capacity of
amicus Curiae in the examination of
the jurors. This privilege was ac-
corded him.
Shortridge solemnly stated that as
lmicus curiae it was his duty to see
shat the proceedings were without
law. Heney refused 10 take him SER
,ously, however; referred TO him face
.iously as the curious friend of the
curt and suggested that the court
unassisted might be able to determine
what was competent evidence.
Ruef Loses District Attorneys Office
While the impaneling of the grand
jury was proceeding in one court, the
fight for the district attorneys office
was going on is another. Ia these
Samuel NJ. Shortridgc ap-
peared, not as "amicus curiae," but as
one Of Euef's attorneys in the legal
contest to force Langdon out of the
district attorneys office and put in
Ruef. The contest was bitterly con-
Quoted. Honey, for example, placed
Ruaf on the stand to show what was
Continued on Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-19

protest against conditions in San Fran
cisco, for which the municipal ad-
ministration, of which he was recog-
nized head, was held to be accout-
able. The first serious attempt to
Gust Ruef from his dictatorship had
failed.
Euef Seizes District Attorneys Office
a decided step toward the corrupt
administration was taken when Dis
Sriet Attorney Langdon appointed Mr.
Heney deputy district attorney. Ruef
felt his danger. He attempted to meet
it with a bold move. At his direction
his bribe-cGrrier, Gallagher, declared
ne office Of district attorney vacant,
2nd appointed Ruef, district attorney.
Ruefs first act as district attorney
was to discharge Heney as deput.
4 fight for the district attorneys
office followed, Langdon naturally re-
Sis.ing the order of his removal. Lang
d,n finally was lett in possession of
his office, but before the decision
.H5s rendered the impaneling of the
arand jury which was to investigate
San Francisco graft conditions came
before the super/r court. Ruef want
cd to direct the proceedings. The
Judge announced that he had concluded
he district attorney mad the right to
iaoerrsgate grand jurors as to their
qualifications, and stated further that
.naSmuch as LangdOn was the de facto
district attorney, Langdon would con-
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-19
duct the examinations.

duct the examinations.
And then Samuel NJ. Shortridge
leveIed restraining index finger at
the judge.
Ruef was in court with his personal
attorney and the deputy district at
torney" whom he had appointed to
take Heney's place. Mr.. Shortridge
appeared with them.
Sh0rtridgeisn:s
Mr.. Shortridge read Acting Mayor
Gallagher's order suspending Lang
don and appointing Ruef, and called
the courts attention to the fact that
Ruef had filed his official bond as
district attorney. He stated that the
question Of who was district attorney
Langdon or Ruef, was pending before
another department Of the superior
court, and that in Difference to the
department, the court should postpone
proceedings until the controversy over
the district attorneys office could be
decided. Shortridee expressed him
self as fearful that if the eXamina-
tier Of the grand purors went on, the
decision Of the court in which the
district attorney controversy was be
ing heard might inYalidate the grand
jury proceedings.
But the pudge refused tosbc moved
either by the compelling index finger
or the ShQrtrdge eloquence, and order
81 the impaneling Of the grand jury
TO continue.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-19
LADIES' AUTO
RACE ON NOV. H

, A ladies matched auto race, between
Mrs. F. G. Hackett, of Ell Centre, and
Mrs. Wade Stevens, of Waco, Texas,
has been arranged for during the four
day festival to be given at the Play
ground, Brawley. November lila.
The race will probably be held Sat
urday, November IS.
Mrs. Stevens, reading Of the Armi-
stice races to be held on that day. in
Waco, issued 4 crallenge by wire,
which was readily accepted by Mrs.
Hackett.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-19
'A22:I: RIJE:|| F.

