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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-30
BIGDEMAND
FOR THEAUTO
OVER MEXICO

That Mexico furnishes Wonderfulu
opportunity for american automo-
hiles and trucks in the immediate
future, is the united opinion OF FL
Paso's auto dealers who attended Fl
Paso's delegation on the recent tour
through Mexico. These men were p.
g. Perry, Lone Star Motor company
F. Fl Banneu, FL Paso Overland COM
pany; o. C. Eoungblood, Ply Motor
company, and sam Watkins OF the
Watkins Motor company
The most striking thing IN Mexico
az the present tine IS It's automo-
biles,H states II. II. BannelL Few
fine cars are 70 be seen. OF course
there Is q cau for American capital
but that VIII be Forthcoming. look
for the recovery OF Mexico In shorter
period OF time than any country has
ever recovered from like conditions
our Mexican territory covers the state
81 Chihuahul- Since January J. 25og
Overland care have been sold in MeLi-
co. y. ". Alett, Mexican represents
tive Of the John n. WHY'S Export
corporation viii arrive here the first
week in November, and we hope 20
80 over the Mexican situation imme-
diately. IN fact we have carload q
DTerL1uoE sold In Chinuanul now bur
cannot move them Conditions are
undoubtedly better than ever. All
classes are united for a speedy re-
habilitalion OF our sister republic
There is a great opening for trucks
in Mexico" states y. G. Perry. MANY
mines situated many miles of the rail-
road make a big demand for heavy
trucks. In Mexico City I saw almost
as many Hudsons and Essex cars as
Tords- Naturally 7 inquired concern
ing the Cadillac. finding that there are
81 Cadillacs in service OF the presl-
dent and other officials u being the
official army car in Mexico. I look
for a speedy recovery Of Mexico and
an enormous demand for American
autos and trucks. In fact that de-
maud Is now evident
The need OF autes and trucks IN
the recoustruction Of Mexico IS evil
dent TO any traveller through the
southern republic says o. G. Young
f3od- fIt is not a case Of selling
cars but Of getting the cars to them.
American capital must and VIII play
ats part our territory in Mexico IS
the state 81 CHIHUAHUA We are pre-
pairing 20 establish four agencies at
an early date expect TO see a pros
porous Mexico in remarkably short
time"
-The demand for autos and trucks
in Mexico was quite evident % an
mem bers Of our Marty. They VIII both
play q very prominent part In putting
1reElco On her feeE" This Is the opiu-
ion Of sam Watkins Right now u
IS merely a question OF getting auto
motive machinery 10 the Mexican peo-
pie and the sooner we get there the
sooner additional large orders viii be
forthcoming To IS up 70 US 70 help
which Be- being done rapidly by Fl
Pasoans and others and which 70 g
quite evident Mexico fully apprecl-
ates-"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-30
REAL POLICE FIND BOOZE
UNDER TRAFFIC COPS ARM

The police at a fashionable sum
mer resort in Massachusetts have IN
earthed a unique method OF snug
Cling Illegal liquor 20 the consumer.
Traffic COP mannekiuE, six inches
tan with one arm extended TO direct
traffic, were sold as souvenirs. Each
copper had a cork under his raised
arm and when this was removed the
purchaser inhaled two drinks.
However, the revenue officers effl-
cheney has removed one booth Of
souvenirs into oblivlon.-llotor Life.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-30
He WENT AFTER A DEER;
COT STUCK IN TIE MUD

z. r. Russell. Of the West Texas
Motor company. left last Saturday Lor
FIephant Butte neighborhood by
auto. CARVING with him an ancient
ambition 70 bring back deer Lne
orders OF the weather man began 70
be executed just as / arrived az the
mud flats" states Ar. Russell j
-ras soon surrounded by water snow
and Hlush and turned the e1pealL!on
into a duck hunt atter my lnAcnlle
-7ired down and I could 90 no
farther" Il was three days before Mr.
Russell was able 20 eNtricate MS car
Ia the meantime he walked 10 Cutter.
1Tr. Russell states that the most
tantalizlng part Of his trip occurred
when he was ready for the return
trip. AT that time three cars passed,
each having a buck deer roped 20 the
car.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-30

