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Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-04
SNOW K | n G
VISITS 7 H {
VALLEY AND
DESERT
Blizzard Ties Up All Noun
'taiii Roads and Brings Fall
of the Beautiful Down to
Shepherds Bridge.

A half score of automobile parties
from Ell Centre and other valley points
are snow bound in the mountains be-
yond Jacumba Springs and on the
other side of Warmers Ranch in the
direction of Campo.
The snow lies in the mountains at
from one to two feet on the level and is
drifted from three to six feet deep on
the roads and in the gullies and gorges
and up the draws it lies in drifts up
to ten feet in depth.
Tie storm in the mountains of last
night was the most severe in the
memory of inhabitants for the past de-
cade and under a howling northwest
gale the blizzard dropped down into
the desert and covered the territory to
Shepherds Bridge on the state high
way seven miles west of Coyote Wells.
Dr.. r. H. Powers is one Of the au-
tomobilists who is fast in the noun
tains by the snow, being tied up at
the White Star roadhOusc with snow
all around him and too much in front
for his machine to negotiate the
mountain grades.
Ten hours from the White Star to
Ell Centro was the best time power
full Buick car was able to make the
trip in last night. and at a number
of points on the grade the machine
ran into drifts that topped the radia-
tor.
Snow on the desert within so miles
of Ell Centre was the drawing card for
lot of autoists this morning and sew
eral parties were organized to go on
snowballing trips.
The storm continued in the noun
tains this morning and swept across
the top and down the western slope
into San Diego, where it changed into
hail and sleet and for five minutes
gave that city the heaviest fall of big
hail ever experienced theme. The hal
stones, according to Associated Press
dispatches, averaged the size of large
garden peas and were mixed with
larger ones.
The temperature in the mountains
was below freezing point all night
long, and the influence of the dror
there was felt in the valley this morn
ing, the weather while clear, being
unusually cold for this season of the
year. The weather man, as will bt
noted in the regular report, promises
no relief for tonight and tomorrok
The predictions are for killing fros
and heavy gale of wind.
Manager Waddell of the Pickwicl
stage lines of San Diego, who came
over today states that the roads be
tween here and San Diego are not i'm
passable and that the stage came
through 20 minutes ahead of schedule
He states that there is plenty of snow
in the mountains but only an inch OF
| two on the roads.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-04
CALEX|CO MAN
IS PRESIDENT
Of ASSOCIATED
Valley Chambers of Commerce
Select Officers and Plan
Much Future Activity.

l.. M. Hutchinson, president of the
American Brokers Company and we'll
known and progressive citizen of Cal
exico, was elected president of the As
sociated Chambers of Commerce of
Imperial Valley at the third annual
meeting held at Seeley Friday night.
O. J. Renfrew of INLAND was elected
first vice president and w. l.. Garrett
of the First National bank of Brawley
second vice PRESIDENT; S. c.. Burrows
Of Imperial secretary and Jasper L.
Travers of Ell Centre, treasurer. :,
A decided movement was made to
induce President Hevener to consent
to take the place again and the Cal
exico delegates were besieged with re-
quests to make him accept" Joseph
F. Seymour, secretary since the or
ganization of the chamber, was also q
candidate. Brawley put up the name
of l.. M. Hutchinson in nomination,
while Seeley presented the name Of
Seymour. The vote stood five and one
third votes for Hutchinson and three
and two-thirds VOTES ,!or Seymour
The latter at once moved to make the
nomination unanimous. The other Of
fees were filled by acclamation after
Seymour had positively refused to be
a candidate for secretary.
The business of the evening was put
through with dispatch and embraced a
report by the Lack committee on the
water question. report by O. B. Tout
of the advertising committee, on var
ious subjects, the principal one being
the movement to promote optimism.
With the close of the business before
the meeting O. J. Renfrew took the
floor and presented the retiring presi-
dent with fine desk clock, suitably
engraved. A small mantel clock was
also presented to the retiring secre-
tarV
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-04
REDUCED PRICES
INCREASE BUSINESS

Improvement is being noted in
many lines of business. This is per-
haps vividly illustrated in the silk
business. One of the largest mer-
chants in that industry reports sales
for March in excess of those for the
same month last year in point of dol
lars while yardage showed an eXpan-
sion of about so per cent. This growth
was accomplished on profitable basis
A manufacturer of medium priced silk
hosiery states that after reducing his
prices he has received more business
than he can handle. He is also max
ing profit on the sales.
The money market is easier largely
because the United States government
is not Withdrawing funds and has per-
mitted tax receipts to pile up in the
banks.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-04
NEW HIGHWAY
is COMPLETED
TO NEAR POINT
Contractors Expect to Open
Road to CalexicO Within the
Next TtUO Weeks.

