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Imperial Valley press., 1921-06-08
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IN CASE
People Either Get Awful Bad
Job of Paving, or Work
Has to Be Done Over
Again. 4 8tY

The board of city trustees have gone
the limit of their prerogative as
guardians of the interest of the tax
payers in the matter of paving and
curDlng which is being laid in the city,
after warning the contractor that the
curbing work he was doing is below
standard and not up to the specified
tons, it was learned from an authori-
LatlVe source this morning.
The inspector on the .)b. nor the
trustees of the city have any authority
under the law to stop the work of the
contractor, or to compel him to change
either the quality of the material he
is using or his manner of doing the
work. The question of "Why is an
inspector?" is answered by the same
authority with "an inspector is simply
sort of detective"
The Vrooman act under which the
paving in this icty s-being done,
provides that at the completion Of the
contract the city trustees by vote Of
majority can reject the work as not
in accordance with the terms of the
contract and the specifications, and the
burden of 1ss proof is shifted to the
contractor to prove that his work is
good
If the work is accepted and paid for
by city trustees, when it is known or
believed to be faulty, then they are
amenabe under the law and can be
brought to book in the courts, if it is
shown that the work is faulty and not
in accordance with the contract.
The contractor if he is .efused pay
ment for his work because it is
charged that it is faulty, can either
stand pat and prove in court that it
is good, or he can tear ~ the work
and do it over again.
1t is charged, and seemingly not de
MED that there is faulty work being
done on the ner curbing on West Main
street and Sandalwood. The people of
FL Centre are confronted with this sit
uation, that the faulty work will be
accepted and paid for. and in the pres
ent temper of the people, it was stated
this morning that it would be very
nervy board of trustees that would at
tempt to pass such work were they
even so inclined, or the contractor
must in the end tear up the poor work
and do it all over again. In any event
the people are the losers.
There yet remains the grave ques-
tions of the truth or falsitv of the
report that the contractor was told
by city official to use admittedly
bad material and the reported business
dealings by and between a city official
and the contractor.
These reports if true, are charac-
terized by the legal authority quoted
above as being highly reprehensible
and subjects the persons concerned to
the gravest criticism to say the least.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-06-08
HAY MARKET IS
MUCH PROVED

Receipts of alfalfa hay, while some
what larger than during proceeding
weeks, are still light for this time of
the year and consist largely of or
binary and low quality hay. 1t now
looks as if this years production viii
in most parts of the state fall short
the equivalent of at least one cutting
and probably decidedly more than tAat
as far as the higher grades Of hay are
concerned,
The market continued firm with a
further stiffening up in the prices of
the higher grades, offerings of which
have become very light. Supplies in
the hands of dealers and users still
remain very small.
Current prices are of course still
too low, from the standpoint of cost
Of production plus legitimate margin
Of profit, but il would be a mistake on
the part Of the growers to expect &
rapid return to adequate prices; il
would lead to violent and erratic price
fluctuations thereby unsettling bust
Imperial Valley press., 1921-06-08
BAPTISTS OF
WORLD To MEET
IN DES MONIES
NcLc World Increment end Mis-
Si0ndyy ActiUjtieS VIII BE
Discussed by 5,OOO Delegates.

DIES MONIES, Ia, June 9.-Fully
five thousand delegates and visitors
from Baptist churches in this country
and guests from Burma. Assam, India,
China, Africa, Japan and countries in
Central and Latin-America, are eX-
pected to atte7d the 18th annual SEES
sion Of the Northern Baptist conven-
ton in Des Moines, June 1928.
Progress of Northern Baptists in
work at home and abroad through
their New World Movement, reports
Of important investigating commit
tees, decisions as to the course of the
churches in meeting changing social
and economic conditions, and other
l.ual subjects will be among the mat
teis to come before the convention.
Former Senator Ernest l.. Tustin Of
Philadelphia will be the presiding of
fcor.
One important feature will be a re-
port bv Rev. DR.. John Y. Aitchison, di-
rector of the progress of the 500, 0G0,-
coo financial effort to support all
branches of the work Of the Northern
Baptists for a tive-year period. An
other event will be celebration by
the Womans American Baptist For
cign Mission society of a half century
OF work in the Orient. This will IN
clude q jubilee pageant, exercises
showing what has been done for Won
Ell of the Far East, and will bring be
fore the convention several Leading
women of Oriental countries who are
guests of the society.
Demonstrating achievements of the
New World Movement, the convention
will be divided between regular bust
ness. sessions and the four great Bap-
fist mission societies. During the
time allotted to the latter guests from
foreign lands, missionaries on fur
Tough in this country, students from
other nations, and newcomers to AM
erica will join with officers of the So
ceties in reporting on the work done
since the New World Movement was
inaugurated and in presenting outlines
Cf plans fer further work in India,
Africa, China, Japan, Europe and La
Cin-America.
Notable among the speakers on the
program will be Rev. j. H. RushbrOo&
of England, who is European commas
sioncr of the World Baptist Alliance.
REPRESENTATIVES of the Southern Bap-
fist Convention will also be present
Other prominent Baptist leaders who
are to deliver addresses will be Rev
c. n. Arbuckle Of Newton Center,
Mass, Roy. William Axlirg of Tokyo,
japan: Rev. f C. Clauson of SYRIA
cusp, n. y; Rev. Joshua GravetC Of
Denver, Colo; Rev. John M. Moore Of
BROOKLYN, n. Y; Rev. w. B. Hinsor
Of Portland, Ore; President w. J. Nc
C,I14Lli, oF E,,,,o,, TT>,iUorcitu CranO-
Imperial Valley press., 1921-06-08
IDLE LANDS WOULD
FEED MANY MILLIONS
Rv United Press