". u. Blue OF the Calumet OIL com
pany, announces an addition 20 the
sales force she weighs eight and a
half pounds and arrived last Saturday
night Dick is passing out the cigars
this week.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-30

Kodak Finishing. See Gandara-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
INFORMATION IN CONDENSED FORM
FOR INTERESTED S. D. & A. PATRONS

Information as to distance, eleva-
ton, tunnels. cost and other features
of the San Diego & Arizona railway
has been printed in letter form for
distribution by the railway to those
interested in the new short line to
California, and for the benefit of
the passengers on the road.
The information is as follows:
Distance San Diego to Ell Centre,
148 miles.
Elevation at Hipass. highest point
on line, $500 feet.
Elevation at Ell Centro, lowest
point on line, 49 feet below sea level.
Cost of San Diego & Arizona rail-
way, approximately $18,OoO,OOo.
Railroad crosses United States
Mexico international boundary line
at Tijuana and Lindero.
Boundary at Lindero is. crossed in
tunnel No. a, 26 feet from the west
end.
Railroad runs Al miles through
Mexico and 10 miles is the greatest
distance from the Mexican boundary.
Between San Diago and Yuma the
Inter- California railway, a part OF
the Southern Pacific system. is used
between Mex;cali and Algodones.
operating distance of 81 miles
through Mexico.
There are 21 tunnels on the San
Diego & Arizona railway-three in
Mexico, one partly in Mexico and
partly in the United States, and II
Cost of tunnels s1,76O,2OO. The
longest tunnel is 1904 feet, while
the shortest is 2S7 feet. The total
length of all tunnels is 2.98 miles.
Distance through Carisso Gorge is
II miles. and cost of construction
$3,939,OOO. Depth of Gorge from
railroad, 900 feet. Mountains are
coast range of Sierra Nevadas.
Campo creek viaduct, n miles
from San Diego, length 600 feet;
height, 1876 feet; cost, $115,700.
When passing through the tun-
nels. notice that you are not both
cred with Objectionable FUNDS and
smoke from locomotive as is usual
when trains are operated through
tunnels. This is due to the large bore
of tunnels. exceptionally light atmo-
sphere and slight draft continually
passing through Carisso Gorge.
The San Diego & Arizon railway
is the only railroad that continued
construction during the entire period
of the late war.
One feature of Importance, from,
the viewpoint of our government, is
that the completion of the San Diego
e. Arizona forms. in connection with
the Southern Pacific, railroad direct
lv along the Mexican boundary from
the Pacific coast to the Gulf OF
Mexico.
Tijuana is noted as Mexican
sightseeing place for tourists. The
Southern California Jockey clul
holds 1OO-dav racing meet at I'll
juana once each year which has {
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20

large attendance from all over the
world,
Notice when approaching Redondo
eastbound or leaving Redondo west
bound, the horseshoe curve where the
track may be seen on the mountain
side three different locations at one
time.
Imperial Valley. a barren desert in
1900. Population today. 10000; 415,-
900 acres of land under cultivation on
the American side and 10000 on the
Mexican side. During 1918 shipped
approximately 10000 cars of freight,
including 1883 cars of canteloupes.
Value of 1918 crop, $60,0OO,000. Irri-
gated from the Colorado river and as
fertile as the Valley of the Nile.
Yuma, on Southern Pacific: Near
Yuma is located the Laguna dam
for diverting water from the Colorado
river for irrigating purposes. There
are 1000 acres in Arizona irrigated
from the Laguna diversion dam at
this time. Project under way to irri-
gate 6400 additional acres of mesa
land within the next year and even
tually there will be 100000 acres of
land under irrigation in the vicinity
of Yuma. Climatic conditions pro-
, vide for the growing of the most deli
cious fruits that are grown anywhere
in America.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20

