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Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-21
DIRE NEED 70 R
IRISH RELIEF

Organization of eleven Southern
California counties cooperating in tho
national campaign of the American
committee for relief in Ireland, has
been almost completed, according to
information exchanged between the
various county chairmen.
Daily cabled reports from the first
unit of American Quakers already is
Ireland, which has been investigating
Irish conditions for more than six
weeks, has shown such an appalling
need for help that already the Nation
al headquarters of the relief commit
tee has sent $250,000 of advanced sub
scriptions to them to be used for i'm
mediate purchases of food and cloth
ing.
The rigors of winter, combined with
the dire need of Irish women and
children, have made it impossible for
this big hearted humanitarian Ameri-
can movement to hesitate in offering
quick relief.
The general support received by the
movement in Southern California, as
we'll as all parts of the United States,
is due to the proven neutrality of mo-
tive and the purpose behind the relief
campaign. For the frst time in the
entire Irish movement, extending over
years, an organization has been formed
which is wholly non partisan and nom
sectarian. Every cent collected in
the United States goes to the Ameri-
can society of Friends for distribution.
The Quakers have the confidence of all
factions in the Irish controversy, both
here and in Erin. They are expert in
relief and rehabilitation work, due to
their experiences both in Belgium and
France, after the world war.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-21
JUDGE CONKLING HAS
NEW FLIVVER STORY

A new and novel method of passing
a jitney on the Mecca road, was re-
lated to Press reported this morn
ing when he called at Judge Conkling's S
private sanctorium in search of any
news that might be hanging around.
what do you want?" asked the
Judge, "A story"
"Sure do" said the reporter.
"Well. said the judge, 'you can say
for me that the Mecca road is far from
being a smooth road. left here Fri
day afternoon last for Los Angeles,
and had the good fortune to meet only
one car which in reality was a Ford.
There was sand to the left of us, sand
to the right of us, sand in front and
sand in back; neither one dared to turn
out of the tracks of the road, and
there we were"
"Yes," said the reported, "the plot
thickens. What did you do?"
Simple enough" said the judge, 81
got out of my car and the jitney driver
got out of his car l took hold of the
front end of the Ford and he took hold
of the rear. Giving mighty heave,
we just naturally picked that Ford up
and carried it around my car, each of
us going happily on our way"
"Some story" said the reporter, and
the foregoing is related just as the
Judge told it, that is-just as nearly
as the reporter could remember it.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-21
BRAWLEY WELL
TEST DEL AYED
BY T0RNEY
Saturdays Pumping StopEed by
Telegram from Washington.
ShOUed Indications of Oil in
Tube.

After pumping had been started,
showing slight coloring of oil in the
Brawley well Saturday afternoon, op-
erations ceased on advice from the as
sociation's attorney at Washington,
suggesting that the we'll he not
brought in until the permit is granted.
The telegram follows:
Permit under Section 13 would be
denied if oil is discovered Advise you
postpone test.-B. F. Marsh"
H. H. Clark, vice president of the
association, said today: Il am just as
anxious as anyone to bring the we'll in
at the earliest possible moment APP
plication for the permit has been made
and it may be granted at any hour.
This being true, | would be recreant in
my trust to the stockholders should |
ignore the advice of our attorney.
absolutely no reason exists for the
stopping of work except this question
of the permit. AS soon as it is grant
ed we can go ahead on minutes no
tice. ~
81 haven't dollar in oil stock or in
any oil land except as a shareholder
in the Imperial Oil and Development
association and l have no axes to
grind.
eff we should bring in the we'll and
the permit should be denied we would
be compelled to go into the open mar
ket and bid in the property to get it in
spite of all our previous expenditure" "
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-21
A R 7 Gle Y
BASIC LAW
KILLS DRY
A c I
Supreme Court Asked, to
Pass on Entire New At
tack Made Upon C0nstitu-
ti0nality of Prohibition
Amendment.
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, March 21.-An en-
tirely new attack upon the validity of
the prohibition amendment to the con-
stitution based upon the requirement
that it be ratified within seven years
was made in he Supreme court this
morning in brief filed by counsel for
j. j. Dillon of San Francisco, charged
with violation of the prohibition en-
forcement act.
Dillon is Seeking q writ of habeas
corpus and the provision attacking
the amendment was first made by
President Harding when as senator
he called attention to the matter when
the amendment was offered in the
senate for passage.
The section making the entire ar
ticle imperative unless ratified within
seven years, the brief asserts, speci-
fically violates Article 5, of the con- !.
stitution, which gives congress no
power to impose "a limit on ratification
or otherwise attempt control of
what state legislatures shall do in
their deliberations. The brief quoted
Senator Harding in offering the pro-
vision as having clearly stated his
vote for the resolution was conditioned
on this provision being approved. The
brief also quotes Senator BQrah rs
having called attention to the uncoa-
stitutionality of the section.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-21
SICK GET 4 CASES
BEER EVERY 4 WEEKS

