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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-05
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York. April 5.-Therc was
better tone in sterling, lire and marks
at the opening In the foreign exchange
market this morning. Francs, how
ever. were off . points.
Quotations were:
Sterling cables SOL, demand 1904 !:
franc cables 100. checks 600; lire
cables 4.l5l2. checks 4.l5; Swiss
cables lT.35, checks 1T.33; guilder
cables 34.55. checks $3.50; peseta
cables 1895, checks 1894 Stockholm
cables 23 10. checks 1886; Chrlstiania
cables 1890. checks l7.S5: Belgian
cables 1906. checks 1900; Copenhagen
cables, 7.3l. checks 7.30; marks .G3.
The premium on New York exchange
in Montreal today was 11h per cent,
The rate of discount on Montreal funds
In New York was 10 5-16 per cent.
Central European exchanges were
easier. Quotations were Greek, 7,G5 ;
Austrian, .2S; Czecho. Slovakia, 30 ;
Rumaninn, .44; Bulgarian, .32
Hungary, .3S5.
Yesterdays FINAL QUOTATIONS
sterlirs Francs Lire Guildcrs
EsBI.I PsTsnd ',., " 81 s.SI'' ss.so 4iiS 1ts stis
TODAY'S OPENING QUOTATIONS.
SterlirS Francs Lire Gu ders
Demand ...., 3.00E 0.99 4l6 - 50
Gables .,.... 3.0l 100 4,l6h" 3+.5I
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-05
PHILADELPHIA BONDS
LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS

Chicago, April :. - CATTLE Receipts,
1000 head Beet steers opened slow. stendH
to .5c lower. Early TOP. 50 ~, pug. 500
q 20. butcher she stock opened steady, unIcr-
rorr gycak. bulk tat cows aud h. lt"r-, 81 -
" : 80 bulk. l"t"In1s, Hllmo"t Um+Hl ,.ls,e
rn!,ss sroady; bulk yealers, s7.5o6'N. stock
H6;iGiS wv Rccolpts 1000 head Slow.
Ights lOr 20 I5c higher others Uneven.
sr,.,dy 10 iOr higher; mostly s'oadv with
lystcrdays ayoros". ,,T@g So. Is. ihu!N ol
rounds up IS SOn q 40: r'gs srHrc" strong
TO 25c higher; bulk desirable, siOfi0.@5.
SHEEP-RcCeipts. 10000. Lambs stead
to 25c higheT; sh' - -S!!,cn,ooE-, #
50 bulk SsmS75; good loG poul shorn
yearings. 50 10, choice l72-ppurd wethers,
tO.75; yves scarce. wO led tom 50 so choice
lOO.pound shorn ewes, sd.G5 n 5.75.
Pittsburgh, April 6.-HOGS-Recelp,s
1000 head, STEADY. Heavles snmU 80:
heavy yorkers, light yorkeTs and pigs SO ~
SiiEEP AND LAAfBs-Rc Receipts. 1000
bead steody' Top sheep 80 top lambs,
cAIMEs--Rsoslp,s. 200 head Steady
Top. s1i.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-30
ENGINEER DIES SUDDENLY

Herman Engler, a locomotive engi-
neer for the San Diego and Arizona
railway, dropped dead last night
about l o'clock in the round house at
Calexico. Engler and his fireman,
R. Rankin, arrived late yesterday af-
ternoon on their regular run to Calex-
ieo. The pair had been accustomed to
sleeping in the roundhouse. About
12:45 this morning Engler got up and
complained of pain in his head. The
words We're scarcely uttered until the
man dropped dead.
County Coroner Peterson ordered
an inquest, which was held this morn
ing at the B. f. Lemons undertaking
establishment. The verdict of the
jury was death due to apoplexy" o.
ruptured blood vessel in the head
The remains will be shipped to San
Diego this evening by 3. +. Lemons
where interment will be made. Eng
lcr leaves family in San Diego. He
had been on the CaleXico-San Diego
run for some time and was well
known.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-30
.BOUl DER CREEK
POWER PROJECT
WONDERFUL ONE
Exploring Party Much In
pressed Uith Possibilities of
Greatest POWer Plan Yet Pro-
posed

