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Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-09
Republicans
Perfect Club

Ell Centre republicans met last
night, adopted bylaws, named officers
and started work for the 1920 cam
paign. The club will be known as the
Ell Centre Republican club. and will
have affiliated with it the Douglas Re
publican club, composed, of colored
voters, as a branch but separate or
ganization. Plans were made, also,
for the organization of a woman's
branch.
Ross Hickcox was elected president;
c. f. Pitzer, first vice president !;
Chas. E. Scott, secretary-treasurer.
Messrs. Scott, Swing and Weaver
were named a committee to nominate
as second vice president some promi-
nent woman at the next meeting. The
president was instructed to report at
the same time the names of an ad-
visory committee of five, two of whom
shall be women; also to appoint a
registration committee of five.
c.. T. Ross, colored attorney, was
present and urged the club to adopt
as a branch the Douglas Republican
club, colored organization already
we'll under way, The Douglas club
will be known as division of the FL
Centro club, under its tueelage, but
having its own officers and meeting
place.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-09
BOARD
Of CONTROL
ORDERS A.
MAPMAOE
Speckled Map Sent to Sacra-
mentO Tells of Inr0ads In
to Valleys Choicest Lands
by Aliens; Three Japanese
Land Owners in Valley.

CEVENTY-FIVE thousand acres
- of the choicest land in Imperial
county, or nearly 70 percent Of
the land in cultivation north Of the
international line, is in the hands
of Japanese and Hindus, according
to startling figures made public
today.
Secrecy which has surrounded the
making of map with these portions
of the county in red for Japanese and
blue for Hindus, was cast aside today
with the exception that the actual
makers of the map and those who cop-
piled the figures are not made public.
Some time ago the state board of
control sent letters to the farm bu-
reau, the board of supervisors, the
horticultural commissioner, the county
assessor and Assemblyman J. Stanley
Brown. asking that these figures be
compiled. They will be presented to
Governor Stephens and used in urging
the governor to call a special session
to consider the alien question. 4a
One copy of the map in question has
been shown the board OF supervisors
since its completion. Another copy
has been sent the state board Of con-
troll. SO
When the board Of supervisors was
shown the map amazement at the in
roads into the best sections Of Imperial
county by japanese and Hindus was
expressed.
"Look at Westmorland," exclaimed
Supervisor w. F. Beal. "Now you can
see how the japanese are gradually
sapping the best American commune
ties"
Other supervisors were equally sur
prised.
japanese and Hindus are approx
mately equal in the immediate vicinity
of CaleXico. Here the holdings are
rather large, there being numerous
instances of 800 acres under lease.
Japanese are many near Ell Centre,
three large tracts in question just west
of town being leased by Japanese.
In the vicinity of Westmorland the
land is practically all in the hands Of
Japanese.
The Hindus are located chiefly on
the eastern side of the valley and in
No. 5 district. The Japanese are on
the western side.
Aid in compiling the map was Sc
cured from the various water COM
panies of the valley.
In this connection it is announced
(Contipuad IN paOa Eourl
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-09
MEX. THIEVES
TAKE 4 HORSES
FROM MT. SIGNAL

-Four horses belonging to G.. Good
body, near the Mount Signal store,
were stolen late last night from his
ranch and taken into Mexico by a gang
of horse thieves. all of whom are be.
lieved to have been MeXicans. The
sheriff's office was notified early this
morning and before 3 o'clock Sheriff
Applestill, and Deputies Grim and
Matlock We're across the border giving
chase to the thieves.
The trail became too hot for the
MeXicans and they abandoned the
stock which was found five miles south
of Mt. Signal store. The officers re.
turned to Mount Signal and found
that four county mules were also made
away with later in the morning.
The deputies We're again sent to the
line and the recovery of the animals is
expected this afternoon.
A great deal of stock has been stolen
from the county during the past few
months, nearly all of which has been
recovered by the sheriff's force.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-09
PRESS THANKED FOR
AIDING NEAR EAST
RELIEF CAMPAIGN

