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New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
The Scrap Pile

:. VIII DC interesting to see what will
pe sne erect upon the American Auto.
a"opsie Association of the death NJ
amos u Batchclder, chairman of the
executive committee. Batchelder WAS tho
"a. "a ~ a. and It was his personality and
rvs y lhnnence that kept the thing going
los years. There are a great MANY
oseer men who have from time to time
SHOWN interest in the American Auto
!, que ASSOCIATION. but none who devote d
ms time to it as Batchelder did.
batchelder was smooth, diplomatic.
suave, capable executive and an ex-
oeilens man personally His death is
q loss to the cause of motoring because
ne and his association we're doing rood
WORK IN the matter of highway con
structlon. 1t is an important lob and
one that requires good man to keep
1t going. 1t will be interesting to see
how this situation is met by the Amer
lean Automobile Association.
The habits and customs of taxicab
drivers are cause of great profanity
g, s...1 PERT oe snch automobilists as
use profanity. 1t would be fruitless
to speak of the manners of taxicab
drivers. because they have none, as q
rule. These drivers are always look
ing for the "betteD 'ole'--that is to say,
they weave their way through traffic
without regard to the rights or inter
est of others. A taSicab driver can be
depended upon never to yield an inch
If by holding his road he can force
another driver into a safety zone post
and thereby make him drop away back
in the traffic
Nine times out Of ten he could give
UP foot or so of his room without
damage to himself and let the other
fellow in alongside. But there seems
to be something in the agreement of
the brotherhood of taxicab drivers to
prevent this. If decorations were
given for disregard of the rights of
driver would be covered with them
from head to foot.
The numbers of taxicab drivers ap-
pear to be increasing constantly. L he
police regulation of their activities is
apparently rather lax. More sum-
monses apparently are handed out to
private operators of cars than to taxi
cab drivers. 1t would be better thing
for the protection Of drivers generally
If the police were little more strict
in their supervision of taxicab drivers.
Especially they should regulate those
who are cruising for fares, because
their rate of driving is dangerous and
inconvenient for other users Of the
road.
IF the practice of mounting bumpers
front and rear on automobiles were
more generally followed it would be
better thing for the peace of mind of
automobilists and would save many
dollars in repair expense. In q city
like New York, where the traffic is
heavy, car that has protection at
both ends can be driven not recklessly,
but with confiYence. 1t is cheap eco
nomy to equip car in this fashion.
C.. E T S.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
Huge Shipment of Haynes
Cars Coming bv TrainIoads

Two solid trainloads of Haynes sos
were dispatched yesterday from the
haynes Automobile Company, Kokomo
md, to the Atlantic seaboard. Each
tralnload consists of fifty freightcars,
making a total of 200 automobiles in
the double shipment. One trainload is
destined for E. W. Headington, Haynes
clstributor at New York City, and
ihc u other traInload for j. c. Harvey, of
Boston and Worcester.
The two trains will make the run to-
getherr to Albany, where the huge dou-
pie Shipment will be met by dealers
from New York State and from the
New England states, headed by Mr.
Headlngton and Mr.. Harvey. The New
York dealers will then accompany one
trainload to New York and the New
England dealers will travel with the
other trainload to Worcester.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
Old Roman Road Discovered

discovery has been made In Eng
land of another old Roman road hither-
to unknown. Workmen who were dig
ging manholes on the Alton road where
the latter joins the roads to Bentley
and Borden, near Farnham, Surrey
unearthed, five feet below the surface,
part of what appears to be an old
Roman road that ran from London to
Manchester. The road was in an excel
lent state of preservation. the surface
layer being foot in thickness and
composed of fints. In order to PEN
citrate the surface the workmen had
to use drills and steel wedges. Re-
search has demonstrated that. not
only the Romans used bituminous ma
terials, including asphalt, but the an
cient Sumerians, Persians, Babylon
ians, Greeks and Egyptians as well.
The road discovered in England, ac-
cording to engineers, was capable of
carrying traffic heavier than any to
which modern roads are now put.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
keo Statistics Show Repeats"

