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Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-14
Is
A S KE D To
FL R n |SH
TROOPS .
Mine War Raging in West
Virginia Has Taken Toll
of Six Lives With Many
Wounded.
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, May 14.-Mar-
tial law is to be declared at once in
the area of disturbance along the
West Virginia and kentucky border,
by President Harding and Federal
troops will be sent to take charge of
the situation, according to an an
n6uncement made late this after
noon by Senator Sutherland of West
Virginia, Immediately after he left
conference with the president.
(By Associated Press)
WILLIAMSON, w. VA, May IA
The battle which waged for two days
between sympathizers and opponents
of the United Mine Workers in the
Williamson coal distftc: vas resumed
today in the mountain villages.
The fighting broke out Thursday and
was stopped for time Thursday night
and Friday morning. 1t began again
and ragged all day Friday until dark.
Six are known to be dead and many
wounded in the firing which was re-
newed when the belligerents on the
West Virginia side of the Tug river at
Auburn entrenched themselves and be-
gan firing on the miners across the
river.
Wires have been torn down for miles
around the battle front and intelli-
gence is hard to obtain.
Sixteen deputy sheriffs who tried
to flank the miners were forced back
by the fire, and it is reported that a
band of 40 miners are hemmed in by
the belligerents and are making a fight
for their lives.
All available troops and an addition
al force of deputy sheriffs and spe-
cially deputized officersfi left William
son for duty in the strike sector. Word
from Washington said President Hard
ing probably will make the final deci-
sion about sending Federal troops.
In towns under fire women and chill
dren are huddled in dugouts and cell
lars, in many cases without food or
water.
At Matewan, Dan Whit a non-un-
ION miner, was reported shot and killed
when he ventured out to get water for
women and children.
Richard Beverly. union miner, was
arrested in the Kentucky mountains
after a battle and will be brought here.
He is charged with participation in the
fight.
The mountain battle was believed by
authorities to be the outgrowth of dis
turbed industrial conditions ami to be
recurrence of the "mine war" which
gripped the territory several monthc
ago.
A staff officer has been sent hero
by Major General Read at Fort Bcnia-
min Harrison, Ind, to investimate con.
dltions and report on advisability 81
sending Federal troops. The report, I
was learned, will be sent to President
Harding. s.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-14
BROADENS
SCOPE OF WORK
FOR STUDENTS
Famous Religious Educator
added to Faculty to Hare
Charge of NeU Department.

Churches and workers in religious
education throughout the west will be
interested in the announcement of the
appointment of DR.. George Fl. Belts
as professor of religious education IN
the University of Southern California.
DR.. Belts, who now occupies the same
position in Northwestern University,
will come to u. S. C. for the summer
school of religicr anG VIII take up his
regular duties next September.
He is one of the most widely known
authorities on religious education in
the United States and is now under a
$4,000 contract with the Abingdon
Press to edit complete set of books
for the teaching of religion so graded
that they parallel the public school
work. Half of these books are now IN
use and are proving very popular. DR..
Belts will complete this work after
arriving in California to take up his
new duties.
DR.. Belts has had wide experience
in educational work, including the po-
sition of superintendent in public
schools in Iowa as well as professor
ships in Cornell and Northwestern
University. He has received degrees
from Cornell, the University Of CaI-
cago and Columbia University.
The department of religious educa-
ton at the University of Southern Cal,
ifornia now has an enrolment of 90O
students, with 100 major students
Thirty-six students have been placed
in part time work in local churches
and religious work.
Dr. Belts will lecture on educational
psychology, the psychology of relig-
ion, organization and administration
of religious education, including relig
ious day and vocation schools; curri-
culum of religious and moral educa-
tion, content and organization of les
son materials and will also conduct g
seminar for directors of religious edu-
cation.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-14
IN
PEACE MOVEMENT
(By Associated ?ress)


PHILADELPHIA, May 14.-The
place of the United States in a world
organization for the maintenance of
peace, is the general topic to be dis
cussed at the 25th annual meeting of
the American Academy of Political
and Social Science held in Philadelphia
today. The topic has been divided into
six phases, and the speakers invited
to discuss the several subjects include
Raymond D. Fosdick, New York; Ham,
ilton Holt. New York; David Jayne
Hill, Washington, D. c.; Senator T. j..
Walsh, Montana; Major General Task
er H. Bliss; Major General Robert l..
Bullard; Representative F. w. Mon
dell, Wyoming Miss Jane Adams;
Herbert A. Smith, McGill University,
Montreal; Former Attorney General
George w. Wickershamfi New York;
Senator l. L. Lenroot, Wisconsin; JAS.
M. Beck, New York; Henry F. Taft,
New York,
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-14
AMERICA ON SEAS TO
STAY, SAYS BENSON
(By Associated Press,

