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Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-29

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day by appointment. Phone az. Mad
anne Payne.
| Clarke B. Rude is back from visit
to his family at Coronado. He is con-
nected with the local branch of the
Spreckels Tire company.
Why let your debtors get away with
your money, when my representative
calls in every town in the valley every
week? If your debtor has left, send
ne the account of your claim and 9TH
er information. Credit reports fur
nlshed. Attorney Minor Blythe, SIS
Main street, Brawley, Calf. Phone
| 4S.-Adv.
Leroy Holt, wife and son James,
are back from a week end spent on
the coast.
CHIROPRACTOR
Well known undeniable success, 422
Broadway, Ell Centre. Hours / to
p. m.
Mrs. Charles Paris is visiting her
daughter in Los Angeles.
Vene Bloomer of the land office is
in Los Angeles for few days.
NOTICE
Imperial Irrigation Distict Gen.
eral Fund Registered Warrants are
payable down to and including regis
tered number 1862.
R. H. MADDUX,
Treasurer Imperial Irrigation District
n. S. Norris of the Alfalfa Grow
ers' association, is on the coast for a
few days on business.
Switches, ear puffs, cluster curls,
etc, ordered or made from your comb
ings. Francis Drug Store.-Adv.
Glenn Rice is back from a brief
trip to Los Angeles.
Miss Cora May of this city is en-
poying visit from her sister, Miss
Alta of San Francisco.
NOTICE
Imperial Irrigation District General
Fund Registered Warrants are pay
able down to and including registered
number 1854.
R. H. MADDUX, Treasurer.
Imperial Irrigation District.
Marriage licenses have been issued
to Charles Lott, 81, to Rhodes May
Summers, 10, both of Holtville; Clyde
Goff, 81, Of Lund, Utah, to Hazel
Miller, %. Seeley; Joe B. Gay, Al,
to Annia Evans, SO both of Calexico;
Aucie E. Vineyard, 81, to Bessie May
Lands, 81, both of Holtville; George
Montez, %, of Tucson, Arizona to
Fern Henderson, 27, of Price, Utah;
and Joseph Boyer, 20, of FL Cenrru
to Eleanor Garrigus, 25, of Imperial.
Frank R. Owens, 90 years old, of
Ell Centro, was arrested by Officer
Evans last night in this city, charged
with petty larceny. He is being de-
tanned at the county Jail pending
trial before Justice Mayfield.
NOTICE
Imperial Irrigation District Gener-
al Fund Registered Warrants are pay
able down to and including Register
ed Number 19703.
R. H. MADDUX,
Treasurer Imperial Irrigation District
c. S. Sundell, age 43 years, of Ca
lexico, was arrested by Deputy Mar
shall Crane, of Calexico in that city
yesterday and placed in the county
Jail, charged with driving care while
intoxicated.
After Jan. II there will be quar-
antine in force against grape cuttings
from north fthe Tehachipi being
brought into southern California. This
lis intended to prevent the spread OF
1 l,,l, III
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-29

The Alfalfa Growers Association
will follow new system of market
ing alfalfa, working through repre-
sentatives of farm bureaus and local
representatives in various purchasing
centers.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-29
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Miss Helen Jennings has returned
from Julian where she spent Christ
mas with relatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-29

Santa Cruz poultry producers are
uniting in marketing eggs.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-29
DUTCH PLAN TO
EXCLUDE u. S.
FROM OIL FIELD
lRv Assnointad prassl

NY associated t'TeSSD
THE HAGUE, Dec. 29.-United
States authorities here fear that
American interests will be excluded
from the great Djamba oil fields in
the Dutch East Indies if a bill in
troduced in the Dutch parliament Dbe
adopted. This measures proposes to
give the concession to these fields to
a subsidiary of the Batavia Oil Com
pany. The territory to be included in
the concession is described as the most
valuable petroleum ground in the
Dutch East Indies.
The field has long been the scene
of commercial rivalry between Dutch
English and American oil groups.
Americans here say that the only way
in which American interests could
obtain representation there would be
for the Dutch government to permit
them to subscribe to the stock of the
proposed handling company to be
formed to handle the concession.
In this holding company, the Dutch
East Indian government and the Bat
avia company would, by provisions of
the bill, be joint stockholders, the
government sharing largely in the
profits. The government, however.
will have a majority on the board of
directors.
According to the Amsterdam Han
delsblad, the preferred shares, giving
a right to vote as, to the control but
not as to the direct management,
which will be in the hands Of the Bat
avia company, will be mostly under
government control, but, in order to
placate foreign, particularly Ameri-
can interests, certain propotion of
what ae known as the 'B" shares,
may be sold to foreigners with the
consent of the government.
A recent dispatch stated that the
parliament of Dutch East Indies had
under consideration motion opposing
the granting by the Dutch govern
ment of an exclusive concession to
the Djamba oil fields without the con-
sent of the people of the colony.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-29