20 chart made up recently hows that
" per cent of the REQ buyers in the
Psst half year had owned REQ cars
selote,' says J. j. Hunt, general man
Ssser OF the REQ Motor Car Company of
,aew York. "The second best pros
sscts came from those who had pre-
sss,ously owned cars costing between
y',oV0 and $3.50, and these accounted
NJ sJl % per cent of the buying. Those
,sa nv previously owned cars costing less
~. nan $1,000 were responsible for 13
Wt XII cent of the purchases, while the
saer 10 per cent was accounted for
~ g those VINO previously owned cars
''Sting more than $3.50"
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
RoadsU UnderF ederal
Aid Cover Nearly
$4,000 Miles i'm All
No One Type of Surface Is
Good for All Highways,
Says Chief of u. S. Bu-
reau of Public Roads
By Thomas S. Mcdonald


CHIEF United States Bureau of Pub
Tic Roads
The mileage of Federal aid roads,
built or now under construction, is
nearly sufficient to cncircle the globe.
This is the record of work accom-
phshed since July. 1916, when the
Federal government first stepped in to
aid in the enormous task of building
highways that are now called upon to
carry more than 100000 motor We
hiclcs plus very substantial horse
drawn traffic in the forty eight states.
The Federal aid law is we'll named.
The Department of Agriculture has
given the broadest possible construc-
tion to the law for the purpose of pro-
viding the greatest mileage of high
ways suited to the traffic to be carried
over them at the minimum expense.
An analysis of the projects under con-
tract shows that all types of roads
from the graded earth road up to the
finest paved surfaces have been built.
On March of this year 22,030 miles
OF highway, extending into every state,
had been completed or were in process
of construction, at total estimated
cost of 1851 ,946,s6s. The percentage
of this total estimated cost which will
be incurred for each type and the mile
age of each type based upon the rec
ords of plans approved, are as follows:
Per Cent of Total
Est. Cost Mileage
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05

The Chevrolet Motor Company has an
nounced price reduction on its "FB"
passenger models, the secoI'd price reduc-
1t brings all passenger and commercial
models made by this company to pre-war
levels.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
Highway Work Under Mav

- Reports to the Asphalt Association,
New York, show that in the week end
ing April %, 1921. total of 1877 CON
tracts for new roads and streets was
awarded, involving an expenditure of
Sl7857 ,304. During the week ending
April 16 a total of 1872 contracts was
let, amounting to S14,512,72 Road
and street construction is leading all
other building industries.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
Women as Drivers
Of Motor Cars More
Careful Than Men
Then. Too, They Learn More
of Machines Before They
Set Out; Growing Regis
ter of Feminine Drivers
BY II. Clifford Brokaw

ccHhtcdt DtFectof west SIDE 7. M.
c. A. Automobile Schools
Statistics indicate that in one re-
spect at least the female of the species
is not more deadly than the male.
The hand that rocks the crib is quite
as steady and sturdy at the wheel os
car. The number of women who are
running automobiles these days is
legion. And the care and accuracy with
which they negotiate the highways of
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-03
IN SIGHT
IN MINERS
TROUBLE
IN \. VI.
Sporadic Fighting Continues
But Federal Troops Are in
Control of All Important
Positions in Disturbed Dis
trict.
(Ry Associated Press)

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Sept. g.
The remaining U. S. troops ordered
into the disturbed counties arrived to-
day and took up positions designated
by Brig. Gen. Barnholtz in command.
The Federal troops are now distributed
over line more t;lan 25 miles long
and are SO placed as to command every
position in the disturbed district.
The regulars operating out of Mad
ison, w. Va, had their first encounter
with armed bands opposing the ss:.tn
foces, near Sharpless today. They
met and disarmed band of miners
who were holding a locomotive on the
Little Coal branch Of the Chesapeake
& Ohio railroad. There were no cas-
ualties as the men submitted quietly
when ordered to surrender.
Both Federal and state authorities
believe that today will see the end Of
belligerency along the Boone and L.
gan county lines, with the miners AID
others rapidly dispensing and return
ing to their homes, under the protcc-
tion of the Federal troops.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-03
(By Associated PressJ

