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Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
WET PARADE
IN PROTEST
AGAINST
0RYS
New York Demonstration in
Opposition to Prohibition
Falls Short of Promoters
Promise. PrOhis Didn't
Show.
(RY Associated prAsSl

NEW YORK, July 5.-"Wets' ap-
peared in force on Fifth avenue yes
terday to march in protest against dry
laws and to express their hope for
return to more moist days. The or
ganiZers Of the demonstration said
that people of all ages and sexes who
had signed ards pledging themselves
to participate tOtaled in six figures,
but the actual marchers were consid-
erably short Of that. The organizers
blamed the heat and legal restrictions
on certain methods of alleviating it
that once weer in vogue.
Denounced by reformers who tried
to prevent recent international event
in Jersey City as "lawless" and IAN
archisticY the paraders told the world
that they were "the cream, and not
the dregs."
The daisy was the official flower
for the parade, and there We're al
sorts of buttons and banners express
ing hostility to the principle that the
word Volstead has come to typify.
One contingent announcing itself as
G. omposed of doctors had signs dcs-
cribing the medicinal virtues of alco-
hol and certain concoctions thereof.
A dry counter parade that was to
have been organized by Wall Street
evangelist failed to materialize, but
handbills were distributed giving the
"poor benighted vets" the ideas OF
one coteria of 'drys" as to the mean
ing of personal liberty. And atten-
ton was called to the fact that there
would be prohibition enforcement
parade on Fifth avenue next Saturday
in connection with the world conven-
ton of the United Society Of Christian
EndcavOr.
Mayor Hvlan gave his indorse ment
of the "wet" demonstration by con-
senting to review it.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
WILL CELEBRATE
DIAMOND JUBILEE
(By Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO. July 5.-San
Francisco's Diamond Jubilee-the 18th
anniversary of the hoisting of the
American flag here-will be celebrat-
ed Saturday, July Q.
1t should be a day worthy of cele-
brating," Mayor James Rolph Jr.. de-
cared in recent proclamation m
nouncing his intention of appointing
a committyo to arrange exercises to
mark the occasion.
Records show that San Francisco
was taken over by the United States
forces Thursday, July Q, 1916, without
opposition and without even a Mex
can flag flying to haul down
In taking the city, - men from the
United States sloop Portsmouth, under
Captain John b. Montgomery, landed
al the foot of CLAY street, which !.
now well IN in the city's financial dis
trict, marched along the sandy way p.
what is now kearnv street, and hois
ed the stars and stripes on a pole Ia
from, of the Mexican custom house.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
WILL
FIGHT I D
RE 7 A IN
OFFICE
If Recall Petition Is Made
Good District Attorney
Will Conduct Vigorous
Campaign Before People.