Dancing school in Davis dance hall.
Beginners class Saturday evening,
six lessons SIS. Private lessons any
day by appointment. Phone AZ. Mad
anne Payne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-22
Ove~ Private Wires
Coonev & Co's Letter


 New Orleans, May 2L-The collapse Of May in New York, which expired there today, was followed by extensive liqu1- dation in other options. resulting in 8 drastic decline.
 Uneasiness' concerning the price-cit- ting wave sweeping the country and ca- ble advices of a big decline in Egyptian cotton, which was reflected in a weak Liverpool, has created a want of confi- dence on the part of the speculative public.
 Developments of the day, excepting for the decline in Egyptian values, which is only local in character, were rather artificial since they are not reflected in any weakness of consequence in southern spots.
 Events of the session appear intention al, with the view of depressing values for the purpose of creating better buy ing basis in advance of monthly private crop condition reports, due next week. and the governments crop condition re- port, scheduled for June 9
 As is always the case in the long run. supply and demand will govern the course of the market eventually. There is the assurance or an urgent demand oi the part of the world for next season. whereas the indicated supply, based on present crop prospects, seems inadquate. although it could be made more favor able in the event of the continuance Of good weather in the cotton regions.-H. and B. Beer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-22
LOCAL MARKETS
Poultry

Ducks-32c. F'ryers-s Small 6Od7oc lb; large, BOG. Hens-30d32c. Fresh Eggs-42Q43c.
 Fish Gray Snapper-Headless and drawn, 14c Red Snapper-Headless and drawn, H4 23c Eastern Select Oysters-s2.50 gallon. Spanish Macllerel-22Q23c. Pompano--35c. Salt Water Trout-22Q23c Mixed Fish-12c. Mullet-11c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-22
TROY

Troy, May 1.-(speciaL)- L)-captain Showalter of the Aviation repair de- pot at Montgomery is very much pleased with the new aviation field about two and one-half miles from Troy on the Brundidge road. The field is now being cleared of a few trees which interferred with good as
 tensions and will be rolled level. The field is covered in Bermuda grass and the center is marked with a large white cross, which the captain said he could see for several miles. He also stated that likely Troy would be charted as a regular aviation landing place and so recognized by the govern
 nent. He thinks Troy will be able to secure one of the large hangars from aylor field. soon to be abandoned, and then airships could be housed here in all kinds of weather. Business men are anxious to have the aviation flights encouraged and are aiding in getting the field in good shape and offering all encouragement possible.
 petition is being circulated and literally signed among the business men and others asking Judge Foster
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-22
Hides and Tallow

No. i Green Salt Hides--l6c. No. 2 Green Salt Hides-15c. No. Green Fresh Hides-14c. No. 2 Green Fresh Hides-13c. No. Dry Flint Hides-S3c. No. 3 Dry Flint Hides-S2c. No. Dry Salt Hides-30c. No. ? Dry Salt Hides-2sc. Sheep Skins-25c@sl.S. Horse Hides-S2 B. .50d5. 60. Goat Skins-75cQ$1.0 co. Hog Skins-25950c. Tallow-S410c-
 Beeswax-34G35o.
 Clear Washed wooI-55Q60c. Clear Grease Wool-35WSSc. Bury Wool-1S420c. Ginseng (Wild)-sS.00qe.0o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-22
READING CONTEST
 DEVELOPS BETWEEN DANIELS AND HALE
Exhaustive Excerpts From Testimony of Other Wit
 nesses In Naval Row Are Cited
By Assnnlafed Press