LOS ANGELES, March 20-As a
consistent performer none of the fam
Gus racing drivers entered in the races
to be held on the new Beverly Hills
Speedway Sunday afternon have Ed
die Hearne beat. By sheer downright
steady driving Hearne won the nation
al championship last year, and he may
repeat again this season.
Eight firsts, five seconds and only
once out of the money was Eddie's
1919 record, and it will be hard one
to beat Hearne is veteran of every
"punkin' fair" hal4-mile course and
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
MARKS NO GOOD
lR1r ted PraSSl

tBy Associated IreSS)
BREMEN, Germany, March 20
President Craemer of the Bremen cot
ton exchange says he believes the
time is not far distant when it will be
utterly impossible for Germans to buy
commodities abroad with German
marks. In conference with Berlin
government officials here he said:
"Until recently we have been able to
buy American cotton with American
dollars that we picked up in nearby
neutral countries at the best possible
rate of exchange. We must not cease
buying cotton as long as the means
remain at our disposal, for the Ger
man cotton industry is at present
operating to the extent of 80 per cent
of its capacity. Of every two bales
of cotton we import, only one must be
used to clothe our people; the other
must be converted into finished pro-
ducts. the sale of which abroad will
provide us with the means to pay for
both bales"
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
LOCAL DEALER HAS
MAGIC PHONE 400

The figures 400 have great signi-
ficance in the Chevrolet organization.
The best known model in the Chevrolet
line is the 400, and wherever possible
Chevrolet dealers work 400 into their
business organization. The Imperial
Valley dealer has 400 for a telephone
number The telephone number of the
u. G. Griffin Co., Los Angeles
agency, is Broadway 400, and the Los
Angeles retail branch has secured 400
for the license plates used on the COM
pany's demonstrators. In order to Sc
cure this number, Sam Brown of the
Los Angeles branch made application
early in 1919 and closely following his
application came those of many deal
ers who wanted the same number.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
MOVE LOT OF COTTON

tby ASSOcldteu TTtSSj
SAVANNAH, Ca, March 20.-All
records for movement of cotton from
Savannah have been broken and the
movement is continuing for Savannah
is shipping her cotton to all parts of
the world. including the Orient. Since
August 1, the opening of the cotton
year. util the first wee kin March, 80
cotton ships have been loaded here,
carrying a total of approximately
$4,000 bales of cotton to foreign
countries, and the port is still lined
with vessels taking cotton, though
early January in former years has
marked the end of the movement. Des-
pite this heavy shipment, the move
ment is continuing at the rate of 25,-
900 to 10000 bale sweekly for direct
export with almost as much being
shipped coastwise.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
BIG FOUR JOVIAL


LONDON, March 20.-Paul Man
toux. who was official interpreter to
the Peace Conference in Paris and
who is now director of the political
section of the secretariat of the league
of nations, has given the public a
glimpse at the lighter side of the Big
Four" at work.
"Mr. Lloyd George" he said. sat
in a large, comfortable arm chair by
the fireside, and beside him was M.
Clemenceau in another armchair. Pres
ident Wilson sat on their left facing
a window and | was at the other end
of long table with Signor Orlando
at my elbow. Conversation was often
very friendly and informal and some
times when some unknown place was
mentioned, large map was brought
in and, much to my delight, | had the
privilege of seeing those four great
men crawling on the floor"
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
AUTO INDUSTRY
STORY AMAzES

Unofficial figures compiled from
various sources tell wonderful and
amazing story of the automobile in
dustry in 1919.
Ninety manufacturers of passenger
automobiles and ITO builders of motor
trucks in 32 states, employing $50, 900
produced approximately 1,586,787 pas
senger cars and 3O5, JAP trucks, valued
at 81 ,807 ,593 1929 in the last IL months.
A small group of automobile tire
manufactures produced more than half
of the 30,000,000 tires made in 1919,
with the other half manufactured by
213 small companies. Of the entire
total the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
made nearly 100000 tires, or 20 per
cent. In 1920 it is estimated that 40,-
: 600. 900 tires will be produced of
which this company will produce 25
per cent.
Automobile exports last year were
of startling totals. The value of motor
vehicles and parts sent abroad to 81
countries was S146,334 SIG, of which
62,624 were passenger cars valued at
! $68, ,740, while 4.74S We're COM
mercial vehicles worth $35,372,419.
! The value of parts exported was $42,-
Ole. .284.
1t is estimated that there were in
! 1919, 63,036 automobile dealers, gar
ages and repair shops in the United
States. Of the total, 80, ,317 were pas
senger car dealers, 19,94S were truck
dealers, 36,427 We're garages and 43,-
3Sl were repair shops.
Farmers We're the largest users of
motor trucks, owning 10 per cent more
than manufacturers and 10 per cent
more than retailers. 1t is estimated
that 40 per cent of the car output was
sold to farmers last year.
The z. 100000 motor vehicles in use
in the United States, of which 100000
are motor trucks, brought 5000, 900
revenue to states from license fees.
Mathematicians figure that there
are 1896 persons in the country to
every automobile and two cars in the
country for every square mile.
4 Lovers of horse flesh will view with
sadness the fact that 100000 horses
were displaced by motor trucks last
year. AT the same time it is estiniat-
ed that 100000 acres of land were
released for food production by The
, use of trucks.
Iowa and Nebraska have the larg-
est number of automobiles per capita.
/ with one car for every six and a half
: persons. Tennessee lead the country
in increase of ear registration, with
e 20 per cent gain.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
ALASKAN TRADE BIG
(By Associated Press

