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Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-07
Il centric TEAM
QUITS LEAGUE To
HUNT BIGGER GAME
VALLEY TOluns Object to Plan of
Local Squad for Financing
Contests; San Diego, Los
Angeles ard Others Anxious
to Genre.

Because of the refusal of the other
members of the Imperial Valley VIM
ter baseball league to meet with the
suggestion of the Ell Centro team, in
what they considered the most feas-
ible plan for financing the teams dur
ing the coming season of play, the Fl
Centre team has withdrawn from the
Imperial Valley Winter league, and
instead have made arrangements with
coast and Arizona teams, for supply
ing this city with the fastest profes-
sional games during the winter sea-
son.
Challenges have been received from
Los Angeles, San Diego and Yuma
offering to send teams to Ell Centre
to meet the Elks nine, expenses to be
shared on percentage basis.
The split came as result of the
officials of the Ell Centro team offer
ing the plan on the sale of season
tickets, in order to insure large
gate return from the games. The
sale of the season tickets to go eX-
clusively to the local team selling tn;
tickets. Gate receipts however, were
to be divided on a 60-40 basis, witt
the visiting team receiving the largest
end.
The other towns resented the plai
owing to their inability to sell season
tickets, it was said.
C. S. Ferguson, manager of the +
Centre team stated this Afternoon
that in his opinion Brawley and Ca
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-07
PARENT TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION WILL
MEET FRIDAY AT

The Ell Centre Parent Teachers as
sociation will hold their first meeting
Of the new year in the auditorium of
the Wilson school Friday afternoon at
o'clock.
A short program will be given, in
Guiding talk by Mr.. A. P. Shibley,
who will introduce the new teachers
CT the valley to the parents.
Miss Horton, head Of the musical
department will render few songs,
followed by social activities, with re-
freshmcnts.
All interested in school work are
cordially invited to attend whether 4
member of the association or not.
Arthur Sheppard, former supervisor,
is spending few days here from
Panning.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-07
TORTURE IRISH in PRISON, CHARGE
DISTRICT BOARD PLANS WASHINGTON TRIP ON NEW BILL
4-Legged Chick
Born II, Seeley

Two theories have been advanced
by II. A. Peters Of Seeley account
ing for a peculiar breed of chickens
b,ing raised by +. H. Mcdonald.
station agent for the S. ID. & A.
railway in that city.
Mr.. Mcdonald is now raising on
his ranch near that city four legged
chickens. At least according to
Peters, one has already made its
appearance and others are to fol-
low.
Hard times, following elections,
necessitating the increasing of pro-
duction, was given as one of the
theories, and the other was that
chickens aided by the use of two
additional extremities can more ade-
quately invade the backyards of the
neighbors in quest of food, thus saw
ing owners the expense Of keeping
them.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-07
HOLD UP CASH DUE
RAILROADS BY u. s
(Rv Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Oct. Comp
troller of the treasury ruled that the
treasury department might withhold
from the railroads all further pay
ments due them under the guarantee
provisions of the transportation act
until the final accounting has been
completed by the railroads.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-07
ASSISTANT FARM ADVISOR EXPLAINS
REASON FOR NEW MARKETING ASSN,
Raymond Ellis Outlines Scope and Plans of Vegetable
GrOWrs Association Hope to Better Marketing COndiOns
Association Agrees Sell Products Commission; All
Join.

which is non stock oganization,
formed under the laws of California,
and under the direction of the state
market commission. Both ]. P. Britt,
deputy state market director, and Fred
N. Bigelow, secretary of the commits
sicn, have been in the valley several
times, assisting in any way possible
and giving their expert advice to the
organization committee, which has
been authorized to complete organiza-
tion.
The agreements are now ready for
the signatures of growers, and when
a sufficient number have signed then
incorporation will take place. In sign
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-07
Mexico Plans
Free Trade In
Border Zone
(Ey Associated PreSs)

NOGALES, Oct. 7.-President De la
Huerta Of Mexico has submitted to
the Federal Congress for consideration
a bill to set apart along the entire
international border a strip of terri
tory 40 kilometers wide tc be called
free zone. into which all imported
commodities will be admitted free Of
import duty which will be levied on
such articles as pass beyond the zone.
The object is to establish industries
and stimulate trade, and it is antici-
pated that the results will be extreme
ly beneficial to Nogales, Naco, Aqua
Prieta, Ciudad Juarez, Piedras Negras
and other points along the border.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-07
TlUo Die In CaUein
Near San Berdoo
(By Associated Press)