| Washington, May 21.-A reading contest between Secretary Daniels and 1 Chairman Hale of the Senate naval in- vestigation committee developed today i in the ss-examination of the Sec retary. Exhaustive excerpts from con flicting testimony of other witnesses as to the navys conduct of the war , were cited. Most of the interchanges had to do with the navy's plans for war with Germany prior to Americas entry.
 ] The Secretary insisted that com | plete plans had existed. Senator Hale said there had been much talk of the plans, but that the committee had not seen them despite repeated requests.
 Mir. Daniels expressed doubt as to 1 the wisdom of disclosing them in de- : tail. After conference with Rear Ad- niral Badger, head of the general ! board, however he agree that all naval plans ready in 1917 should be laid before the committee in eXecu- tive session next week. The Secretary warned the committee that while no 1 longer applicable to Germany, the plan embodied basic strategy that would i govern the navy in meeting any power 1 in the Atlantic. It was for that req son that an executive session was stipulated, he said
 CONSTRUCTION TIME CUT Answering the chairman's statement that despite destroyer appropriations of nearly $4o0,OO0,Oo0, the navy had increased it's flotilla in the war zone by only 20 of the craft when the armistice was signed. Mir. Daniels said the time of construction for destroyers l had been cut from approximately two years before the war to six months or l less by efforts of the department.
 Throughout his cross EeXaminat tion the Secretary maintained that the com mittee which investigated the award of navy war honors, also headed by Senator Hale, had exceeded it's author iity in forcing "ostentatious" publica- tion of Admiral Sims letter criticizing the department conduct of thea war. When the chairman agreed that the ,committee had ordered the letter epro- duced, the Secretary said that some one" ha previously caused it's publi- cation in the press and that Admiral Sims had it in his pocket" when he appeared to be questioned on naval awards and produced it on order with "dramatic gestures"
 Presentation of the letter was well staged" Secretary Daniels said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-22

Mir. Wilson was reared on the Mile road near Troy and attended school here afterwards studying at universi- ties in New York and Massachusetts. He was for year a Y. M. C. A. secre- tary in America. before going with MT. Brockman, international worker, on a tour of the world. He then. worked in the Orient for about six years, becoming a recognized expert on Oriental matters pertaining to the Y. M. c. A. MT. Wilson is a nephew Of Victor and Herbert Ballard of Troy and has other relatives here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-22
Hubbard Bros. & Go.

New York, May 21.-The market today declined again quite sharply after some fteadiness at the opening. break in Liverpool in Egyptian futures, which amounted to almost Pc pound Amerl- can, caused some selling orders from Liv- erpool to come into our market and forced the liquidation of some of yes terday's buyers, who were disappointed at the reappearance of this foreign pressure We are without advices as to the cause of the decline in Liverpool. further than that the Egyptian crop outlook is more favorable and that there is more or less unsettlement in Man chester as a consequence of the eastern cancellations. More showers occurred m the central belt, but in limited area. and elsewhere the weather was clear and warmer. Nevertheless, the June condition report promises to be the iow- est on record and it is probable that number of private reports will appear in the immediate future with an indi- cation of the figures. This is likely to mean very sharp recovery in the market from time to time. It is difficult to see. however how bull speculation can revlva without persistent bad weather in the face of tight money and the growing sentiment against high prices generally. Hubbard Brothers & Co.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-22
Two Birmingham Men /
 Given Fines In, Mobiley

Mobile. May 21.-(speciall-H. T. Zimmerman. 3s, and James D. Lake, 3G, both salesmen of Birmingham, were arrested here last night at a late hour at the Bienville hotel on the charge of violating the prohibition law and when tried today in the re- corder's court were both fined s10o, which they paid. Zimmerman had one half pint of whisky In his pos session and Lake, two half pints, ac- cording to officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-22
Thomason-Parke & Co.

New Orleans, May H.-Extremely heavy selling developed in cotton today beginning in the Liverpool market and extending to this side as soon as the session opened. The market gradually gave ground under the pressure and late in the day was 10S to IA points under the close of yesterday on the more active months. Early sellers took profits In the last half hour of business and caused moderate rallies from the lowest, clos ing prices showing net losses of 6S to 80 points
 !. The weakness of Liverpool was said to be due to another spectacular break in the market for Egyptian cotton. In the American markets the selling movement, or rather it's continuation after the open ing trades, was laid to the pessimistic feeling entertained regarding. trade in general and the belief that aH markets are bound to be affected by the present campaign against the high cost of liy- ing.
 The only thing we can see in the way of the bears is the poor crop outlook and the certainty that the first condi- tion figures will be low. Because of fns prospects in this direction we believe traders on the short side should be ex- tremely careful not to overstay their narket-Shepard and Gluck
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-22
Live Stock
CUnion Stock Yards.)