Continued from Page J.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-19
NOTED ENGINEER TO
AID DEVELOPMENT
lBY United Press)

! SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19.-The
San Francisco chamber of commerce
plan for the commercial and industrial
advancement of the San Francisco
district has taken definite form with
the arrival from New York Of Dr.. B.
NJ. Rastall, one of the most prominent
industrial engineers in the United
States.
DR.. Rastall has been engaged to
survey the whole trade problem of
San Francisco and to formulate
in which every commercial
in the city will be asked to
cooperate.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-19

Continued on Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-19

guIrlon GcA as kyenas may ge5 from
he killings Cf lions. San Francisco
4a5 C.v.ald into opposing camps. SO
powerful. was the defense that many
months PASSED before a jury had
found the mayor Of the city guilty Of
cztoT5.on and he had been retired from
office, and the members Cf The cor
rGPced aoaId Of supervisors had been
forced to confession of bribe-taking
and resignation from the public posi-
tions they mad betrayed, while long
years were passed before Abe Ruef,
The director Of it all, The go-be tween
from coIIUpting corporations to cor
rupted officials, was to be landed IN
q cell at San Quentin.
Union Square Meeting
To NEE, what was regarded as a
reign Cf ,llwor at San Francisco, var
i0u5 improvement clubs called a meet
.ng several months after the fire, to
approximately the same as it was last
be held I'm the rooms of the California
Promotion committee. So great was
the crowd as-cmblcd that the meeting
took place in Union Square. With
astonishing assurance, RucI, the man
who was back Of the corruption, and
Gallagher, at that time acting mayor
. Of the city, who was Ruef's bribe-
carrier to the supervisors, appeared
before tie committee in charge and
offered tce.r services to clean up San
/ Francisco,
50 wei. did The pair play their cards
-lat before the resolutions which had
acen drawn were presented to the
crowd, harsh reference to Ruef and
he municipal administration had been
+ -HDuroated
Shortridge to the Fore
At the park meeting Samuel NJ.
Shortridge stood by the side Of the
presiding officer and acted as a sort
of master cf ceremonies. Quick work
followed. The resolutions as eXpur-
lated Ly the csmmittee were read and
declared adopted. The next, moment
arnorncmcl, vas made that the meet
ing stood adjourned.
An angry demonstration followed.
The people Lad met to discuss law
.assness. They refused to be put off.
There were cries Of "Drive Rucf out Of
town" For a moment an outbreak
socmcd imminent. At this crisis Ruef's 5
Jribc-callier, Acting Mayor Gallagh-
or, apcarcd and advised the crowd to
''dizpersc to your respective homes"
Citizens ~, rot care TO partici-
pate in wha. threatened to become a
rot began 10 leave the park. But
Ruef's henchmen did not leave. AT
the right time Ruef, who had been
covering in fright in a near by room
while the crowd denounced him, APP
pcarci. His followers, now in the
majority, caoered him wildly. The
next momea. Ruef was in control 0
The meeting which had been called t
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-19

Here's woman that is willing t.
give her husband half of what h,
makes.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-19
The majority Of them will give
him 10 per cent, providing he puts
ii in the basket Sunday morning.

Its all right for Vanderbilt, Jr,, to
80 skipping over the country, camo-
faged as a newspaperman, but you
can bet your election hat that he is not
supporting a valc5 and wife on his
salary.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-19

An organized campaign for control
Of predatory animals is to be under
taken by the state department of agri-
culture working with S. E. Poper who
has been in charge of such work for
the United States biological survey IN
the western states.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-19

Sugar beet farmers of the Pleasan-
ton section of Alameda county are Sc
curing good sugar tests on their beets,
tests running as high as 22.S per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-19
BOYCE ATEN POST
RTEETS TOMORROW

The regular meeting of the Boyce
Aten Post No. 25, of the American
Legion, will be held at the new club
rooms, 131 South Sixth street, We'd
nesday, November 20.
Amendments to the constitution and
bylaws proposed will be voted upon.
All members are urged to be
present, and eX-service men invited
to join.
c. W. BARRY, Scc'y.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-19
c. W. BARRY, Scc'y.