The new county highway from FL
Centre to CaleXico will be opened to
the public within the next two weeks
in all probability. The contractors
Peterson, Dillon & Patterson. have
completed the paving to within 1900
feet of the intersection Of Fourth
street, east of the Bert Irwin residence
and the main highway is all uncovered
from the Brawley main canal into
Calexico, with force Of men at work
since yesterday morning putting the
shoulder on the pavement
The last concrete has been poured
on the bridge approaches two miles
out from CaleXico and the covering
will be removed within ten days and
the supervisors asked by the contract
ors to put their official seal upon the
work that the public may be told to
"go ahead."
In the meantime the county force
account work of laying the Willie
pavement at the gap between Calipat-
ria and Brawley, which started about
two miles west of Calipatria, is going
along steadily. The laying of the base
has progressed to distance of about
1000 feet The surfacing will be done
as quickly as the base hardens. The
rough paving is practically complete
already for the three miles over which
the pavemnet is to be laid.
What effect. if any, the injunction
suit will have upon the opening of the
highway is merely speculative, but it
is the opinion of many of those inter-
ested in the Improvement that with the
approval of the road the public will be
entitled to its use.
Highway Commissioner ]. L. Ira
vers made an inspection of the COM
pleted work yesterday and predicts
that at the present rate the pavement
will be completed into Ell Centre with
in less time that has been anticipated
bv the most sanguine.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-04
RATES TO DROP
SAYS RAIL MAN

Railroad freight rates must come
down, according to Albert S. Johnson,
general manager Of the Kansas lines
of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas rail
road, who is Southern California Wis
itor and who passed through the I'M
perial Valley Saturday on his way to
Los Angeles.
Public opinion and the protests of
shippers all over the United States are
forcing the country's railroads to a
point where they must soon make eX-
tensive reductions in hauling charges
Mr.. johnson said. Since the higher
freight rates were put into effect, very
little additional revenue has come to
the railroads, due to vast decrease
in shipping, he said.
As to how early rate reductions may
be expected, Mr.. johnson said he could
not say, but said he thought it would
be soon. The railroads must have
"protection," however, when they make
such move, Johnson said, implying
that railroads are now operating or
such a close margin that reductions
might lead some roads in financial dis
aSter.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-04
SEAL PAPERS IN
DIVORCE SUIT

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, April A.
Justice Morehauser, in the Supreme
court here signed an order directing
the payment of alimony and counsel
fees in the divorce suit of James A.
Stillman, against his wife to be made
within 80 days, and also that hearings
by referee be stayed.
Counsel on both sides agreed to seal
all the papers in the case including
letters said to have been written by
Mrs. Stillman to Fred Beauvais. the
Indian guide named as correspondent
and the alleged confession letter from
Mrs. Stillman to her husband.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-04
TWO MASKED MEN
ROB p. o. OF $4,000
(By Associated Press)

DOUGLAS, Ariz., April 4.-Two
masked men. believed to be Mexicans,
forced l.. R. Bailey, postmaster of
Bisbee to open the post office vault
last night an descaped with $4,000 in
cash and $4,000 in war savings
stamps and postage stamps.
Bailey was found this morning when
employees came to the office, bound
and gagged and his head bruised and
cut from blows with the barrel of q
revolver. Posses are searching for
the men, but no trace of them has beer
reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-04
GIRLS TO DON ARMOR;
CORSET COMING BACK

Take a good firm hold on both
strings and pull, for the corset is COM
ing back.
1t h as been away for a long time.
The boys have missed it--ir the
shadowy corners where stolen hugs
We're surreptitiously exchanged and
in the full glare of the electric lights
where the arms of dancing partners
were entwined.
The girls have missed tin not
having a firm foundation for stocking
supporters and rigid anchorage for
detached skirts
But the corset is coming back. Once
more femininity is going to don its
armor. The return of the corset is so
certain that it has become cinch.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-04
CAN CROSS BORDER
WITHOUT PASSPORTS

