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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-06-03
ANIMALS OF LONG PEDIGREE
White horse'i Once Used BY British
Royalty I-ineaI Descendants Of
Early Famous QuAdrupeds.


White horses figure as the badge
Of more than one German princely
family, and notably in that Of the
house Of Hanover Gas may be seen
in St. Georges chapel, at Windsor)
But that is not all. The white
horses which down to the present
year drew the royal successors Of
George | are descended from the
stud of white horses kept at. Ham
over in old days, and even main
tanned there long after that king
dom had been annexed by Prussia.
AS in the case Of the Battak ponies,
true albinos with red eyes are said
to have occurred not infrequently
in this stock. There is, therefore, a
high probability that the famous
royal white carriage horses now dis
carded are the lineal descendants, if
not by blood, at least by ritual, OF
the sacred white horses which on
solemn occasions we're conducted
under the sacred car by kings and
priests in old Teutonic pagan days.
Times.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-06-03
Building New Greer Grade.

The work on the Pierce CITY
highway out of Greer is now un.
der way and a crew Of rock mel1
is engaged in blasting rock on
the Greer grade. Theplans and
specifications provide for five
per cent grade out of Greer and
on account of the large amount of
rock work it is not expected the
grade will be completed before
well toward winter.
The completion Of this high
way will not only provide easy
outlet for a large district between
Greer and Pierce City but will al
so make easy access to the heart
OF the Clearwater timber district
and will afford easy Transports
ton for the development Of the
mining properties in the Pierce
City district:
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-06-03
ANOTHER KIND OF PARASITE.

"Where is the center of culture in
this town."
"Bill Grigsley's drug store seems
to be the center"
"Is it sort Of civic forum ?"
"No,' but it's where most of the
town loafers do their reading with
out its costing them anything Bill
says when somebody occasionally
wants to buy magazine or a news
paper he first has to take it away
from a news stand cootie." Dir
mingham Age-Herald.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-06-03
500 Reward, 500

rhs readers of this paper Will %
r,eased to learn that there IL at Least
one dreaded disease that science nas
been able to cure in all its stages a .,s,
that i catarrh. Catarrh being grea.ly
infIuenced by constitutional condluoIn, .
requires constitutional treatment. w -. ia
ects thru the Blood on the Mucous sur
faces Of Of the system thereby DESTROYING n
the Foundation OF the disease. giving the
patient strength by building up d dns c1 IL
york The proprietors have SO muc t;n
faith in the curative powers q Ha BIZ
Catarrh Medicine that they oner C ne
Hundred Dollars for any case that y iaiis
- c,,re Send for list of Testimonials:
ddres. r = CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo,
Ohio. Sold by all Druggist. 76c
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-06-03
A Tip On Forest Fires.

| Here's an open letter on thu
how and why OF forest fires tina
should appeal to every citizen:
You are resident in the dis
trict comprising Montana ane
Northern Idaho.
Last summer you read in the
papers the daily story Of devas
tating forest fires. You read oil
the thousands of men poured in
to the woods by private timber
owners and the Forest Service in
an attempt to check the progress
of the flames. You probably saw
for yourself columns Of smoke
rising from forest fires, and lived
under the gray pail Of smoke and
haze which settled over the coun-
try in August.
Has it occurred to you that most
of these fires are preventable?
Who started these fires?
Three hundred and twelve
were started by campers and
ranchers. Your neighbor goes on
fishing trip and leaves his camp
fire burning He rides through
the woods after stock, or along
timbered road in his automo-
bile and drops a lighted match or
throws his cigarette butt into the
brush, and few minutes later a
fire starts. He may not know at
all that he has done it.
One hundred and seventy two
fires were started by brush burn
ing. A rancher has some land to
clear. He sets a fire when it is
so dry he cannot control the
flames, or he starts some brush
piles burning and leaves the fire
unattended. A wind comes up
and the fires spread to his neigh
boris land.
Three hundred and sixty eight
fires started from the railroads.
You cannot help prevent these
unless you are a railroad man,
but you can help by reporting
such fires to the nearest Forest
Ranger.
Ninety three fires were incen-
diary. Some one, for various rea-
sons, deliberately sets the woods
afire, disregarding the thousands
of dollars damage it may do. The
fire bug is the meanest and most
cowardly Of criminals. AS citi-
zen of the state and the United
YOU will want to help to
stamp out such willful disregard
Of the public good for selfish mo-
lives.
Thirty fires were started from
Numbering operations, and 1913
from various miscellaneous caus-
as--but all man-caused.
The point is that most of these
fires are started by residents of
Montana and Idaho-perhaps
your own neighbors and they
IAN be prevented only by the con-
action Of the people of
ihese states.
The Forest Service appeals to
he people of Idaho and Montana
o do their part in reducing this
oss, to the Nation. If we will all
ret together on it; start no fires
and impress the same
hing on our neighbors, the fire
problem will be largely solved.
Very truly yours,
:. II. Rutledge, District Forester
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-06-03
Home at Auction.