CHICAGO, March 21.-Ralph W.
Stone, Illinois Federal prohibition di-
rector, returned yesterday from Wash
ington, where he conferred with Pro
hibition Commissioner Kramer regard
ing the formulation of new rules based
on the opinion of former Attorney
General Palmer that beer may be pre-
scribed as medicine.
"The new regulations" he said, twill
likely permit physicians to issue two
prescriptions to one patient every 80
days. The maximum amount of beer
obtainable on each prescription. it is
thought, will be two cases or as bot
Ties"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-21
REST ROOM FUND
IS CHIEF THING
FOR THIS WEEK
Honor Roll Campaign Starts
Today and Everyone Should
Get On At Once.

Today marks the beginning of the
Honor Roll Week for the Women's
Rest Room fund. Q
If Ell Centre doesn't contribute a
cent to the many other deserving and
needed causes that appeal to them, it
should go right over the top in this
matter.
A rest room for women and chill
dren, particularly for the out-of-town
visitors, is c most pressing and vital
necessity and civic pride alone should
compel every business man and citizen
and every civic and social organiza-
tion in the city to get busy and get
down on this honor roll of contribu-
tors.
The Woman's Ten Thousand club
started the ball to rolling last Satur-
day with big rummage sale, and to-
morrow evening the Elks Ladies So
cial club will hold an afternoon at
cards in the Davis Hall for the benefit
of the fund. ~. -,..
But the voluntary contributions, the
kind that gets your name on the Honor
Roll are the ones that are going to
count in this campaign, and the res
ponse should be immediate and gen.
erous. Contributions to the fund will
be received at the Progress office, the
Chamber of Commerce and at The
Press office, and the list of donors
will be published in each newspaper
daily.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-21
ARISES
IN CHURCHES
PALM SUNDAY
Joyous Anthems Sung on This
Most Important Day in Chris
ti0n Calendar.

Palm Sunday, one of the most i'm
portant festivals of the Christian cal
endar, was commemorated with joyous
anthems and special sermons yester-
day in Catholic and Protestant church.
es of this city.
The day, bright and fair, found an
unusually large number of worship
pers in their places in the churches.
Ceremonies, including professions,
distribution of palms, the symbols of
victory, special anthems of praise and
tribute to the Divinity, the Nazarene,
were entered into with solemnity and
reverence.
Holy Week, with the shadow of the
Cross looming darkly in the distance,
will be observed with deep devotion
and end with climax of joy on Easter
Sunday next.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-21
BETTER BABIES
CONTEST now ON

The Better Babies contest opened
this afternoon at the Christian church,
babies under one year being examined
by physicians in charge.
Tuesday afternoon, beginning at 2
o'clock, infants from one year to IS
months are to be measured and exam
ined. Wednesday afternoon during
the same hours, those from Is months
to two years will be taken care of. The
committee states that this is not an
iron clad schedule, but they will be
gratified if it can be followed as near
ly as possible.
Register your babies any time be-
tween now and Thursday morning. The
finish up will be made Thursday and
reports issued as soon thereafter as
possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-21
METHODIST CHURCH GAINS
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, March 21.-The Mtho-
dist Episcopal church made net gain
of 191. .559 members in 19l9-2O, and
91-237 in Sunday school enrolment,
according to statement issued today
by the committee on conservation and
advance, from statistics gathered by
DR.. Oliver S. Baketel of New York, for
the General Minutes of the church. 1t
raised $6O.831 ,681 for all purposes;
of which the pastors received $21 ,944,-
G13, the district superintendent ST.
369, ,22l, and the bishops 1914 ,08O, and
retired ministers $l,36O,409 New
church and parsonage buildings and
to the extent of $4,636,796 We're paid.
Current expenses used up amounted
to $1l,2l0,835. For the centenary and
benevolences including the receipts of
the two women's societies, $50 0,O05, ,727
was provided.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-21
ALLEGED FLAGRANT CASE

