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Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-08
OUTLOOK GOOD
IN THE VALLEY
SAYS PRES. WEST
RiUerside Capitalist Enthusias-
tic for Future of Tniperidi
After q Countrywide Trip

President A. B. West of Imperial
Ice & Development Company, the. or
ganization which handles thousands
of tons of ice daily during the produce
shipping season, and which is now
spending $750,000 in the Imperial
Valley in order to double it's capacity
and prepare for rapid increase in
production which is expected within
the next two or three years, returned
to his home in Riverside the other day
after complete inspection triu, in
cluding the plants at Calexico, Ell
Centro and Brawley, as we'll as max
ing general inquiry among bankers
and business men as to conditions.
The result of the trip may be sum-
med up in his last hand shake before
leaving when he said: "If l had but
another three-quarter million and only
that much, would spend it all in I'M
perial Valley. He thinks that bust
perial Valley" Hhe thinks that bust
ness conditions here are wonderfully
improved over what they were even
only three months ago.
West, in addition to his responsible
tiles as president of the ice concern,
is head of he>Southern Sierras Power
Company, the Holton Power Company,
which serves the valley with power,
and is a director in the new inland
water district. recently organized. He
owns personally section of land in
the new district north of Mundo and
which takes in Wister and reaches to
Frink Springs along the main line of
the Southern Pacific railway.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-08
WORKING ON TARIFFS

The railroads are all busily work
t1g on the freight tariffs to carry out
the 10 per cent reduction in freight
rates on principal farm products and
livestock with the intention of making
these rates effective January I, 1922,
was the information given today by C.
w. Runge, D. F. g. P. A. Southern Pa
cific company. The rates will expire
by limitation June 30, 1922. The 10
per cent cut is to be granted bv the
railroads for six month experiment
tai period with hope that by that time
the operating expenses of the car
riers, as represented by labor costs.
will be reduced so that the reduced
rates can be continued.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-08
EX-SERv|CE
MEN WILL
TRAIN At
bRAWLEY
Chief of War Service Bureau
Approves Of Selection of
Union High School for
Federal Trainees

BRAWLEY, Dec. s.-Telegrams
have been received stating that Col.
Forbes, head of the War Service Bu-
reau, has signed the contract with the
Brawley Union High School whereby
this becomes a vocational training CEN
ter under authorization by the Feder-
al government and with the prospect
that within six months there NAV be
as high as three hundred ex-service
men in training here.
The signing of the contract is the
last act that makes effective the plan
worked out through joint action of the
Brawley Commercial Club, the Braw-
ley High School trustees and the
American Legion whereby trainecs
can be taught Systematically here and
in the end own their farms in Imperial
Valley.
At present there are forty-eight
trainees receiving such instructions
and all but two of them own their
lands as result of the work that
was started when the McDevitt plan
was first originated in Imperial Val
ley. Manager Shields, of the Federal
board, things that possibly $50 of the
trainees at the Chaffee school may
come here after June, while he has ad-
vices from San Diego that large
number of trainees in the north have
been awaiting the word of signing of
the contract before making. applica-
ton to be allowed to come to Imperial
Valley.
This news will come as pleasant
surprise in view of the fact that at
first Col. Forbes had ordered all train
ees removed from the valley. Later
the order was modified so as to pemit
those here who wanted to remain to
stay and now the school is thrown
open to all who care to come. 1t is
said that sufficient acreage can be
readily secured to accommodate all
who care to come. COL Forbes has
now fixed his stamp of approval on
Imperial Valley and it is considered
doubtful that there will be any fur
ther change in the situation.
In the meantime the high school
has been rapidly preparing to train
the men as they come. J. b. Suryieh,
an expert in engineering problems,
the levelling and testing of soils and
in field crops; w. S. Childs, an expert
on dates, grapefruit, grapes and vcge-
tables; Raymond w. SWEET, expert on
dairying, hogs and poultry, will sll
give their full time to instruction
work, while Francis Heiny, we'll known
pioneer fruit man, will give part time.
All of these men have been selected
under the approval of the Smith
Hughes act provisions, while Mr.. ST.
mons, original head of the agricultur-
al department of the school, remains
in general supervision over the work.
She first three named will 60 about
from farm to farm to aid the trainees
and give advice and instructions, as
will Heiny during the time he is serv-
ing.
While one of the chief qualifications
of the trainees here will be their abil-
ity to remain in Imperial Valley during
tho summer, yet it is probable that a
mountain resort or camp viii be ea-
tablished to give the men brief vaca-
tions through that period. Shields
states that his experience last year
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Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-08
BOY SCOUTS OFF
FOR SALTON SEA