Il you want a good home right
nere your chance-9-room house
ana two lots opposite sontbeast
corner : Nezperce public school
campus-will be sold at nnhl;c
a . u Saturday, June 5 at / 80,
Har Geo. Wise, Owner.
marry Z. Cranke, Auctioneer.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-06-03
KNOWS HOW IT WAS HIMSELF.

Bilie-My dad must have been
dreadfully wicked when be was q
boy.
Bob--Why?
Billie-Cos he knows 50 exactly
what questions to ask me when he
wants to know what have been do
ing.-Stray Stories.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-06-03
so II GOES.

Landlord learn that you are
going to attend the rent hearing in
Albany.
Tenant-Yes. We must have
some relief.
Landlord Hum! Well, if you
can afford to pay about $40 for a
round trip to Albany, ! guess you
can stand raise in rent of $50
month. Brooklyn Standard Union.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-06-03
Odd Fellows Convention Friday
Night.

The Nezperce lodge /. O. O. F,
will be host at its hall in this city
to representatives Of the various
other lodges of this district and
will supply a fine program of en-
tertalnment which will conclude
with a feast. The towns from
which representatives are expec-
ted are Kamiah, Craigmont, Win
chester, Reubens and Russell.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-06-03
TRAGIC.

Movie Theater Manager-Here-
after we're going to run pictures
three days.
Patron-Please don't do it, old
man. What am ] going to do on the
two remaining nights Film Fun.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-06-03

Mrs j. Glen Miller departed
this morning for visit with
home folks at Occur d'AlenG
where she will be joined by Mr..
Miller later in the week.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-06-03

Remember big sale registered
Clydesdale horses, short-horn cat
tie and Duroc hogs and grade
stock by I. HI. Lowry at Winches-
ter June 10. Send for catalogue,
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-06-03
G. w. Felt, Inc,
Nezperce, Idaho.

AsN>> 80 WI ~~~~~>~Ns
Dear Sirs:
I have had quite few letters
the past day or so asking what
though of market conditions.
Now, my opinion is based on
what I have gathered from listen
ing to conversations from men
from headquarters and from some
who positively control the dry
goods situation as to production.
AS they. look at it, the whole
thing hinges on production.
When the production exceeds the
supply, then we may look for a
general decline. but this condi-
ton is not in sight, nor nowhere
near it.
The mills are completely sold
up for the balance Of this year.
All the stuff that they can pro-
duce and more too, has been sold
and in turn has been sold by the
jobber. This is another reason
why I can see no reduction in
sight.
As far as these sales and wild
talk and newspaper propaganda
goes, you will note that it is
chiefly redy-to-wear clothing and
shoes they seem to be harping
on. Most of the big price reduc-
tions are on ready-to-wear lines.
You see nothing mentioned on
staple dry goods, nor can there be
if q merchant is not pushed for
money. OF course where a man
is pushed and has to raise money
on merchandise sales, not being
able to borrow same at the bank
for a short period, he might turn
loose for a short period, and this
j. the reason for most of the wild
talk of reductions.
/ firmly believe that these sales
over the country will result in
prices becoming higher before
they are cheaper. There are not
enough goods anyhow to go
around, and when a merchant
has given away his stock, he must
replace it if he stays in business.
This is simply another case of
supply and demand. A sudden
demand for more goods with none
in sight will make another sell
ing market, and we will be up
against it again. The only result
to merchant who has been COM
PEELED to sell in order to raise
will be that he has got his
and he has paid his bills,
but his new stock may be on a
higher basis of cost than ever
The best thing to do is to sit
tight. With a few weeks of sun
shine. business will be back to
The buying power is
still in existance, and people will
buy when they want merchan-
disc.
This is simply my opinion and
might prove Of use.
Yours respectfully,
q. W. Campbell
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-06-03