District Attorney =. r. Simon is 60
ing to fight the men who are trying
to oust him from office. He doesn't
propose to let them throw him out of
office without trying the case before
all the people of the valley, and just
as soon as he has had time to analyze
charges made against his conduc. of
the office he will prepare to lay the
matter before the voters and make
answer to every statement against
him in the recall petition filed against
him last Saturday.
Mr.. Simon was in the mountains for
over the Fourth when the petition to
recall him was filed and his first
knowledge of it was when he returned
to Ell Centre this morning. On secur-
ing copy of the petition he read it
briefly to digest its contents and then
issued the following statement.
Upon my return from the noun
tains, where / spent the Fourth of
July, l learned that recall petition
had been filed against me, and as the
same has been made public, it is not
improper for me to make the follow
ing statement:
Il have not yet had time to carefully
analyZe the charges contained therein,
but | wish to say that have conduct
ed the office of district attorney to
the best of my ability, having the best
inerests of the public at heart. / have
conduced the office as economically as
possible, but it must be remembered
that the amount of crime in this
county is enormous compared to our
population. l exercised great care
in the selection of my deputies and
have confidence in them, and accept
full responsibility for all their acts.
IF the petition should be made conn
plete and an election held, will glad
ly accept the challenge and submit
the whole matter to the voters of I'm
perial county, as | feel that | can
Justify my conduct of the office to all
fair minded citizens, il required"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
SAYS. WOMAN IS
RESP P0NS|BLE
FOR QECADENCE
Men Are Much Better Declares
Speaker Before COngregd-
tiOnaL Council in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, July 5.-Women
are responsible for present day "'cose
morals while men in large numbers
are joining the church, according to
the somewhat startling statement
made before the national Congrega-
tional church council in biennial ses-
sion at the First Congregational
church, Ninth and Hope streets.
E. L. Wilson, a delegate from Col
orado, made the statement and con-
tended that a survey of conditions in
his home state proved his declaration.
In his talk before the council Del.
gate Wilson declared that men gen
orally were living clean lives while
women were "going to the devil"
A survey of Christianity in 1920"
revealed that more men than women
were joining the church and follow
ing religious lives, the speaker said.
According to the speaker, he ap-
preached a number of families in
Colorado last Easter while he was
seeking new members, and during his
campaign, he declared, 10 families de-
clincd to enter the church bccaucs of
objections made by wives. In each
cast, VI w ilSoH Sdily tHc HuSDftIi'lS
were willing to join the church.
The statement that the Congrega-
tional churches throughout the Unit
ed States at present are losing 20 per
cent of their congregations, an aver
age Of 100 persons a day, leaving the
church throughout the country was
made during al address by Rev. WI
liam Horace Day, formerly of Los
Angeles, but now pastor of Bridge
port, Conn, cl:arch.
Rev Mr.. Day appealed to the as
sembled ministers to abandon old
methods of evangelism and to adopt
modern means of recruiting members
in their churches.
Until 1918, Rev. Day said, the Con-
gregational church for a period OF co
years had grown in membership a.
the same rate of increase as II the
country's population.
"Howevcr the membership of the
church began to decline rapidly in
1918 and the decrease now is growing
larger in percentage each year" hc
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
EACH Of Us. HAS
DUTY TO NATION

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July B.
John G. Emery. National Commander
of the American Legion, issued the fol-
lowing Independence Day sentiment:
ours is a land of visions made
real, Oppression brought to a self
reliant race of colonists the vision of
an independent nation. Statesmen Of
those colonies met, drafted and 145
years. ago signed the deathless docu-
went which rrorlaimbod that vision to
the world Soldiers and sailors of
those colonies through seven years of
war fought in support of that declar-
alton and at Yorktown achieved the
victory which made the vision an ac-
complishcd fact.
cover the Alleghancs, across the
Mississippi and westward Drairies, be-
yond the Rockies and to the waters of
the Pacific was carried the national
frontier by those who marched on
ward in fultillment of the national
vision. This vision of united coun-
try triumphed in Civil War over the
vision of a divided one.
with the world aflamc with the
conflict between forces of oppression
and autocracv from which our cO.oL-
lists fought themselves free and the
fC,.,t;D,o} or p,oa T'UOI
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
CRUSHED TO DEATH
BENEATH BIG CAR

CruShed 20 death When The Dig Hud-
son supersiX which he was driving
overturned in an irrigation ditch about
three miles west of CaleXico shortly
after Q O'Clock last night, the body Of
Ernest Dixon. colored, was found by
rancher named Hammer, and was
brought to the Mulligan undertaking
parlors. The auto was demolished.
Dixon with his wife had been living
in Brawlcy for the past two or three
weeks where they had removed from
Phoenix. He was tailor by trade,
but was not engaged in business in
the valley as near as could be learned.
A coroner's inquest was held this
morning. Dixon was u years of age.
No relatives aside from his widow,
Mrs. Alma Dixon. have been located
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
FILMS FOR SCHOOLS.


