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Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30
WAITE BARRED
FROM SELLING
FARMERS SEED
BOARD of Supervisors Pass Or
din0nce Prohibiting H0rticul-
tHrai Commissioners From
Dealing in Supplies.

The elimination Of fight of several
months duration came with the meet
ing of the county board of supervisors
just ended when they passed by vote
OF all the members an ordinance which
prohibits the county horticultural COM
missioner from dealing in or selling
any seed or products of any kind which
he mag be called upon to recommend
or pass Judgment upon in any manner.
SEED dealers in Imperial Valley
from time to time, contended that the
county horticultural commissioner has
been selling seed direct to the farmers
for profit. On the other hand some of
the farmers have contended that he
has saved them considerable money in
handling seed for them, and has. as a
matter of fact, 'broken the back" of
outside seed producers. The Farm Bu-
reau at one time had committee APP
pointed to back the horticultural COM
missioner while the seed men had an
attorney prepare an ordinance and
submit it to the supervisors
f. w. Waite, the horticultural COM
missioner, has always admitted that
he has been instrumental in handling
seed but has claimed that he did it for
the benefit of the farmers rather than
for his own profit. The ordinance ap-
plies to all of the horticultural depu-
ties and inspectors as we'll as to the
horticultural commissioner himself 1t
carries with it a penalty of maxi
mum fine of $500 and six months i'm
priSOnment upon conviction.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30
BUNKED CALEXICO CHIEF

Declared to have victimized members
of the Calexco police force out of sew
eral hundred dollars by means of
worthless checks, O. j. Moon was ar.
rested at Guthrie, Okla, yesterday, on
charge of impersonating a depart
ment of justice agent
Moon is alleged to have told Chief
f. S. Baucher of Calexico that he was
working on big case for the de-
partment of justice and offered tht
chief part of the reward" for his
cooperation. Chief Baucher cashed a
check for $175 for him. Another mem.
ber of the force cashed one for $3.50
both checks were worthless.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30
BIGGEST EGG YET
AT FARM BUREAU

The county Farm Bureau for the
mast several weeks has been placing
ON exhibition in the show window OF
their office prize" eggs. sent in by
various youngsters from over the val
lev. Some enormous eggs, as hen
eggs 90. have been sent in for exhibit
ton purposes. ~,
Now comes J. Thanner of the Nc
Cabe district claiming egg-laying hon.
ors for one of his Rhode Island Red
bullets. He brought in two eggs
weighing Is ounces and 8 ounces res
pectively. The pullet which laid them
he says has habit Of laying one OF
more unusually large eggs every week
With this showing his hen takes the
honors in the impromptu egg contest
which started about a week ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30
' | c 0 R Gus
F F|G \ 7 On
I v O Ak
Bill s
Auto Club of Southern Cali
foTnia Opens Campaign at
Sacramento Against Levy
on Gasoline AND Tires.

A vigorous campaign was launched
at Sacramento today against two
measures declared TO be unfair tc
automcbilists, and inimical to THEN
best interests, with the return to the
state capital of Attorney David r
FAIRIES, general counsel for the Auto
mobile Club of Southern California.
Senate bill No. 240, providing for q
tax on each gallon of gasoline, and
Senate bill No. 655, calling for 1C
per cent tax on automobile tires, to be
imposed on the dealer who sells them
and certain, therefore, to be passed
along to the buyer, are the measures
the organization will fight to the last
ditch.
The Automobile Dealers association
of Los Angeles will unite with the
automobile club in the fight to pre-
vent the passage of the bills mentiend
Early in the session of the present
assembly Senator f. P. Sample intro
duced No. 240, providing a 1-cent-per-
gallon tax on gasoline.
This measure is strongly opposed by
the farmers in the state who operate
stationary engines, by owners of fish
ing craft and by other interests.
Senate bill 655 would place a 10 per
cent tax on automobile tires to go to
the maintenance of the highways of
the state. This bill is now before the
senate committee on revenue and tax
alton.
In a resolution adopted by the board
of directors of the Automobile Club of
Southern California, it is stated:
eve vigorously oppose senate bill
No. 655, introduced by Senator Harry
Eden, proposing a 10 per cent tax on
motor vehicle tires.
1--WE insist that such taxes are dis
criminatory and unreasonable. We
call attention to the fact that the au-
tomobile and truck are already doubly
taxed, their owners paying personal
property taxes thereon to the cities
and counties in which they live and
also paying registration fees to the
state, which are substantially more
than sufficient to pay for the cost OF
registration.
''To this latter tax, the registration
fee, the members Of this club do not
object so long as the amount is not
unreasonable and the proceeds there
of are used exclusively for the main,
tenance and repair of existing high
ways. 1t seems to us, however, mani
festly discriminatory and therefore
unfair to impose any additional tax or
motorists which is not imposed on al
the people of the state"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30
CUT IN RATE
To CARRY
PEOPLE
OVER
Associated Chambers and
Bankers to Be Asked to
Aid in Securing Reduction
in Canteloupe Freights.