Rev. Hartley, of Prineville.
Ore, will arrive at this city Sun,
day, June Is, where he will
preach both morning and even
ing at the Christian church. He
is considering locating here.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-06-03

Mrs. Bribery If you really
loved me you never would have
taken flat on the top floor.
Bridely-Why notP
Mrs. Bridely-Only think, when
you come home from the Office, how
much longer it takes.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-06-03

During the past year we have
received over two hundred new
books, in addition to the numer-
Gus current magazines donated.
and the number of books loaned
reaches 5000. This number does
not include the two travelling IL
braries which we have had issued
us.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-06-03
90 OBJ 90
A S TO
PRICES

This week we use as our
ad a letter received from
Mr.. Geo. Campbell with
Wheeler & Motter Mercan-
tile Company, wholesale
dry goods merchants of St.
Joseph, Mo-, and considered
one of the best posted dry
goods men in the United
States:
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-06-03
Library Statement for Past Year

Starting with June fourth the
library will be open on Saturdays
only during the summer months.
Mrs Boles, who has been the eff
ficient librarian this spring, will
continue in that capacity next
year.
We wish to thank the patrons
and friends Of this library for
their generosity this past year.
While library cannot be made
"a paying proposition, from a mo-
mentary point of view, yet the
Nezperce Library has more than
paid for any attention given it,
in furnishing books to the read
ers of this community. There is
yet deficit Of STATS, which sum
has been kindly advanced by P.
w. Mitchell, who has SO generous
w given Of his time and atten-
ton the past ten months.
Following is the financial
statement:
Proceeds of benefit play. .$92.8O
Expenses of benefit play :. 1880
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-20
SIMON CERTAIN
OIL IS FOUND IN
IMPERIAL VALLEY
Directors of BrdWley Well and
Prof. StarL Visit Well and
Are Highly Pleased; Can't
SAY H0lU Much Oil Has Been
Found.

According to District Attorney e.
R. Simon, it can be positively stated
that Imperial Valley has a genuine
oil well.
Mr.. Simon, in company with the di-
rectors of the Brawley well, 20 or
more stockholders, Prof. Stark, noted
eeologist, and Mr.. Perkins, an oil ex-
pert, visited the well yesterday. SAM
pies brought back to the city by Mr.
Simon taken from the bailings yes
terday, unquestioiGab!y establish the
fact that oil has been struck, it is
said.
The samples, say Professor Stark
show a very high gravity test, and
should the weil develop as in other
sections, there is no doubt but that a
heavy flow of high grade oil will be
secured.
In the opinion of the experts, al
though it is impossible to determine
at this time just what the quantity
of oil will be, it is certain that the
oil is there, at least in commercial
quantities, and also a possibility OF
developing gas.
At this time the well has been
drilled to depth of $3.50 feet, the
last Sc feet of which have been oil
sand. The sand is described as being
a fine white quartz sand or beach
sand, practically the same as found
in the Montebello field. E..t
The company proposes to rush
preparation for making the final
tests. The work of cementing off the
water is to begin at once, after
which the water will be pumped out.
Three weeks will be required for this
work, and it is expected that the we'll
will be regularly brought in" soon
after the first of the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-20
SEEK RECALL Of
SAN FRANCISCO
POLICE JUDGES
Gar Association and Civic and
improvement Ass0ciat i O n S
Unite in Effort TO Thr0U
Prominent Jurists Out of
office.
(By Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20. - The
circulation of a petition for the elec-
ton and recall of Police Judges John
J. Sullivan and Morris Oppenheim,
"as the result of the condition of law
lessness prevailing in this communi-
ty which enables criminals of all kinds
to escape justice" was started today
by the civic league of Improvement
clubs and associations.
The bar association has also drawn
up a disbarment motion charging
malfeasancc against Judge Sullivan
for presentation to the state supreme
court.
The petition states the recall of the
judges is demanded "be cause they are
unfit and improper persons to hold
judicial office"
The recall movement started fol-
Glowing the arrest of a group of sus
pected gangsters here on charges of
attacking four girls in house in the
mission district.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-20
CONFER WITH
DISTRICT
ON VITAL
MATTERS
Heads of State Departments
Suddenly Arrive in Ell
Centre; Special Meeting
Called with Press Repre-
sentatiyes Barred.