Probably the livest issue before the
citizens of the great Southwest today
is the development of the hydro cleo
trio energy of the Colorado river and
the storage Of the flood waters, thus
bringing about such tremendous in
crease of acreage under. cultivation in
the inter-mountain region that we
can truthfully say an empire is in the
borning. On recent reconnaissance
trip, extending from THE Mexican line
north along the Colorado river to St.
Thomas, New, l was impressed quite
as much by the psychological effect
Of the plan on the residents of this
section as by the engineering prob
lens to be solved, says c. H. Bigelow
in a report of the trip.
The site most talked of for stor-
age reservoir and development Of
electric energy, is in the Boulder cam
yon, about ten miles below the juno
ton of the Colorado and Virgin riv-
Aers. AT the present time the actual
field work under way at the Boulder
canyon site consists of diamond drill
ing for bedrock. Sufficient prospect
ing along this line was accomplished
last winter and during the early
spring of 1921 to assure the engineers
of the feasibility of a storage dam of
adequate capacity in this gorge. The
log of holes drilled and results of de-
terminations is supposed to be known
only to the engineers in charge, but
as far south as Imperial Valley the
grapevine" has evidently worked.
The most remote settler along the
Colorado river, the most isolated cat
tie rancher, and the loneliest \pros-
pector, are we'll informed on the
progress of the work being carried
on by the government at this point.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-30
CONTINUED on page four.)
GOVERNOR ENDS
TOUR OF VALLEY

Governor William D. Stephens
completed his two-day tour of the I'M
perial Valley last night with speech
to the citizens of Ell Centre at the
Topic treater, following the banquet
given in his honor at the Barbara
Worth hotel by the Chamber of Com
merce.
At the banquet presided over by
f. w. Judy, chairman of the enter
tainment committee of the Chamber
of Commerce, nearly 100 representa-
tive citizens sat at table with the
Governor and the other distinguished
guests of his party. The banquet was
most perfectly appointed and served,
and there We're no speeches excent a
brief address by Keaton Miller, a dele
gate from the Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce, who conveyed the felici-
tations of the big commercial body to
the people of Imperial Valley.
There was a large crowd at the
Topic theater to greet Governor Ste
phens, and he was at his best in his
speech on the soldiers welfare
amendment despite the long day he
had passed in Holtville and Imperia
meetings. He was greeted most en-
Enthusiastically when introduced by
President o. B. Tout of the Cham
ber of Commerce.
A beautiful feature of the event"
meeting was the greeting given th'
Governor by six little maids costumec
in dresses of cotton boles, who pre-
sented the Governor with hand
some framed picture Of typical val
LEY scene. The Governor was mucl
touched by their graceful act. Free
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-30
Continued on Page q
BLOOD POISONING
CLAIMS VICTIM

After an illness Of nine days,
Leona Mae Foster, wife of Harry l..
Foster, died about ten o'clock last
evening at the Ell Centre hospital
Mrs. Foster was an FL Centro girl and
was the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Newton J. Laughlin. She attended
the Central Union High School and
married Harry Foster about SIX
months ago.
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day afternoon at 1880 o'clock at the
B. E. Lemons funeral parlors. Inter
ment will be made at Evergreen cem'
etery, where the remains will be
placed by the side Of her brothe,
Laurence O. Laughlin, who died while
in an army training camp.
Rev. Hartman, pastor OF the Pres
byterian church, will conduct thu
funeral service. Mrs. Foster wa'
about 10 years of age. Blood poison
ling was assigned as the cause TO
death,
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-30
FAIRBANKS | n
CT LASS|C ROLE
! S fLAWLESS
Famous Picture Star Reaches
HistriOnic Greatness in Role
off, Dumas'& Slsdshbuckling
Hero

From the opening Of tln well
spoken, eloquently delivered, correct
ly-costumed prologue until the las,
scene was flashed on the silver
screen, an audience, which earlier il
the evening had We'd one with The
|other for the better seats, sat spell.
bound with intense interest, at the
presentation at the Palace theater OF
Douglas Fairbanks screen version OF
Dumas immortal classic, "The Three
Musketeers."
Fairbanks, for many years the
hero of many films, walked out OF
his usual comedy role and entered the
classic stage via the medium of that
romantic figure of history, the
swashbuckler "D'Artagnan."
In the "Three Musketeers," the star
has vehicle which affords him every
opportunity of athletic prowess his
previous record has established. In
addition it gives him a chance for
more subtle histrionism which it was
claimed he was capable Of, but which
he has never before demons trated 10
the length which he went in this ia
nous character.
On the whole "The Three Musket-
eers" is a tremendous success.
The period idea is carried out with
remarkable fidelity and scenes of old
Paris are duplicated with a magni-
tude which affords wonder and amaze
ment to the student and lawman as
well. Tremendous ball rooms of a
height and magnificence rarely at
tempted in any screen production
sumptuous private apartments, the
exterior and interior of inns and
dwellings of France in the time of
Louis XIII, and the stately costumes
are not only usually delightful but
display an opulence of expenditures
which awakcs constant appreciation
The story, portrayed frequently on
the stage by the great stars of past
generation, is familiar to nearly every
playgoer. The film moves with graft
flying singleness of purpose along the
lines laid down by the famous author
and the few innovations necessary IL
the structure Of the plot have beer
arranged under the care of Edward
Knoblock, who made the dramatiza'
ton, and Fred Nibio, the director.
OF the big scenes especial atten'
ton should be given the remarkable
duel on the staircase Of the palace, ir
which Fairbanks as "D'Artagnan'
fights his way to the Queens pres
ence, the duels and more general con
flict of sword and pistol in the
streets, and the brilliant mixture o.
brain and Drawn in the more compli
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-30
N A I TERN|TY
BILL PL A n
/. ]. PLA|NEO
II { R {
Just How Shepherd -Towner
Act Works Out Told in
Detail for Benefit of Club
Women