LOGAN, w. Va, Sept. 3.-Co! Eu,
banks, commanding the state and
county forces in Logan county, an
nounced at noon that reports from
Spruce Fork Ridge stated that the
quiet. The bodies Of two men killed
fighting on Blair mountain were
brought in today. They were members
of the attacking force the author!ti- g
said, but their identity was not dis
closed. Firing was resumed shortly
before noon from a machine gun along
Crooked Creek. The defenders stated
that they We're unable to locate the
nest in which the gun was located.
A man whose name the authorities
have not revealed died in the hospital
here during the night from wounds re-
ceived in the Blair mountain fight of
yesterday. According to his story as
repeated by the hospital authorities,
he and four companions, members of
one of the bands gathered in the
gun fire from the mountain top. He
did not know what had become of his
companions. A number of courers
and others returneds here today from
Logan and Spruce Creek territory.
They kept silent as to what they knew
of happenings there. Firing was con-
tinued here and there thew stated, but
no other information could be obtaine
from them. 1ney report that three
Logan county defenders had been killed
in the fighting there yesterday was
denied by Col. Eubanks.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-03
TO CELEBRATE =
ADMISSION DAY
(Ry Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3.-The
Native Sons of the Golden West-and
the Native Dauchtcrs-this year viii
celebrate the admission of California
into the Union in 1850 by holding
five or more sectional celebrations
September 9. The Grand Parlor of
the N. S. G. w. at its last sesseion
did not designate any city for holding
state celebration, as has been the
custom, and therefore there will be
several sectional meetings instead.
Admission Day will be celebrated
in San Francisco September 8 with a
regatta and swimming races at which
thousands of sailors from the visit
ing Pacific Fleet are expected to az
tend and perhaps participate. These
will take place in the morning. There
will be literary exercises, entertain
ment and concert in the Civic Aud
itcrium in the afternoon, ending with
q grand ball at night.
Stockton is to entertain parlors -
Native Sons and Native Daughters OF
the Sacramento ana San Joaquin val
leys and parlors farther north will
also meet there. 1t is planned 10
have a parade and various entertain
ments.
The San Mateo county parlors will
celebrate at Half Moon Bay, where
Grand President William !. Trager is
to be the orator.
South of the Tehachapi, the parlors
will send delegates to Los Angeles
and San Diego, where elaborate cele-
hrations are being planned, with the
program not yet completed.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-03
DEMAND DIS STEADY
FOR FEEDER CATTLE

Cattle prices declined on eastern
markets somewhat last week, with eX-
ceedingly heavy receipts at most mar
ket points. Prices paid f. o. b. ranch
in California, however, remained
steady with a good demand particu
larly for feeder cattle.
The Chicago market today showed u
better demand for all classes of stock
and an increase in price of three
quarters of cent over the low uont
last week, making a net improve
ment over one week ago of quarter
of cent.
Sales IN Humboldt County are for
5 II cents for steers and 1-2 cents
for cows fob. ranch. 1t il estimated
that approximately onehalf the cattle
available have been sold in Humbolt
County Sales are reported in Modoc
County at S cents for steers and ac
for cows fob. ranch. Sales in Lassen
and Shasta counties at broad-gagc
loading points are reported at l2c
for steers ana 12c for cows f.o.b.
ranch. Offers are being made in So~
lano, Napa and adjacent counties of
6cents for steers and cents for Gown
fob. ranch. No sales reported.
Please report all sales Of cattle as
promptly as possible to the Secretary
of the Cattlemen's Association.
DO not ship on consignment. Make
all sales fob. ranch. Offer only your
prime cattle for sale.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-03
GO I TON NAN
CLEANS Up
A I / | c H
PRICE
South End Grower Sells Car
ry-Over for Approximate
ly Quarter of Million Dol
lars Cash. Market Buliish.

The cotton grower who few months
ago was advised to close out his carry
over at around s to 9 cents, and who
found himself in a position to hang
on little longer, is now reaping the
benefit of the advantage he possessed
at that time. With cotton mounting
on bull market every day until 1t
is now close to Is cents, the grower
who was able to hold on is coming
into his own.
One example of the lucky boy is
that of A. NJ. Shenk, of Calexico, who
yesterday sold all of his hold-over crop
approximately 5000 bales at price
close to II IL cents per pound, the net
proceeds being close to $3.50, 900, more
than double what he was offered a few
weeks ago.
The condition Of the cotton crop
generally is reported at less than so
per cent Of normal. The festival boil
weevil is responsible for the greater
pat of the reduction in the estimates
of the government of the coming crop;
but hot weather, drouth and then ram
and other unusual conditions have cut
the prospects half in two.
There is one exception III this gen
orally summary of cotton conditions
and that exception is the Impeial Val
ley on both sides of the international
line. The latest estimates by the US.
department Of agriculture give crop
prospects here as 81 per cent of nor
NAL, which is approximately double
the per centage of normal crop in all
the other sections of cotton growing
America.
The latest estimates of this seasons
crop in the Imperial Valley is not far
off from the figures given in The Press
Of IA few days ago. At that time it was
estimated that the total crop Of the
valley would be about 10000 bales, Of
which $4,000 bales were coming from
below the line. The latest figures
givt5p out by cotton men who have
made survey of the crop is that the
valley will produce $1,000 bales of
which 70 per cent will be grown in
Mexico.
Spot cotton is quoted IN New York
at above Is cents. New Orleans is
l754 The Liverpool market is strong
and with heavy demand. The market
is strongly bullish and there would
seem to be but little chance of re-
action, because outside of physical con-
ditions the longs have liquidated freely
in advance and have to buy heavily to
cover.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-03
MOUNT IS
To Be Bic WEEK
At The A|RDOME
Greatest Program Film Shous
EUer Presented in EE Centre
Commencing Tomorrolc.

