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Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-19
KN|GH D F
COLUMBUS
HAVE b| G
7 |. N {
Calexico Council Entertains
Distinguished V is t or S
From All Over State at
Banquet: Big Class is Ini-
tiated

Calexico Council No. 2120 of the
Knights of Columbus was the host last
night in MeXicali to members of the
organization and friends at banquet
that was one of the most notable
events of its kind for many years.
The occasion was al et-together
Injecting of members of the order from
all over the valley and Southern Cali
fornia, but was inspired by the intia-
ton ola class of forty-fi candidates
on whom were conferred the first
second and third degrees of the order
The ritualistic work was done pre-
iceding the banquet, the first and sec
ond degrees being conferred by the
degree team from the Riverside coun-
ell. The third degree was conferred
| by Past State Deputy d. F. Supple of
San Francisco, assisted by the degree
/ team from the Los Angeles Council,
headed By Frank O'Neil.
The ceremonies were most impress
sive and of very interesting char
acter and were witnessed by the full
membership of the Calexico Council
and visiting members
Among the more prominent visitors
present were Edward Doyle, district
deputy of the Ninth District: r. J.
Welsh, deputy grand knight, of Rv-
erside; and A. C. Verge, past grand
knight, of Santa Monica.
At the close of the lodoe activities
the session was adjourned to the Cos
mos cafe in Mexicali, where $50 guests
| sat down to mammoth table ar
ranged in horseshoe form around the
dancing floor and from 10 o'clock on
to an early hour the scene was one of
merriment and delight, in which hap
lpy speech, song and music was diver
sified by the following elaborate
menu prepared by the Cosmos man.
agement:
Celery. Salam. Sardines. Olives.
Imperial Valley Grapefruit Cocktail.
Turkey Giblet.
Combination Salad.
Fried Sole, Tartare Sauce.
Parsley. Buttered Potatoes.
Roast Imperial Valley Turkey, Walnut
Dressing, Cranberry Sauce.
Candied Sweet Potatoes.
French Peas.
Special Knights of Columbus Ice
Cream. Chocolate Cake. After
Dinner Mints. Sailed
Almonds.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-19
HOLIDAY RAIL RATES

Another pleasant practice that OBJ
tanned in the days "before the war" is
to be revived.
Charles S. Fee, passenger traffic
manager for the Southern Pacific
company, has announced that Christ
mas rates will be granted by the
Southern Pacific company. This is
the first time since Christmas, 1917
that Christmas rates have been grant
ed. All holiday rates were discontin-
ued June 10, 1918, by order of the
railroad administration.
The Southern Pacific this year viii
sell round trip excursion tickets be.
tween all stations where the one-way
fare is 81 or less, for one and a hall
times the one-way fare, the minimum
round trip fare to be 81.
Tickets will be on sale December %
23 and "a, with return limit Januar!
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-19
PRAYING COILS.
A \ D ARIZONA
A 7 SAN DIEGO
GridirOn Game IN Coast City
Stadium win Attract Big
CrOlUds from Vdlley

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 19.--When Ari-
zona and Center line up in San Diego
Istadium on the twenty-sixth, they will
have travelled during the season about
the same mileage, and the effect upon
them should be similar. Center will
have covered about 1000 miles, while
Arizona will have a little more than
that distance behind her for the sea-
son. The Wildcats have wandered
considerably in Texas and travel in
the Lone Star State mounts up fast.
This large amount of mileage has
found the two teams playing football
lin most of the important sections of
the country, and they are representa-
tive of the best ball that has been
played Ms year. Nor the season
has brought forward the pass and the
Iopen field runner as the biggest and
best way of ground gaining. Center
has three stars in these departments
of the game whose ability cannot be
questioned. Mcmillan the Great.
Armstrong the Fighting Captain, and
Red Observation-Disclosures end, form
a trio who could make any eleven in
the country and be the stars on that
eleven.
Arizona's stars must not be over
looked. No matter how strong the
opposition, Slonaker, Brokerick and
Captain Wofford are always there.
Their record for the season reads as
we'll as the sensational playing of the
Praying Colonels. The passing COM
bination of Slonaker and Wofford, "
ing out on right end, has worked dis
astrously for the opposition in prac-
tically every game.
Louis Slonaker is the greatest back
ever developed in the Southwest. He
has made more yards in his four years
on the Arizona varsity than come tt
most college teams in whole seasons
schedule. He is the spirit and life be-
hind the team. Last season, Arizona
was badly beaten by Pomona College,
the champions of the Southern Cali
fornia Conference. The reason was
Slonaker's absence. This year, Whit
tier whipped Pomona and then met the
Wildcats-but there ended their prog
ress, for Arizona did the rest and it
was the building hand of the fiery
Slonaker which paved the way to
Southwestern victory, and placed Ari-
zona in line for the Center contest and
an opportunity to gain undying fame
by defeating the team that defeated
Yale, namely, Harvard University.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-19
WISE WORDS TO
DAIRY OWNERS