To enable Imperial Valley farmers
and business men to weather success
fully the period until staple crops are
again sold at a profit. the revenue
rom the canteloupe crop that threat
ems to go to the railroads in the form
of increased freight rates, is needed"
This was the statement made by l..
{. Lee, representing the American
Frut Growers, Inc, at a luncheon of
the Commercial club at Brawley.
The freight rate question was the
subject of serious and prolonged de-
bate. Mr.. Lee is endeavoring to in
terest the banks of the valley to in
turn urge General Freight Agent Luce
of the Southern Pacific company and
the Transcontinental Freight Traffic
bureau to permit reduction in rates.
The question of rates will be pre-
sented in detail by Mr. Lee at the re-
quest of the Brawley Commercial club
at the meeting of the Associated
Chambers of Commerce Friday eve
ming at Seeley.
If the million or million and a half
dollars represented in the freight in
crease alone, can be returned to the
Imperial Valley, the benefits will ac-
crue to every institution. While the
revenue will aid the canteloupe grow
ers directly, the addition of that
amount to the resources of the banks
will permit an equal amount to be
loaned, indirectly assisting all other
; farmers and industries.
Twenty-four months time, accord
ing to f. w. Cuff of Hunt, Hatch &
| Co.. is required for the farmers to re-
cover fully from jolt such as has
been sustained by the bursting of the
cotton bubble. If the vegetable in
dustry can contribute share toward
the recovery of the staples, the rail
roads will be compensated in general
traffic.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30
{. VANDERBILT
ASKS THE PRESS
TO AID INQUIRY
Millionaire Reporter Says Bet
ter Settle Jap Question in
Washington, Rather Than In
Toxic.

Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., the mil
lionaire reporter" Of the New York
Times, has requested Of the editor of
The Press assistance in the invcsti@a-
ton he has been conducting on the
japanese problem in the United States
Under date of March % he writes
from New York:
Merrill D. Davis. Editor,
Imperial Valley Press,
Ell Centre, California,
Ny Dear Mr.. Davis:
am taking the liberty of calling to
your attention what | consider is to-
day great problem facing the United
States. | have Just been reading ar
article by Mr.. Peter b. kyne, of San
Diego, ard am impressed beyond words
by the magnificent expose of this prob
lem, which should have your thought
ful consideration.
The article places before the public
in an extremely interesting and en-
tertaining manner the grave problem
which is facing the Pacific Coast; b.
has dexterouSly handled the innermoS
instincts of the little yellow man; he
has represented our foremost national
problem skillfullv and without preiu-
dice, and yet with significance that
cannot be mistaken.
Personal investigation over three
years has shown me that we are draw.
ing near unto the crossroads Of
Americas future Oriental destiny
Janan's peaceful penetration can near
nothing save direct insult to US. Alb
solute exclusion of all Orientals will
be the only solution of the prob''
AS in 1917, we are again facing a cru
cial moment, and it is for us to settle
it now in Washington, rather than at
some future date in Toxic
| would like your opinion on a sub
ject which is vital one. And if YOU
will permit. will embody it with other
data on this subject.
Very truly yours,
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30
SURVEY TWO ROUTES
FOR NEW HIGHWAY

Two routes for the proposed Mecca
to Blythe highway will be surveyed by
the state, according to Division En-,
gineer w. w. Patch, but he does not
believe that the surveys will be fin
ished before the hot weather forces {;
respite.
The route most favored by Imperia
Valley is the old Butterfield stag
road, which will permit joint use o
the highway between Coachella an
Imperial valleys and the Palo Verde
Valley.
Should the alternate route, further
north, be chosen, it would be necessary
to build an additional road between
INLAND and Blythe.
No date has been fixed for starting
construction work on this highway.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30
ALFALFA MARKET STEADY

