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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-23

Il y
- to give his or her life to serve humanity
aS religious worker il does not follow that
they should lie down and make door mats of
themselves with 'salvc" for all who use
them.
Yet actually heard a good woman. the
salt of the earth, protest today because shc
was asked to subscribe money toward the
salary of stcnographiC secretary who
would do the clerical work involved by the
gifts and the business meetings Of the board
members OF 10 parishes who meet monthly
in five large assemblies to hear reports and
10 send money and gifts. These reports arc
from hundreds of mission stations in this
country and in foreign countries. and the
gifts generally bestoyed in small sums.
but amounting TO thousands TO BE-
acknowledged. banked, reCheCked. reported
and entered on anywhere from two to four
books for future reference. Every one OF
the hundreds of women attending these
monthly meetings has to be notified Of the
date and has to have her absence or pres
Cnce noted and filed. Every sudden call for
extra service or need or special con
ference has to be typed. mimeOgraphcd. di-
rcctcd. stamped and mailed. The stationery.
blanks, printing, bookkeeping and petty cash
accounts have TO be kept daily up-to date.
The minutes of the meetings and the com
mittcc reports have to be typed and kept
ready for instant reference. In order that
there shall be team play among the varying
boards. some central Office with a phone is
necessary. There must be some on" quail
hcd 70 answer that phone. 4 volunteer
secretary or treasurer who knows only the
affairs of one division cannot answer the
questions regarding another division. Vol
unterrS, however disintercstcd, cannot be
counted upon to spend every day of every
week at any office. however central. Many
volunteers have to have one person who is
responsible for their keeping to schedule
time. If that person j. volunteer like
themselves she is like themselves SubjecT to
other engagements.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-23

NTOW as a matter Of fact very t"w vO.un-
~ tPcrS urc Ms competent aS trained
srcretarial StcnographCr and accountant
along the lin" of clerical business SO they
take much longer 70 accomplish tho work at
Il greater personal strain and with a poorer
result. Very few volunteers can give as
much time AZ is needed to accomplish what
has to be done. SO they must either supple
mcnt by calling in other volunteers or scamp
the JOB.
The calling in of other volunteers takes
time and persuasion and teaching, In the
end The notices all get sent out. but four
women have done clumsily what one woman
would have done quickly and uS part OF the
days work.
On the other hand, tn" four women who
did III" work at some Inconvenience and
under difficulty. were probably capable Of
some real service for which life had fitted
them and from which they had to be sum
Inonrd to perform II clumsy task. II is bad
economies TO take the time OF women fitted
To administer affairs in executing affairs.
II is bad policy to insist on the chairman
or III" secretary of big board Of women
,lcvitalzing herself by clerical work which
any high school girl can do for her and thus
making herself poor leader OF IL great cause
from sheer dissipation Of her power To con-
ccntra'c on the real issues Of her position.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25
FORMER SECRETARY MAKES AMAZING REVELA 77ONs
HIGHWAY INJUNCTION
g. SUIT FILED IN COURT

the description of the roads bid on was
not in accordance with the maps and
plans provided, and that by reason of
the differences in the plans and speci-
fications called for in the bids, and
those on file the contract with Peter
son, Dillon & Patterson was more than
100000 in excess of what the roads
could actually have been built for if
the proper plans and specifications had
been followed in letting the contract.
1t is set for that the contract asked
for the laying Of 2,541, 1853 square feet
of pavement and that on September T.
1920, proposals to do the work was
received from four firms, including an
offer from Peterson, Dillon & Patter-
son and that the board of supervisors
rejected all these proposals, but i'm
mediately thereafter the board award
ed to Peterson, Dillon and Patterson a
contract for the construction CT 30.0S
miles of highway at 20 3-4 cents per
foot, and that said contract is not in
accordance with the plans and specifi-
cations on file in the office of the
highway engineer, but were in accord
ance with the plans and specifications
on file in the office of the county clerk,
which differ from those in the office
of the engineer.
The complaint concludes with the
charge that the manner in which the
roads are being constructed under the
contract with Peterson, Dillon &. Pat
terson will cause an illegal and waste
full expense to the taxpayers of the
county, and that they will be compelled
to pay in excess of 100000 of what
the work is worth, and the plaintiff
therefore asks that the contract be
declared null and void and that the
county officers be enjoined from pay
ing any further sums to the con-
tractors on account of the said con-
tract.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25
WILSON SURRENDERED
TO JAPS SAYS LANSING