LONDON, May 14.-Admiral Ben
son, chairman of the United States
Shipping Board, writing on the future
of the American merchant marine in
the publication Fairplay, says: cam
erica is upon the sea to stay. Who can
doubt that she will, after witnessing
the wonderful, almost undreamed of,
accomplishments during the world
war?
"America has expended $4,000, ,000,-
900 to make a place for herself upon
the seas, and has made that place, and
will undertake earnestly to retain it.
There is sufficient commerce for all
the nations to thrive upon.
at should not be forgotten that the
ruthless enemy practically wiped out
a good part of the most efficient type
of our overseas shipping. If America
had not by it's shipbuilding made up
for this lack in world shipping, ocean
rates would be soaring today.
e-th ~, for one, am optimistic as to the
fNIure of the American merchant ma
rine. The shipping of the entire world
is now in a period of depression, but
l believe that within short time we
shall see turn for the better; in
fact, even now there are indications
of revival.
"We are now ship Independent, and
we must, and will strive to maintain
that independence"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-14
$4,000 FOR
PLAIN TIFF
IN La Nd
SUIT
Jury Finds That Palladine
Was Damaged in That
Sum When He Bought
Ranch Misrepresented by
Seller.

The jury in the case of Palladine VS..
Imperial Farm Lands Association
brought in verdict this afternoon for
the plaintiffs for $4,000.
The defendants were given 20 days
in which to file motion for new trial.
The case involved section Is, north
west of Calipatria. The Palladines
land and $105 an acre for the other
half which had been in barley. They
claimed that it was sold to Them as
grape land and that under that resre-
sentation they took it.
They now claim it is not grape land
and the jury sustained their contention
in it's award Three-fourths of it has
a fair barley crop now being threshed,
while the fourth quarter was practi-
cally failure.
During the trial much expert testi-
mony was introduced and many inter-
esting facts pertaining to the Valley
were brought out.
One particularly caused stir VIXEN
an expert witness on soils, formerlsy
connected with the United States De
partment of Agriculture, stated that il,
1904 John B. Means, at that time il
charge of the soil division of the gov.
ernment, issued statement that In
perial Valley would become barren
desert again in Is years, that it would
never be possible to produce crops
here.
His time was up two years ago. but,
"like the game Of 500 at cards, he is
winning backwards" suggested one of
| the jurors, who said that he himself
had been alarmed at that statement
when it was first made.
! The jurors on Wednesday visited the
Palladine ranch, the Clark ranch, and
other north end properties. Thursday
was devoted to arguments by the at
torneys
The case has been the longest drawn
out civil action in the Superior court
for many months, and vet the jurors
were apparently keen to ge1 all the in
formation possible at all times. There
were seven expert farmers on the jury
and they didn't hesitate to ask ques-
! tions of the witnesses themselvs when
ever they wanted to know anything.
1t was question from juror that
brought out the doleful prophecy made
II years ago which wasn't fulfilled.
The witness explained that it was prob
ably based on rain fall experimence,
and not irrigation work, as but little
irrigation farming had been done at
that time.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-14
LABOR WON many
SK|RM|SHES IN
LEG|SL AT URE
Mann Measures of Great Benefit
to Workers We're Forced
Through at Sacramento.
(By United Press)