LEY Associated PreSS)
JUNEAU, Alaska, March 10.-John
w. Troy, territorial collector of Gus
toms, says that Alaska's trade with
the United States and foreign coun-
tries in 1919 was, perhaps, larger per
capita of population than that of any
other section of the world. The ter
ritory's imports and exports for the
year amounted to $109,652,339, Mr.
Troy reports. This was decrease
from $27,396. 793 as compared with
the previous year.
Balance of trade in favor of Alaska
was $31 100000. or about $1,000 for
each white person in the territory. De-
crease in the shipments of gold in
Alaska was declared to be- "the really
distressing feature of the years bust.
ness" This was attributed to "ab-
normally high cost of mining golo
without corresponding increase in its
value" The net loss in population dur,
ing the previous two years was
stopped and there was last year ne
gain of 37l.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
CHINESE PAGEANT
CBy Associated Press)

10y ASSoCldted CsoJ
PEKING, March Composing pa
geantry characterized the funeral pro-
cession attending removal recently of
the body of the late ex-president Feng
Kuo-chang to the Peking railway sta
tion enroute to his native town near
Paotingfu. A large framed portrait
of the deceased and his swords and
uniforms were carried in the cortege
and his saddle horse which he is said
to have ridden at the head of his
troops in the siege of Nanking-in 1911
followed. The body was carried in a
large red cubical structure supported
on the shoulders of 80 or more bearers.
1t was Immediately preceded by the
four sons and other members of his
family and followed by students,
monks and Taoists.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
POLAND AND SEA UNITED
(By Associated Press

WARSAW, March 20.-Tossing OF a
wedding ring into the ocean marked
ceremonies recently held at Puck. or
Putzig, to celebrate the reuniting OF
Poland to the sea, an event of when
all of Poland had dreamed for many
years. Polish troops in their north
ward march on their own soil, as pro-
vided under the treaty OF Versailles,
had reached the coastline of the Bal
tic and begun to make themselves at
home in the stretch of land, northwest
of Danzig. This brought Poland to
salt water again, after an absence OF
148 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
NO DANGER OF A
LUMBER EMBARGO

NELSON, B. c., March 19.-Denying
that the British Columbia lumber
manufacturers are in any way favor
ing United States buyers over Cana
dian ones, and characterizing as alb
surd the allegation that United States
mills are holding back their own pro-
duct to boost prices and buying up
the available Canadian supply. l. R.
Poole, secretary of the Mountain
Lumber Manufacturers association,
stated that recent dispatches from Ot-
tawa and Winnipeg suggesting the
possibility of lupber embargo to
prevent further lumber exports to the
United States. were misleading.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
MUST SKID OR YOU
|CAN' 7 MAKE TIME
So Declares Barney OIdfeld,
aSter DriUer of the
WOrld", Who Should Surely
KnOU.