Potato Inspector Shear of the state
department of agriculture has been
on tour of inspection through So
noma, Siskiyou ard Humboldt coun-
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-19
DE
Little OF Nothing

4 kiss might be satisfactory
wedding assurance, as tar as the
young lady is concerned, especially
now that her husband is pushing
daisies, but in order to collect $l0,-
coo, am afraid UEclc Sam will de-
mand more convincing evidence.
Here's a woman that is willing to
give her husband half of what he
makes.
The majority Of them will give
him 10 per cent, providing he puts
Ii in the basket Sunday morning.
It's all right for Vanderbilt, Jr,, to
50 skipping over the country, camo-
Gaged as a neWspaperman, but you
can bet your election hat that he is not
supporting vale5 and wife on his
salary.
The latest definition Of love is as
fellows:
\" optical dcrang9ment and amaur-
es'S. caused by q lypodermjc infection
Il the ophthalmis and aided by the
prosuJiGiraticn Of The weaker sex.
lis effects can Only be overcome
by Ealluciratiou and the concentra-
ton of thought along equinoctial
ideas.
Glad that part of It is over.
Here's what someone else has to
say on the subiec:;
HERE is above the material It
seems divine. Something noble, sus-
tanning. inspiring. \ kiss, ii caress.
vas but a pitifullv small manifesto
ten of it's wondroU5 depth.
HE-1t is q thing material. a
physical eXhileration that floods the
mind and body (Mush) to crush her
n his arms, (mora mush) tt kiss her
vas the fullest realization of love.
Sickening sentimentality.
The bell saved Pouzi, so it seems.
FOR although he was X. O.ed on 86
counts, and declared insoIvent, there
s nothing N his scheme, SO he declares
that warrants his arrest, other than
he mcra fact that he separated the
people from more than 10 millioG'
2echs. by more or less legitimate
Methods.
District Attorney Woolwine, OF
Les Angeles county, is again on the
warr&th. Now hat te has jailed
81 the profiteers. crooks. check
artists and blucbeards in that sec
lens af the cOuatry, he is attempting
10 rcU2d in master minds, connected
Win the New York Liquor ring, al
igged to he directing nation wide
operations fr0n, !hat city.
Me- rame or fair city Is getting.
sc5eriy yours, little.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-01-10
Mothers Gratitude.

Somewhere in America there Is
nurse from overseas who wears a
short strand of small. round pink
beads. She calls it her "Croix de
Guerre." Just before Chateau-Thier-
ry, when the refugees were pouring
out of eastern France, a young girl
with big, dark eyes came with sick
baby to one of the hospitals behind
the lines. During the first few weeks
at the hospital the baby whimpered
and walled constantly, but with the
nurses unremitting care it gradually
grew we'll and strong.
The day the little mother was leav-
ing she sought out the nurse whose
untiring patience and kindness had
meant the return of her baby's health.
''This, ma'm'selle," she said, holding
a string of pink beads in her out
stretched hand, 81 want you to have
it; it is the only thing l have left be-
sides my baby, and you have saved
him for me-"
"Just tiny happening in the big
story of the world war;" says the
Modern Hospital in relating the incl
dent, "but, one which will long live
in the memory of the nurse whom it
so closely touched"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-01-10
Fine Ride to Old Castle.

And what a ride II was! what SUI
oerb scenery and glorious country.
picturesque. mountainous! 1t seemed
difficult to believe that a land of such
overwhelming beauty in summer could
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-01-10
NOTHING NEW IN H. C. O. l.
People of the Long Ago Raised the
Same Wall, Apparently to As
Little Purpose.