SACRAMENTO, May 14.-Union
labor waged defensive campaign at
Sacramento this year and won nearly
every skirmish.
Only about a score of labor bills
were made into laws and none was
considered vital to the labor movement
but the forces of the anti-laborites
were routed in several battles.
The senate was considered on the
whole consistently pro-labor. The
chief anti-labor strength was in the
assembly, although the assembly could
not be called an antij-labor body.
Both houses passed laws like these:
Hornblower's bill to make an en-
ployer pay return fare to strike-b break
ers brought to the scene of strike
through misrepresentation.
Ross bill to prevent strike-breakers
being sworn in as deputy sheriffs.
Jones' bill for rehabilitation Of IN
jured workmen.
Miss Broughton's bill to provide
against unemployment through public
work in times of stress.
MISS Broughton'S bill forblddlng
women workers lifting BOXES weighing
over rs pounds.
Crowley's bill limiting working
hours for drug clerks to nine hours.
Hurley's bill against employment
of 'labor spies"
Among the bills labor killed were:
Amendment to the criminal syndi-
calism law; including domestic serv-
ants in the workmen's compensation
act; eight hour day for street car men
forbidding brakemen to ride on top of
freight trains.
On the whole Paul Scharrenberg and
John O'Connell of the state Federation
of Labor and James Murphy of the
railroad men were satisfied with the
results of the 44th session. They felt
labor received the usual percentage of
what it asked for.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-14
c A s D | IN {
WAR LOOMS
As PRICE
DROPS
Independent Com p an i e s
Meet Cut Made by Stan
dard Oil and Prospects
Are For Further Reduc"
tons
A gasoline war looms in the offing!

A gasoline war looms in the offing!
Gasoline came down yesterday z
cents on the gallon as was announced
in The Press. 1t is selling at all serv-
ice stations today at 80 cents per gal
lon 1t had been 35 cents per gallon
for long time.
Then an Independent service station
man cut the price to "a cents, without
making any deal with the wholesalers.
The other service men promptly met
the price. For few days the Ell Cen
tro motorists njoyed "a cent gasoline.
Then the big Standard Oil company
took a hand and cut the price cents
a gallon. The Associated, the Union
and the Dutch Shell, the other big
refineries in the state promptly met
the cut. .,rt.l -.p .ft..
Still further reductions are looked
for, and it may be that the Imperial
Valley will soon see the time when the
man can drive his car up alongside
the pump and yell gas, AID get away
with money left.
The Standard Oil company says the
cut is due to the lessening of the de-
mand and the prospect of over produc-
ton. The other companies, which are
forced the meet the cut, say it is pure
ly business move and is intended to
drive competition out of the field.
They say they are ready to meet any
cuts the big fellows may make, and
hence a gasoline war looms.
Just to make it good all around the
price Of cylinder oil has been cut by
the S. O. Zeroline, which has been re-
failing at 25 cents is today 20 cents.
No. 7, for which everybody has had to
pay 35 cents is now 80 cents.
Let the merry war go on. What
cares the car owner? The drop of 2
cents gallon in the price of gas,
means saving of cents day to the
owner of the car. Figure out all the
5 cent pieces thus saved in the valley,
and you can estimate the degree o.
jubilatiOn on the part of the motorist.
This is the first cut IN the price of
gasoline since it went to the peak dur
ing war times. At many other points
in the country the price of gasoline
has dropped anywhere from z to IL
cents per gallon, but this is the first
cut made here.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-14
PITY THE POOR
JUDGES IN THIS

The only celebration of Auto Day in
which started at the Palace theater at
8 O'Clock this morning and continued
throughout the day.
There we're scores of infants entered
in the contest and early in the day the
judges threw up their hands and sen.
out an S. 0. S. for help.
Confronted by the array of babies
and lookings at the mothers of the
babies and the friends and families
and cousins and aunts and part;Sans
they found it not simple matter of
selection of the better babies but one
which called for that discretion which
is the better part of valor. They quit
and stated that because of the fact,
and it was fact, that each of the
babies entered was so near perfect
that they could by no manner of means
render decision today. They promise
to give out the list of prize winners
next Tuesday.
Miss Olga Perrins and Mesdames
Bailess, Walker and Thomas Livings.
ton were in charge of the contest and
the doctors who are to make the
awards are H. w. Owen and F. B
Brockett, and the auto dealers are not
responsible for the report that Drs
Owen and Brockett are going to be
called out of town, suddenly, about
next Tuesday.
Anyway, the list of prizes is long
! and wonderful one, and it may ger
around to all of the babies and let the
doctors out of their predicament.
Vreeland, the photographer slipped
Einto the show and took photographs o.
all of the babies, as absolute prooo,
that each and every one was tn,
"bestest" in the entire list, and he ex
poets to be called upon to alibi ever!
mother whose baby didn't win the frs
prize.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-14
ACALA CROP
NOT WHAT
CLAIMED
FOR i
This Long Staple Cotton Is
Near Topside in Prod""-
ton, But Less Prolific
Than Advertised.