Next week, commencing tomorrow
is to be what is known as Paramount
week, throughout the United States,
and in moving picture theaters in
every continuity great and small
Paramount pictures exclusively are
to be shown throughout the week at
every performance.
Fl Centre has joined in this national
demonstration for better motion pic
lures. In fact the Palace has long
been the leader in the Imperial Valley
in the presentation Of high class
films; but as q matter OF course it had
to get in on Paramount week.
Proprietor Cook and Manager CAL
deras of the Palace Theter and Air
dome have recently closed contracts
whereby they are enabled to show
the best of motion pictures at the same
time they are being shown in Los
Angeles, and frequently they have
presentation here before the Los An
eeles city people have chance to
see them.
So during Paramount week the Pa;
ace Airdon.e will show films during
the week that are eontemparaneous
with theiu Los Angeles showing. And
even New York and Chicago and Bos-
ton and Philadelphia have none the
best sf us for the reason that from
now on Ell Centro will have the best
films just as soon or little sooner
than these big eastern cities.
Opening tomorrow night the Air
dome will show the pYnce of actors,
the good luck star. Thomas Meighau
IN The Conquest of Canaan film
in which he is given opportunity to
do some CT the best work he has yet
shown on the screen. Monday Elsie
Continued on page four.)
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-03
MANY LEADERS +.
IN RACKET GAME

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3-Cali-
fornia this year sent to Eastern ten
mis- courts some of the greatest play
ers in the country, and they are living
up to the regulations they have estab-
lished in former years.
The entry of Mile. Suzanne Lenglen
of France into national championship
play for the American title drew from
retirement Mrs. May Sutton Bundy,
woman national singles tennis cham
pion in 1904 and considered perhaps
the greatest woman player produced
in this country. Miss Mary K Brown
of Santa Monica, Calf, national cham
pion In 1912, 1913 and 1914, also gal
lantly resumed racquet play for de-
fense of the title.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt
Mallory, who already had won the. A
merican national championship four
times, drew Mile. Lenglen in the
French champions first round. In a
match which had as it's dramatic con-
clusion her collapse due to a cough
ing paroXysnl, the invader was forced
to retire from the match and tourna-
ment after losing the first set to Mrs.
Mallory.
Mrs. Bundy fought her way to the
semi-finals and lost to Mrs. Mallory
after slashing, smashing match
that extended the champion to the
utmost.
The following day Miss Browne. en-
gagged Mrs, Mallory in the finals and
won the first set. Mrs. Mallory, how
ever took the ne,>- two and became
champion for the fifth time, but she
knew she had been in a fight from
start to finish.
Miss Helen Wills, the fifteen year
old Berkeley High school girl who re-
centl. captured most of the junior
tennis titles for girls in California
became national junior champion by
CONTINUED on page four.)
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-03
MAY HAVE SHOT AMERICANS

RIGA, Sept. 3-Sixty-one persons
were shot in Petrograd, August "a,
after sentence to death bv Cneka or
Bolsheviki inquisition for active par
ticipation in plot against the Soviet
government recently discovered. says
q wireless message from Moscow.
Among those executed according to
the reports there is believed to hav.
been several persons accused by the
Cheka of being Russian agents of the
American Intelligence service.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-03
(Ry Associated Press)

LOGAN, w. Va, Sept, 3.-Threc
companies of the 40th infantry includ-
ing a machine gun company arrived
here this afterncS1 from Camp Knox
and moved to the Nst of Logan to-
ward Spruce Fork Ridge, where state
forces have been facing armed bands
for a week.
Boyden A. Sparks, correspondent OF
+"e New York Tribune, was shot in
the head and leg while walking over
the mountains with other correspond
ents from Blair to Logan today, ac.
cording to DR.. Hatfield, who dressed
the wounds. The physician stated that
the wounds were not serious.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-03
SILVER, WILL
REMAIN HIGH