RIVERSIDE, June Shat Cali
fornia has enough good agricultural
land lying idle at the present time to
feed a population Of 25,000,00o people,
is the statement made here by Ray l..
Riley, a prominent dealer in Southern
California lands.
Riley stated that he had been in
speeding idle land in California during
the past year to Judge for himself as
to its availability for tillage. He stat
ed that he had inspected million
acres during the past year which was
lyin gidle, and which is good agricul-
tural land. During the next year
Riley stated that he would personally
inspect more than 800 600 acres more
of idle land, which is most of it re-
puted to be good agricultural land
waiting only someone to come along
and take advantage of the knocking
of Opportunity.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-06-08
MORE OIL RIGS
FOR WEST SIDE
ARE COMING IN
Officials of James Wei Hare
Secured Backing to Sink Ad-
diiiORdI Wells.

OIL prospects on the west side are
taking decidedly optimistic turn
with the announcement that the Off
Gals of the James we'll have just
completed negotiations with a number
Of San Diego capitalists to put up two
new drilling rigs for oil developments
on section I, ABOUT one mile north of
the James well.
The land is on the James claim, and
drilling IS expected to start as soon
as the rigs are once installed. The
lumber for both the rigs arrived yes
terday, and the work is now under
way Of erectin gthe two derricks.
Drilling is continuing at the James
we'll at a depth of 1875 feet, the
same hard shale being encountered,
which is thought by the officials to
be cap rock for the oil sands.
The shale was encountered at depth
slightly over 1900 feet, and it is be-
lieved that the drill will soon penetrate
the formation.
The gas pressure is getting much
stronger as the drilling proceeds, and
there sa bigger showi.g of oil Mr..
James is confident he has real oil
well, and is going ahead and making
all plans for taking care of the well
when it is brought in. Every precau-
tion for saving the well will be taken.
The progress at the we'll is being
watched very closely as the oil indi-
cation for the past two weeks have
Continued on page four)
Imperial Valley press., 1921-06-08
STRIKE OF BRAWLEY
ICERS FIZZLES OUT

The so-called strike of the icing men
at the Brawley plant of the Pacific
Fruit Express, is practically over with,
and al no time has there been any de-
Law in the service according to Off
Gals of the railroad company.
A number of men. it is reported
We're brought in from Yuma and other
points to take the place of the men
who had quit work, but the same re
port states that they were nos put tn
work, and are either idle or engaged
in other work around the shipping
sheds.
The strike, it is said began a num-
Der of days ago over the discharge Of
some of the older men employed on the
job. Then came protest over work
ing conditions. asst year they We're
worked 10 hours straight, except meal
time, and paid 80 cents an hour with
Is cents an hour for overtime.
This year, from the beginning OF
the season, the men assert they have
been worked to suit the convenience Of
the company, being laid off after three
or four hours, called back three on
four hours later, and have been paid
so cents an hour with no extra pay foy
overtime.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-06-08
THEY LIKE LADY
BOSSES IN WYO,