Here are some of the high spots
in Mr.. Rawl's address to dairymen
tof Imperial Valley at the series of
cow testing revivals held last week
under the auspices of the Farm Bu-
lreau:
The first two steps to successful
Idariying are good cows and good feed.
| doubt if anyone ever gave good
Icow too much feed.
: Some of your dairymen in Imperial
Valley think you can feed too much
alfalfa, but l am of the opinion that
Iyou were feeding too little grain or
too little silage.
Alfalfa is just raw milk-you can't
feed too much of it.
Grain is not too high to feed. Com
pared with the price of dairy products
grain is cheaper today than it was in
I1914.
| am satisfied that Imperial Valley
dairymen as whole are not feeding
enough gram.
The only way to find out if the cow
is good is to give her the feed and let
her prove it.
You must keep records, and the only
satisfactory way is through cow
testing association. 1t has been prov
en- that the one-day record will as a
rule reflect within two per cent of
the cows monthly production.
am here to tell you that the man
who has been in the dairy business
four or five years and has not all 800
cows or better is q failure.
The cow that doesn't pay her bills
up clean at the end of every month
and leave a little something for yol
is worse than no COW at all.
Cows like that will send your bo,
off to the city-and / sort of respec
the boy.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-19
MORE ADVICE ON
1921 REVENUE
ACT HERE GIVEN
Collector John y. Carter Con-
tinues His informative .StOry
TO Taxpayers of Uncle Sam

Merchants, manufacturers and
business men generally need expert
ence no difficulty in taking their in
ventories for the year 1921 to con-
form with the new revenue act" SAYS
John p. Carter, collector of internal
revenue for this district, in letter
addressed to the editor of The Press.
"The language of the Revenue Act Of
1918 and the Revenue Act of 1921,
relating to inventories are IDENTICAL .
says Mr.. Carter, quoting the section
;of the law as follows:
THAT whenever in the opinion of
the commissioner the use of inven-
tories is necessary in order clearly to
determine the income of any taxpayer,
inventories shall be taken by such tax
payer upon such basis as the commits
sioner, with the approval of the see
retary, may prescribe as conforming
as nearly as may be to the best ac-
counting practice in the trade or bust
ness and as most clearly rejecting
the income"
Present treasury regulations pro
vide that inventories must be valued
at either cost or cost or market,
whichever is lower Taxpayers were
permitted, regardless of their past
practice, to adopt the cost or market
basis, whichever is lower, in taking
their inventories for 1920. Thereaf-
ter, the regulations provide, changes
can be made only after permission is
obtained from the commissioners of in
ternal revenue.
"In the case of merchant 'cost'
means the invoice price less trade or
other discounts, excepting strictly
cash discounts approximating a fair
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-19
IS
LAUOED BY
FE D DERAL
c H | { F
Executive Secretary of Fed
eral Power Commission
Sees Wonderful Future
for Valley When COlOra-
do Controlled