Ell Centro Boy Scouts are going on
a 24-hour trip to the Salton Sea, as
the following notice issued by the
chief scoutmaster shows:
Troop No. 3 of the Boy Scouts are
planning a trip to the Salton Sea. 1t
is planned to leave the Wilson school
promptly at p. m. Friday and go di-
rect to the Salton Sea by auto.
All scouts who plan on taking this
trip must have all his camp equipment
ready and be at the Wilson school
ready to start at 10'a. m.
1t is planned to be back in Ell Centre
by p. m. Saturday. -
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-08
ROACH FILES BOND

Frank W. Roach. recently appoint
ed postmaster of CaleXico, this morn
ing received from Washington the
bond which he will be required to ex-
ecute, together with the oath of of
flee. Both were executed, and as soon
as they are on file in Washington, the
postmaster generals letter stated, the
commission will be issued.
In the ordinary course of eventsi
it is anticipated that the change in
postmasters in Calexico will take place
in couple of weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-08
MELTING POT
Of IDEAS
RIVERSIDE
MEETING
Men and Women of All
Walks in Life Gathering
to Discuss Colorado River
Basin Plans

Club women of Los Angeles, old
|cow-punche1s from Texas, dry far
mers of Arizona, hard-rock men of
Nevada, placer miners from Colora-
do, ranchers, reservation Indians,
cattlemen, irrigation experts, power
engineers, promoters. business men
and financiers are gathering this
morning at Riverside to "talk it
over" about this huge reclamation
project which involves the great Colo
rado river basin, billions in ultimate
expenditures, millions of reclaimed
acres and other millions of generated
horsepower.
The League of the Southwest con-
|vention is to be a clearing house for
all ideas, plans, projects, proposals,
propositions, schemes and other forms
Iof suggestion whic hare being made
for this great development work.
AS the situation stands, the League
lis entirely neutral in it's position; as
the convention will end it is expected
that some general plan promising the
greatest good to the greatest number
Of people and interests will have been
indorsed.
Integral parts of a general pro-
gram may await action until some fu-
ture time, but it is believed that a
conclusion will have been reached as
to whether the Federal government
shall have full charge of the develop
ment, whether states will control all
proposals included within their own
territory, or whether private interests
which may include municipal organi-
|zations-wll be permitted to exploit
power projects and other co-incidcnt
endeavor.
The action of the Riverside conven-
tion will not be official, but merely an
Endorsement; the official action will
be taken by Secretary Fall at San
Diego, or the Colorado River Commits
sion in recommendation to Congress
when one or the other or both gather
all the testimony and other ingredi-
ents of which decisions are made.
What the officers of the League of
the Southwest desire is that all inter-
ests be fully represented in the Off
cial delegations, that others interest
ed, to the number of 1000 additional,
be present to hear the pros and cons
and I'd lend their moral support to
the measures which they believe the
best.
1t is declared that only in this way
can the general development project
be washed of objections, the wrinkles
be smoothed out and sympathetic at
titude be developed one toward an
lother.
There are contentious as to the best
plans to follow-serious contentious,
| it is claimed in some cases. 1t is be-
|lieved that each side will have to give
and take and that to attain this posi-
tion thorough discussion must be
had and all grievances aired.
AS large number of the interests
involved in the development of the
Colorado have headquarters in Los
Angeles, League officers ask that an
especially large representation of
both delegates and guests go to River
side from that city. The women par
ticularly are invited to be present.
To attain admittance it is necessary,
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Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-08
EVANGELIST TO SPEAK

DR.. Frank o. Beldon, a pulpit ora
tor and evangelist from San Diego,
will speak at the Baptist church this
evening at 1880 O'Clock. Those who
can hear this speaker are assured of a
treat. 1t is expected that Prof. Stout,
the evangelistic singer, will be pres
ent and sing at this service. This will
be the last meeting of the week. All
are cordially invited.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-08
HERE IS AL|BI
FOR HUGE COST
STATE BUDGET
Controller Says Eighty Per
Cent Spent Making State
Better Place to LiUe