1t is always soothing to learn that
our ancestors were kicking about the
same things that rifle us today. Next
time you are inclined to believe that
high prices have been sent by the pow
ers above to vex this day and genera
ton alone, just ponder upon these
words written by John f. Watson of
New York city in 1S43, under the head
ing Changes of Prices" in book OF
his published in 1S47:
1T is curious to observe the changes
which have occurred in the course OF
years, both in the supply of common
articles sold in the markets and in
some cases in the great augmentation
of prices-for instance, Mr.. Brewer.
who has been quite chronicle to me,
has told me such facts as the follow
ing, viz:
He remembered we'll when abund-
ance of the largest Blue Point oysters
could be bought, opened to your hand,
for IS 100 such as would now bring
from three to four dollars. Best sea
bass were but I'd pound, now at Sd.
Sheephead sold at Cd to Is Sd apiece,
and will now bring 50. Rock fish were
plenty at one shilling apiece for good
ones. Shad Sd apiece. They did not
then practice the planting of oysters.
HOLSTERS were not then brought to
market.
"Mr. Jacob Tabelee, who is as old as
81, and of course saw earlier times
than the other, has told me a sheep
head used to be sold at Cd, and the
best oysters at Is a 100. In fact they
did not stop to count them, but gave
them in that proportion and rate by
the bushel. Rock fish at Sd pound.
Butter Sd to Cd. Beef by the quarter
in winter Sd a pound, by the piece I'D.
Fowls about Cd apiece. Wild fowls in
great abundance. He has bought
twenty pigeons in their season for one
shilling; goose was Is. Oak wood
was abundant at Is the load.
Thus Mr.. Watson of the early nine
teenth century thinks longingly of how
easy it must have been to live when
Brother Tabelee was young. He con-
tinues:
"In 1853 the market price of provi-
sions was established by law and pub
lished in the Gazette. Wondrous
cheap they were, viz: A cock turkey
As, hen turkey Is Cd, duck Is, a
quail 1hd. heath hen Is Sd, a teal
Cd, wild goose IS, brant Is Sd, snipe
Id, oysters IS bushel, shepherd and
sea bass three coppers per pound,
milk per quart coppers, CLAIMS Sd
100, cheese AID.
"Those celebrated Blue Points
were destroyed by an intended kind
ness. A law was passed to exempt
them from continual use, and by not
being continually fished up they got
embedded in the mud and wholly died
out ~
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-01-10

- EFORE daylight on the morning
z of September 6, 1918, there was
an unusual amount of hustle and
stir in the little town of Aubiere,
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-01-10
Kept Guessing.

"When you see a man doing some
fool stunt on the street nowadays" re.
marSed the Observer of Events and
Things. you can never tell whether
he's doing it on a bet or is working for
some moving picture concern"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-01-10
MORTGAGE LOANS

MONEY TO LEND on first mortgage
on improved Bergen County realty, or
on building contract, in sums from
$1,000 up. No brokerage fee, premium
or fines charged. Repayable in month
iy instruments with reducing interest
each month. The easiest and cheapest
way to acquire a home or pay off a
mortgage. Write for information to
ROST. A. SIBBALD, Hackensack,
NJ, J.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-01-14
kladni, Barb. Bendekovic: SIBERIA

kladnl, Barb. Bendekovic; SIBERIA
telka, Frant. Jelinek; vybor ncet
nj, Josefa Netusil a RGzena Zalou
dek; vybor pro move cekanky
Jos. Forman a JOS. Netusil. Use
|cky imenovane clenkyne byly
do svfch iifadi znovuzvoleny. =
We schiizi bylo zaroven usneseno.
ably byla dine %. ledna uspofada-
ma V SIM Katolickeho Sokola pek-
ma zabaya ma oslavu pateho vyro-
d trvanl spolku. X teto pfilezito-
sti v6noval spolek krasny prsten
k obsazeni ma knfzky; 2 vynosu
mali byti casteene kryty vylohy,
spojene Sc zabavou. Uspofadanf
zabavy svefeno bylo vyboru, KITE
~ tvofi pi. Anna Vachal, pf. Ka-
Sloup a pf. Marie Metz.
Vsecky ctenafe ku teto zabav1 I'VE
a Q hojnou pfizenn zada, 80 Vybor.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-01-14
Vratil Sc z Evropy


Manzele Frank Bartosovi obdr
Eeli V techto dnech cd sveho syn;
Ladimlra pot6sitelnou zpravu, Il
konecne opet spatfil svoji vlasf
nebof ma den vanoGni pfistal ia
lodi President Grant" II hfehf
Spojenych Statn. Mlady krajan
sdeluje, Re Sc velice t6sil, iak Gle.
ny sye rodiny radostne prekyapi,
kdyz Sc 2 nenadani mezi mimi OBJ
jew pc dvou letech a osmi mesi-
cich o~dlouceni, ale nadeje tato Sc
mu nesplnila. Pan Bartos musel
jake vojfn uposlechnouti rozka-
2u, kterym poslan byl hned pc
vystoupenl 2 lodi do sluzby Y Bay
Ridge, N. ", avsak j takto ma
radost, nebof je jiz skoro jake do,
ma a doufa, Re neidelc do kvstna
dostane dovolenou a pfijede'se ma
] sourozence podivati.