Six million acres of arid and semi
arid land along the Colorado river sys-
tenn is capable of irrigation. Of this
amount an area approximating some
1000, 900 acres is under cultivation by
existing systems for carrying water
to the thirsty soil.
In the lower basin alone, below the
proposed Boulder canyon damsite. up-
ward of 100000 acres are suitable
| for agriculture when watered ade-
quately, and of this area about 700 900
acres. now receive the lifc-giv;ng
fluid and are being made to raise rec
ord crops. -,
The rushing Colorado river, with its
immense annual discharge, is capable
OF providing all this necessary irriga-
ton, and in addition can generate up-
ward of 100000 hydro-electric
horsepower-more than any ordinary
river IN America, according to O. &C.
Merrill, execptive secretary of the
federal power commission in Wash
ington.
1t is part of this tremendous re-
suit that the people of Southern Cali
fornia, Arizona and Nevada especial
ly can look forward to in the project
ed construction of improvements in
jcluding and flowing from the Boul-
der canyon dam.
At the recent conference at River
side and the federal hearing before
Secretary of the Interior Albert B.
Fall at San Diego, these Important
facts, with many others, were brought
out.
Railways, mines and industries in
addition to farm lands, are all wait
ing anXiously for the DEVELOPMENT of
this power in such quantities and at
such low rates as will make possible
such an advance in commerce in this
section as has never even been dream
ed of by the people who dwell here.
Electric transmission has been per-
fected by recent inventions until the
carrying of power over distances of
800 miles and more, in quantities of
100000 volts, awaits merely the
market for such stupendous enter
prise
There are practically unlimited pos
sibilities in the Southwest which will
in the next decade or two be wonder
fully developed. At Los Angeles and
San Diego are two harbors which
should, with proper use, be the base
of a trade which will cover half the
known world
In Los Angeles the harbor is being
built up and enlarged both by the
municipal authorities and the feder-
| al government. In San Diego, tho
natural harbor has scarcely been
touched When that city goes TO work
in earnest, as Angelenos have been
laboring for the past few years, fac
tories and steamship lines and trade
will spring up around the municipality
to the south like mushrooms over
might.
The great Roosevelt dam, once
touted as a wonder, is nothing but an
appetizer" in comparison with the
Boulder canyon project, in the terms
of George II. Maxwell, executive di.
rector of the National Reclamation
Association. The people Of this great
southwest need not limit their ex.
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Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-19
EXPERT SAYS
|MPE RIAL
Pc 0MEL0S
B { s 7
Famous Citrus Grower
Lauds Valley Grapefruit
and Advises Growers to
Add Other Varieties to
the List

r. M. league, recognized through
out California as authority in citrus
fruits, trees and soils, because of his
thirty-thmee years experience as a
nursery man and orchardist at San
Dimas, Los Angeles county, spent five
days in the valley last week attend
ing the Brawley citrus show, where he
acted as one of the judges of the fruit
display.
When asked for an opinion as to
the future of Imperial Valley in the
way of citrus fruits, Mr.. league re-
piled very frankly, as follows:
"There's no use dwelling on the
wonderful fertility of your soil.
That is too well known to need elabor-
alton. However, it is always a de-
batable question as to just how well
the soil, climate and other local con-
ditions are adapted to citrus culture.
We have had an opportunity this week
to inspect most of the bearing or
chards from Calipatra on south to
the border, and l have been firmly
convinced that the growing of grape
fruit will assume large place in the
future prosperity Of the valley. Now
listen! That word grapefruit is a
misnomer-pomelo is the proper
name, but because the fruit is prone
to set on somewhat clusterly after
the manner of grapes, the name of
grapefruit has come into general use,
and in order to be generally under
stood we have to use it whether we
like it or not. ~
"There is no question about your
ability to raise good grapefruit and
plenty of it. l have seen seven-year-
old trees here-not one tree but acres
of them--that are as large as ten to
twelve-year- trees in our section,
which are producing an average of
ten picking boxes per tree and better,
of fruit that l have never known to
be excelled for flavor. The fruit ran
uniformly to desirable sizes for mar
keting, but were small at one place
where the trees had been grossly neg
lected for both water and cultiva-
tion.
"Your grapefruit has been intro
duced to the trade of the Pacific coast
cities from San Diego to Seattle and
has met with such hearty reception
that the fruit from other places can
not compete with it except when Of
fered at a heavy discount in price.
Authorities very generally agree that
grapefruit grown in the coastal coun-
ties ~outh of the Tehachepi does not
reach prime marketing condition be-
fore April or May and considerable
part of it is usually held back until
July and August. BY developing your
markets in different centers you
should be able to clean up big crop
by March.
"There is one other variety of citrus
fruit which seems to have clearly
demonstrated that it is at home here,
and that is the Danci tangerine.
Setting good crops and maturing with
good size, high { 'ors apr.khtly flavor
and sweetness for the Christmas
market, it promises to be a money
maker On the other hand, / was dis
appointed in the showing made by the
Algerian tangerines. The same thing
was true in the Mandsrip"s group. the
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Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-19
BOOST IS SENT
OUT ON MELON
CROP OF VALLEY
Department of lAgricuiture
re H. s of ACCOMPLISHMENT
That Decade Ago Would
Haze Seemed I'm possible