intended, in the II days given to the
drafting. This is established by the
document itself, he says. which pro-
vides for an oligarchy of the great
powers and continuance of the pol
icy of the balance of power against
which the president spoke in England
but which he in effect subscribed to
in approving the covenant.
Relating the difficulties and embar-
easements to which three of the Amer
ican commissioners were subjected by
failure Of the president to hold
single conference with the American
commission on the league of nations
from its first meeting until it's report
was printed, Mr.. Lansing says the Of
flee force of Colonel House knew more
about the proceedings than the three
American commissioners who were not
present Additional difficulties were
caused by lack of an American pro-
gram, the fourteen points of the presi-
dent being entirely insufficient for
such purpose. Mr.. Lansing found
the president indisposed to consider
the subject of having program. He
asked the American legal advisers to
prepare skeleton treaty." but was
told emphatically by the president that
the latter did not intend to have law
yers draft the treaty of peace.
Mr.. Lansing's idea was to secure
adoption of resolution declaring the
purposes and nature of the league OF
nations, providing for later negotia-
ton of detailed plan, and in the
meantime to make peace at the earli-
est possible moment. This is thought
could be done by April /, 1919. Delay
of peace for the purpose of completing
the league he considered an unwar-
ranted risk. The president, however,
thought otherwise and Mr.. Lansing
found it possible to infer that the
president was disposed to employ the
world desire for peace as a means to
compel other governments to accept
his plan for league.
Self determination was a phrase OF
the presidents that Mr.. Lansing con-
sidered loaded with dynamite; bound
to cause impossible demands, and to
stir up trouble in many countries.
This principle, he says, was discredit-
ed when Germany was refused permis-
sion to join with Austria. and it was
ignored in the presidents policy to-
ward Russia. That the proposed de-
fensive treaty with France was bad;
that it would certainly be rejected by
the American senate, and that it dis
credited Article X, which Mr.. Wilson
considered vital to the treaty, was the
opinion of Mr.. Lansing during the
peace conference He indicates his
belief that Clemenceau insisted on the
defensive treaty as the price of sup
port of the league.
Secretary Lansing finds the nlan-
date system of administering con-
quered territories selfish device be-
netting material interests of the man
date holding powers under cover OF
apparent altruism. 1t was sought to
take advantage of the unselfshness Of
the American people to impose burden
some mandates on the U nited States
while giving profitable ones to Euro
pean powers.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25
TO PROSECUTE BAD
CHECK ARTIST HERE

II. n. Bradford, alias Russell North,
arrested on charge of forgery OF a
1850 check in an effort to secure
Buick auto from Hart & Carev. will
be held bv Imperial county officials.
according to Chief of Police Kemp OF
Brawley, who arrested him.
A San Diego officer wanted the
young man, it being alleged he had
used bank checks there on an Ohio
bank and secured funds illegally, but
when confronted with the EXPENSE OF
a witness from Ohio to San Diego. II
was decided to drop the matter. The
youth was brought to the county Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25
PROMISES A SUCCESS.

That the Farm Bureau picnic which
is to be held in Calexico on Saturday
April End, at the lockwood Plaza will
be an immense success is more than
assured by the committee in charge.
The entertainment plan of the com,
mittee embraces amusement and fun
for thousands of Imperial Valley
ranchers.
A street dance Saturday evening
with usual features and music fur.
nished by the Mexicali regimental
band will be the big drawing card
During the afternoon games and ath,
letic sports together with farm ma
chinery demonstration will be held.
At noon big barbecue will be
served. On the entertainment com
mittee are w. R. White, Frank How
ard, Norman Hindle. Leonard Weed
C. w. Downing, d. r. Kinkaid. Mr.
Howard, Mr.. Harvey and Mr.. G. H.
Shaw.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25
ON
THEFT CHARGE