Fed steers
 Good to choice, $1o.ooQ11.O0; medium to fpood 9O06Sl0OO; common to medium. i$S.Oo@9.O0. Grass cattle according to weight. quail ity and flesh:
 Steers, $s.Ooqlo0O; fat cows, No099.o0: medium cows, $6 600G7o0; cutters. s5.0o0 eco; canners, $4.0OG50O sheavy bulls s7.Ua lQS.Oo; light bulls, $6.0Oq70o; oxen, $4.OOV lSo0; fat yeariings S700QS.0o; medium yearlings, $6.0oQLOO vealers. sS00Qll.01
 Hogs:
 Choice corn fed hogs, 1855 to 1s5, sl4; choice corn fed hogs, 90 to 1855, SIP; light pigs, 90 pounds down, Sl0; best heavy trough hogs SIP; half fat rough hogs. SsU l10; soft and oily hogs from Ito cents ipound less than above prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-22

ss.soc, and the market became rather unsettled in the third hour, with occa- sional sharp selling waves, and October reacted from 35.4Sc to sole, and after some rally broke to S4.9Sc.
 Selling probably reflected the unset ting effect of recent general news and the general price reduction and loan re- striction movement
 The effect was further increased by the bearish news from London in the afternoon press. Urgent selling subsided towards the last hour and the market rallied on covering demand to around 3t.1a< far October, holding fairly steady to the close.
 The collapse in May New York gave the market a chill and brought in idul- dating orders, but the decline was checked after a hundred points decline on covering and trade buying.
 Except for showers in Memphis and Birmingham districts the map was fa- vorable.-S R. Stewart & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-22
Spot Cotton
Want Investigation of
 Pink Boil Worm Menace
By Associated Pres,

Austin. Tex. May FLA concurrent resolution providing for full legislative i investigation of the pink boil worm situation in Texas before bills looking to eradication of the pest are taken up was adopted late today in the lower lhouse of the Texas legislature and sent to the senate. The legislature is in extraordinary session chiefly to con- lsider the pink boil worm situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-22

to postpone the term of court called for the second week in June, on ac- count of the backward condition of crops in this section, owing to the continued spring rains. It is explained that thirty-six jurymen for week at the present time, then a special venire to try the Lee murder case together with witnesses in all of the cases will seriously retard the farm work.
 Capt William H. Chaffin of Troy, who served in France with the A. E. r. is in Montgomery at hospital where he underwent an operation Tuesday While in the army he stood all operation for appendicitis and the wound did not heal properly, which necessitated the last operation.
 Lucien Wilson, formerly of Troy who spent several years in Japan in special work for the Y. M. c. A, but who has been in America for the past year at Oberlin, O., will make his keadquarters in New York for the next year before returning to China.
 During the year MT. Wilson will visit about two hundred colleges and universities in the United States, mostly in the northeast and west. He will also visit many Canadian insti- tutions. These visits will be made that he may take up special Y. M. C. A. work with the institutions in regard to the Orient and Orientals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-22
Meal and Feedstuff

Mixed -sS5@95. Old Style Hulls-S26. Corn-S2 50. Corn Chops-$4.75 No. 2 White Oats-H.eo per bushel. Shorts-S7S. c. $. Meal, per cent-S7S. Hen Feed-s4.75 per 1oo-lb. sack. Economy Dairy Feed-SS2. Choice Pea Green Alfalfa-$55. Wheat Straw-S25. Timothy-$55. Perfect Hog Feed-Ss2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-22
Stewart. Letter

DC6W dI . IINttCH
 New Orleans, May 2t-The in sight for the week is 63,976 versus 121,625 last year and since August 1, 11,294,S91 versus 10,- 243, ,426 last year. Exports for the week. 64S71 versus 65,221 last year, and since August 1, 5, S720SS versus 4,247,SS5 last year. Mill takings for the week. 144o0o versus 1S300O last year, and since AugoA 1. 10.514OO0 versus 8,SS1, 400 last year.
 May New York traded from 42.50c to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-22
Meats

D. s. Clear Bellies-2lq23c. D. $. Rib Bellies--2012Q231sc. Pure Lard-25sc. Hams-Regular, 41c; skinned, 42c. Pork Loins-32c. Bacon-40M53c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-22
Fish
Butter
Creamery-64c.
Produce

Sweet Potatoes-$5. 50 per hundred. Peanuts-No. 1, 14c lb.
 Cabbage $4.50 per hundred.
 Irish Potatoes-S9 per hundred.
 Onions-Texas white in sacks. $450 per hundred; Texas yellow in crates, SS.50 Texas white in crates, sS,75.
 Rutaba gas-S1ac per ID.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-22
Practically Intact

"Yep. we've adapted King Lear to the films
 After it much"
 Not much. Put in couple of comedians and fixed up happy end- ing, of course"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-23
FLOUR MILLS
CONSOLIDATE
ISL. S. REPORT