There were no new developments IN
the alfalfa market during the week;
Receipts were again quite light and
theoretically the price making factors
lust now are in favor Of growers, but
in reality the only benefit which they
received was that the market for hay
about held it's own while the markets
for everything else in the line of food
and feed products continued i'll their
sagging tendency.
There were 37O tons received on the
Los Angeles tracks, the week ending
March Goth, with 80 tons held over as
against $50 tons the week before.
Northern prices-No. l dairy alfal-
fa. S19; Standard alfalfa, SIT.
Southern prices--Rabbit alfalfa
$36; No. | dairy alfalfa, $24; STANDARD
alfalfa, sol; stock alfalfa, SIC.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30
HONOR OF MRS. PERRY

Mrs. Roy Metzgar entertained this
afternoon with a bridge party at her
home at 643 Olive street in honor of
her mother, Mrs. Perry. The house
was charmingly decorated with pink
spring flowers and greenery and the
color scheme was also carried out in
the dainty refreshments. Those who
were invited to meet Mrs. Perry were
Mrs. Ritz, Mrs. Garren, Mrs. McGlyn
Mrs. Griswold, Mrs. Block of Braw-
ley, Mrs. Paris, Mrs. l.. p. Sargent
Mrs. Scott of Long Beach, Mrs. Isa-
belle Hermon, Mrs. Roos, Mrs. Ander-
son, Mrs. Johnston and Mrs. Solomon
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30
GET-TOGETHER MEET
is PLAN OF FARMERS

WASHINGTON, March 30.-A get
together meeting of farmers organ
izations it was reported here today
was announced for April Ia, when an
effort will be made to unite upon an
agricultural program for recommends
ton to President Harding and congress
Lower freight rates, tariff and rev.
enue legislation, more liberal exten-
sion of credits, regulation of future
grain exchanges and extension of the
cooperative and marketing associa-
tions are some matters which, it was
stated, will probably be considered.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30
WILL SETTLE DOWN.
(By Associated Press

WASHINGTON, March 30.-The ma
ton will settle down in the next year
or two, Attorney General Daugherty
said, to more complete observance
of the prohibition laws. There will be
less bootlegging and less disrespect
for the laws. 1t is hard job to en-
force the prohibition laws at present
he said, and the dockets of every dis
trict attorney in the country is crowd
ed with cases awaiting trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30
STACKER LISTS.
lBy Associated Pres1

INDIANAPOLIS, March 20.--The
lists of draft evaders 10 be issued soon
by the war department, will be sent
to all American Legion posts the ad-
iutant general of the army states in a
message received at national head
quarters here.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30
CALEXICO TO SUE.
lSnecial To The PreSSl

CALEXICO, March 30.-Civil action
may be instituted against George H.
Oswald of Los Angeles, contractor, and
his bondsmen by the city of CaleXico
to force the forfeiture of Mr.. Oswald S
$4,000 bond, giving when he submit.
ted bid on sidewalk and curb job
here involving about $250,000, and
then refused to enter into a contract
with the city for the construction OF
the cement work.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30
SQUASH SHIPMENTS

Daily express shipments Of summer
squash total $50 crates and the ex-
press office is kept going at top speed
1t has much the appearance of early
cantaloupe and lettuce days. The pro-
duct is said to be bringing a fancy
price. hence many growers contem-
plate a large acreage in the future.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30
PRETTY WEDDING

Miss Carrie Stewart, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ, f. Stewart, will be-
come the bride of Mr. Ray Yates at a
pretty wedding this afternoon at 4
o'clock at the home of the brides par
ents, two miles west from El Centre
Miss Stewart is one of the most pop
ular girls of the younger set and grad
uated with the class of 1919 from the
Centre Union High school.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30
PLAN SPANISH DINNER

Last evening the Hearthstone Gloss
of the First NJ. +. church Sunday
School met at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. c. Dillon. 427 Hamilton.
Plans We're formed for big public
Spanish Dinner to be given on
Thursday, April I, in the new Recrea-
ton hall adjoining the church. These
dinners have been very successful be-
fore, and Il large crowd is expected.
The dinner will be home cooked by the
ladies of the class.
The next meeting will be held April
70, when a strawberry shortcake din
ner is planned.
The class meets each Sunday at 9:45
for study. All young married people
are urged to attend
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30
CONEY SINKING FAST
tBy Associated Press)

NATCHEZ, Miss, March 30
Lieut.. w, D. Coney, army aviator,
injured in a fall while on a return
flight from Florida to San Diego, is
sinking rapidly according to his ply
sicians. and is not expected to last the
day out
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30
JAP VISCOUNT ARRESTED
(By Associated Pl

CHICAGO, March 30.-David Ito,
who claims to be son of the late
Count Ito, field marshal in the Russian
Japanese war, was arrested here on
of Heaton Owsley, brother
in-law of former Mayor Carter H.
Harrison. He is accused of stealing
clothing and household goods.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30
TOMATO CROP LARGER.