Pre-war passport rules, as they af-
feet American citizens, were restored
at Calexico yesterday in instructions
received by immigration officials from
Washington. According to these in
structions, American citizens need no
longer have passports to cross the line
into Mexico. Aliens, however. must
have passports, or permits, showing
their places of residence, but restric-
tions will be much lighter than during
the last five years.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-04
ASK THAT CHINESE
PACT BE ABROGATED

7 MEXICO CITY, April 4.--Declaring
that Chinese are monopolizing the la
Dor jobs in the northern district OF
Lower California. a delegation Of citi-
zens of that territory has arrived here
to ask that the treaty with China, ne
gotiated six years ago, be abrogated
or revised. Restrictions on Chinese i'm
migration in Lower California are
asked The delegation has informed
President Obregon that there are l0,-
600 ceiestals in the district. that they
work for a much lower wage than the
mexican laborers; that they have at
tackled Mexicans and that 500 Of the
latter have left because Of inability to
compete. What action the government
will take has not been indicated.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-04
MANY DEAD | n
MEXICAN WRECK
(By Associated Press)

EAGLE PASS, Tex, April A.
Thirty-three were killed and scores in
jured in a collision between an freight
and passenger train on the Mexican
National line near Villa Gartha be-
tween Parradon and Monterey
The time of the accident is not given
and no details of how it occurred were
furnished and communication is poor,
probably because of a break in tele-
graph lines at or near the wreck.
The only person killed whose ma me
has been furnished is that of Victor
Villareal, candidate for mayor of Pied
ras Negras a town opposite Eagle Pass
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-04
BLUE LAW ELECTION.

POMONA, Cal, April 4.-Citizens
of Pomona go to the POLLS tomorrow
to vote on "blue law" ordinance,
which, if adopted, would close all the
amusements enterprises here on Sun
day.
Under the bill there would be no
Sunday baseball, no Sunday motion
pictures or other theaters, no skating
at rinks, no Sunday pool or billiard
playing public halls, and no Sunday
public dances.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-04
ANNUAL PICNIC
FARM BUREAU
IS BEST EVER
Hundreds Turn Out to EnjOy
Themselves As Guests of Cit
t-ens of CaleNicO.

Under the bluest of skies, with ideal
weather such as only the Imperial
Valley knows, with music and games
and dancing, and a program never be-
fore eQualed on like occasion, the an
nual picnic of the Imperial County
Farm Bureau was held at Calexico
Saturday with an attendance that was
record breaking.
Long before the time appointed
lockwood Plaza was filled with the
good-natured, expectant throng, wait
ing for the good things to come.
Thanks to the efficiency and energy
of the committees, there was no delay
in the coming, and at just the right
moment, and in just the right way,
dinner was announced. 1t was dinner,
not luncheon. Barbecued beeves-
three Of them, with plenty of side
dishes and good coffee made a menu
fit for king, an Imperial County
farmer or a CaleXico business man.
The latter two classes We're we'll rep
resented, and it's the kings loss. He'll
never realize what he missed. :,
But the outstanding feature was the
atmosphere of good fellowship, and
the apparent endeavor on the part of
the home folks to show the joy they
felt over having their long time but
too little known neighbors with them.
The welcome extended was as hearty
as it was sincere, and left no doubt
as to its genuineness in the minds of
the city's guests.
There were speeches galore and en-
tertainment of every variety offered
by the people of CaleXico, and it was
a tired but thoroughly satisfied crowd
that wended its way homeward at a
late hour of the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-04

can furnish goods at a cost within the
consumers reach.
"An appreciable reduction in wages
is noted in every section and in vir-
tually every kind of industry. The
fact that savings accounts have in
creased in the industrial sections, how
ever, would seem to indicate that in
such districts wage and salary reduc-
tions have not been as great as the
reductions in the prices of commodi-
ties, and that therefore. fortunately,
the decrease in wages has not necess-
tated lowering Of the standard of liv-
ing.
"The credit situation is improved
Interest rates range from 6 to 8 per
cent for the country as whole, but
banking funds are reported available
by every section except the South and
Rocky Mountain regions"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-04
GANGSTERS SENTENCED
(By Associated Press)

