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Imperial Valley press., 1920-11-22


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Open Letters From
Father Ell Centre
TO THE WEATHERMAN:
Old Top-What's the matter with Imperial Valley
weather? Answer there is nothing the matter with n
quests you to keep dishng this brand for the
FATHER Ell CENTRO.
TO THE GAME WARDEN:
Dear Warden the duck limit is 25 birds. Ducks are
this but occasionally you see some one VINO
tells you the sly that he got over the limit Yes,
'"0us"' you "'0'N' FATHER Ell CENTRo.
TO CHIEF OF POLICE MATLOCk:
Dear Dave-I note that you say police force of eight
men is not enough subjugate all law breakers in FL
Centre and intimate that cities have copper to
every 25O people, That would that Ell Centre would
have % cops.
Don't you know Chief that you have the largest force
of any chief in the present last past administration?
FATHER Ell CENTRIC.
Mr. Cleghorn-It with pleasure that folks have
reached the last and going to get every
last cent for your cotton as provided Tor IN signed con-
tracts That is than fair 1t took long time
u s'' ~ '''' Wv ~ FATHER Ell CENTRIC.
TO OLD JOHN BARLEY CORN:
Cussed Friend-I thought buried you deep year
ago last W. july G Wheaw daily
and to add insult to injury you polluted our ponce 1oce
causing no end of talk and fuss and trouble John,
lpo1r yyoI'rp dpaH2
'0i' "" '''" FATHER Ell CENTRO.
TO LOCAL BANKS AND INSURANCE MEN:
Money Busters and Go-Getters-When ordering your
1921 supply of calendars please all weather fore
casts. The calendar in front of me has been predicting
Sh0" i'u'fies anu Ne'' "'A'''i FATHER Ell CENTRo
TO JOSEPH SEYMOUR:
Dear Joe-What be the matter? Are you out of the
city you reformed have not heard from you for
at least two weeks and can't imagine what the AS
sociated Chambers of Commerce doing.
f''~SS e"'iS"'e'' '' "'''''N FATHER Ell CENTRo
TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:
Politicians-Our publicity bill for Imperial county IS
listed S14639 for the current Some OF the tax
payers employers in fact quite considerable num-
Der of them have been enough to intimate that you
are spending the money unwisely, to use mild term
" nat afe you s'l'ls - ~ "'G FATHER Ell cENTRo.
TO THE CITY COUNCIL:
Dear Boys-Otto told you that he wanted to quit near
ly six ago you have stalled along failed to agree
when you got good and spent valuable time accom-
plishng nothing
Let's have action.
FATHER Ell CENTRO.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. - TT
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organized by banking tt
United Britain, Franc
of TAX anu Japan mas ee
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affairs Van Karabeek, intro ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-16
FORMER SEATTLE Man
SENTENCED TO HANG
Plays Checkers With Three Women by
Mail as Death Day Approaches

He stabbed a prisoner thoro with
In the month OF his arrival He hosst
his good behavior time" and sfs
months were added to his term.
stroud was tranNerred 10 n
Leavcnworth IN 1919. and Tor three
years was a model prisoner lilo be
camo n correspondcnc- college stu
dent and studied rhetoric. music and
drawing.
Then stroud killed his second
man. There are two stories OF the
killing. one IL that Il was plain
murder. The other. stroud's. II
this.
A brother whom he had no, v--n
for eight years came TO vsrit him
herr on Saturday afternoon. Prison
rules forbid a visit then. and Mar
Gus. the brother. was told TO come
on Monday.
u WINS excited a, his coming. Z"
Stroud SAYS. $50 excited that
broke a prison table regulation In
the dining hail that evening. Tur.
ner took my number. and ! knew
that when my brother came on
Monday would be In the guard
house. unable 60 sce him
II stopped Turner In corridor
on Sunday noon and asked him 70
excuse the nSfrnse VI. raised his
club to strike me and I killed him
with a table knife in selfdefenSe.
We had all heard he was a western
bad man. who had Dragged he
could handle prisoncra I just lost
myself In terror. ala not mean
- hfn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-16
Hailstones Pepper
Welcome to Texas