In the opinion of Horticultural Com
missioner f. W. Waite the tomato crop
this year will be larger than usual, dae
to the late frosts in the latter part of
February, which set the crop back ma
terially. The acreage is practically
the same as last year and the growers
are hopeful of good returns in spite of
excessive freight rates.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30
PRISONER DISCIPLINED.
(By Associated Press)

LOS ANGELES, March 3O.-One
hundred and twenty prisoners in the
county Jail were sentenced to the loss
of all privileges today as punishment
for an all night riot in protest to four
of their number being placed in the
hole.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30
BIG STEAMER ARRIVES
(By Associated Pre-

LOS ANGELES, March 3G.-The
$4,000 ton steamer Wenatchee, arrived
here on her initial voyage from New
York to Seattle. Among the passen-
gers is E. H. Gary, president of the
United States Steel corporation.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30
MINERS ARE SMOTHERED

DOWELL, ILL.,, March 30.-The
bodies of seven men entombed in the
Kathleen mine here February %, when
fire broke out in the colliery, were
taken from the pit by rescue workers
yesterday. The bodies We're apparent
ly not burned, death being due to as
phyxiation following the sealing of the
mine II hours after the discovery of
the fire to prevent the flames from
spreading to other workings.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30

LOGAN, Utah, March 30.-A forty,
game schedule, said to be the Longest
ever attempted by an Independent
baseball league in the west, was
adopted recently by the Northern
Utah League here.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-30

Miss Mildren Brewer who is attend
ing the Los Angeles Normal is spend
ing her Easter vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Brewer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-06
ROTARY CLUB MAY BACK
 BALL TEAM AT SHEFFIELD

Sheffield, March 5.-(Special-) -Shef@ field will probably be in the proposedE Cotton States league of baseball elubs- The matter was brought to the attention of the Rotary club and the directors of the Chamber of Commerce and both or-- ganizations have indorsed the propos-s. ton. Sufficient stock has been pledged to assure a berth for Sheffield
 Tentative plans for the league include Greenville, Greenwood, Clarksdale, and Meridian, MisA; Pensacola, Fla, Colum- will have a salary limit of s2,400 Shefs field fans are enthusiastic and organ- ized baseball will be played in this city the coming year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-06

BADLYPATE USES SYSTEM
 In dwelling upon the subject, he explained how most of the rab- bits would employ tricks, which eventually got 'em in trouble, and how veteran jack rabbit of the range. who has passed through five successful meets, and as yet hasn't been harmed, worked his noodle on the hounds The aver age rabbit, according to J. D., will duck, dodge and zig-zag in an ef- fort to escape the pursuers. This particular hare, Baldypate, IS known as the champion of Ameri- ca. He has studied the race from a scientific standpoint and by never losing his head, he has never lost his head. Baldypate knows that safety lies only in beating those hounds down to the net at the finish. As a result, he never wastes a moment in getting there. Instead of zig zagging and duck ing, and lodging as do his brother rabbits, he cranks up his ankles and flies down the strafght-away at his fastest clip. By virtue of this memory and speed, he has come out of five meets success fully, and was a to 1 favorite in the meet last year. MT. Hanby tells this yarn with straight face, and is ready to furnish hand-em- broidered, gold-threaded mono grammed affidavits that he speaks with an accent of authenticity.
 When told my friend. Brown Parks. of this incident, with true Jeffersonian simplicity, MT. Parkes remarked: "A hair-rnisihg pastime, I'd call it."
 NIGHTMARE, SAYS LEONARD
 And because the noble Brown was neither shot at sunrise or .beaned with Irish confetti as result of this pun. Leonard Wise foolishly contributed: The bird that told that story didn't actually see a rabbit race like that. Trou- with him was that he had been eating too many Welsh rabbits and dreamed he saw such a race"
 AN ARMY OF THEORISTS
 All of which goes to prove that hibernate in America have adopted the well-known seeing is believ- ing" policy. You never can tell, though. Chris Columbus used to think the earth was flat and those who trusted the ex-Kaiser thought it was square. Geography tells us
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-06
Montreal Promoter to Back Up Offer of
 $7OO, 900 for Match