LOS ANGELES, April 4.-Dewey
Bell, Julius Galliher and Robert Richie
alleged gangsters, pleaded guilty in
the criminal court to highway robbery
and were sentenced to serve from one
to so years each in San Quentin. F
A. Ried, an alleged accomplice, plead
ed not guilty and will be tried April 22
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-04
Daily
Weather
Report

Southern California - Tonight, fair,
colder in southeast portion. Tuesday,
fair. Heavy to killing frost in early
morning. Strong northwesterly winds
with diminishing force.
The daily times., 1921-09-14
"NIGHTIE NIGHT"

That was the name of the anus
ing and entertaining comedy or farce.
written by Martha NJ. Stanley and
Adelaide Matthews, managed by
Philip Klein, and acted in by Harry
Stubbs, Helen Namur, Thelma Grant,
Reynolds Evans, j. Warren Lyons,
Elsie Grant and other actors of merit,
that Paul Phillips, manager of the
Wilson Theatre, ushered in the au-
tumn theatrical season with.
The play was really clever and had
it not been attenuated with a rather
needless third act, it would have been
one of the best comedy productions
ever staged in Wilson. Like most
comedies the play is replete with
complicated situations brought about
by accidental circumstances that
throws together at awkward moments
and under suspicious circumstances
the man, his wife and the third wom-
an. Only in this play there were two
husbands and two wives and the
usual triangle was doubled.
Much of the time of the play is in
the apartments of Billy Moffat in
New York, where by chance Trixie
Lorraine, actress, old flame of Billy
and recently the wife of Jimmy
Blythe, the latter a chum of Billy, ar
rives and rents the aptrement with
out knowledge of Billy and his wife.
When the last two return from a
theatre Trixie is on hand. Incidentally
Trixie has sent her only dress to the
cleaner, her baggage not having ar
rived, and so during the following
spasms OF the show the young lady is
rather scantily attired, circum-
stance that adds to the complications.
In the long run every difficulty is of
course explained away and every one
is happy.
The acting throughout was very
good. Harry Stubbs as Billy was cas-
lily the star of the cast and is a COM
edian of much ability. Helen Namur
as Trixie Lorraine and Thelma White
as Mollie Moffat played their parts
well as did also Elsie Grant as
Ernestine Dare and Reynolds Evans
as Jimmy Blythe. J. Warren LycGs as
Philip Burton was not bad but had a
poor part and Alton Goodrich as
Nora the maid found considerable
favor with the audience.
The daily times., 1921-09-14
CHIEF OPERATORS
IN SPECIAL SCHOOL

Rocky Mount, Sept. 13.-In an eff
fort to secure the best possible ser
vice for the public, the Home Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company in
cooperation with the Carolina Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company is
conducting a special school for its
chief operators at the local office.
The school, which is under the di-
rection of Miss O'Neill, chief opera
tor-inspeetor of Atlanta, Ga, opened
yesterday and will continue for two
weeks. during which time all the
chief operators will remain in the
city
Chief operators from every city
and town at which the two tele
phone companies operate exchanges
are in attendance upon the sessions
CT the school. These cities include
Wilson, Fayetteville, Washington,
Kinston, Tarboro, Rocky Mount,
Scotland Neck, Henderson, Oxford,
New Bern. Weldon and EmpOria, Va.
The daily times., 1921-09-14
ORPHANS COMING

A concert will be given in the
high school auditorium Monday
night, Sept. 10, beginning at s
/ lows home in Goldsboro. The ad-
mission will be 25 cents for the chill
dren and so cents for the adults.
Tickets will be on sale at the high
school building Monday night.
The committee in charge is COM
posed of Messrs. j. w. Jomp, j. S..
Pittman, Hugh S. Sheppard, and for
further information kindly see them.
The Wilson lodge, which has always
been exceedingly generous towards
the orphans and appreciative of the
assistance rendered by the people of
Wilson on the annual visitation of
the orphans, hopes to exceed the sum
heretofore donated. Last year
$140O was raised, which gladdened
the hearts of the children and those
who have their oversight. The sums
gathered on the tours of the classes
GO a long ways toward sustaining the
institution, which is taking care of
the unfortunate children without
home and parents.
There are two classes, one of which
makes tour of the eastern part of
the state, and the other of the west.
There are / 40 children in the orphan
age and the cause will appeal to ev-
cry one.
We bespeak for the Wilson people
their generous and hearty co-opera-
ton and a fine attendance at the
concert Monday night.
The daily times., 1921-09-14
SOMETHING TO THINK ON.