Washington. D. c., Nov IA
strong tendency toward the cOncen-
tration Of the wheat flour mill indus
try in a number Of large concerns
was noted by the federal trade COM
mission in report to congress on its
investigation or the industry. The
inquiry was made in connection with
the general food investigation IN
dertaken by the commission during
the war.
The trend toward concentration IN
the industry was attributed 20 the
industrial development OF the country
and the demand for Standardization
Of brands Of nour from the large cen
ters Of population This condition has
largely eliminated the small capacity
Eill in the last decade, IL was said,
as the large concerns are better able
70 supply a uniform product. Ten Of
the largest milling companies, the
report said. now have a productive
capacity OF more than half the flour
consumed in this country
BasinE its figures on sales OF 81
companies, the commissions report
shows that in the fige years from
1913 TO 1918. the average price OF flour
increased from sf.15 TO S10-22 per bar
rel. OF 1860 percent, while retail
prices increased only 11S percent and
the farmer received an increase Of
$50 percent for his wheat
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-23
VA Bonus Measure
Man Not Be Passed

washington. D. C.. Nov. 13--Bonus
legislation for the soldiers. sailors
and marines who served in the WoIlu
war is a strong probabi at the De
Gambler session Of congress, in the
opinion OF some members Or congress
who have already arrived IN M ASH
inEton for the session orher repre-
Eentatives and senators are elulll4
positive that congress Flll nol pass
any bonus legislation Tor the Alnerl-
can heroes Of the 4Ieu6e ana Argonne-
1t is apparent that the December ses-
sion VIII not take favorable action
on the bonus legislation There are
many reasons why congress VIII not
enact bonus legislation al the short
session in December. and JUST as
many good reasons why IL is profile
matfcal il the new 6Tth congress VIII
take favorable action on bonus legls-
latiol-
The principal reason why congress
viii be extremely reluctant 10 enact
bonus legislation IS because OF the eU-
penss TO the tax payer AT the last
session IT was the flood OF protests
from the tax payers that halted The
bonus bill in the senate even on the
eve OF the congressional elections,
when very naturally the senate, with
oue-third Of its membership up for
rejection, was faTorabiy inclined 20
listen 70 arguments from veteran or
carnations.
The bonus bill was put through the
house By a Republican majority but
ID stoned IN the senate, and an e.
forts 70 move IL 70 passage In that
bodT ended iu failure. The senator's
q figured that even II they cid incur
the hostility OF the veterans in the
congressional elections because Of re-
fusal 10 pass the bonus Dill, IL they
passed the bill they would have q
vastly larger constituency Of tax
payers than the veterans 10 answer TO.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-23
II Million Tons Soft
Coal Mined In I Week

washington. D. c.. Nov. 23.-1fore
than twelve million tons Of hitumin-
Gus coal were produced in the United
States during the week ending No
vember Is, the geological survey es-
timated In its weekly report. Had it
not been that many miners were idle
on Armistice day. production rec
ord for the year probably would have
been made. the survey says.
The soft coal autput thus far this
year Is placed at 476.00o.000 tons,
which is less than the production dur
ing the same period ia 1918 by 3S.-
100000 tons, but approximately &c.
100000 tons ahead OF the total Of the
first go working days Of 1919
IT is Significant &c note. the re-
port said, that 1920. is now within
5000. 600 tons Of 1917. when require
ments were large and production
about eQualled consumption.
Anthracite production during the
week ending November 10. the sur
vey estimate. was 1.753.000 tons
compared with 1.4l5.000 tons for the
preceding week.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-23

TTAVE you ever noticed that those
Flpalnted clock signs swinging In the
'front.' OF ieWelrT shops. all show
the same time. something In the
neiehborhood OF 20 minutes past 8
oclock2
The accompanying sketch is copied
from one OF these signs and il viii be
observed that the two hands are at
equal distances from the 6 hour. For
centuries, clockmakers have painted
their signs with The hands placed at
this mysterious time, and innumera-
bic explanations have been offered
Tor this strange unanimity- The most
plausible explanation Is, that from an
artistic point Of view, symmetry
would dictate thar the hands be even
ly balanced. as IL were, on the two
sides OF the face.
NOW, the puzzling question arises
what Is the exact time represented by
the hands in the positions show At
least We can settle that feature 81
The controversy what is the exact
tine Indicated
ANSWER To lEsrElHDAEiS PUZZLE
Eight pins are removed 10 leave
the word LOVE.-Capyrigh 1913. by
sam Lloyd.