On complaint made by j. c. Woods
superintendent of the Southern Cali
fornia branch houses of the Channel
Commercial company, Walter Marion,
assistant manager, was arrested on
charge of embezzlement late yester-
day afternoon.
The complaint alleges that various
amounts totaling 1927 received by
Marion in payment of goods which he
had sold, were not turned into the
cashier but kept by him.
The transactions through which the
embezzlement is alleged to have taken
place were on sales made by Marion
with Harry Lyons, Silsbee grocer.
Lyons stated this morning that he was
certain a mistake had been made and
that when the books of the company
were properly audited that everything
would be found to be straight.
Checks issued by Lyons and pay
able to the Channel Commercial COM
pany failed to be honored by the bank
upon which they We're drawn. This
fact being made known to Lyons, he
Lyons) brought the cash to the Of
flee of the Channel Commercial COM
pany to take up the checks. The
money was given to Marion, accord
ing to Lyons, who in order that rec
ord including cancelled check could
be made, wrote his (Marion's) per-
sonal check which he placed in the
company's till in lieu of the cash, it
is said.
When questioned by the district at
torney's office, Marion denied that he
had received any cash.
Marion has bee min the employ of
the Channel company for the past
pear and half. He served with the
Canadian forces through the world
war. was severely wounded by shrap-
mel, and spent several months in a
hospital near the front.
He is we'll known locally and has al
ways borne good reputation here.
Banta & Banta will represent Marion
at the preliminary hearting.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25
.CONEY
PROBABLY
FATALLY
HURT
Intrepid Cross Country Fly
er Sustains Broken Back
in Crash Into Tree When
Forced Down.
(By Associated Press)

MONROE, La, March 25.-Lieut.
W. d. Coney, Of the 91st aero squad
ron, who hoped off at Pablo Beach,
near Jacksonville, Fla. at LAO a. m.
today for an attempted one-stop "a.
hour flight to his home station at San
Diego, was probably fatally injured
early today when he struck a tree
while trying to make a landing near
Crowsvill,e a short distance from this
city.
The plane was wrecked and it is be.
lieved that Coney's back is broken. He
could give no details of the accident,
merely saying that engine trouble had
forced him down.
The attempt to beat the cross the
continent record for flight in an air
plane is the second Coney has made.
He recently made the trip from San
Diego to Jacksonville in % hours and
n minutes, actual flying time, but
was forced down in Texas while en-
route and did not resume his journey
until day afterward.
Coney expected to reach Rockwell
flying field in San Diego this evening
in time for dinner.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25
TWO CHILDREN
DROWN IN POOL
NEAR BRAWLEY
Cldsped in One AnOther's Arms
Babes of IbO TruMbeU Found
Floating in Water.
Especial to The Press.)

BRAWLEY, March 25.-Clasped as
if in loving embrace, the bodies of the
two children of Mr.. and Mrs. Ibo
Trumbell, living nine miles northeast
of Brawley, were yesterday evening
dragged from pool of water near
the Trumbell home.
Ansel Dale Trumbell, 6 years, and
Ethan Ray Trumbell, years, were
given permission by the mother short
ly before o'clock to play in the yard
The mother was engaged in her eve
ming chores and didn't miss them for
a few minutes. Then the father, re-
turning from his work, noticed the
clothing of one of the children appar-
emily floating on the pool. He plunged
into the water and was Mortified tC
find the children in their dying >em-
brace and beyond all possibility of re-
turning life.
The Trumbells had been living in I'M
perial Valley but six months and had
moved to their present home only, a
week ago.
Funeral services will be held at the
Methodist church in Brawley Satur-
day morning at 10 o'clock, the bodies
having been brought here today. The
remains will be kept at the Oliver IN
dertaking parlors until the interment
The family came from Indiana to
make their home in the valley and had
but the two children.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25
AID FOR DEPENDENTS
STOPPED BY RULING
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Mili-
tary allowances and allotments under
the war risk insurance act expire au-
tomatically July 81, Comptroller of
the Treasury Warwick holds in rul-
ing made public this morning.
The ruling is based on resolution
adopted by the last congress repeating
most of the war time acts. The Off
cials of the war risk insurance bureau
are unable to give accurate figures
concerning the number of sailors, SOL
diers and marines whose allotments
will be affected, but it is stated that
thousands of men still in the service
both at home and in the army on the
Rhine are maintaining allotments to
relatives at home, with the govern
ment supplying an equal amount.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25
AUTO ROW GETTING
LIVELY ONCE MORE