Deputy District attorney Cnas. T.
Scott will go to Calipatria Tuesday
morning to try the case of the people
VS.. John Doe Young, charged with a
violation of the child labor laws. 1t
is understood that Young's case is one
of the most flagrapt to come to the
attention of the county officials Young
having been warned several time by
county superintendent of schools and
the probation officers, that unless he
desisted from forcing children to work
for him that summary action would
be taken by the county.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-21
A N En- |CA s
FIRST WAR
LORD NOW
Civic
Major General Hunter Lig-
gett, Hero OF Meuse Drive,
Doffs Regimentals for
Plain Mufti of Citizen.
(By Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO, March 21.-Ma-
Jor General Hunter Liggett, who re-
tired from the army today, cannot say
which was the more thrilling of the
TWO supreme moments of his life. The
first came in the Bghorn country of
Wyoming in 1880 when a grizzly bear
he was stalking rose from a clump of
brush within three feet of him and
gave him but a few seconds to figure a
way out. He used one of the seconds
to bring his cavalry carbine into ac-.
tion and it proved sufficient. The
second big moment came when he was
named to direct command of the big
gest single army in history, the first
American army in France.
Despite General Liggett's amazing
courage and Indifference in the haz-
ards of the world war, he is inclined
to think, he says, that the bear thrill
was the greater, because it brought
him closer to death than any other
event of his career.
81 thought was hunting that griz-
zly," he said. "But it developed that
we were hunting each other. He just
rose and squared off in front of me
and in five second | would have been
dead one if l had not blazed away
with the carbine. He gave me just
room enough to shoot"
The incident occurred when General
Liggett, then young infantry officer,
was helping clear western plains of
Indian raiders, the Sioux being chief
offenders. Occasionally friendly Chey
IyoIiorc oiInl Tho te-l
and often food supplies ran low.
Once when meat rations gave out
Liggett and Brave Wolf, a Cheyenne
brave, crawled on hands and knees
through herd of painting, snorting
bison until they reached the middle
where they sat back to back and shot
animals until sufficient number was
of and they saw their way to
safety. General Liggett believes the
bison must have thought the men were
wolves.
General Liggett is the first of what
might be termed the American high
command in the world war to retire.
His achievements overseas were writ |
ten large in the wars annals, from Oc-
tOber 1917. when he arrived in France
uIiSdu VI IliS Wv tiS flol, NiiiNh
he trained in America, until July 1919
when he returned. From the division
his command swelled until it included
1 100000 men, including five French
divisions and more than 5000 guns. A
that led to his promotion to
lieutenant general was the clearing of
the Argonne forest and the forced re-
treat of the enemy north of the Grand
Pre- Gap. 1t was called the wars
greatest piece of major tactics.
Arguments as to who won the war
would not be complete without consid-
ering the feat General Liggett per-
formed when he became lieutenant
general. On Nov. l, 1918, he launched
his entire 1st army against the Crown
Princes forces, broke the center of
the German line and pushed forward
to Sedan's outskirts, forcing the cross /
ing of the Meuse and trapping the
flower of the German army. Only
the armistice saved the enemy from
The general ended his
active war campaigning when he as
sumed command of the Third Ameri-
can army after its advance into Ger
many to fulfill surrender terms.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-21
MANTLE OF SNOW.

A two-inch mantle of snow covered
Cuyamaca and Julian and the sur
rounding country Saturday according
to motorists coming through that sec
ton of the country. The snow fell in
the afternoon and was still glistening
white on the ground yesterday, al
though a great deal of it had melted
off. 1t is quite out Of the ordinary,
it is said by the inhabitants up there,
for snow to come as late as this in
the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-21
JURY DISAGREES.

The jury in the case of Frank Birk-
hauser VS.. F. M. Bates, ct al, which
grew out of the famous tar and feath-
er case in Brawley during war drive,
were dismissed by Judge Cole Sunday
morning after having been out IL
hours. The jury failed to reach an
agreement. Rumor had it that the
iurymen stood to A. Birkhauser was
seeking damages in amount Of $751;
600 alleged to be due him as result
of his experience.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-21
ALLEGED THIEF CAPTURED

Presley Duke, alias Calvert Schoen-
ing, a we'll known young man of Yuma
was captured recently near Calexico, by
A. l.. Ross of the Automobile Under
writer's association and taken to Los
Angeles, on the allegation that he is
one of the members of the automobile
theft gang broken up in the valley
several weeks ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-21
HOVLEY GETS STAY.