SAN BERNARDINO. Oct. T.
Gus Martin. one of the four miners
caught in cavein at the Hansen
mines near Lanfair on the desert
yesterday, while trying to remove
the body of Roy Shoemaker, from
previous cavein, was taken out
dead today.
The other three were rescued
alive. James Thomas was fOIx,;
buried to the neck in debris, but his
head was protected by timbers. The
other two were only slightly hurt
and bruised.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-07
LAUNDRY OWNERS
MEET IN SEATTLE
(By United Press)

SEATTLE, Oct. 7.-Three hundred
western laundry owners were being
entertained here today By local laun-
drymen. They are delegates to the
37th annual convention of the Laundry
Owners association which meets IN
San Francisco the week beginning
Oct. IL.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-07
Dodgers Gain
Edge In Series

EBBETTS FIELD, Oct. 7.-Sher-
rod Smiths "southpaw" slants were
poison to Cleveland's Indians today
and the Brooklyn Dodgers made off
with the third game of the worlds
series today by the score of 2 to /.
Caldwell, who heaved for Cleveland
was inclined to be wild from the star.
and Speaker ordered him out, sending
Mails in for the remainder of the
came, except for the final inning, when
he was removed for a pinch hitter, ir
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-07
kETTNER TO.
INTRODUCE
BILL ON
DEG. 6 /. 81
Majority Of District Board
Will Probably Go To
Washington in November
To Draft New Bill on
Ground; Kibbey May Go.

A majority of the beard of di-
rectOrs Of the Imperial Irrigation
District plans to go to Washington
about November Is, to draft the
new bill in which the valley will
usk for Federal aid in the cOnstruc-
ticn of the All-American canal.
Although the members have only
informally discussed the plan at pres
ent, it is practically certain that three
Of them will go, if net the entire five.
is also probable that Walter b.
Kibbey, representative OF the district
and the American Legion last year in
Washington, will be asked to accom-
rany tht board and will be asked to
steer the bill through congress after
the board members return home.
The plan of the board to draft the
oil. in Washington has been brought
hout by the delays resulting from
having a committee in Washington
which had no power to act finally. The
delays in exchanging kilograms will
be avoided in this manner.
With this comes the information
that the new bill will be introduced
in congress on the opening day Of
the session, December 6, probably by
Congressman Wn. Kettner. With the
bill will be the report of the United
States reclamation service on the lands
susceptible of reclamation on the east
side mesa. This report will not be
complete but will be presented in a
skeletonized form.
The district board plans to have
the bill introduced on the opening day
for the purpose of securing priority
and in this way hopes to secure big
start.
More definite plans will be an
.nounced within few DAYS.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-07
OIL TANK EXPLODES.
DEATH LIST LARGE
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Oct. 7.-An oil tank
aboard the British steamer G. R.
Howe, tied for repairs at the Brook g
lyn dock, exploded early this morning
while nearly a hundred men were
working on it.
Four bodies were taken out and the
injured placed between 20 and 80.
Early police statements had re.
ported the dead more than q dozen.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-07

President Stevens of the Arizors
American-Egyptian Cotton Growers
Association has returned from the ma
tional cotton conference at Montgom-
cry, Alabama, and announces that cot
ton growers all over the country are
going to stick together to secure fair
prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-07
~
Weather

Southern CalifoY .
MIA. Today and
Friday fair.
Arizona c o n
tinued fair, cool
in the evenings.
Imperial Valley
Fair, not nucl
change.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-07
(Bv AsSocla ted PreSs)