DENVER, Sept. 3.-Kaymond
Baker. director of the United States
mint who is here on a tour of in
spection. predicted today that do
mestic silver will not fall below 81
an ounce within the next years. on
account of the reduced production;
and that the increased demand in
Europe and the Far East would un~
doubtedly send the price still high
err. The present output of the Den
yer and San Francisco mints would
be preatly increased he said, in ac :
cordance with the governments
plan to expedite the coinage of sill
YER
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-03
nv Associated Press,

WILLIAMSON, w. Va, Sept. s.
Firing from the Kentucky hills along
Tug Creek into West Virginia was re-
sumed today shortly after the with
drawal of the guard which Major Tom
Davis, Governor Morgan's personal
representative in Mingo county, mad
maintained DUNG the night
There were no casualties so far as
could be learned.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-03
NATIONWIDE BOOZE
RING INDICTMENTS

CHICAGO SAot. 3.-Carl M. Beh-
rens;' vice president of the Lincoln
Trust & Savings bank Police Lieut..
James Van Natta. and five other men
were indicted today by the Federal
grand. jurv in connection with an al
legged nationwide liquor ring. >Beh-
rens is charged with having loaned
S5O,000 to bo0tleggers to finance
their business.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-03
CLOSED LABOR DAY.

Monday being Labor Day, legal
holiday, the city library will be closed
all day. The courts and public offices
and all of the banks and the majority
of the business houses of the city will
also close for the day, and a majority
of the citizens will be off for the M ;l.l-
tains or the sea shore, the most of the
holiday seekers being prepared to
leave this evening"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-03
CUSTOMS AGENT
ARRESTED WITH
$150,000 GOLD
Tia yuGnu Inspector WHO Took
Fortune for .sSafe Keeping'
Jailed on Suspicion of Rob
berry.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3.-Augusjin
AutuneZ, who says he is Mexican
customs officer stationed at Tiajuaaa,
and Romero Breton, clerk in the
same office, were arrested here early
today with 10000 United States S.
gold coins in their possession. They
and Harry J. Waldrip, chauffeur,
who drove them from Tiajuana to this
city are held on suspicion Of robbery.
Autunez denied that he was rob
ber or that he was guilty of any
crime He told the nolice that he had
brought the gold to Los Angeles for
safe keeping, after he had learned that
a warrant had been issued for his
arrest at Mexico City on a political
charge. The money he had intended
to deposit in local bank to be kept
there until he was certain that 1t
would fall into the right hands at the
end of political movement now in
formation in the Northern District Of
Lower California.
Autunez also stated that the money
was placed in his care bv Francisco
Fernandez, the collector of customs q.
Tiajuana and he was ordered to take
IL 10 sale place "Iclc II Wotll' iioI
fall into wrong hands. Fernandez he
stated had left Tiajuana last Thursday
after learning that a warrant had been
issued for his arrest. which Autunez
stated also was a part Of the political
movement referred TO.
Both Autunez and Breton are well
known in Calexico and Mexicali. Thcv
were stationed in the capital for some
time and some months ago were trans
ferred to their present posts in Tia
iuana. Governor Ybarra was in Mex
icali Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week with the intention Of staying
there until today, but he was suddenly
recalled to Tiajuana, by wireless
message. He made no statement ABOUT
what business took him back there, but
it is believed that it was in connection
with the disappearance of Fernacoez
and Autunez and the great fortune in
gold belonging to the' Mexican govesn-
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-03
WORLD GROWS
WISER AN DBETTER.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-An un-
fortified boundary line more than
3A0 miles long between Canada and
fhe United States is the best testi-
mony that the world grows wiser
and better, President Harding said
in, a letter today to be read at the
dedication of the peace portal near
Blaine, Wash, in cOmmemoration of
more than century of uninterrupt-
ed peace between America and
Great Britain.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-03
LUMBER MILLS
TO SHUT DOWN.

SPOKANE, Wash, Sept. 3.-Gen-
eral suspension of lumber mills in
eastern Washington and northern
Idaho. was decided upon at meet
ing of the Timber Products Manu-
facturers' association here yesterday
and announced today by J. H. Rey-
nOlds, secretary. He said that only
seven companies plan to do any log
ging during the coming winter.