-
80 per cent of all the expenditures of
|California's government is for the
purpose of building up the state,
State Controller Ray L. Riley declared
in a statement issued here today.
Mr.. Riley put the expenditures into
three classes, administrative, regula-
tive and constructive, showing that
the constructive expenditures are
|greater than others and then declar-
ed that the state is confronted with
the question of whether it is putting
too much fluid capital into fixed in
vestments.
The statement follows:
81 have never been satisfied with
the explanation Of the increast cost of
lstate government and have looked for-
ward to the time when might be able
to analyze this situation and justify
in m yown mind the reasons which l
believed were responsible in my own
mind the reasons which believed
were responsible for the raising, year
by year, of increased revenues.
with this in view, three classifica-
tions of expenditures have been made,
in lieu of the thirteen or fourteen
which have been in common use. The
three classes have been termed ad-
ministrative, regulative AMI con-
structive.
administrative, under this classi-
fication, includes the salaries and sup
port items of the various officers,
boards, commissions, state schools,
correctional, penal and other instita-
tions whose duties are not strictly
regulative or constructive. All ap-
preparations for the support of the
University of California, highways,
rivers, habors, agriculture, and for
the suppot of county schools, build
|ings, ETC., have been classed as con-
structive.
An analysis Of these figures shows
that $71 900 900 will be used Tor con-
structive purposes, sixteen millions
for administration and four millions
for regulation, during the present BIZ
ennium; therefore, nearly so per cent
of all expenditures are for the pur-
poses Of building up the state, making
lit better place to live in, and attract
ing prospective settlers to whom we
must look for further development
and greater population.
"Why is the constructive end of our
expenses so very much larger than
others?
During this session of Congress we
have heard much of 'blocs.' Califor-
MIA has had 'blocs' for many years
and we are now indebted to the
French for a proper designation. A
bloc it seems is an organized minor
|ity that acts with other organized
minorities to attain the enactment of
Legislation fostered by the bloc re-
fined product of the old log-rolling
system under new name.
"In California we have the educa-
|tional bloc the highway bloc, and
many others, well organized and nu-
imerically important as political fac
tor; all directing their energy to
putting over a legislative program
that calls for an expenditure Of
money. These 'blocs' in the legisla-
|ture are practically unopposed;
therefore, the individual legislator be-
|lieves the cause is worthy one;
that his constituents demband it and
he votes for it.
"The question that confronts us is:
Are we converting too much Of our
fluid capital into fixed investment"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-08
LOWER LEVEL
RAIL RATES
!. HOPED BY
BOARD
Annual Report Interstate
Commerce c. @ m m S.
sion Shows Readjustment
! Volume of Traffic and
Transportation Charges
Coming

|. ! WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-Hope is
expressed by the interstate commerce
commission in it's annual report today
to Congress that substantially low
'et" level of railroad rates and fares
would be possible with an exception
in the volume Of traffic following the
business depression and with fur
ther adjustment of operating costs in
harmony with prevailing tendencies" !"
Freight rates following wartime in
creases and some later readjustments
have not reached an equilibrium, The
commission says, because the chief
factors controlling them, "the value
of service and the cost of transporta-
ton still are in state of flux."
The report is for the year ended
October 81. 1t discloscs total of
$43O,0OO, 900 has been ordered paid to
the railroads under the government
guarantee against losses during the
first six months after their return to
private ownership and that there is
still due an estimated $105, 100000.
Out of 677 carriers entitled to guar
antee payments, the commission says,
SAT have filed claims totaling $685.
100000, but payments of only $780,
100000 have been held justified. No
statement was made with respect to
the difference beteen the roads sum-
mary owf their losses during the six
months and the governments findings.
The roads which have not yet filed
claims for losses, the report adds, are
short lines and the total will be ''rel-
atively small"
The commission issued during the
year certificates allowing roads to is
sue stock and bonds for 81, ,7l5,O 900,
the report says. The commission
points out, however, that this totsi
represented for the great part refund
ing operations.
Discussing railroad earnings, the
commission says the carriers income
and expenses reflected the unsettled
industrial conditions, and that despite
the conditions of their reduction,
working conditions by half million
men, lowering of the costs of ma
terials and cuts in employees pay, net
earnings, have not reached rate of
six per cent on the value of the prop
critics determined for the United
States as a whole. The six per cent
net earning rate is that recognized by
Congress in the transportation act as
a fair return on the invested value.
The commission asks Congress to
reconsider section % of the merchant
marine act authorizing preferential
rail rates on shipments of commodi-
ties for export in American bottoms,
declaring that the ultimate effect
"may be merely to divort traffic from
certain ports to others with little or
no gain in tonnage for United States
vessels" Operation of this section
of the law has been suspended by
agreement between the shipping board
and the commission.
Other recommendations are: Enact
ment of law providing for the pun
ishment Of any person offering or
giving bribe to an employe OF a
carrier with intent to influence his
action or with respect to car service,
and providing for the punishment OF
the guilty employe.
That the use of steel cars in the
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-08