JACKSON, Wyo., June 8.-Jackson,
after a years trial of netticoat gov
eminent, has found it good. Half a
century ago the first jury of women
to be impaneled in the United States
was drawn in Wyoming and 20 years
later Wyoming insisted, and won its
point, that it be admitted to the Union
without one single change in its coli
stitutional provision giving women
equal suffrage rights with men. Since
then the feminist movement has de-
veloped astoundingly. And so, when
the votes were counted at Jackson on
Tuesday night, May 10, they showed
the following results:
For mayor: Mrs. Grace Miller, 81;
l.. W. Spicer, 21.
For councilmen: Mrs. Genevieve Van
Week. 81; G. r. Blaine, 10; Mrs. Faus-
tina Haight. &c; Almer Nelson, Is.
The exact issue in the campaign a
year ago was a matter for argument
but whatever it was the women won
decisively. This year it was the same
thing over, a three to one landslide.
During their years tenure, the five
women of the towns administration
rldnaged to keep jackson clean NOR
al yand physically and in addition
they brought about a number of muni-
eip&l improvements. They teams
formed what used to be country lanes
;u!C city streets; they acquired a site
f2r cemetery to take the place of
The old, familiar burving ground: ard
they are now working on a plan for 4
modern adequate water system to re-
place the present system of irrgatmg
hitcheS
Imperial Valley press., 1921-06-08
BOUNDARY WAR FOR
RICH TERRITORY
(BY Associated Pressl

MADISON, Wis, June S.-Michigan
is threatening to sue Wisconsin to
obtain possession Of Hurley, the
richest village" in the world and 800
square miles Of Wisconsin territory;
Illinois and Wiscon are ii dispute over
their boundary line, and the Upper
Peninsula of Michigan wants to seCede
and form new state of Superior,
while Wisconsin, hopes to annex the
rich peninsula country to herself.
And a mapmaker' error in the year
1755 is responsible for all the trouble,
according to Reuben G. Thwaites, Sc
cretary of the state historical society
Of Wisconsin. The mapmaker, . man
named Mitchell, made the mistake of
charting the foot Of Lake Michigan in
latitude 40 degrees and 20 minutes, in
stead of Il degrees and 81 minutes.
The error of less than one degree az
cording to Mr.. ThWaites, was respon-
sible for the "Toledo War" between
Ohio and Michigan, for the placing
of Chicago and its rich north shore
suburbs in Illinois instead of Wis2on-
sin, the annexation Of the Upper Pen
insula to Michigan. and all the boun-
Diary disputes which have grown out
of these events. Subsequent mapmak-
ers and surveyors who followed in
Mitchells footsteps made one or two
other mistakes which contributed to
the general confusion
Imperial Valley press., 1921-06-08
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DIS Al N
FIRST
Secretary Of War Declares
Height Of Folly TO Take
Steps Until All Other Ma
tions Agree.
Ny Associated Press

NEW YORK, June Declaring it
to be the height Of folly for the Unit
ed States to disarm first, Secretary of
War Weeks today addressed the grad
uating class of the New York Uni
versity, at the annual commencement
exercises.
He said that he hoped to see the
ton prepared to defend the rights and
sovereignty of its citizens until that
day comes when all nations by mutua,
consent dismantle Notifications and
scrap naVies.
q do not love war; the secretary
declared. Il abhor it. / do not anti
cipate war, but there are active, fey
erlsh military preparations among
those with whom we might possibly
come in contact, and I want to say
righ< here and now that | cannot give
a moments serious consideration to
the possibility of war with Great Bri-
tain. Such q conflict would be an end
to all civilizations
Imperial Valley press., 1921-06-08
IS NIL :SS Of
DEAD COVER
ARKANSAS
BOTTOMS
Stricken City of Pueblo Is
Faced With Problem of
Removing Dead Bodies
Before Disease Comes.
(By Associated Press

DENVER, June 8.-The Denver
Times staff correspondent, investi-
eating the results of the flood, tele-
graphs his paper today that the Ar
kansas river bottoms east Of Pueblo
are heaped with goods and merchan-
disc washed out from the stricken city
to the estimated value of $10,000,000
and that the wreckage and debris
and that for 35 miles bodies are lodged
in the mud and slime of the bottoms.
PUEBLO, Colo, June 8.-The great
er part of that region of the city
known as "Peppersauce Bottoms,
which was inhabited chiefly by Mex
leans, was found today to have beer
practically wiped out by the flood an(
fire. Hundreds of former residents
digging in the ruins trying to salvage
some of their property uncovered many
bodies in the mud covered wreckage.
Bright sunshine played over flooC
stricken Pueblo this morning and made
more imperative the immediate rem0V-
al of the bodies of humans and animals
buried nthe silt and slime of the flooC
as precaution against the outbreaks
of disease. Already the smell from
decaying bodies, chiefly of animals
in the flooded area, gives that sectio,
the odor of a packing house glue fac
tory.
All night long gasoline pumps work
on the flooded districts, pouring thou
sands Of gallons of putrid water from
the cellars and Easements of bushes,
houses and again converting them intc
quagmires. More streets are paosablC
now, however, than at any time since
the flood.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-06-08
.ELKS To HOLD
GIANT PICNIC
IN MOUNTAINS
Best People on Earth Hare Ar
ranged More Than Attr0ctiUe
Program for June ~.