Indications are that business on Ell
Centro's Auto Row is rapidly getting
under way with good deal of pep
and ginger. j. S. Doddridge of the
Blenkiron- -Doddridge Co., local dis
tributors of the Chevrolet, reports the
sale of five new cars and nine used
cars to date for the month of March,
"Our list of prospects is growing
every day and inquiries are numerous"
said Mr.. Doddrdge.
"While our sales are perhaps not as
great as year ago, We are enjoying
normal business and have absolutely
no kick, This, l believe, is very
good indication that conditions gen.
orally are improving and that we are
once again on the up grade"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25
0BREC0N WILL
ELIMINATE ALL
IMPORT TAXES
C0lexicO Commission GiUes Out
Report of Result of Visit to
Mexican Capital.
Especial to The Press)

CALEXICO, March 25.-Free du.
ties on imports and exports essential
to the agricultural and manufacturing
development of the northern district
of Lower California will soon be 4
reality in the opinion of M. G. Her
nandeZ, D. A. Leonard and j. J. Lopez,
who today gave out the first public in
formation on the results of their trip
to Mexico City as representatives of
the business and agricultural interests
of Imperial Valley on both sides of
the international line. This statement
was based upon the promises of Pres
ident Obregon to grant every request
made on behalf of the district by the
commissioners.
The paramount idea in asking the
elimination of duties for the northern
district is to encourage investors to
use their money in the district. which
is one of the most fertile in this sec
tion of the continent, and with the
changes in effect it is the belief locally
that sufficient money can be obtained
for financing farming on more di-
versified scale, and to greater ex-
tent than has heretofore been possible.
They had no difficulty in obtaining
sanction Of the plans submitted in
their memorial to President Obregon
after the various sections had been
carefully investigated by the Presi-
dent and Minister of the Treasury De
la Huerta, Minister of Agriculture Vii
lareal and Financial Minister of Agri-
culture Aguirre.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25
$5OO,OOO FIRE AT
SAN PEDRO HARBOR
(By Associated Press)

LOS ANGELES, March 25.-Dam-
age estimated at $50O,0O0 was caused
by fire at Los Angeles harbor this
morning. A wharf building stored
with goods both ingoing and outgoing
was totally destroyed and four yachts
moored nearby were burned to the
waters edge.
The fire next attacked the plant of
the Sea Craft corporation and soon re-
duced it to pile of smouldering en-
bers, and for a time endangered much
other valuable property. A 6O-mile
gale made the work of the firement
extremely difficult.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25
WILSON SUFFERS ATTACK

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Form-
err President Wilson suffered an acute
attack of indigestion causing hur-
ried call for medical aid early tins
morning. 1t was said an hour late'
that he had entirely recovered.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25
CALLS FOR ECONOMY.

President George Varney OF the I'M
perial County Taxpayers association
has issued a call to all members to
scrutinize closely the record and stand
ing of every candidate for school trus-
tee in the county and pass upon his
qualifications for ecoomy.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25
DEBS BACK AT PRISON

ATLANTA, Ca, March 25.-EUgene
V. Debs arrived at noon today at the
Federal prison after visit to Attor-
ney General Daugherty in Washing
ton, having made the trip unacccm-
panied by the consent of President
Harding. Debs refused to discuss the
trim
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25
WIND KILLS TWO

LOS ANGELES, March 25.--Twc
men were killed here when the high
wind blew down a tree which crushed
the automobile in which they were
riding
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25

A publishing house proposed to
print the United States pharmacopeoia
in Chinese. 1t is felt that this would
be of great advantage in developing
the American drug and chemical trade
In China.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25

England's air service carried in a
single year 10000 passengers and
met with but one accident in which
there was an injury.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25

Mexico is said to have arranged
with American firms for credit of
$5,OO0,000 with which to purchase
equipment for the Mexican railroads.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25
MAYOR CALLS
FOR DOLLAR DAY
Proclamation.