The Federal maternity bill, Off
cially known as the Shepherd Town
er bill, having been signed by the
President, is now a law. Thousands
LOT women's clubs throughout the
country, those in the Imperial Valley
included, have taken the greatest in
lterest in this measure, and while it's
general provisions are fairly well
known to all readers of newspapers,
its exact provisions are not known to
the majority Of women readers at
interests. At the request of some of
the leading club women, The Press
herewith gives the exact provisions of
the bill.
In the first place the purpose of the
bill is to cooperate with the several
states in promoting the welfare and
hygiene of maternity and infancy"
For the purpose of carrying out the
provisions, there is authorized to be
appropriated, first, $4,000 to be di-
vided equally among the 4S states for
the first year, and $4,000 or $4,000
to each state in each subsequent year
for the period of five years." provided
that there is hereby authorized to be
appropriated for the use of the states,
subject to the provision of this act,
for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1922, an additional sum of $1,000 900
and annually thereafter for the period
|of five years an additional sum Of
81 100000, provided further that the
additional appropriations shall be ap-
portioned $4,000 to each state and the
balance among the states in plopor-
tion which their population bears to
the total population of the country,
and provided further that no payment
of the additional appropriation shall
be made in any year, to any state, un-
til an equal sum has been appropriate
ed for that year by the state legisla-
ture."
In other words, every state gets
$4,000 this year flat, to start with
and $4,000 flat per annum for five
years. That is also flat and subject
! to no conditions whatever, excepting
that it be used for the purposes Sc,
forth in the act, under the control OF
the state, but to get any of the millior
dollars additional, the state must sc
fifty fifty on the deal. Now that's
all there is to the financial side of the
thing.
| Next there is created board OF
maternity and infant hygiene, whc.
shall consist of the chief of the chill
dren's bureau, the surgeon general o.
the United States public health ser
vice, the United States commissions
of education, which board shall per
form the duties provided for in tn,
act.
The children's bureau of the de
partment of labor is charged with tn,
administration of the act, eXcep
where otherwise provided, and thi
bureau is to make studies, investiga
tions and reports such as may be help
full in carrying out the provisions o
the act.
i Now, to secure the benefits of tn
appropriations the state must
through its legislative authority, &C
, lcept the provisions of the act, an
!, designate or authorize the creatio
of the state agency with which tn
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-30

Clark Adair, the big raneher and
Taxpayer Association enthusiast, is
again I'M our midst.
Mr.. Adair was missed from tae
streets and places of public resort TO,
several days after he had started MS
campaign to boom the public meeting
to be held next Saturday at the VIII
son school in the interest of the Coun
ty Taxpayers Associations; but he ex-
plains this by saying that his flivver
broke down and it has just come out
of the shop.
In addition to hustling up members
for the association, Mr.. Adair has a
proposition to pay some one consid-
cradle sum of money to tell the peo-
Iple in two-minute speech the best
answer to the question of "How can
We reduce taxes in Imperial county 9"
Taking up public subscription to
offer as cash prizes to the speakers
who are expected to enter the contest,
Mr.. Adair has so far secured pledges
up to 500 to offer as a first prize.
He expected to increase this sum to
500 or better, and then will get busy
securing money to offer as second
prize.
The meeting at the Wilson school
is one of the regular sessions of the
Taxpayers Association, but the gen.
eral public is invited to attend and
take part in this one, and in order to
stimulate interest Adair figured out
the prize speech plan.
The judges to award the prizes in
this speech-making contest are to be
selected by the publishers of the Ca
leXico Chronicle, the Brawley News
and the Holtville Tribune. The time
keepers who will hold the stop
watches on the speakers and start
them off ana bring them to close on
the second are expected to, be select
ed by The Press. At least Mr.. Adair
has asked The Press to find two good
men with split second watches to Of
ficiate,' g-t .-E-3es
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-30