Ell Centro raised more than $4,000
in the Near East Relief campaign and
in this connection The Press has re-
ceived the following from the South
ern California headquarters of the
drive in Los Angeles:
Editor Press, Ell Centre. Cal,
Dear Sir: trust that you will
pardon our delay in expressing our
appreciation of the courtesies which
you have so graciously extended to us
through your paper.
We have been quite overwhelmed
with the details of the campaign, and
it was impossible to write you before.
| want you to know that we do appre-
ciate your goodness, however, and be-
lieve that you have very materially
aided us in this worthy cause.
With esteem l am very sincely
yours, H. N. WELLS,
Executive Secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-09
LEON RICE LAUDED
BY MANY PAPERS

Western papers have praised Leon
Rice who comes to the Central Union
High school Friday evening. March
12, under the auspices of the Young
Peoples societies of Ell Centro.
Here are some comments:
Portland.-"One of the most de-
lightful tenors ever heard here. A
capacity audience listened with rapt
attention. ."-Oregonian.
San cisco.-'SUniversal praise
was upon the lips of everyone who
heard his recital" Call.
Los Angeles.-"To everything he
sings he gives the innate touch of
sympathy that holds his hearers spell
bound. Tribune.
San Diego.-"To his list Of 20 songs
he added eight encores and still the
audience wanted more" Union.
Salt Lake City.-"Leon Rice's ar.
tistic rendition of the difficult and
exacting program was a joy to lister
to."-Tribune.
Denver.-"Mr. Rice captured the
immense audience by the brilliancy
and compelling beauty of his singing.
News.
Kansas City.-"It is verv seldom
that one hears an artist so versatile
as Leon Rice" e."-Journal
st. Louis.-"He sings stirringly ano
effectively with keen appreciation
of what is expressive and telling
Globe-Democrat.
Dallas.-"A tenor of rare quality
and range, capable of deep expression
enunciation and breath control that are
perfect News.
Houston.-"He has a polish and
finish of style that gave him the
cachet of true artistry."-Post.
New Orleans.-"He brings out al
the music in a song, and beautiful,
interprets the composers efforts."-
Picayune.
Atlanta-"To sit within the sount
of his voice is an inspiration. Jour
nal.
Washington.-"His singing makes
an instant appeal to the AUDIENCE
Star.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-09
PERRY TELLS Of FLOOD COSTS; many
BREAKS |NLEvEES;; VOLUNTEERS HELP

known Japanese rancher, 16 Chinese
ranches, and or 10 men taken from
the districts forces nearest the scene.
Then several persons whose interests
were at stake, including Tom DAILY,
manager of the Cudahy interests, and
p. j. Cooney of CaleXico, shouldered
picks and shovels walked the levees
and watched developments without re-
gard to hours and meals, and when
the necessity arose filled sacks with
dirt and placed them where they would
do the most good.
1.-THE only damage DONE" said Mr..
Perry, was to the Ockerson and Saiz
levees In the former there were eight
breaks, large and small, fact that
was not given out while the flood was
on. The water has receded so that now
it is not running through any of these
gaps, and they are being repaired by
men working with Fresnos. There
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Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-09
SLANDER SUIT Of
CALEX|CO MEN IS
BEFORE COURT

Judge Swing today was hearing the
cases of Clinton r. Williams, a Calex-
leo jeWeler against Frank p. Siegleitz,
another CaeXico jeweler, in which
Williams charges the defendant with
slander.
There are two cases, two iuries have
been called and the first case was being
heard this morning.
According to testimony this morning
by Frank Roach, present city editor of
the CaleXico Chronicle and at the time
of the alleged slander publisher of the
CaleXico Plaindealer, Siegleitz came to
the publishers office one day and can
celled his advertising and subscription
saying that he did not like the compe-
'tition he was having.
According to Mr.. Roach he further
said that the Williams brothers We're
run out of some town in Arizona, that
some one left diamond ring valued
at approximately $1,000 with them and
that while in their possession it disap-
peared, that they got away with it
He testified that in the conversation
the term crook or crooked was ap-
Efforts by the defense to shake this
piled to the Williams brothers.
testimony were fruitless.
In talking over the matter with his
advertising man Mr.. Roach repeated
the statements.
The suits for slander were the result.
The case was on this afternoon.
All the principals are we'll known in
jCalexico and there is much interest
being shown in the outcome.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-09
CITY COUNCIL
COMPLETES
CONTRACT
FOR WATER
Two Plans to Be Placed Be-
fore Voters This Evening
at Barbar Worth: Water
Comes First, Civic I'M
prOvement Next.
At special session of the city
council last evening the final
cOnfra ct xr;tI, XVator En,,,n.,xy