Peter B. Hovley, the BrawIey bank
err, who was fined 81 900 and sentenced
to serve IL months in the Orange
county Jail by Federal Judge B. +.
Bledsoe, for violation of the Mann act,
will have an additional 60 days from
today to arrange his business affairs
before going to Jail. He was granted
this stay of execution last Saturday
when he paid his fine into court.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-21
COTTON PRODUCTION
(By Associated PresS)

WASHINGTON, March 21.--The
production of cotton, exclusive of lint
ers, amounted to 13,197,777 running
bales, counting round as half bales,
or 13,365,75 equivalent bales for the
1920 crop, according to the final gin
ming report for the season issued by
the census bureau.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-21
BIBLE SUBJECTS.

At the Baptist church tonight Rev
H. Z. Marshall will deliver the fourth
of a series of sermons he is preaching
on the general topic of great subjects
of the Bible. The services will COM
mence at 7:45 O'Clock, and the subject
for this evening will be "Divine Heal
ing and Miracles"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-21
GERMANY WINS PLEBISCITE
(By Associated Press)

BERLIN, March Il. Germany
won an overwhelming victory in the
plebiscite held in Upper Silesia yester-
day to determine the future national
status of the region according to Off
cial returns received here. With but
two districts missiong the total vote
showed $4,000 for Germany and $780,
900 for Poland,
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-21
RELIEF FOR FARMERS.
(BY ASsOciated PresSl

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Presi-
dent Harding has suggested to Chair
man Fordney of the house ways and
means committee, that they sound out
the republican senate leaders on the
feasibility of the early passage of an
emergency tariff bill for the relief of
the farmers.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-21
Daily
Weather
Report

Southern California Tonight and
Tuesday. unsettled, occasionally threat
ening. Moderate winds, mostly west
erly.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-21
The Markets
Courtesy DAILY Brothers)
NEW YORK

Spot, II.UU.
Sales. COG bales.
The Washington times., 1921-08-25
TAGGING AL THE BASES

One more game in Detroit for the
Griffs and then they're done for the
year.
Tomorrow the Griffs open their
final series of the season in Cleveland.
Sunday they bid adieu to Dunn Field
for 1921.
The New York Yankees. bent on
benefitting while here, will use their
best twirlers against the Griffs Tues
day and Wednesday
Frank Baker, out of the Yankees
lineup with a strained thigh tendon,
expects to join the team when II ar
rives here next week and appear in
the game.
Starting off with a flourish, the
Griffs have settled down to the same
style Of play that marked their two
previous visits to the cities in the
West
The Yankees hoped ahead in the
league race yesterday by scoring a
run in the ninth and trimming the
Indians, to 2.
1t took ten frames for Dick Kerr
and the White SoX to win from the
Mackmen.
The Graves took II twice on the Jaw
from the Cards and their hopes of
winning the flag have sunk out of
sight.
Pat Moran's Reds fell down twice
before the tail-end Phillies.
Alexander was in fine fettle and the
Dodgers were defeated
A capacity throng at the Polo
Grounds saw the Giants win two
games from the Pirates. Babe Adams
winning streak stopped at nine when
he lost the opener.
The Washington times., 1921-08-25
JAP AND ANzAC
TENNIS TEAMS
MEETING TODAY
First Matches of Final Davis
Cup Ties Decide v. S.
Opponent.
BY JACK VEIOCK.

NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 25.-Aus-
tralia and Japan will clash on the
Casino courts here today in the first
matches of the final Davis cup ties
to determine which shall meet the
American defenders of the famous
cup at Forest Hills next month.
The team from the Antipodes,
composed of Peach Anderson. Todd
and Hawkes., will vie with the clever
little Nipponese players, Ichiya Kun
agae and Zenzo Shimidzu, in the
first two of a series of five matches,
and the winners of the best three
in five will meet the Americans.
Bill Tilden II, international singles
champion; William NJ. Johnston. r.
Norris Williams II. and Watson
Washburn will dispute the right of
the winners Of this weeks matches
to carry the big silver bowl away
from American shores.
Today's schedule calls for two
matches in the singles, at 1880 a. m.
and 2:30 p, m. Tomorrow the rival
teams from the other side of the
world will come together in dou.
bles match at 2 o'clock, and on Sat.
urday there will be a repetition of
today's schedule.
in his first set with Anderson, the
Australian. winning six games to
five.
Continuing his snappy playing and
fast covering of the back court.
Shimidzu won the second set at rs.
His playing showed more finish and
he appeared to have better control
of his shots than the Australian
player, who frequently drove out of
the court.
The Washington times., 1921-08-25
WON 7
OWP|CTURES
Of BIC FIGHT
Spectacle of Carpenter on
Back Is Not ReIIshed
Over There.