of the marks of fighter, in actioi
he impresses everyone with his skill
and ability. The exhibition tomorrow
afternoon will give the III Centre fans
an opportunity of forming m opinion
Of the man who was imported to give
Savage a lacing.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-30
STOP WATCHES
F 0 R EN- RIES .
7. IN TALK kFEST
at Least $50 per Minute Will
he Offered Spceeh-An0kers at
TdxDdyeJ:s' Meetings

Clark Adair, the big raneher anj
Taxpayer Association enthusiast, i.
again in our midst.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-30
EWDARDS TO WORKOUT

Billy Edwards of New Orleans, the
heavyweight fighter who is to meet
Kid Savage in 20-round go in the
Owl arena at Mexicali next Sunday
night, is to go through his training
stunts in the Tulane theater ring to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Edwards gave an exhibition of
training methods in Brawley yester-
day and was well received by the
fight fans of that town. He should
draw a big crowd at the Tulane. He
makes a splendid appearance in the
ring and while in repose carries none
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-30
THREE SOLID
TRAINS 7 D
TAKE OUT
co TON
First All-Water Shipment of
Valley Staple Leaves San
Diego Today; Trainload
for New England

The lsthmian line steamer Steel
Voyager will sail from the port of
San Diego late this afternoon via the
Panama canal for Liverpool, carrying
in her hold 1852 bales of Imperial
Valley cotton to be done into cloth at
the famous Manchester mills.
This cotton was shipped during the
past week, as stated in The Press of
yesterday, from Celexico, and came
from both sides of the border line,
the greater part of it, however, being
supplied by Mexican growers.
In addition to this large shipment
from the valley through the port of
San Diego, 1450 bales are being col
lected for shipment to the United
Kingdom and to Boston, the latter
shipment of $50 bales being intended
for use in New England mills.
This new England shipment will go
out of Calexico today over the San
Diego and Arizona railroad and will
be loaded aboard the motor ship An
gel for transhipment to the to the
Luckenbach steamer Agwidale for de-
livery at Boston. This shipment con-
signed by T. J. West of Calexico, will
be the first time in history that I'M
perial Valley cotton has been shipped
by the all-water route to the mills OF
the New England states.
r. J. West and Clagget, Gootch and
Northcross are also collecting and
compressing 900 bales Of Imperial
long staple cotton, which will be
shipped from San Diego on the 18TH
mian freighter Wbodara, December
26, for London direct.
Local cotton brokers and the Off
cials of the San Diego and Arizona
railroad expect additional shipments
of cotton from the valley for English
and New England ports within nthe
next two months.
Messrs. T.. j. West and Claggett
Gootch and Northcross have been par
ticularly active in securing cotton fol
British buyers the past few weeks
throughout the valley and it is be.
lieved that an unusual amount OF
Pima cotton will find it's way to the
British mills through these agencies
within the next few weeks.
The city of San Diego is naturall,
proud of the fact that their port il
being recognized as cotton shipping
point, especially SO as the shipmen
leaving there today on the Steel Voy
ager is the first from that port in ;
score of years; but the real credit fol
the achievement is due to the cottol
brokerage firms mentioned above ant
the indefatigable work of Genera
Manager Mercier, F. X. Hawkins
travelling freight agent, and c. +
'Matlin, recently appointed commercial
agent of the San Diego and Arizon
in Ell Centre. L. S. Atkinson of Ca
lexico, representing Minaprio & Co
heavy English buyers, also contribut
ed much to the success of the presen
movement, and delivered 262 bales o
the first shipment.
The first shipment of cotton mad
up train of ID cars and the shipmen
that begins this morning will requir
two solid trains to move it from tn
valley to tidewater.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-30
ABOUT
Il AND GET
YOUR TEAR
F D j n I
The Office Dog Scratched
Out This Too True Story
in Answer to Sudden Cry
for Copy
It's a sad story, mates!
The saddest we've ever told.