With the new cotton season at hand
there has been unusual effort on the
part of the growers of certain spc'
cies of cotton to sell certified seed o.
that species, at unusual prices. the
claim being made in newspaper propa-
ganda that very high yields had been
made and could be expected.
This cotton, which is the acala, has
been grown more or less extensively in
the Coachella Valley and the planters
there have made offerings of seed of
the species, but whether they made
claim of the enormous yields or not
is unknown.
A number Of prospective growers
have made inquiry of the United States
department of agriculture, about the
aCala cotton and it's prospective yield
and the department has issued an in
formative statement on the matter
which is in part as follows:
Though yields of acala cotton at
the rate of 2.07 and 2.S3 bales per
acre were obtained last year on ex-
perimental plats at the government
date farm at Indio, Calf, specialists
of the United States department OF
agriculture find it necessary to caution
farmers against crediting newspape,
reports which place the yield at four,
five or even six bales.
"The variety was acclimatized only
a few years ago. 1t was named for
the place in southern Mexico where the
original seed was secured. The yields
generally are good and the fiber is of a
suprior quality, ching, under favorable
conditions, l 3-16 inches long in COM
parison with l 1-16 for Triumph OF
Mebane, l 1-S for oLne Star and l Ii
for Durango. This causes it to sell
usually at premium of several cents
a pound more than ordinary cotton.
"The variety has become popular in
Oklahoam and Northern Texas, and as
result of experiments last year 4
movement is afoot to produce large
quantities of pure seed of this variety
in the Coachella Valley of California,
where conditions are favorable for the
production of pure, high-class seed
not only for local use, but for ship
ment to other cotton regions that do
not have good planting seed. The CO.
operation of the state department OF
agriculture of California is being
sought by the Acala Cotton Growers
association for inspection of the fields
and certifying the quality of seed, with
such assistance as can be given by the
Bureau of Plant Industry, United
States department of agriculture, IL
roguing and selection work.
although the results secured at
Indio must be considered exceptional
and not to be expected in regular farm
practice, the Acala cotton usually is
prolific, and usually stands near the
head of the list when compared with
other we'll known varieties, including
Mebane, Lone Star, Trice and Duran
go. Such comparisons, in adjoining
rows or blocks, have not been limiteo
to the eastern cotton belt, but have
been repeated for several years in the
irrigated valleys Of Arizona and Cali
fornia, and in different localities, in
cluding the Yuma experiment farm a.
Bard, Calf, and the Plant introduc
| ton garden at Chicofi Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-14
LIQUOR is RELEASED.

The 200 barrels of rare old whisky
consigned from government bonded
warehouses in San Francisco to Miguel
Gonzales, of Calexco, and intended
for use in Mexical for medical purpos-
es, has been ordered sent forward to
it's destination by United States At
torney O'Connor, in a telegram ad-
dressed to S. f. Rutter, the acting
prohibition director, in San Diego
who stopped the shipment. The pa
pers in the case were all properly made
in the inception of the shipment and
the stoppage of it was without au-
thority. Consequently the ailing popu-
lation of Mexicali will soon find relief
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-14
SWISS CIDER IS
ON BLACK LIST

Chief of Police Dave Matlock has
turned his thumb down on that COM
pounded article of beveragle common
ly known as Swiss cidrs, and has is
sued an order prohibiting its sale in
FL Centre. The manufacture of this
popular drink with the little kick was
arrested the other day and his fac
tory closed by the sheriff. The order
issued by Chief Matlock is as follows
Following the recent attempt of a
citizen of this community to end his
life after drinking quantity of Swiss
cider, this office has taken sample
of all Swiss cider being sold by soft
drink stands and merchants in this
city, and an analysis of the same has
been made. The result of this analv-
sis shows that this beverage contains
from 2 to 6 per cent of alcohol by
volume, and. therefore. the sale of this
beverage is prohibited by ordinance
No. 2f4 of this city.
Believing that the proprietors o1
SOFT drink stands were not aware OF
the alcoholic contents of this Swiss
cider, this office will refrain iron
prosecuting under ordinance No. 2l.
However, the sale of Swiss cider il
this city must be discontinued, and al
officers are directed to inform pro
prietors of all soft-drink stands i'm
mediately upon the issuance of thi;
order.
The sale of Swiss cider by any per
son in this city, after they have beer
warned as directed in this order. viii
result in their arrest and prosecution
under the ordinance, and all officer.
are directed to strictly enforce tn,
provisions of this order.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-14
YALE RESUMES SERVICE.