Stating that "as a whole the I'M
| perial Valley cantaloupe season was
probably successful and that what
would have been considered an impos-
sibility ten years ago--the marketing
Of over 10000 cars from the Imperial
lValley-has been accomplished, the
United States Department of Agri-
culture, Bureau of Markets, has lust
issued a review Of the past cantaloupe
season. The following summary is
quoted from the report:
"The largest cantaloupe deal in the
history of the cantaloupe industry
has passed into history. What ten
years ago might have been consider
ed as an impossibility-the market
ing of over 10000 cars of melons
from the Imperial Valley-has been
accomplished. Probably no deal ever
opened with the outcome more uncer-
tain, and it may as we'll be said, with
more pessimism prevailing. There
were apparently few encouraging
prospects, and even the most optim-
istic did not feel that the conditions
presaged a successful season.
probably the chief cause of the
uncertainty was the fear that the
buying power of the country was so
low that the crop could not be market
ed at a profit. Freight rates seemed
axorbitant to many Of the growers
and distributors, and the crop was
undoubtedly one of the most expensive
which has ever been produced. I'M
|mense sums of money were advanced
the growers by the distributors in or
der to produce the crop.
GAS a whole, the season was prob
ably successful. Most of the factors
in the deal have made money, particu-
arly those whose melons were mar
leted early in the season. Yet, not
only were the early melons profitable,
but large numbers of the growers
whose melons came on in mid-season
received very favorable returns. Ev-
cry effort was put forth by the dis
tributors to market the big crop at
a profit to all concerned.
The railroads furnished excellent
service to the Imperial Valley grow
ers and shippers. Notwithstanding
the tremendous movement there was
an ample car supply. There was suf-
ficient ice at all times to ice the cars,
the trains moved out of the valley
with clocklike precision, and the de-
liveries were made at the receiving
markets in almost record breaking
time. Apparently not a stone had
been left unturned necessary to make
the deal success.
"The problem of distribution was
one of the most important factors in
successful marketing of the crop,
which together with the excellent spir-
it of cooperation shown by all pre-
vented glutted markets, and insured
an even, equitable distribution of the
shipments over the United States.
"Ten thousand seven hundred and
eight cars of cantaloupes were moved
from the Imperial Valley this season
to July 81.
"A glance at the record of distrbu-
ton of shipments will show that I'M
perial Valley cantaloupes were ship
ped to all sections of the United
States. Every town capable of hand
ling car of cantalouoes received a
car"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-19
v|RGE MOORE
AUTO-PIANO:
GOING ON
MARKET
Construction of Factory to
Build Ell Centro Boys In
ventiOn to Commerce in
Los Angeles January l.

The faith, both substantial and NOR.
al, placed by large number of E
Centre business men in Virgil Moore
and his auto -airplane, seems to have
been built on solid foundation and soor
will be realized upon, according to a
story coming out from Los Angeles
this morning.
1t is announced in the dispatches
that the Pacific Auto-piano Company
has completed it's organization, has re-
ceived a charter from the state ant
will commence the erection of fac
tory on January / next, for the manu-
facture of the 'flying automobiles, "
under the patents issued to the E
Centro youth.
The plant, it is stated, will be erect.
ed at Figueroa street and Vernon
avenue in Los Angeles and the cost
of the buildings alone will approx
mate $4,000
Moore, who is an Ell Centro higl
school boy of undoubted mechanca.
genius, was first aided in securing the
patent rights to his novel machine By
some forty or fifty local business men
and citizens of Ell Centre, who con-
tributed in sums of S. to $50 to enable
i him to get his wonderful invention
safeguarded. A few weeks ago ht
was given further assistance in a fl
nancial way by several business mel
in order to help him organize his com
pany. He is being backed in his ven
ture by Ell Centro Chamber of Com
merce members who have subscribet
for large block of stock. The cham.
ber appointed John E. Davis of Long
Beach to handle the business end OF
the manufacture of the machines un.
til a permanent organization of Off.
GERS has been appointed for the com
pany.
w. j. Waterhouse, aeronautical en-
gineer, has been obtained to act as
chief engineer for the new plant.
Moore perfected his invention abou,
year ago and last summer came
into some prominence when repre-
sentatives of the japanese govern
ment made a determined attempt tt
buy his patent rights on the machine
which he claims will fold up its wings:
and travel through street like ar
automobile until an open space il
reached and then take to the air lik,
an airplane.
The plant, which will soon be under
construction, is for the purpose Of
building two models, a one-ton com
mercial machine, and a small two-pas
senger speed plane. Orders have al.
ready been received for the CONNER
cial model.
cept to say that they would rank as
main events on any other card thar
that of last night.
In the main event Lee Morrissey
the shiftiest, cleverest, gamest fight
er now in the valley, started in on
his twenty-round go with what looked
like set-up. Young Stanley Ketchel
who was billed to SO against him
failed to show up and Manage,
Flores at the last moment selected 6
negro boy, known as Young Dudley
who halls from San Diego, to fill out
For five rounds Morrissey had il
all his own way and the black boy
looked like novice in his hands, bu
from the sixth round on to the fina
Igang the negro improved wonder fully
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-19