The saddest we've ever told.
And the saddest part about it is,
that it's all true, alas! Too true.
But, like all the movies you see at
your favorite picture theater-it has
a happy ending.
Somewhere west of the Nevada
line, in the little strip thanking the
Pacific known as Sunny California,
sits a poor, woebeeone farmer, in
fact several thousand of them-far-
mers and fruit growers! They are
sad and downcast--and here's the
reason:
The rains descended and the floods
came! Some localities had an earth
temblor every day for thirty days
and felt sighted on the thirty-first
because nothing happened! The
winds blew the pears all off the trees
and the late frosts nicked the grapes
and the early fruit! The rains ruin
led the olive crop and the meadow
mice girdled the fruit trees! In
fact, havoc was the California fruit
growers middle name and no farmer
would acknowledge his relation to the
vocation made immortal by cartoon
lists of the early sos. But, as Ham
let is quoted as saying, Here's the
rub" Possibly it was "There's the
rub" Give forgotten).
Some of those clever guys with
sharp lead pencils and penchant for
addition, have issued bunch of fig
ures that takes all the romance out
of our scenario and leaves our sad
story flatter than the flap-jac that
Alber's miner flips in his pan. And
this is the record of California fruit
shipments up to November 5, 1921:
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-30
GOOD
REPORT Of
N EX|CAN
AFFAIRS
Mining Engineers Say Low
er California Rich, Pros
porous and Peaceful with
No Signs of Revolution

"Mexico is at peace, anxious only
to develop the resources hidden away
in her hills and conyons, extending an
invitation to foreign capital to. enter,
and guaranteeing as great safety for
investments as the United States"
said M. w. Tanner, consulting min
ing engineer of San Diego, who is on
his way home, after an extended trip
through Lower California, investigat-
ing some mining properties.
He said that few miles below the
border no Mexicans had heard of the
recent so-called revolution which pre-
cipitated several minor clashes be-
tween Federal troops and insurrectos.
President Obregon is the idol of
the people, he said, and Gov. Ybarra
of Lower California is ruling his part
of Mexico firmly, justly and econoni-
cally.
For fifteen days was visiting the
leading men of the various commune
ties and not word of revolutionary
import did | hear" he said. ''rhere
Is greater prosperity in Mexico today
than for years, and the people are
giving credit to the new adminstra-
ton. Everywhere ! was told invest
ments made in Mexico were safe; that
the government was functioning eff
'ciently and was meeting with the
hearty support of the people.
There is no spirit of revolution in
the back country. In fact, it was not
until l neared Mexicali on my return
that l heard there had been trouble
near the border.
Mexico is richer than ever before
in her history. The people look upon
Obegon as an idol and they have only
praise for the administration of Gov.
Ybarra, who has worked out an eff
cient government, and, best of all, has
not impoverished the people by high
taxation, and the state is not running
in debt.
"There are wonderful resources in
Mexico waiting for capital. Gold and
silver ores are found in abundance,
especially rich in the Alamo region.
The ore is especially amenable to the
cyanide process, more so than the ore
in this country.
"We located vast deposit of cop
per in the San Tomas country which
assayed about 80 per cent copper. The
ore was SO rich that the mine owners
/ transported the ore from the mine to
seaboard on burros, loaded il on small
vessels which transported it to larger
vessels in the harbor. These vessels
took it to San Francisco, where it
was sold and brought good profits
to the owners.
"Ranching conditions are good.
There is ample water this year and
the stock is in fine shape. Best Of
all, the people themselves seem to
realize that stable government has
been established and they are content
ed and willing to expand their oper-
alton sto new enterprises"
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Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-30

Or 4918 carloads more than the
same period last year!
In proof whereof We set our hand
and seal, and should any incredulous
have the hardihood to mutter the old
canard about Figures telling false
hoods" we would politely refer him
to the California bank clearings and
record of increased savings deposits!
Yes-it's sad story-and no doubt
next year this date it'll be a dern
sight sadder-possibly by 10000 to
| 900 carloads!
And here is the most sadder part
about it ALL
The above doesn't include some 10,-
$50 carloads of cantaloupes shipped
out of the Imperial Valley; nor some
1000 carloads of lettuce, and several
thousand carloads of other produce
of our field and garden spots, totallina
some millions of dollars worth.
Read about it and weep Thinl
about it and boost!
(The office dog wrote this for {
space filler; but it's true, every wore
of it.-Ed.)
~~.~~~<-~~>~~-~-N~~~>>~~~~~
Nebel Thau sang an original song O
welcome.
Admirals Welles and Burrage ant
Col. Ed Fletcher, who We're member
of the Governors party, made brie
| addresses, which We're we'll received.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-30

Mr.. and Mrs. M M. Black will leave
tonight for Los Angeles, where they
will remain for several days on bust
ness.