U. S. Webb, state attorney
general, c. f. Stearns, state bank
commissioner, and w. F. Mcclure,
state engineer suddenly arrived
in Ell CentrO this morning and
went into private conference
with the directors of the Impe-
rial Irrigation District this after
noon at 2:3O. Newspaper repre-
sentatives were barred from the
meeting.
The nature of the visit of the three
prominent state officials was not dis
closed before the conference, except
in a very hazy way.
There were rumors this morning
that the trio were here at the behest
of Chester Allison or the Mutual Ad-
visory Board, but Mr.. Mcclure de-
MED this.
Mr.. Mcclure this morning said:
"We have been intending to come to
Imperial Valley, for some time for
there are some questions we wish to
ask the board of directors of the ir-
rigation district. We arrived in Los
Angeles several days ago and l had
not realized that the situation was so
acute between the American ranch
ers and the interests south of the
line We decided to come on at once
to Ell Centro."
Mr.. Mcclure denied that the re-
cent agitation about lavish expendi-
lures or the insinuation that the
state board of control would be asked
to step in and operate the district had
anything to do with their visit.
Naturally" he said, 1--WE are deep
ly interested in the integrity of the
bonds of the district"
This opened up the way for flood
of questions relating to the exact
meaning of the phrase but Mr.. Nc
Clure explained his statement no fur
ther.
AS for the board of control he said,
"The board of control would have no
jurisdiction here"
Those who closely followed the
movements of the trip reported that
they frequently asked questions about
the mutual advisory board.
There were we'll defined opinions
this afternoon that they had come at
the request of some one.
Questions about the bond situation
met with evasion answers. Mr..
Stearns and Mr. Webb were equally
reticent about disclosing the actual
nature of their visit except in very
haZy manner.
The board of directors with Di-
rector j. Stanley Brown alone absent
met with the state officials. At $3.50
the conference was still in session.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-20
INDICTED MAN
PLEADS GUILTY
ON BOOZE CHARGE
INV Associated Press1

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2O.-JoSeph
Goldberg, indicted for conspiracy to
violate the Volstead act, today plead
ed guilty in the United States court.
Sentence was deferred.
P. Groves, former secretary Of the
den ocratic state committee, and his
brothers, E. C. and Ralph Groves, in
dicted jointly with Goldberg and q
others indicted on the same charge in
seperate Indictment, filed demur-
rers and the government will be given
a week to reply.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-20
FOUR HURT As
W0RTHAM' S
TRAIN IS
D|TCHED
Trained Seals Take High
Dive into Cotton Field;
Injured Men on Cars
which Turned Over; BrOk-
en- Rail Causes Turnover.

One man was seriously injured
and net expected to live, and
three were slightly injured yes
terday when the first section of
the train carrying Clarence A.
Wortham's carnival shows struck
a broken rail four miles west of
this city and plunged into the
ditch. The troupe of trained seals
which the company carries was
thrcwn high in the air and landed.
in a nearby cotton field, intact.
The injured are: James Rae, q.
broken jaw, broken collar bone and
perforated lung. Not expected to
live.
William Clark, 25; Geo. Myers, 20;
Martin Nelson, 30, laborers, badly
bruised with decorations. Myers suf-
fered two broken legs. Clark also
suffered broken leg.
The first section of the show,
which has been playing in Ell Centro
for the past week and played in Los
Angeles last year under the auspices
of the American Legion, consisted Of
19 cars of animals and baggage, and
was ten minutes ahead of the second
section carrying the show troupes.
AS the engine passed over the broken
rail the engineer felt the jar and
threw on the compressed air brakes.
The engine and six cars carrying the
lions and horses passed safely over
the break, but the train buckled when
two flat cars loaded with seats and
the trained seals left the track and
turned completely over. The fact
that the train was rapidly coming to
a stop alone prevented the remainder
from crashing into the wrecked flat
cars.S
AS the flat cars left the track Rae
and companion, who were riding the
front car, were pinned beneath the
wreckage and it was with difficulty
that they were extricated. A huge
beam crashed through the seals tank,
lifted the tank in the air and threw
it in the cotton field, the seals crawl
ing out through the hole and wander
ing over the field until they were
confined in a pen at the side of the
road.
VIM. Clark was riding on wagon
containing the electrical motors the
carnival uses. The shock threw the
wagon off and injured him. The
fourth was riding the second over
turned car.
A wrecking crew of 100 Mexcans
and a train from Garriso under the
charge of Trainmaster Dol Rute was
summoned and the work Of clearing
away the wreckage began. East
bound train No. 4, the Golden State
Limited, was ten minutes late. The
west-bound Golden State Limited was
held at Calexico until late in the
afternoon.
The injured men were rushed to the
Ell Centre hospital. X-rays were tax
en- of the injured members.
C. G. Sheffield, San Diego & Ari-
zona agent at Ell Centro, said today:
"The San Diego & Arizona deeply re-
grets the wreck, but broken rail is
something that is apt to happen to
the best of roads. Traffic will be
restored to normal before tomorrow.
Large crowds all day visited the
scene of the wreck and carried away
souvenirs.
Fred Beckman, manager of the
shows, said: owe have not estimat-
ed our loss. but we will open in San
Diego as we had originally planned"
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-20
EARTH TREMBLORS =
FROM MUD GEYSERS