+ q special session of the city
council last evening the final
contract with Water Company
No. l for the use Of the BrawIey
main for the city's new desilting
plant was signed and at meeting
of the city council this evening two
plans will be placed before the vOt-
ers.
Tomorrow evening the city council
will meet in regular session and issues
tn eformal bond election call.
Four engineers, City Engineer Rice,
Fl. Carberry, engineer for Water Com
pany No. !, General Manager C. y.
Perry of the Irrigation district and
Consulting Engineer C. e. Grunsky of
the irrigation district have all passed
favOrably on the question of the
Brawley main.
There will be no danger to the city
from possible damage suits, according
to Mayor Geo. Watkins, for water com
l)anies Nos. 1 and are both favorable
to the plan.
Total cost of the Brawley main plan
is estimated at between $4,000 and
$150,000 while that of the New River
plan will cost s194,OOO.
Ono feature of the Brawley main
plan which had been hoped for but
which will not be possible is the cleo
trical power feature from which the
city hoped to get power for the light
ing system. This cannot be secured at
this time because of some opposition.
1t is understood that Councilmen
Bucklin, Reams and Watkins favor
this plan while Councilman Sones is
for il with some reservations.
The solution of the water question
must be attended to before any other
civic improvements are taken care of.
This is the edict of the council which
believes that the water question is the
most important.
After the water problem is solved
the council is willing that the voters
shall do whatever they wish with the
remainder of the /civic Improvement
program. 1t will be impossible to vote
all the improvements desired because
of the limited bonding capacity of the
city.
Citizens who have made close study
generally of the water question believe
that the Brawley main offers the sol
ution desired. The plan to construct
additional desilting basins at the
present plant is looked on as only a
makeshift proposition at the best. The
council as a whole does not favor it.
1t was freely predicted today that
the citizens would ask the council to
call a bond issue for the Brawley main
plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-09

CPEAKING for the first time since
~ recent flood in the Colorado river,
which caused a large amount of excite
ment in the Imperial Valley, General
Manager c.. n. Perry, of the Irrigation
District declares that there were
eleven breaks in the levees, instead of
the three originally reported. The other
breaks were breaks not found
until after the water had gone down
inasmuch as the water was standing
over the levee when the breaks occur
red.
General Manager Perry stated this
morning that the actual cost of the
flood, from the districts standpoint,
was so small as to be inconsderable.
While the danger was greatest, vigil
ant patrol of the levees was maintain
ed day and night. The patrolling was
done by II Mexicans taken from the
Hechicera ranch, 67 Japanese supplied
on short notice by Ohashi. the well
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-09
CALEX|CO CUSTOMS BUSINESS IS
LARGEST IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

universally by residents Of the valley
The figures are, to say the least, graft
fyingly large.
During the month of December of
last year imports received through the
port of Calexico amounted to $3,751.-
$50. During 1919 the imports received
through the port of Calexico were
valued at $l2,49l,55l, while for the
entire district the imports were $16,-
166,62S. Los Angeles came next to
Calexico with imports for the year Of
$3,2lS,419.
Last year Calexico's imports for
December We're more than double
those for the same month of the pre-
vlous year. The months figures for
1918 were 81 .916,72s.
During the month Of January of
this year the port of Calexico showed
its heels in the race Of progress and
pros perlsy; The report Of customs customs
Continued on Pass Six
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-09
DISTRICT BOARD
HEARS COMPLAINT

The board OF directors of the Irri-
cation District met this moring in reg
ular session. One of the chief bits of
business which came before the board
was a protest on the part of the board
of directors of Water Company No. 8
on a water contract.
The matter was threshed out before
the board
No action Of the board will be taken
towards appropriating the 100000 ask
ed by the government to secure data
for the allAmerican canal until the
Kincaid bill is passed by congress
This it is explained, is not necessary.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-09
RAIL MEN DECLINE TO STRIKE
IS Cars Stock
For Los Angeles