The best people on earth, otherwise
the Elks, are going to have a parry.
1t is going to be the kind of a party
that only the Elks know how to give.
They have selected that delightful re-
sort Jacumba Springs for the location.
The date is June 10 and program
has been prepared that only The Ellis
know how to prepare. The entire pro-
gram cannot be given here for tie
reason that the various committee ir
charge of keeping a whole lot Of tta
features under cover and wish to
spring them as surprises on that day.
The sports committee, however, has
announced its end of the program aud
it starts in with d 50-yard foot race
for past exalted rules and runs dom a
list of 28 features to a competiti n in
barnyard golf, otherwise known as
horse shoes.
In between are various novel and
athletic contests fo- men, women, boys
and girls and for all OF which there is
a long list of valuable and useful prices
which have been donated by the bust
ness men of Ell Centre.
Bills" C. f. Ferguson and T. F.
Livingston who with Charles Downing
Captain Stephens and Joe Lopez of
CaleXico, compose the committee have
addressed their call to all the Elks
and the Elkinas and Elkinees who are
in the valley and admit in a modest
and unassuming manner that the In
perial Valley has the prettiest and
most healthy and physically perfect
girls apd the same in men and women
and children of any place on earth, and
to demonstrate it in a most practical
and convincing way, all Of them must
gather at Jacumba on June 10
Hey, Bill, Let's 90.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-06-08

ness more than ever and postporirg
the return of stable conditions Of reg
ular demand and free consumption.
There were $50 tons received on the
Los Angeles tracks the week ending
June 4th, with 200 tons held over.
There We're $50 tons received in San
Francisco the week ending June 4th.
Northedn prices-No l dairy, SIT;
standard, SIS.
Southern prices-Rabbit alfalfa, $27
No. l dairy, $24; standard, $40; stock,
SIS; fertilizer, SIS.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-06-08
CONDITIONS UNCHANGED.

Flood conditions along the Ockerson
levee are practically unchanged today,
and while the discharge at Yuma has
increased practically 1000 second
feet within the past AS hours the water
level on the lcvee has remained almost
stationary. This information was inn
parted by General Manager Cronholm
of the Imperial Irrigation District this
afternoon in the course Of a telephone
conversation from AHdrade.
The discharge at Yuma today was
$4,000 second feet, against 68,300 sec
ond feet on Monday. The guagc at
Yuma il 25,8 and at lockwood Gate
about seven miles below Yuma the
guagc stands at 116.S.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-06-08

LOS ANGELES, june S.--Geor@o r.
Cryer was elected mayor at the elec-
ton yesterday by more than 5000 ma
jority, according to returns from all
but 100 of 1876 precincts. The prohi-
bition enforcement ordinance was de-
feated by more than 5000 votes.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-06-08
AGAIN DISAGREE

A jury in The city fecordef's court
yesterday disagreed on the question
of the guilt of Harry Green, who was
charged with a violation of the city
prohibition enforcement ordinance.
Judge Thompson discharged the jurors
and reset the case for trial on June 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-06-08
BOY KILLED BY EAGLE.

VENTURA, Calf, June S.-Juan
Gonzales, II, was killed by an eagle
on a ranch II miles north of this city.
He climbed up to n nest to peer in and
the mother bird pierced his skull three
times with her beak.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-06-08
Weather Report

Southern California-Tonight and
Thursday, generally cloudy; moderate
northwesterly winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-06-08
CRYER ELECTED MAYOR

Buried Treasure" at the Palace
Airdomc tonight.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-09-15
La nuGVa Ley Dc Sandal
y las p|azaS que SuprimG

Ell 10 de Octubre empieza regir
la nueva Ley de Sanidad Todos los
servicios municipales. relatives Il Sa-
nidad. pasan Il la Insular, bajo la di-
recci0n del Doctor Alexandra Ruiz So
Ter. San Juan tiene unos 20 empleados
de Sandal, contando al Eeterinario.
Tenemos informes, dc que solo dos,
pasardn la Insular. Los demas, que
daran cesantes. Sc ha tratado de que
el doctor Ruiz Soler tOmara varios
de estos empleados, pero nuestros in
formes son de que 6I ha manifestado
que 10 necesita por ahora ninguno.
Sabemos tambi6n, que en- las oficinas
del doctor Gutierrez Ortiz, Comisiona-
do Municipal de Sanidad. quedardn &C.
santes, uno mas empleados. y tam
bien, otro que csta bajo Ia jurisdic-
ci0n de este departamento.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-09-15
0tIOS GStI8gOS
del remote CiC|jjI
81 LLEGA A EsTAR CERCA..