Over In France the motion picture
exhibitors have refused to handle the
pictures of the Dempsey Carpenter
fight IN Jersey City. They will not
exhibit the spectacle Of a Frenchman
being knocked out.
Each day brings a new and more
astonishing example Of the continental
point Of view on sport.
1t is a good thing that Carpenter
was a far better sport than some Of
the French motion picture exhibitors.
II he hadn't been there would have
been no fight at all.
The trouble with poor loser is that
he never anticipates the possibility Of
but winning.
Remember what Dempsey told his
seconds before the Jersey City fight?
He warned them not to throw up the
sponge II he was on his back on the
floor. He wanted to be counted out in
the good oid.fashioned way. Although
confident OF winning, the champion did
not fail to realize that Carpenter
might drop him. He was prepared to
lose right.
The Washington times., 1921-08-25
BABE HERMAN LOOKS
LIKE REAL PROSPECT

Babe Herman, the featherweight
whom Kearns hopes to make cham
pion, looks like one Of the best pros
poets uncovered In some time. There
is little doubt that Herman, though he
lacks experience, would defeat Johnny
Kilbane IL he could get the latter to
meet him in the ring.
Herman really is pointing for the
lightweight championship. Although
he is supposed to be a featherweight,
he is growing rapidly, and by the time
he has fully developed he will be a
full-sized lightweight. With another
years experience and a few more
pounds Herman will be ready to dis
pute the issue with Benny Leonard IL
the latter has not retired by that time.
The Washington times., 1921-08-25
CHERRYDAlE A. c. TO HOLD
Benefit FOR ATHLETICS

The Cherrydale Athletic Associa-
tion's baseball team is scheduled to
meet the strong Brookmont Athletic
Club Saturday. On Sunday the
Cherrydales will take the field
against the fast Renroc' Athletic
club. Both contests will be played
on the Cfarks Hin field, the former
at p. m. and the latter at 3 p. m.
The Cherrydale. Athletic Associa-
ton is making unusual preparations
for a lawn fete to be held wednes-
day evening, August 81, including an
arrangement for the disposition of
$50 Liberty bond. The committee
directing the fete includes Joseph
Ref, Lester Payne. Miss Jesse Flovd,
Vernon Reynolds, Earl Walker, VII.
liam Goodrich and h. c. Johnson.
The Washington times., 1921-08-25

La savate artist. Monsieur La Bah
was allowed to use both feet and
hands, while jeff was confined 10
the use of his fists.
Had Never Seen French Style.
Jeff had never seen the French
style Of fighting and he did NOT know
just what he was up against. His
opponent scaled only 140 pounds, no
he did not take the affair very Sc
riously. The big fellow tented with
his left and the Frenchman began
to dance around the ring at a rapid
rate. jeff was laughing at his OPP
ponent's queer actions when the
Frenchman suddenly leaped into the
air and kicked the champion on the
jaw so hard that the crack could
be heard all over the arena.
Jeff was not hurt much, but ne
was both bewildered and angered by
this treatment. The Frenchman tried
to take advantage of his surprise.
but the next time he tried the ma.
noevre Jeff was waiting for him.
He reached over and tapped the lit.
tie Frenchman on the chin and the
battle was over.
The other bout was with Jack Scales,
who was one of the many big fellows
that time. Scales consented to meet
jeff in Paris. The bout was only an
exhibition, but Scales quit in the fourth
round, saying that Jeff was actinc
altogether too rough.
Opponents Decidedly Scarce.
II Dempsey wants to do any fightinl
while in Europe he will find it Just ga
difficult as Jetferies did to obtain sui
able opponents. There has been somt
talk Of another Dempsey Carpentie
bout to be held in Paris. but there l.
little chance of that. Ring follower
in Europe are fully satisfied tha
Dempsey is the better man, and if
there is any lingering doubt it will b
removed as soon as Jack puts I'm
appearance. One look at him Stripe
for action should be convincinr
enough.
Although Dempsey probably will do
no real fighting while abroad, the other
members of the troop may get plentN
Of action. Benjamin probably is goo
enough to take into camp any of tn,
lightweights on the other side, but h
will find plenty of opposition.