New York, March 5.-Tex Rick ard received a cable message from Francois Descamps, manager of Georges Carpentier. agreeing to the promoters request for an enten- Sion of thirty days in which to ob- thin site for the worlds heavy weight championship bout be- tween the Frenchman md Jack Dempsey. Descamps also safd he would transfer the Carpentier $5O.- 900 forfeit from the Morgan Har- 5es bank in Paris to the Central Trust company in this city when Ricknrd and Jack Kearns, Demp- sey's manager. have deposited their fOrfefts.
 C. E. Graham, the Montreal pro- moter. wired Itickard today that he will nrrive Monday to confer with him in regards to staging the bout In that city, for which he has of fered $y0O,OOG.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-06
Both Sheffield and
 Columbia Are Giuen
 Franchises In League

Meridian, Miss, March 5.--(Special.) ) Sheffield, Ala. and Columbia, Tenn. each have been granted franchise in the Cotton States league. Monday it will be decided if Albany, Ala, is to be admitted, which would complete an eight town circuit. according to in formation given out tonight by the league president J. c. Daily, of Merid- ian. The circuit. as it stands tonight, is composed of Meridian, Jackson, Greenwood Clarksdale Pensacola, Sheffield and Columbia the two latter towns wiring this afternoon to draw on them for the fifteen hundred doI- lars forfeit
 The eighth town of the circuit rests with Albany, Selma, Laurel, Hatties- burg and Vicksburg. When either of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-06

IL is round, wniie ElnStein IS concave-man..
 It is doubtful if even Houslni could make first-division club cut of the Athletix.
 HOW NEGRO BASEBALL BEGAN
 Coiored baseball has gone for ward with rapid strides in the Bir- mingham district, and I had a curiosity to know just who got the thing started, and put it on the map. Investigation showed me that Arthur Goar, who has been IF years with the T. c. I. company as an epicurean expert at the Ems ley plant, is responsible for the popularity of baseball among the negroes. Arthur organized the first team of Black Barons in 1915. He was responsible for the organ ization of a colored T. c. I. league, and last year his Ensley team won 63 games and met with but two re- verses. His team has been flag winner every year since 1915, and he has five silver loving cups to show for it. Arthur develops ball
  Der of his men with the Black Bar ons, with the Chicago and New York professional teams. He told me the other day that his men had been called into spring training work for the 1921 season. begin- ming March 25.
 PURL ONE AND KNIT TWO
 Charley Comiskey has been forced to knit an entire new sup ply of Sox. owing to the scandal, which wrecked his team.
 Surely the ring game is a sei-. entific sport. It Is said that Ted (Kid) Lewis and Jack Britton box by signals.
 Trouble with college baseball is that too many of the players do superfIuOus amount of thinking about their "fratting- average.
 
 COBB WILL CHANGE THINGS
 Try Cobb. who will manage the Detroit Tigers this season. has his own ideas about managing and training a ball club. One of the first assertions made by Cobb was that morning practice sapped the energies of ballplayers, and that henceforth they would be, taboo in the Detroit camp. His latest ef- fort to reyolutionize certain time- worn systems of the game, came about when he stated that he had little faith iu the value of scouts and ivory hunters to ball clubs, where the scouts rode out several thousand miles in railroad fares each season in the search of two or three good prospects. If Ty has his way, the elaborate and costly scout system will be aban- doned by the Detroiters this sea- son.
 TO ADOPT NEW THEORY
 To supplant the scout system. Cobb has announced a plan that sounds economical to say the least. He recommends that the Detroit club select representative in given number of leagues-say an umpire. who works in the league and has chance, to see and study players throughout the season This umpire shall be placed on the Detroit payroll and the only ex- rense he will pile up against the Michiganders will be salary. as the league for which he works will foot all transportation bills. All of this sounds good on paper, but it may be that minor leagues won't have any particular love for pay ing mileage assessments for the Detroit club.
 THAT'S HOW HE WENT UP
 In a way, Ty's new system x sounds bit selfish. too. The new Detroit manager should hemember ttaS he might have passed his en- tire career in the minors had not scout swooped down on the Au-s gusta club ia. the Sally league and < recommended his purchase by Hughey Jennings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-06

PtEtfSCib lc%~
 The shooting last week was prone. This week again will be offhand
 Bfrming gham, stands third place in it's class at the end of the seventh match. Their score this week, being the eighth match, is the highest by far they have ever made, and will doubtless shove them to the top of their class. Scores: Shootpr Soara