BREMERTON. April iG-Whiie
hadlstones pcppered her decks and
her big guns barkcd salutes the su.
perdreadnauxht Texas arrived In
por; Thursday. She win bc repaired
The Texas has been south on large,
practicsA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-16
Czech Cabinet Men
File Resignation

LONDON. April 1.-THE czccho-
Slovak cabinet has resigned. a Wen
ma dispatch today said. Resignation
follower a heated debate in The ma
tional assembly over the cabinets
policies.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-16
Refuses to Pay
Alimony to Wife

''rhe spirits are giving you a bum
steer" NJ. II. Goodwin, 81 Duvall
carpenter. told Justice OTIS "
Brinker. when ordered 10 pay his
73.year-old wife SEQ month. Goodwin
was thrown into the county Sail
when he could not muster 1900
bonds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-16
Tax on Capital
Plan Is Rejected

PARIS. April 1s,--During debate
on the new budget measures in the
chamber OF deputies last night. the
chamber voted. so- 10 col. 20 reject
the socialist counter proposal for
q tar on capital.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-16
THREE TR1INMEN KILLED

MOBILE. Ala. April is.-Thrce
trimmer were killed in head-on col.
lision between two passenger trains
on the Louisville NashvlIi. railroad
near Bay Minetta. 20 miles from
here. early today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-16
">ENER HAD
CHANCE"

The sister Gays. Rob wasn't a BAD
hoy. He didn't have much % a
chance. that's all. lie always want.
ed TO be an electrician. bu, he never
got the training.
Mothers doing ery,h,nR she
can to save him. but I'm afraid She
cant I'll continue 10 10 over and
see him aa ionr az they win let me :"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-16

y. VI. &. A. SCHOOL Of btrrines.
administration and accountancy was
inspected Thursday by Ralph r.
Mayo. special representative Of the
United Y. ". c. A. national cduca,
tionaI council
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-16
MOTHER TRIES
1O SAVE IIfR son

Stroud had three trials. Two
were mis.triais ani the United
States supreme court upheld the
verdict 81 death passed at the last
trial
strnud's mother. Mrs. Elizabeth
Stroud. has never relaxed her Il.
forts 10 free her son since his first
conviction She has made a DOZEN
trips from Alaska 70 Washington
and spent $40. o0o-ruouey she saved
and borrowed. according TO Stroud
half sister. Mamie stroud
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-16

SENTENCED FIRST
FoR IL YEARS

For that he was sentenced 10 serve
Irfz years. He began his term al the
tdeNen Island peniientiary n wash.
- ton
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-16
TIE wAYFARER." sir reel N

ton picture 81 scenes taken At tn.
Columbia centenary celebration. will
be exhibited Friday evening at the
First Methodist Episcopal church.
Fifth ave. and Marion ST
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-16
FIRST TO HANG
THERE IN SO YEARS

But this young man. the first con
demned 70 legal hanging In this
state I'm 90 years. reads and writes
and plays checkers. all unmindful
apparently. OF the nearncss OF the
hangInans moose.
Because stroud whitfield half thru
wall that builders said dynamite
alone could pierce and used no tod
but a table knife. he Is not permit.
ted SO much as a steel pen now. He
must write with pencil eat his FOOD
with his fingers from wooden
platter and never know a moments
freedom from the eyes OF prison
guards.
Stroud was born In Seattle. Hc
went 20 Alaska when he was IS In
1905 He had been IN Juneau two
weeks when he sho, an elderly man
the rival for the affections 81 n
ufcrran Of 40 wears
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-16

to0y m>CtuSru ntt sou1eNnfr
IN Seattle Is n woman who for
weeks has bcru playing a game
~ checkers with q convict In
FWt Lcavcnworth prison. Kan
sAs-
They sre playing the game. NOW
BY move. by mail
Tho convict Is Robert r, Stroud
80 years ord. Seattle boy con,
ecrnncd 20 be hanged on the morning
OF April IS, He is two time
KiIicr.-
Stroud Is playing two other
checker games by malone with a
nroman in Fort Worth. Texas. and
Another with girl In Washington.
ID. C.. dispatches rcvcSl
He can hear carpentcrs' mauh
completing tho scaffold In the yard
outside his window, where he must
hang for the murder Of Robert rur.
ner. prison guard. unless President
Wilson heeds his mothers cry for
mercy before the execution date.
Before stroud's cell door guard
with a revolver and a shotgun has
orders not 70 let his eyes stray 80
long as n single second from the con.
dcmned man. Al night n blazing
electric arc hight throws the white.
washed cell in nvid briiilancy. They
take no chances with Stroud
The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1920-08-03
WHY DOUG" LOVES STUNTS