A 46-car stock train pulled out of
Ell Centro this afternoon at 1:2O, con-
signed to the various stock yards in
Los Angeles. The exact figures Of
where the stock was shipped from
were not abailable butt is is known
a great percentage of the stock came
from Brawley and Calexico. FL Centro
was fourth on the list
The train was made up of beef and
hogs mostly.
The regular stock day is Thursday
but owing to the large number Of cat
tie in the valley ready for market at
the present time it was thought ad-
visable to push the day up.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-09
HOME WIRELESS IS
LATEST IN ENGLAND

LONDON, March "a company is
offering for sale in Great Britain a
"home wireless telephone" apparatus
contained in box light enough to be
carried by a leather handle. 1t is
claimed the outfit is capable of re-
ceiving messages from all the princi-
pal wireless stations in Europe. 1t
needs only to>be placed on a table and
the sounding telephones connected and
it ready or use. No external "aerial'
is required. 1t costs 80 pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-09
S|MSSAYSU us,
NEGLIGENCE
PROLONGED
THE WAR
Hot Charges Made By Rear
Admiral on u. S. Conduct
of War; Thousands of
Lives Which Were Lost
Laid to Inexcusable Delay.
(By Associated Press)

VIIASHINGTON, March 9-Rear
w Admiral Sims told the senate
investigating committee that
the failure of the navy department
to act promptly on recommends
tiOns anti to place the cOuntry's
entire naval resources at the dis
pOsal of the allies within six
months after the United States
entered the war prolonged the
struggle at least four months.
He added that it also unnecessaril.
eoparibed the outcome.
Declaring that 5000 lives We're los
md 100000, 900 was spent every da.
If the war. Admiral Sims declared hi
from his statement wer
obvious.
He declared his criticisms We're di
'ected at the navy's work in 1917 ant
lad nothing to do with the magnificen
way the navy functioned in 1913 afte
t really got into the war"
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-09

by Major General Sir F. H. Sykes,
general of civil aciation. An
other route to be developed would be
between England and West Indies with
the Acres as stepping stone. From
some central point in the West Indies
a connecting service of flying boats
could be usefully employed for the
of mails.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-09
Customs Business 1919.


CaleXico imports. -. .$12, ,491 ,551
CaleXico exports. ... 3,709, ,180
Imports all other ports 3,625,077
Exports all other ports 1l,800,731
(Includes Los Angeles and San
Diego.)
AS indicating the tremendous volume
of business which annually passes
through the southern port of entry at
CaleXico, the figures recently obtained
from the collector of customs at that
point give Il comprehensive survey of
the total received at all ports through
out the southern district for the year
1919.
The figures may well be taken to
indicate what an immense amount of
traffic leaves its imprint in a COM
mercial way upon every part of I'M
perial valley, in both great portion
of the imports as we'll as the exports
leave in their way measure of gen
eral prosperity now being enjoying
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-09
(By Associated Press)

Wy ~AooOSAsAtSu 1Cooy
WASHINGTON, March 9.-Repre-
sentatives of the railroad brotkerhoods
and the roads will meet here Wednes-
day to begin negotiations looking to
a settlement of the wage demands of
the 100000 railway workers. The
machinery, with which an effort will
be made to settle the dispute is that
provided for in the railroad bill.
Director General Hines will open
the first meeting and is expected to
lay before the representatives, sug-
gestions in line with the govern
ment's experience with the rail-
waX..w wage problem.
After the first meetings Mr.. Hines
will withdraw and the board will
continue with only its official men,
bershp. g.,
Conference of Twenty-fOur.
The brotherhoods will be represent
ed by the executive heads of the Ia
organizations which have stood to-
gether in the demands for higher
wages. A committeeshas been select
ed by the association of railway ex-
ecutives to represent the corporations.
Spokesman for both sides of the
controversy anticipate long drawn
out fight. The corporation officials
vad they would enter the conference
ready to cooperate as far in granting
wage increases as their revenue would
permit.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-09

CHICAGO, March 9.-Officials of
the international Brotherhood of Rail-
way Express Clerks who cancelled the
union card of r. Shepherd for calling
an unauthorized strike of American
Railway Express company employees
announced that other strike leaders
would be expelled from the union.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-09
AIR ROUTES FROM
ENGLAND PROPOSED
(By Associated Press)