NbN ASSOciHtc fToSH
The growth of the country's popu-
!ation was not expected to show so
large a relative increase during the
last decade as during the previous
decade ended with 1910 because of
the almost complete stoppage, Of i'm
migration during the World War and
the heavy emigration during that
period. In the decade ending with
1910 the total population of the
United States, exclusive of it's out
lying possessessions, was 91,972,-
266. During those ten years the
numerical increase was the largest
of any decade in it's history while the
rate of growth was 21.0 percent. The
gain in that decade was four times
what the total population of the
country was in 1870 when the first
Federal census was taken, while the
population in 1910 was almost 23
times larger than it was in 1870.
With the outlying possessions, the
United States in 1910 had a popula-
ton Of 101, 1,115,487. These posses
sions included Alaska, Hawaii, Por-
to Rico, the Philippine Islands, the
Panama Canal Zone, Guam and
and Samoa, and the total persons IN
the military and naval serv j c e
abroad was added This year the
population of the Virgin Islands of
the United States, acquired from
Denmark is included.
The growth Of the country's popu-
lation, exclusive of the outlying pos
sessions, is set forth briefly in the
following table:
/ Census Popula- Increase Pct
| Year ton
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-07

The sweet potato shipping season in
the Turlock section has about reach
ed it's peak. Shipments so far have av-
eraged the growers about four cents
q pound.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-07
|05,G83,|08 IS
POPULATION
Of UNITED
STATES
Census Bureau Makes I'M
pOrtant Announcement ;
Various States Are Also
Announced; Increase Is
14.9 Percent.
(By Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE
population Of the United States is
1O3,683, ,1O8 or an increase of 1910
842 people or 14.9 per cent, accord
ing to an announcement Of the CEN
sus bureau today.
Previous to making the total an.
nouncement the following states pop.
ulation were made public:
Pennsylvania, 8,720,150; an increase
af 1,O55, ,048 or 1873 per cent.
Ohio, 5,759,368; an increase Of 992,
247, or 20.8 per cent.
Iowa, 2,4O3, $50, an increase Of 17S,
859 or per cent.
Michigan, 1867 ,222, an increase O.
857,O49 or 3O.5 per cent.
Virginia, 2.306,361; an increase @:
244,749 or Ill per cent.
Arkansas, 1,750,S15; an increase O.
176,546, or Ill per cent.
Florida, 966.296; an increase O
213677, or 28.4 per- cent.
This figures does not include ap
proximately 12,500,0OO people living
in countries outside the United State!
in American possessions. The popu
lation Of Alaska and the total classet
under military and naval service
abroad is vet to be announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-07
ARMISTICE BRINGS
AN END TO WARFARE
fDx, Annotated D,.sN

IBY ASsocIated Press)
NEW YORK, Oct. Military op-
erations between the Poles and the
Lithunians ceased this morning, it
was announced at the Polish head
quarters today
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-07
S0UTHPAW SLANTS ARE POISON TO
CLEVELAND INDIANS IN 3RO. GAME
GUARD GINS WHILE
COTTON PRICE is LOW
(By Associated Press)

ATLANTA, Oct. 7.-Destruction of
several cotton gins and business
houses in the cotton belt after anony-
nous threats had been received by
operators and business men to cease
activities while cotton was selling, at
what farmers termed prices below pro
duction, has resulted in placing AIMED
guards around several gins and clos
;ng business in at least one commun-
ity.
A new million dollar terminal for
bulk handling of grain has been fin
ished at Oakland. 1t is stated that this
plant is equipped for handling 200
cars of grain or rice day.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-07
Only Part Through

With the announcement today OF
the country's total population, exclus-
i've Of outlying possession, the bur-
eau of the census, under Director
Sam l.. Rogers. has accomplished
only portion Of its tremendous task
which will continue to occupy a
large force of statistics and clerks
for the better part of a number Of
years. But the primary object, for
which the fathers Of the country pre-
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-07

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The Washington times., 1920-02-04
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IL your first letter doesn't get
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whimsical smile-y-if the water was
very cold and you hated the icy
plunge.
"Just now 1 am the only one who
can take Doris place. Her presence
here Is, humanly speaking, neces-
sary. Hugh cannot be saved with
out .it-orI it's ts|substitute. She will
not come. l must Jump in'-just
as you would--to save a mans life.
'.And, dear Mr.. Rodney, you must
not forget that the man in ques-
tion is my very good friend" She
paused, as II to steady her voice.
then added: "And Hugh's sister and
i have been friends for several
years.
"PIease consider all this and say
that you and Laura will help me act
the part I have chosen" laying her
hand in his.
81 will try not TO be in the way"
she said humbly, "if you will let me
come here until Hugh is well-or
until Doris returns to him-as she
may, you know"
nLet you comet" he exclaimed,
little girl. don't talk like that-un-
less you Waht bO ~ AhoNS - tNSA
Of myself"
His voice was husky, and there
were tears in his eyes.
"Very WELL" she said with an air
OF finality. Understand that IL is
settled" ..
II wish could do something for
you to prove my gratitude" he
murmured.
"You can--only no gratitude is
necessary" she told him.
what can l dor
you can explain the situation TO
Laura, when I have gone up to see
Husband you can ask hcr-and
promise yourself-not to utter any
criticism of Doris.
Forgive me for asking this-but
I love my sister, and silence about
her whim and, vascillations will
make Il easier for me TO perform
my task"
(To Ne Continued.)
The Washington times., 1920-02-04
The Rhyming
Optimist
By Aline Michaelis.