"Some folks get a great deal Of
excitement from picking up a poker
hand TO see what they have drawn,
but for me, the real pleasure in life
is in trying out new climbing and
jumping stunts just to see what will
happen to me-" This is how Doug
las Fairbanks says he feels when he
was questioned about some Of the
reckless stunts he does in his next
production "When the Clouds Roll
By" which will be shown at the
Strand Theatre on Thursday August
l2.
While Doug was waiting in the stu
dio for some lighting effects to be
worked out in one Of the sets, he
climbed 10 the top Of one of the stu
dio buildings and jumped some thir-
ty feet into hedge that bordered
the lot.
"How did you know that the hedge
would break your fall ~ he was ask
ed. II didn't know whether it would
or not, that's the reason | jumped
The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1920-08-03
ROAD WORK

The first section Of the road lead
Ing from Marion to Tribune has been
recently worked. The grading Is
good, well ditched and drained with
good new culverts where necessary. I.
This scribe pronounces II a good job.
Paul Paris Is the efficient overseer. I.
+. jeff Travis the energetic road
man for the county is sure putting
In some fine work on the Tribune
Hollow. ~ men with shovels, picks
teams and plows are grading ditch.
ing and picking about one mile of
road there that promises to be one
Of the best built roads In the county
That proves, that good roads can
be built any where. Give Mr.. Travis
the men and we will soon see bet.
ter roads all over the county. May
the good work continued
The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1920-08-03
MAE MURRAY COMING II
HIGHLY SEASONED
MELODRAMA

Mae Murray. Maid of Many Moods
and one of the screens most beau
tiful blonds will be the stellar at
traction at the Strand Theatre next
Friday in her picture for Pathe.
Twin Pawns" is the title of the
photoplay, which has been produced
directed and adapted by Leonce Per-
ret from a novel "The Woman in
White" by Wilkie Collins.
.Ths- nictnre n,Akss-|nn .rreteuse ,,Qf
being anything but what 1t is-a high
ly seasoned drama in elaborate set
tings. Warner GLAND whose ability
to portray screen villains has been in
constant demand ever since he ap-
peared in "Patria" has a part that
will be coveted by every actor whose
speciality is villains. It's a corking
role, and GLAND realizes its every
possibility.
Henry G. Sell, previously known as
Gsell and a regular figure In Pathe
pictures is the hero and j. W. John
ston the father. While the cast Of
principals is small, hundreds Of ex-
tras were used In the race track, ball
room and factory scenes. Mr.. Per-
ret will be recalled as the director Of
that recent Psthe success, "The Thir.
teenth Chair"
The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1920-08-03
Agricultural Column
By G. M GuaBERT

Our Farm Bureau will meet next
Saturday at go p. m. in the High
School auditorium. Mr.. w. T. Har-
ris of Morganfeld will address the
farmers on Farm Bureau problems
Mr.. Harris is a LAWYER and farmer,
understands Farm Bureau work and
must be heard to be appreciated.
urge every farmer in the county,
whether a member Of the Bureau or
not to hear this address. Members
are expected not only TO be present,
but advertise this mectingb and make
it tn best of the year.
Music has been planned for the
occasion.
] have had several inquiries about
how to remedy wet spots in fields.
A field in this condition must first
be seen before specific advice could
be given. If the wet area is large,
and an outlet convenient it would
pay to tile Drain. Some of these spots
can be remedied by back burrowing
but under no circumstances should
they be plowed when wet. When not
underlaid by hard pan drainage may
be afforded by deep plowing, large
applications Of manure and the use
Of lime. The structure Of soil
will be broken down if it is plowed
while wet and It usually requires
several years to correct this pud-
The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1920-08-03