Besides providing new shoes and
garments for nearly five million Rus
sian children, the American Relief adj
mnistration in Moscow will repair
100000 pairs Of shoes and l2,500
pieces Of underwear, which will give
employment ltd many needy native
women.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-08
MELOLAND FARM CENTER

The next meeting Of the Meloland
Farm Center will be held tomorrow
Fridav) evening at 8 o'clock at the
school house in that district. There
will be the annual election of Off
GERS and an interesting program for
the entertainment of the members, all
of whom are urged to be present.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-08

Three tablespoons of cracker crumbs
make pleasant addition to an ONE
let.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-08

passenger service be required and that
the use in passenger trains of wooden
ears between or in front of steel cars
be prohibited.
Amendment of the interstate COM
merce act so as to clearly provide
whether and, if so, how voluntary
consultations of carriers may be eff
fected pending ultimate adoption by
the commission of complete plan OF
consolidation.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-08

When making crust for pies with
soft filling, have the pastry thicker
than usual; also use less shortening.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-08

Do not put much garnish on disl
which has to be carved.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-08

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, 1921-12-27
paul H. MOORE WILL
BUILD IN CHEYENNE

Paul II. Moore. formerly Of Casper
will erect g five-stocy modern fire
proof building IN Cheyenne. according
to announcements received hero to-
day. The new building viii be erected
on the corner OF Seventeenth street
and Capital avenue In Cheyenne and
VIII be 66x132 feet.
Two weeks ago M. Moore ana J. W.
Bingenheimer Of Casper bought the
lot on which the new building will be
erected for $4,000. Other negotia'
tons were completed. and Mr.. Moore
bought out Mr.. Bingenheimer's inter
est sn the property. paying him a.
900 for he half.
Mr.. Moore announced Yesterday fn
Cheyenne that the new building Will
be constructed within the next six
months so that Il viii be ready for
occupancy before the GUNNER rush.
The first floor Of the new building viii
be devoted TO 10 storerooms..th sec
ono and third floors &c offices and
fhs fourth ana nth floors to modern
Apartments
, 1921-12-27
SUNDAY NIGHT SERVICE
At METHODIST CHURCH
ADMIRED BY AUDIENCE

The most impressive service ! ever
attended," was the verdict Of many
who were at the Christmas service IN
tho Methodist church last Sunday
night. Mrs. E. Z. Fisher. vito Of the
leader of tho Methodist choir. read
Van Dykes Lost Word" and showed
great ability as q public reader. She
has had experience on the chautauuua
platform and captivated her audienos
Sunday night The choir led by Mr..
Fisher sang several high class an.
thems. and Mrs. A L. Cook presided
Mt the piano with much ability. tn
solos in the anthems we're taken with
great satisfaction by Mr.. and Mrs.
Boyd Osborne. Mrs. Burton Nye and
A. L. Cook. Mr.. Fisher and Mr.. os.
borne sang q duet most accertsbly.
Miss Edna Hcelcy delighted tho con-
gresation with her solo. The Birth
day Of a King
, 1921-12-27