W ERE ,sa ys% tn,ns. ever Of I"'szSs'sa Ts'sn in n
speak? Have you often
times invested IN the genuine an
tique? Have you purchased many
a relic which has cost you very
high, which you once thought quite
angelic, but now irritates the eye"
Have you many wobbly tables and
some invalided chairs slowed be-
meath the attic gables and behind
the cellar stairs. And are thes"
the merest fraction of the treas
ures that you own, serving table
manned in action, stools too veal
to stand alone? AS you harbor
this, collection, rivalling the junk
mans store, do you feel a real af
fection for these things whose DAY
is DER? Some folks, when they buy
a table, test its top and legs and
rounds. Chairs, they claim, shouM
all be able to support two hun
dred pounds. They like rocker
built for rocking and they foolish
Jy inSlSt iOthS dit hhCdht AVi
locking and that cupboards should
mt list. They abhor those freakish
pieces built on futuristic lines, and
they always choose the species
made on safety first" designs. But
the genuine collector hugs this So
lace to his heart, though such chaps
are in each sector, they are quite
devoid of art. Periods mean moth
ing to 'em and they think you're
talking Greek when you zealously
pursue 'em, prating of your pet
antique. And they enter with no
pleasure into your serene delight
when you show your greatest
treasure, one worm-eaten Hepple
white. They can't understand the
seeker after things from days OF
yore. and they say His brains
antiauer than the stun he's ravinE
o'er."
The Washington times., 1920-02-04
The TLUO Voices
NEW AND ABSORBING AMERICAN SERIAL
By VIRGINIA TERHUNE VAN DE WATER

was amazed into silence as ne
listened to the details of the scheme
which this young creature had
, worked out alone.
She had had a good deal OF ex-
perience in volunteer nursingi at
the various city hospitals during
the war. This fact must be the
obstensible reason for her coming
each day to relieve any other per-
son in attendance upon the SILK
man.
with this idea in mind she sug-
gested that . regular trained at
naming until the invalid was
dressed in the morning.
"After that Laura and I can
give Hugh such care as he needs,
she said. He will soon Learn to
make his way about the upper floor
alone, and there will be one less
person to whom to make explains
tions IL there Is no regular nurse
here. The maids call me Miss
Courtney already. and Laura must
address me as Doris.'"
There was long silence, during
which her companion regarded her
with a stare in which were mingled
wonder and admiration.
MY dear" he said at last, II have
never known such another evidence
of unselfshness. OF course, you
want to protect your sister from
the remorse she would naturally
feel IL Hugh should be worse be-
cause OF her refusal to come to him.
] understand that. Yet--surely you
are making a very great sacrifice.
And 1 should not permit IL, avn
afraid"
His heart cried out to him to ac-
cept this sacrifice. u might mean
his boys recovery. Sooner or later
Hugh must know the truth. Now
he could not stand the shock. And.
as Ruth had said, her sister might
change her mind.
Daniel Rodney felt almost in
clined to curse Doris at this mo-
ment. But for Hugh. he would
wish never to look on her face
again.
you do not see this in the right
way" Ruth was pleading. and he
turned his thoughts from Doris TO
her. "If you saw a man struggling
In the river. and his life depended
upon your jumping In 10 save him.
you would jump In. sves"-with .
The Washington times., 1920-02-04
BY CYNTHIA STOCKLN,
Author The Leopard and short stories
- - - unusual charm