Por noticias que ha recibido una fa-
milia ell esta ciudad de sus rclaciOna-
dos Ell Mayagiicz. hemos sabido que
en- la vecintlad lie la Hacienda Esteba-
MIA, mry cerca del barriO dc Gllanaji-
bo. mis- de catorce yiyiendas fueron
cercadas por un perfodo Ge mas de
seis horas. por las aguas del rio rs
terO'. que con gran diiicultad las au
toridades de aquella localidad pudie-
ron Salvar mas de cuarenta personals
por. medic dc camiones que 1dcilita-
ron los cOmerciantes de la playa. aalte
el peligrO inminente que corrfan aque-
Hos vecinos, entire ellos alSunos nilos
de temprana etlad
Ell jefe Gle la policia Sr. Martinez
Chapel, con el personal a sus 0rdcnes
guardia nacional Y alglInos elementos
populares, realiZarOn un tralaj0 he
r0icO arriesgdndose algunos policfas
Soldados a perecer en- cl RIO, con el
noble afan de salvar aquelias vidas
en- peligrO. Cuentan que una familia
compucsta de diez personas ante ell
pdnico que le imponfa aquella crecien-
te Y ell la misma desesperaci6n de que
rer lanzarse fuera de la casa en- peli-
gro, Sc ch0 al rio, no habiendo pereci-
do nadie. gracias al oportunO auxilio
recibidO.
La compaiifa de los tranvfas el6ctri-
cos La fabrica de tabacOs la Haba-
ner*i" han sufrido p6rdidas de consi-
deraci0n.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-09-15

CODSu|ta NGdiCa
para C| Dr.. BsTbOS3

Aver tardc los doctores Gutierrez
lgaravidez, MARTINEZ Alvarez, Toro
CuebaS, Broso Y BarbOSa. celebraron
una consulta medica en- la rp>idencia
que esta reclufdo en- Truiillo Alto. eI
notable hombrc pIiblico, Dr. Jose G..
BarboSa. quien hace va algIln ticmpo
eSta enfcrmo de alglln cuidado.
De la consulta celebrada. los fac,Il
tativOS acordaron someter al paciente
un tratamicnto especial, por un pc
rIodo de As horas. para eli case o1e
este tratamieDto no reSponda satisfac-
toriamentc, yer 81 eS necesrio la in
tervenci6n quil11rgica.
Ell IMPARCIAL lamenta una vcz
mas la cnfermedad que aqueja al Dr.
Barbosa. hace votos por su restable-
cimientO.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-09-15
DONATIVO DE UN CABALLERO
FRANCES PARA LA CRUZ
ROJA ESPANOLA

III conocido caballero frances. M.
Emilio Gratiot, ha eiitregado nues-
tro estimado amigo Don Segundo ca
dierno, diez d6lares para la Cruz Roja
Espahola Ell Mclilla.
FL seiior Cadierno expres6 su graft
tud a Monsieur Gratiot, por ell espon-
taneo donativO Y, nosotros, tan intere-
sados Ell esta generosa cuestaci6n, al
hacer publico el humanitario rasgo del
noble amigo de Espafia. lie ofrecemos
tambien el testimonio de nuestra cor
dial gratitud.
Tambien nos ha entregado Ell distin-
guido joyen portorriqueiio Don Teo-
baldo Meltz, un dollar, para la Cruz
Roja Espafola.
Sea tambien para el. nuestro afec-
tuoso reconocimiento.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-09-15
Ell REGRESO DEL PRES1DENTE
DEL SENADO.

Noticias de Nueva York informan
que dentro de dos semanaS saldra,
de regrCso Il Puerto Rico el Presi-
dente del Senado Sr. Barcel6, que
ha recibidO cOnstantes informes por
cable v pm cartas. de los asuntos
polfticos quo Sc han desarrollado Y
desarrollan en- la Isla. En- los cfrcll-
los pollticoS Sc discute In posibilidad
do que el Sr. Barcel6 dlrija un cable
la direction Gle su Partido respecto
de las actuaciones liltimas del Jefe
INFERNO Sr. Torres V Sc cree tambien
en- ESQ reSpectO que Ell la Mansion
Ejecutiva aguardan esa actuaci0n
para determinados acuerlos pro-
cedimientos.