In a letter to Philly & Gill Oldfield
says:
Most motorists prefer to have their
cars travel in the direction given by
the steering wheel.
That a driver should ever plan for
an exception to this rule may be a
startling thought. yet the race pilot
both plans for it and relies OMIT for
his safety.
Nobody can make time on dirt
track without sliding his turns. You
simply must slide them; if you don't
you are going to turn over or &C
through the outside fence. Take 8
good slide entering every turn and, il
your tires hold. you're ready to sal
at top speed down the next straight
away.
Speed demons come and go but there
can be but one Barney Oldheld. He
took tracks as they were, driving ever
the small half-mile ovals with the
same dash and confidence he showed
on the broad, smooth million-dollal
speedways.
That he remains to tell the story ant
reap the harvest is, as he frankl!
admits, due to his unceasing vigilance
in the details of tires.
Strangely enough, this very qualit,
lis also the cause for the "Maste
drivers" final retirement from racing
The tires he developed and had bull
to his order during the closing year
of his racing campaign are now beinI
duplicated on a broad scale by tn
Oldfeld Tire Company, of Cleveland
of which the one-time speed king
1.-THE president and active head.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20

every road race in the country and has
more than earned his fame.
Sunday he will drive the No. 8 Stutz
that Reeves Dutton chauffeured in the
opening race a few weeks ago. 1t is
much faster "bus' than Hearne's
former steed-the Chevrolet, and in it
Eddie can easily make the spectators
think he is the "pole" so fast will he
streak his white speed creation around
the wooden loop.
Somebody tells story about Hearne
in an appearance at mid-western
county fair road'race The course went
through quite a portion of the rural
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
CELEBRATE CENTENARY


DARLINGTON, Eng. March 20
The centenary of the beginning of the
first passenger carrying railway in
the world was celebrated the other
day at Yarn on Trees. There in 1920
eight men formed company to con-
struct the railway from Darlington to
Stockton, distance of 25 miles. Geo.
Stephenson was appointed engineer.
The railway occupied five years in
construction and was opened on Sep
tember 81 1925.
The celebration took the form of a
dinner at which 80 descendants of the
original eight pioneers were present.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
AND WE WOOCp san
rAAT THE MONEY IS
WORTH FINISHING M
WOULDN'T NOO {

district surrounding the county seat.
Zip" went Eddie's car, painted pure
white, past couple of farmers drawn
up in rigs to one side of the road. One
rear wheel was clipped off the wagon
belonging to the farmer nearest the
center of the road, letting him down
to the ground with quite jolt but
causing no further damage to rig and
none to Hearne's "bus.' The farmer
still claims he was struck by lightning
and as his rear wheel has never been
found the natives have come to believe
his story.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
TO ELECT PRESIDENT.
(Ry Associated Press

WARSAW, March 20.-The presi-
dent of the Polish republic is to be
elected by the national assembly which
is to consist of two houses. This was
decided recently by the constitutional
commission of the Polish diet which
has in hand the task of framing the
constitution of the new state. Under
the present arrangement, which has
been in effect about a year the Polish
assembly consists of but the one
house-the diet having about 325 men,
bers. The two houses as provided un-
der the constitution in the making are
to be known as the diet and senate.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
MAY HONOR HAIG
CBy Associated Press)

IBy AssOCIattU ITtssI
LONDON, March 20,-Field Mar
shall Earl Haig is spoken of as the
prospective special envoy to represent
King George at the coronation of Fer
dinand as king of Greater Rumania
at Alba Julia, in Pennsylvania, in the
coming spring.
King Ferdinand is said to be the
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
SELL HAIG'S TRAIN.
(By Associated Press)

Nby <fooVNIdtCu CSSJ
LONDON. March 2O.-Earl Haig's
train, used by him as commander of
the British armies in France. is for
sale. Consisting of eleven corridor
coaches, it contains bedrooms, dress
ing rooms, sitting rooms, an officers
mess and a kitchen. The furnishings
include Wilton carpets and rugs and
movable chairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-20
BRIEF BITS OF WORLD NEWS

only living monarch to be twice
crowned.
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-04-23
What The Inter-C Church World
Movement Is

The Inter-Church World Movement
of North America is a movement of,
by and for the churches, governed and
controlled by them, and designed to
promote cooperation among them in
their missionary, benevolent and edu-
cational enterprises. Thirty denomi-
nations, with members and adherents
numbering 30,000,000, are uniting thru
the Inter- Church World Movement in
a financial campaign for $336,777,572
during the week of April 25th to May
End. Many other denominations,
while not taking part in the financial
campaign, are cooperating in other as
pectg.
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-04-23

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