tremeiy handsome man. This was
Captain, the Honorable Geoffrey
Bellew. on his way to South Africa
as attache to a governor somewhere
in the interior. He IL was with
whom Diana had been on such hap
py terms the day of landing at Ma
deira.
The two other men had been cast
forth like Gadarean swine. Bellew
and Diana we're sufficient unto
themselves. Eternally together.
Sometimes they walked the deck or
threw quoits, or played two-handed
card games, but ever they avoided
large, companionable games. and
always they sought the dusky cor-
ner In which to sit undisturbed gaz-
ing into each others eyes.
Strictly speaking, there was moth
ing to cavil at in this. Numbers
of other couples were doing the
same. These little games OF two
and two go forward all the time on
voyages to the Capes.
A Magic Voyage.
Even those who have no little
games Of their own are wont TO
look on sympathetically or, better
still, to turn away the understand
ing eyes. The long. lazy. somn"-
lent days and the magic nights.
star-spangled above and lit with
pbosphorescent seas below. lend
themselves to the dangerous kind
of filtration that says little and
looks much, and IL there Is any
place in the world where Cupid Is
rampant and Psyche may meet I'M
blamed her Eros" II Is on the
But either Diana was one Of those
unfortunate girls who cannot glance
over the garden wall without be-
ing accused of stealing the peaches,
or else she had too thoroughly got
peoples backs up during the first
week at sea. for everyone looked
cold-eyed at her romance and call
ed 1t unromantic rames. There
were continued little under currents
OF gossip going on about her be-
meath the otherwise pleasant sur
face of everyday life.
April did not talk gossip or listen
to it, but she was vaguely aware
Of IL. Except for this, she would
have been the Eappiest girl In the
world, and indeed she did not allow
IL to bother her too much. having
made up her mind to cast care to
the winds and enjoy herself while
the sun shone.
Destruction might came after-at
Cape Town, perhaps-but IL 1t did,
tant pis!
Something OF Diana's reckless
ness entered into her, only ii did
not take the form OF outraging the
covenanccs, but just of enjoying
life to the full with the permission
and approval of the world. She
loved the summer seas, and each
blue-and-golden hour seemed all
too short for the pleasure to be
stuffed into it.
(TO He Continued Tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1920-02-04
By VIRGINIA
CHAPTER xxx.

CHAPTER &A&.
TN THE conversation that fol-
lowed, Daniel Rodney under
stood why his caller had sug-
Scsted that the doors into the hall
be closed. What she had to say
was certainly of a private nature.
In a few sentences she dis
missed the matter of Doris defec-
tion. Ruth preferred making no
explanations Doris might change
again.
And II she does, must not
show her what think Of her pres
ent conductr' the father remarked
Indignantly. Tor my sons sake
would have to receive her as II
nothing had happened But, child.
don't you see that II may be too
late Them
That is what want to explain
Ruth said-"for I have an idea that,
II carried out. will spare Hugh the
shock OF knowing how matters arc
at present That is what I referred
TO at the beginning Of our talk.
when I said that you are going to
help me keep him happy
Y cannot imagine how We Arc 10
keep him in ignorance A. to Doris
change of mind unless We lie to him
and pretend that she Is III or away.
Either statement would distress
him. And you would not lie any
way
"I might act a lie,- sho said.
desperate diseases demand dssper-
ate remedies
Then she hurried on to explain
her scheme. She reminded him how
much alike her voice and her
sisters were. She confessed to him
the deception sho had practised
upon Hugh yesterday. and how
much oomforted he had been by
what he believed was the presence
Of his botrothed.
you see" she added. 'T acted q
lie then; can do II again"
She was pale, although her man
ner was calm and composed.
IL cannot let you." the father
began. But she interrupted him
With an impetuosity that startled
him.
You win let meF she exclaimed
authoritstively. "or take the re-
sponsibility OF depriving your son
Of his one chance of recovery
Although Daniel Rodney had ssAg
many types Of human nature.
The Washington times., 1920-02-04
Not in the Bargain.

Although she had only been wed
year, Mrs. Tompkins went to
lawyer.
T want n separation she an
nounced calmly.
what is the compisintr- asked
the lawyer. Does your husband
abuse your"
NO." said the woman, but he
snores."
"Snores7 Ia that allr-
isn't that enoughT,
But, madam" the lawyer, STAN.
mercd, didn't you marry the poor
fellow for better or worso7"
Yes. I did." she snapped, but !
aidn't marry hin, fer . jays bsndr'