The earth quivered this morning at
about GAS for a period of perhaps 80
seconds, reminding Ell Centrans of
similar happenings in the past.
However, as for being a real earth
quake, Captain A. Davis of. Mullet
Island would have us believe that it
was due to the eruptions of the mud
geysers at Salton Sea, which have
been shooting mud and steam to a
height of so or 60 feet at various in
tervals for the past three weeks.
Calipatria people have noticed gen
tie jars frequently and the supposition
is that this was one hard enough to
shake the entire valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-20
CLOTHING MEN
SLASH WAGES
(By Associated press1

NEW YORK, dec. 20.-Wage re-
ductions, averaging 30 per cent under
the union scale prevailing in the
mems clothing industry since Novem-
ber, 1919, were announced today by
the clothing manufacturing associa-
ton.
Under the "piece work rates." the
announcement stated, workers will
average SIS a week less than they re-
ceived during the past year. Approx
mately $4,000 clothing workers will
be affected in New York. Nearly all
of these are "on strike" against the
proposed piece work system or have
been "locked out" by the manufac-
turerS
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-20
INCREASE IN
IRRIGATED
A RE IS
MI PCT.
State Engineer in Biennial
Report Submitted to Gov
ernOr Outlines Project in
F.. Imperial Valley; Room for
Greater Acreage.

Despite the vast increase in
the irrigated area of the Impe-
rial Valley in the last decade,
making that district the wonder
spot of the state, and the in
creasing application of life-giv-
ing Aqueduct water to San Fer
nando Valley acreage, there still
remain large areas in all of the
Southern California counties of
the coastal region, except Orange,
that may be reclaimed, says the
biennial report of the State De-
partment of Engineering. which
was submitted to Governor
Stephens YESTERDAY.
In this survey of the progress of
irrigation in Southern California, P,
n. Narboe. chief assistant engineer,
who compiled the report. declares the
time is being reached when greater
expense can be incurred and less ia
vorable reservoir sites can be utilized
for number of reasons:
First, the value of irrigation water
has increased; second, the electrical
power that may be developed coin
cident with storage now has an as
sured market. and, third, the stream
regulations that would result from
storage is need that the public is
already beginning to pay for. Suit
able reservoir sites are to be found
on many of the streams.
Continuing, the report says:
"The spreading of flood waters
over the gravel cones of the streams
for underground storage is very ben
eficial and is being more extensively
practiced. The economical methods
of developing, distributing and using
water in Southern California have
made it possible for the irrigators to
pass through dry years without detri-
ment.
Southland Fortunate
"The southern part of the state,
relying to such great extent OH the
better-regulated underground waters,
has been discommoded less during
1920 by deficiency of water supply
than many sections of Northern Cal
ifornia. where the streams so much
more directly responsive to precipi-
tation are the main dependence.
at SENS inadvisable to encourage
further underground water develop
ment in some of the valleys. such as
Pomona Valley, where already 10000
acres is irrigated with surface stor-
age from the stream and under
ground waters of watershed of only
SO square miles. In at least one To-
cality, Perris Valley, unquestionably
an overdraft has been made on the
underground supply.
The United States Weather Bu-
reau has released preliminary figures
subject to correction giving the area
irrigated in Southern California
counties in 1919, which, together with
the results of previous census, give
the following:
County In. Pet
Acres 1909 to
Irrigated 1919