The sermon delivered by DR.. Love,
extracts from which were published
in the Times yesterday is something
to ponder over.
Social conditions prevailing the
country over, which seem to have
been induced by the war are respon-
sible for the loose methods of think
ing and acting. 1t is about time the
world is getting back to some old
fashioned, sensible thinking, wherein
people are controlled by reasonable
ideals of duty, honor and honesty.
Until the public and private consci-
ence are quickened we shall continue
to have a lax condition of morals
and conduct.
The daily times., 1921-09-14
CASE DISMISSED.

The case against John Ferguson
charged with an assault on Gladys
Dixon and Norah Mitchell two negro
girls was dismissed today by Justice
of the Peace w. R. Wood for lack
of evidence 1t was alleged that Fer
guson carried the girls to his farm
to pick cotton, and assaulted them
which contained cotton on which
others were sleeping. There was no
evidence to sustain the charge and
the case against Ferguson was dis
missed.
The daily times., 1921-09-14
WHAT THE BANKERS OF NORTH
CAROLINA THINK OF COOP
ERATIVE MARKETING.

Merchants and Farmers Bank, Alb
'erdeen, N. c.: A cooperative mar
keting system for cotton and tobac-
co should receive the support of all
business men of the South, and if the
organization is properly handled it
will work wonders towards putting
the South back on it's feet financially
and restore our Southland to the
financial position which it rightly
belongs. l have had occasion to
study a cooperative marketing sys-
tenn in a small way and am a mem
Der of the Sandhill Fruit Growers
Association, which is a very small
organization, but at the same time it
is functioning properly and we are
getting results
In the present method of market
ing, there is no protection at all for
the producer and 1 am heartily in
favor of the cooperative idea and be-
lieve it is the only solution to our
present troubles. Yours very truly,
A. w. Blue, President.
Bank Of Rockingham, Rocking
ham, N. c.: At this time 1 know of
no proposition which holds for the
farmer any hope or prospect for sue
cess in farming in the South, other
than the cooperative marketing
movement.
Unless a sufficient margin of prof
it can be assured to the farmer in
the sale of the products of his toll
then, in my opinion, farming is doom.
ed in this section, and country life
must go backward instead of forward
AS l understand it, it is the purpose
OF this movement to assure such
profit to the farmer.
l have investigated the PRINCIPAL
and operation of this movement suf.
nclently to convince me that it is
right and workable 1 am writing
you, therefore, to say that I am hear
tily in favor of it and hope to see il
succeed. Bank of Rockingham, B.
F. Reynolds, President.
Page Trust Company, Hamlet, N
c.: Since looking over the plan OF
the North Carolina Cotton Growers
Cooperative Association for the mar
keting Of cotton, we heartily endorse
the movement
The growers will certainly have to
get better price for their cotton or
quit the game. G. III. Morrow, Cashier
The Cooperative Marketing Sys-
The daily times., 1921-09-14
EXAMINATION FOE
POSTNIASTERS.

The post Office department an
nounces an open competitive exam
ination on Oct. s, 1921 to fill the
position of postmaster at the follow
ing North Carolina offices at which a
vacancy exists:
Ahoskie 1000 Feb. s, 1912.
Bessemer City LOO July 21, 1921.
Cary 1,4OO Oct 1, 1920
Draper LOO Apr 1, 1920.
E1kin 2,200 May Is, 1920.
Elm City 1900 July 21, 1921.
MaysvilIe 1,40O Apr. 1, 1920.
Mocksville 1900, July FL, 1921.
Oriental 1,400, July 21, 1921.
Randleman 1,7OO July 21, 1921.
Rich Square 100 Feb 13, 1920.
Robersonville 1000 Feb. IA, 1920.
Rosemary 1900 Dec. 81, 1918.
Saint Pauls 1900 July 21, 1921.
Selma 1900 July 21, 1921.
Shulls Mills 1900 Apr 1, 1920.
Spruce Pine 1,4OO Sept. Is, 1920.
Tryon 200 July 1, 1921.
West Durham 1000 July 81, 1921.
Winterville 1900 Apr 1, 1920.