The Woman's Club met with Mrs.
r. F. Haynes, Wednesday, July 21,
an interesting program on the Dark
Ages was given. Mrs. Ellen Croft
and Mrs. C. B. Ellis were voted
upon and accepted for membership.
The next meeting will be held at
IsAs .hnsss.-of. Mrs.. W W, Runyan.
A delightful lawn party was given
Saturday evening at the beautiful
country home of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
". Rice near Marion, in honor Of
their guests, Misses Rosa Brown and
Mary Shatfer Of Paducah.
The evening was delightfully."- spent
with music and games. Refreshments
consisting Of ice cream and cake were
served.
The invited guests were: Misses
Rosa Brown, Mary Shaffer, Ruth Hill
Virginia Fowler, Francis Adams,
Evangeline Fowler, Elsie Coleman,
Geneva Fowler Nell Pogue, Jewell
Hill, Catherine Rice and Anna Ida
Mum. Messrs. Lee Garden, Lewis
Cleman, Earl Patmore, Allen Rice,
L. Bigham, Lisle Easley, Rob Doore,
p. Adams, Wallace Thompson, Mar
vim Davenport and Wallace Adams.
The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1920-08-03
Co'or and Disease.

Color really does fight disease. Take
for eynrplc the ultraviolet ray. Here
we have II most convincing proof of The
healing force that resides IN col,r.
This famous ray eXerts n very po.
tent curative eject upon certain DIS
eases Of the skin. A ray Of ultra.
violet light Is concentrated upon the
diseased part, and Immediately u new
process Is set up by which the disease
Is eventually destroyed
The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1920-08-03

which the money has been loaned has
been completed
As is well known two of the State
Primary roads 70 thru Crittenden
County One known as project No.
x, or the River road passes thru Crit
tenden county from Tradewater to
Livingston County line. And the 9TH
er is part Of Project no, 10 and
goes from Marion to Princeton.
While these two roads are a part
Of the State Primary System and un-
der the State law have equal stand
ing, Project No. 8, the River Road,
has priority in construction owing to
the fact that the Federal Government
has designated 1t as one Of the Fed
eral Highways and under the Federal
law will contribute TO the state one
half Of the cost Of construction on
condition that the state takes up and
completes that road. without delay.
Failure Of the state TO take ad-
vantage Of this Federal offer will
leave the Federal government free
To apply this fund TO such other state
as may avail itself Of 1t. The princi-
pal part Of the revenue provided un-
der the new law for use by the state
in building III Primary System is
levied and collected during the later
part Of this year and will not be avail
able for expenditure until next year
A slight consideration Of these facts
will show how important II is to the
state and to the counties for the
state TO borrow Of the several coun-
ties along the Federal Highway the
county funds available in order to
have quick construction Of the Fed
eral Highway, and at the same time
secure for the benefit Of Kentucky the
Federal funds allotted TO her.
After. a careful consideration Of
all the facts and circumstances the
Commission decided that instead Of
keeping the bonds and taxes as col
lectcd on deposit with the banks or
trust companies until such later and
indefinite time as IL might seem wise
10 begin road construction at the
county's expense, the better policy
would be to lend the fund to the
state under the provision Of the new
law in order that the state might
use it and supplement il with its
own funds for the immediate con-
Struction Of the River Road or pro-
icct No. 4 aud when that road Is
completed and the fund paid back,
the County Commissioners then may
decide whether TO lend II to the state
for thc building Of the road to Prince
ton, or II the state has ample funds
at that time to build the road to
Princeton. then the commissioners
will use the fund in construction Of
other roads In the county.
The effect Of this decision will be
to secure for the county quick con-
struction OF the River Road and the
hurry up Of the construction Of the
road to Princeton without expense TO
the county, and at the same time to
keep secure and intact the county
fund Of sl5O,O0O so that II may be
used later in building other roads
In the county.
The Commission sincerely trusts
that their action will meet with the
approval generally Of the tax payers
Of the county.
The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1920-08-03
COMMISSION WILL
LOAN TO STATE
PROCEEDS OF BOND SALE
TO AID RIVER ROAD
County vii Get Back the Money
in u Few Years Means
Eariy Start on Road.