Advices from Los Angeles today
state that the steamer Yale, which
was temporarily withdrawn from serv-
ice between that port and San Fran.
cisco, will sail Monday for San Fran-
cisco.
The Los Angeles Steamship COM
pany and the marine workers unions
have adjusted their differences accord
ing to an announcement by j. Searey,
Secretary of the Marine Engineers
Bneficial association, and confirmed by
A. j. Frey, manager of the company.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-14
CUE m SHOE PRICE.

The high cost of footwear is bound
to fall sharply, if figures given out
today by the quartermaster's corps of
the U. S. army are any indication of
readjustment in prices.
When bids for 100000 pairs of shoes
for the army were opened in April,
1920, the average price was found to
be S6.73 a pair. Today, with bids
calling for 250,000 pairs, the contracts
have just been awarded at an average
price of $3.43 per pair, cut of prac-
tically so per cent within II months.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-14
GOING AWAY DINNER.

Miss, Mabel Bastlin entertained
Thursday evening with dinner party
at the home of Mrs. f. Embury, ut
Seventh and State streets, honoring
Mrs. Harry Smith, who is soon leaving
for Buffalo, New York and other cast-
ern points. Those present were: Mrs.
Harry Smith, Mrs. b. Hobby, Mrs u.
Embury, Misses Vita Holt, Nadine
Strickland, Helen Melore, Julia Gro-
gan, Winnie Barry and Katherine
Lyon.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-14
GENTLE SPRING

SA UT STE MARIE, May IA
One of the worst spring blizzards ever
experienced in this section swept over
Lake Superior today, driving all ves-
sells into harbor and wrecking many
smaller boats. Hail and sleet accom-
panied the terrific wind and six inches
of snow fell.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-14
CONTEST FOR DAVIS CUP.

The annual declamatory contest of
the grammar schools of Imperial
county will be held Friday evening in
the auditorium of the Wilson school
at 8 o'clock.
Contestants representing e;gh.
schools will participate. The public is
invited to the program and is assured
of an interesting evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-14
KNAUFF IS ACQUITTED

NEW YUKK, May I4.-Bennle
Knauff, suspended Giant outfielder,
was acquitted by jury in General
Sessions last night on an indictment
charging him with the larceny of an
automobile December 8, 1919.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-14
Weather Report

Southern California-Tonight and
Sunday, fair; except cloudy on coast.
Moderate westerly winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-14

A narrow black velvet bracelet about
the wrist for Miss Youth is very smart
with the evening costume.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-14

Some bedices blouse at a low waist
lines others hang from the shouIder4
with 4 wide sash at the hips.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-14

Diagonal necklnes are favorite form
OF decollete, the opposite side of the
bodice having camisole finish.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1921-06-11
ASKS FEDERAL BAN.

Washington. June Ga bill
ito prevent the notification OF
state anti-ganmbling laws by
international or interstate trans.
mission orbets and betting odds
on horse races and other con-
tests" was introduced in the
House Of Representatives today
by Representative Sandlin of
the Fourth Louisiana District.
The bill was referred to the COM
mittee on interstate and foreign
commerce. 1t is intended to
carry out the purposes of a res
olution offered by Mr.. Looney
and passed by the Louisiana
Constitutional Convention.
Judge Sandlin's measure pro-
vides a penalty of not more than
two years Imprisonment or a
fine of 81. 900, or both, for trans
hitting in any way any record
of bets or gambling odds on
ANY horse race, any contest of
speed, power or endurance Of
man or beast or mechanical con-
trivance."
The penalties mentioned are
for the first offense. For the
second and each subsequent Of
Tense punishment is to be by
imprisonment only.
The bill not only mentions
specifically the transmission of
gambling information by tele-
graph, telephone. mail and per-
sonal delivery, but it includes
an all-inclusive phrase by any
whatever"
The penalties mentioned elso
are to apply to publishers, COM
mon carriers and, others who
print or transmit advertisements
announcements or messages
containing the type of gambling
Information described.