and gave as clever an exhibition of
footwork and boxing as was ever seen
in the local rang. And it was a slam
bang, give and take muss in every
round. Both men were tired at the
end of the 20 rounds and both were
satisfied to split the decision.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
CONGRESS CALLED
TO MEET APRIL II
Multitude of Problems Must
Be Dealt with in Com
ing Session.

President Harding yesterday is
sued a proclamation calling Con-
gress to meet In special session on
April IL.
A multitude Of problems will be
dealt with during the session. and
according to some Congressional
leaders, adjournment will not be
possible until late in the fall.
Legislation designed to check the
heavy importations of agricultural
products and livestock will be the
hrst concern of the new Congress,
to be followed by the enactment OF
q permanent protective tariff law
and revision of the taxation laws
One of the most important prob
lens requiring legislative solution
will be that of transportation. The
financial disability Of many Of the
roads to operate at a profit, despite
the highest rates in history. will
require legislation providing for
some form of consolidation under
strict government supervision. 1t is
believed. In the opinion OF many
administration leaders, efforts will
be made to bring about such con-
solidation in order to save the pres
ent enormous overhead expendi-
lures OF the roads estimated To
total nearly $500, 0,O00,0 900 annually.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
Flyer Starts
Coast-to-Coast
Hop for Record

JACKSONVILLE Fla. Marcr % -
Lieut.. William pcvoe Coney. Ninety
first Aero Squadron flyer. who Ie.
Gently lowered transcontinental ali
records by dying 2.O70 miles from
San Diego. Cal. to Jacksonville, in
90 hours and 81 minutes will leave
1alm Beach ut 12:?0 d. m. toalDI row
morning for San Diego when he w'll
attempt to lower his own air :ccord
The aviator is scheduled t. arrive
at Dallas, Tex, his only stop from
coast to coast at a. M, where
he will land to take on sufficient oil
to carry him across the mountain
ranges to San Diego.
Detailed by the War Department
Lieut.. Coney will attempt 10 make
the flight within twenty-four hOGIs
as requested by the department
Mai. II. b. ClaEScIt and Lieut.. i. J
Hartman, representing the War
Department in arranging the aignt,
stated Tuesday :ha. everything is
in readiness for he hop-off.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
new PREPARATIONS
MEETINGS SOUGHT
Feelers Put Out as Teutons
State Refusal to Meet
Terms.
By HENRY WALES.

PARIS. March 22.-The first on
cisl feeler toward a new repara-
tions conference occurred this even
ing when fhe German charge d'sf-
faires at Paris handed the repara-
tions commission a note statinS
that Germany was not able to pay
the 0O0.0Oo,O0o gold marks due to-
morrow, according 10 the commits
sion's ultimatum of last week, and
suggesting a conference of experts
to discuss the matter.
The imminent meeting OF the
prime ministers to discuss repara-
tions. Il is believed. is certain to be
held in Brussels or Paris.
The treaty Of Versailles provides
that Germany pay 10000. 900. 900
gold marks by May |. The Germans
claim that they have already paid
more than that amount. while the
allies declared that they have only
paid 5000. 900. 900. thus leaving H.
OOO. .O0o. 900 still due.
Despite the previous conferences,
when the deadlocks were re-dis-
cussed. the Germans merely reply
with a request for another discus
sion.
II is rumored here tonight tina,
the French are considering further
military sanctions owing to Ger
many's ignoring Of the reparation
demands.
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