An important conference was held
in Marion Friday between the Crit
tenden County Road Commissioners
and ny Hen Weille, who IN the Wcst
Kentucky member Of the Stnte Road
Commission. The State Commission
has recently been appointed under
the provision Of the new State law,
the old state aid plan Of road build
ing Is abolished and in lieu II il there
has been substituted what Is called
in the law n State Primary Road
system To be built and maintained
ut the expense Of the state and with
out any contribution from the coun-
ties.
Under the Road Bond election held
In this county last summer, the Coun-
ty Road Commission was created and
entrusted with the expenditure Of
the proceeds Of an authorized issue
Of $3.50 900 90 in bonds "for the pur-
pose OF building roads and bridges"
in Crit.enden.
The increase in the prices OF road
construction and the subsequent with
drswsi Of State Aid from new pro-
jeets made the County Commission
feel that II would be most unwise for
the County to engage In such an ef-
fort on It's own account. because the
funds available would only pay for
such a small mileage that the people
would be greatly disappointed in the
result.
When this situation is understood
IL will be- sufficient answer for such
questions as. "When are we going
to get any roads 7" "What roads will
they build" "lIow soon will they be-
KIN building roads," None Of the
bonds have been sold and the Com
missioners have felt that the wise
course to pursue would be TO keep
the bonds and the road fund which
Is now being accumulated from the
taxes now being collected to pay of
the bonds intact. so that when the
time does come that road building
will be cheaper and the proper num-
Der Of miles Of road can be built
with the money in hand to meet the
reasonable expectation Of the tax
payers. the commission will be In u
position TO do SO
The main question that the Coun-
ty Commission has had to consider
has been what disposition to make OF
the bond issue and the taxes being
collected to pay them, until such time
~ In the opinion Of the Commission,
Il will be wise TO expend II on In
road building.
For the purpose Of meeting just
such situations, the trainers Of the
new law inserted a provision In that
Law to the effect that II any county
had money on hand and available for
use In road construction In that coun.
ty and desired any part Of the State
Primary Road Systems to be con-
structed through that county before
the state, under the new law could
take up construction, then such coun.
ty thru ils commission may make
such requests Of the State Highway
Commission with an offer TO lend to
the state the county fund and the
said fund to be repaid to the county
BY the state when the road upon
The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1920-08-03
NOT rISHY BUT sNAKY

A large snake was captured by
j. j. James on the Mcconnell farm
near Piney. It was not copperhead
nor a rattler but had poison fangs
and was Of rusty brown color with
black spots, 1t was short but very
large and like the rattle snake car.
ried its young. II contained 4s
little ones very much alive.
The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1920-08-03
DIED AT BLACKORD

Rev, John Allen Crowell, loved
minister Of the Methodist Church
died In Blarkford Sunday and the re.
mains were buried In the Crowell
Cemetery Monday.
lie was n native Of this county
and had been In the ministery n mum.
ber Of years, being about 7b years
old. An unpretcntious, good and
useful man has fallen. Peace to his
memory.
The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1920-08-03

ding. An area in this condition
should be heavily manured and lined.
II field with wet spots is to be
utilized for meadow or pasture these
spots may be seeded to alsike clover
or red top.
Most farmers realize the value Of
using limestone to correct soil acid
ity and no doubt hundreds of tons
would be used if it could be had con-
veniently. There are sufficient good
grade limestone deposits in our coun-
ty to supply all the lime needed IL
crushers wer busy on the job. At
present there are two crushers idle
in different parts of the county and
the owners are anxious to put them
to work. If several progressive farm
ers in community will supply the
power ] can make arrangements to
secure crusher at very reasonable
figure. You should be interested, let
me hear from you. Crushers are for
sale here in Marion and I urge CO.
operation in buying one for | believe
it can be made to pay for itself in
one year.
Several outbreaks of hog cholera
in the county have been reported to
me and | urge you to not let this
disease gain foot hold. Watch your
hogs closely and at the first symtom
quarantine those suspected. Don't
take any chances on those that seem
off feed. are sluggish or weak in the
hind quarters.