AS the rest room for women and
children is one of the most needed
improvements it is the duty OF
everyone to contribute small sum
for the furnishing of the room.
therefore declare Saturday,
March 26, as ''D0llar Day for the
rest room and urge every citizen
clerks. mechanics, stenOgraphers;
business and professional men and
women, to add dollar to the fund
on Saturday.
Charles E. SOnes,
Mayor of Ell Centre.
The fund for the Rest Room has
reached the handsome total of $l432.-
70 up to noon today. The subscrip-
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25

Wireless apparatus is used to hunt
criminals. The New York police
notify police of other cities within a
radius of about 800 miles concerning
the movement of suspects,
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25

Oxford university is organizing an
expedition to Spitzbergen to make
discoveries of geographical nature
on several of the highest peaks which
have never been scaled.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25

Argentina has removed the export
duty on wool and on all cattle, sheep
and horse skins for period of one
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25

fund have more than $500 to raise to
reach the total of $4,000 desired, and
accordingly they ex pect to get it by
means of the dollar contributors
urged in the proclamation issued TINS
morning by Mayor Charles E. Sones
which heads this story.
Every citizen, no matter what his
walk in life, is asked to contribute at
least one dollar to this worthy cause
If this is done the sum needed to com
nlete the fund will~be in hand before
dinner time tomorrow. Get busy and
make your contribution at either the
office of the Chamber of Commerce,
the Progress office, OF at the Office
of The Press.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25
Daily
Weather
Report

Southern Californa-Tonight and
Saturday, fair. Fresh northwestery
winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-25
The Markets
Courtesy DAILY Brothers)
NEW YORK

Spot, u.UU.
Sales, COG bales.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-31
CHICAGO GRAIN MARErr.

Chicago, Aug. SG.-The fact that Can adian May wheat sold at a discount rn- der the same delivery in Chicago allow Ing for exchange rates was chiefly re- sponsible for unloading by digcoura ged longs on the Chicago board of trade today, wheat closing 1s4 to ? under yesterdays finish
 Corn was 1@1H off at the close while oats followed suit to the extent of he ing Ss@Ts lower.
 Insufficient support gave all of the grain markets a tone of weakness, Re ports from the seaboard were for salns Of 100000 bushels of wheat up ia noon including cargo to Italy.
 The bulge is 10 cents from inc Iov o4 last week, caused bany to take the sell ing side today on the belief that a reaction was somewhat overdue.
 Corn was under pressure and broke overone cent from yesterdays finish with sellers of bids forced to protect themselves on the way down. Sunnor+ was lacking although when around R cents for September and December rest ing orders checked the break. -
 Stop loss orders were uncovered in September oats early and prices for all deliveries dropped sharply.
 Packers bought the nearby deliveries of lard presumably against sales abroa d but the weakness in grains and hogs gave provisions a rathers heavy under tone at times.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-31
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET SHOWED STRENGTH.


 New York. Aug. S0-The stock mar Net today continued it's upward course, The only conspicuous exceptions being Inc local fractions and diverse special ties concerning which further dividend reductions or suspensions were appre- hsndcd.
 Easier money, a keen investment de- mand as evidenced by the succesrui Notation of a s25, ,0oo, 900 Brazilian bond .cnering and further reparations pay ments by Germany in advance of their maturity were among the factors which impeled heavy covering of short con- tracts.
 The strength of rails and steels at gains or 1 to points seemed to be bas- cd mainly on better earnings reported by the transportations and the proba- bilty that leading railway systems soon would como into the market for equip neut and other supplies.
 Representative oils figured most prom inenlly n the more active operations of the afternoon. Mexican Petroleum and affiliated issues rose 1 to 51a points on intimations that the impending con ference between the Mexican govern me1- and American concessionaries would result in an adjustment of exist ing vexstious conditions.
 -A--tNAaAe5an AANlDAeH 4EdlAlEAGf luBdC7 cos and numerous specialties long the target Of the shorts came forward in the more comprehensive advance. can ceiling much of their recent reversal Profit taking on an extensive scale made little impression at the strong close Sales amounted 10 600,000 shares.
 Call money opened at per cent. Dul dropped 10 4is before noon on the ex- change, with a free supply at per cent. on good collateral outside. For e.gn exchanges again strengthened, Dutch and Scandinavian rates adding substantially 10 recent gains.
 Stimulated by the quick absorption o; Inc Brazilian issue, the general bond list developed many strong features in the domestic and foreisn divisions. The Liberty group, however, was moderately irregular. Total sales (par vslue) az Eregated s9,s75, 900.