some extent by Increases In others
Deliveries OF merchandise by whole.
saiers to retailers. figured on thu
basis OF money values. decreased IN
all lines. the report said With the
exception Of furniture. which showed
an increase. there was falling off IN
all lines over Novenber. 1920.
A marked decline In tho marketing
OF all grains. except iaffir. was noted
during the month. the ---.sw set forth
Meat packing drorped below the REQ
cord for November, 1890. IN cattle and
calves killed but showed en- increase
In hogs and sheep The average daily
sas and Oklahoma fields was set at
the daily october production
The flour output showed an m
crease OF 900 per cent over November.
1870. the report stated. and there
was a further improvement in the
amount Of lead and zino mined
A decided increase IN building ac-
stvities was shown the advance being
placed at s5.5 per cent over Novem-
ber OF last year.
Early holiday trading was reported
to be in lair volume with November
sales by retailers averaging 1913 per
cent below these Of last year In money
values but IN units being about the
same.
Collections were SAID to be below
normai-fair In the cities and poor
In tho country.
There were 100 commercial failures
in the district with liabilities azgre-
eating sa.s7s.T0o as against IS in DC
tobsr with tc.sl liabilities Of $780,
2Ts.
That section Of the review pertain
ing 10 the packing industry said that
although the nationwide strike OF
packing plant employees had begun II
would not be possible to guage the
effect accurately until more compre
hensive reports wero Mt hand.
The banks report Indicated that.
with winter setting In. there had been
no material Improvement in no un-
employment situation although It was
stated that organized efforts to com
bss. the situation were being made
wherever possible.
After reviewing the financial sdtua-
ton in detail. the review says:
"gayhsi. some results OF highly oene'
fetal character already are TO be seen
It is patent to economic observers that
the troubles which beset the agricul-
turalists and growers and feeders OF
livestock cannot be ailevtated in a
day, a week or a month and that time
pluck and patience. as well as money
ard credtts are necessary factors In
the process OF bringing about a re.
turn TO normally on h farm and
--nge-"
, 1921-12-27
EXPORTS SLUMP
|NLAST MONTH

WARRINGTON. Dec sz~-Aner-
lean exports to Europe declined t4a.-
ooo. 900 IN November a. compared
with the previous month. according
70 an official summary of foreign
trade tssued today by the department
OF commerce. Imports from Europe
increased In tho same period about
ss.5oo.ooo.
Only 10 Africa and oceanis was the
outgoing trade Of the United States
grcster IN November than In October.
the increase IN the case Of Africa
being 100000 and to oceania as
900, 900.
Exports to North American coun.
tries aggregated sT1 .e4e.o 900 for Nov.
cmser against sz7.177. 900 for octo-
her. to South america l $500. 900.
against si5.277.ooo; Asls- s~41.1o4.ooo.
against e<s.s12. 900; Oceania. s1o.151.-
900. against s~s.77s.co,. and Africa
t4.s65. 900 for Eovember against 81
162 900 for October
WANrED-Giri at the Wyatt CAT
eteria- 1e-27-st
, 1921-12-27
LIVESTOCK Inspection
LAW NEEDS EMPHASIZED

CHEYENNE. wyo.. Dec. 27.|rhat
the next Wyoming legislature viii en-
act n statute providing for local in
spection of livestock about to be ship
ped TO market points. and that xuch
inspection will save TO the stockmen
OF the state many thousands OF dollars
annually because estray stock that is
shipped is not permitted to reach cen
trail marketing points where inspectors
are maintained by the Wyoming Stock
Growers association was an opinion
expressed Friday at a meeting Of the
state board Of livestock commission.
ers. The law al present provides for
inspection at market centers, but does
not require inspection before ship
meut
, 1921-12-27
Wife Joins Hubby
In Cheyenne Jail

CHYESNE. wyo, Dec 77.-Mr.
T. P. Young. said to DO ths "myster-
ious stranger" who tipped off" Ksn-
meth Durfinscr OF Greeley. CoIo.. At q
public dance. that he would md his
sister. Dorothy Durfingsr, engaged In
commerciaiized vice at the Astropoli.
tan hotel hers. and who herself later
in the night was arrested at another
hotel while In illegal association with
Phil Thats. has Joined IN the city Jail
her husband. Curly" Young. who wal
arrested In the raid on the Metropoli.
tan which was inspired by young Dur
finger after he had rescued his sister
from the place. Mrs. Young. in polise
court Friday. was sentenced to pay a
ane OF 800 and spend 80 days in jail.
Thats WAS sentenced to.a fine of e75,
Earlier Young had been sentenced to
90 days in jail.
, 1921-12-27

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