LONDON. March. 9-Air routes
from England to Egypt and Canada,
Egypt to India, Cairo to the Cape and
India to Australia have been proposed
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-09
WEDNESDAY
MEN MEET
TO SETTLE
DEMANDS
Important Meeting at Wash
ingt0n; Union Cards Of
Several Strike Leaders to
Be Cancelled; Wage De-
mands Important.
(By Associated Pressl

(By Associated Pressl
HHICAGO, March 9-There will
be no strike by $4,000 railroad
maintenance of way men, repre-
sented in the national meeting
here, according to a statement by
j. MallOy, grand vice-president.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-29
Believes in High Wages

One OF Mltten's earliest conten-
tlons was that you can't get skill and
brains and loyalty at bargain prices.
A capable man is deserving of the
highest moneyed reward. He main
tanned and applied this not only
IN his executive department but in
all departments, down to the COM
mon laborer on the tracks.
Philadelphia Rapid Transit en-
ployees on cars row receive an aver
age wage Of So cents an hour, or All
increase of l5l per cent since Mitten
took hold ten years ago And he
tells them that they are going to get
more. He has been telling them that
Tor the last ten years, and the grad
uai wage increase mas been coming
regularly.
Better equipment helps the skill
of the better workmen, Mitten says,
and early in his administration he
began to provide the transit system
with better and larger cars and a
perfect roadbed.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-29
Fatal Curiosity of Wild Creatures

began to wonder what kind of sys-
-eln be was using TO have such phe-
rcn.enal success. Finally one Of
them chanced to meet him while ap-
preaching a covey Of the birds and,
Of course, saw the brilliant lure he
was using. Soon every hunter was
making use of the contrivance, with
the result that the hunting grounds
are now dotted each day with num-
bers Of odd looking crazy quilts way
ing in the air. 1t seems strange
that these exceedingly wild birds
Will actually come toward the hunter
in order to investigate, but there are
other wild creatures that will do
the same.
The marmot is one Of these, and
N northern China the hunters of
this little animal go out and stay for
days at time; in fact, until their
catch gets so large that they are
compelled to return home. These
elusive creatures are something like
cur ground squirrel, Only they are
much larger. They are the largest
members OF the squirrel family and
often attain a length of two feet.
Their bump of curiosity is certainly
developed to the highest pitch, hut
at the same time they are just as
quick and sly as our own squirrels.
and this makes them difficult to bag.
The native hunters of the region
ride ponies, and when going on
trip carry food for several DAYS and
heavy sheepskin coat to sleep in.
All during the day they arc contin-
ually creeping upon these elusive
creatures, and their success depends
upon the inquisitive nature of their
game. But they do not 60 to the
trouble to make frame for the
bright colored cloth used to attract
the attention of the marmo.s while
'"ey creep up within range. for it
is no1arger than a handkerchief and
is merely waved by the hand. The
last OF the marmots bagged on
hunting trip are brought back home
or to camp with the skins on, as the
natives are quite fond of the meat,
the others being skinned out on the
hunting grounds and the valuable
fur hung up to dry. Marmots are
generally plentiful on the dry, SENT
desert sections Of the Morgolian
piateaus, and the wandering tribes
OF that region make most Of their
money by trading the skins to fur
dealers, who come through at GER
tain times during the year.
The native method of capturing
the bowling monkeys of South
New-York tribune., 1920-08-29
Wages Were Raised and Service
Was Improved, but Fares
Were Not Advanced

which he changed TO electrical
power.
In 1895 he moved over 10 Mil
waukee and was the general super
intendent of the streetear system
there. In 1901 he moved to Buffalo
and was general superintendent Of
the street railways there. Later he
was made general manager of the
system. When ne moved 10 Chicago
in 1905 to become president Of the
Chicago City Railway, the Niagara
railroad at Buffalo insisted on his
retaining a vice presidency of taat
corporation. He remained actively
at the head of the Chicago lines un-
til his removed to Philadelphia, SIX
years later, but Buffalo never has
entirely lost him. He still serves
there as vice president, and gives
them the advantage of his counsel
in matters pertaining to the opera
tion of a transit line.
Mitten made the Philadelphia