DIES MONIES, Ia, July 5.--Prog-
rt.s made in Che use Of the movies
for purposes Of teaching the past year
will be detailed to the National Acad-
omy Of Visual Instruction at its sec
On! annual mo'tn@ opening here to-
day
EHma trr *urc,'y class room pur-
loa.s viii hn discussed tonight. They
:.,'u'c rvNic~ Of landmarks of the
'. t...o E..Iu III, the urinsinlc Of
thr gasoline engine, magnetism and
electro magnets, cotton ginning and
the m,tamoroho-i- Of tho moth--il-
Illustrative of history, nh>slcs, ycog-
.aohy ao' zoology.
e..f "n H. uut'- Of ,he bureau
Of visual Instruction oi .nr Ir.rrs'ts
Of Wisconsin /, president Of the acad-
envy.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
SANTA FE TO
BUILD LINE
TAPPING
VALLEY
Survey for an Extension Of
Southern California Road
Begun to Join Main Line
at San Diego.

The Imperial Valley within short
time, as such projects go, is to have a
competing railroad line, that will
open up new sections of territory to
the outside world and give the pro-
ducers of the hinterland two direct
openings to the coast, one to Los An
geles by way of Blythe, and the other
direct west to San Diego by way Of
Warmers Springs.
This was learned Saturday when the
announcement was made that the
Santa Fe railroad had taken long
time lease on the Southern California
railroad, the little short line which
taps the Palo Verde valley with its
southern terminus at Blythe. and that
j. M. Neeland. who built the little
road has already commenced the sur
vey of an extension into the Imperial
Valley. The announcement of the pro-
ject states:
In connection with the taking over
of the California Southern by the
Santa Fe, it will be recalled that the
project originally was planned by E.
p. Ripley late president of the Santa
Fe, before his death. and that durinC
the summer of 1917, he braved the
heat of the Imperial Valley and with
Il corps of engineers ald other Santa
Fe officials travelled by automobile
through that valley by way Of War
ner Springs, and thence across the
low mountain range into and through
the Palo Verde valley to the then ter
minus of the California Southc m 1T
Blythe.
Shortly afterward ten mile eXten-
sion to that road was constructed and
the town of Ripley was established as
its terminus year ago. Ripley since
has grown rapidly and a $l25,000 ho-
tel has been constructed there. 1t is
on the automobile highway from the
Grand Canyon to San Diego.
That the time when the Santa Fe
by building 75 mile extension to the
newly ACQUIRED line, will enter the
Imperial Valley has been brought
closer bv The leasing Of the California
Southern was generally assumed yes
trrday, although no comment on the
matter could be obtained from local
officials.
There are two routes by which the
Santa Fe may now enter Imperial Val
ley. Bv goirg down the east side Of
the valley it may pass through Holt
Vile and very fertile and rapidly
developing district, or bv going down
the west side at a point somewhere
west of Westmorland may tap a dis
trict equally rich. In either case
he line probably would pass through
Warner Springs, engineers said yes
tcrday. and proceed southwestward to
Il junction point with the San Diego
main line.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
GOVERNOR SAVES
MAN FROM DEATH
1Pu AScCciatoF I'"sSs .

LOS ANGELES, July 5.--Governor
Stephens today committed the sen
tcnte of Simon Ruiz, from death to
life imprisonment, on Il charge OF
murder of John Miller in San Bernar-
dino county, October 20 of last year.
Ruiz is Is years Of age and the COM
mutation Of his sentence is the result
of statewide campaign to save him
from the gallows on account of his
ycoth. The law passed by the last
legislature designed to prevent the
execution of minors is the basis of the
communication the governor said at his
office.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
Oil Explosion
Fatal to Many

CHICAGO, July 5.-Eight per-
sons are dead and SO injured, 10 of
the msO seriously that they will
die, and property damaged to the
amount 'of $2,00O,00O as the re-
suit Of an explosion in the STAN
dard Oil Company's refining plant
at Whiting, Indiana.
Two huge steel stills burned and
the terrific heat crumbled the
heavy brick walls surrounding
them. AS the walls fell sehets of
burning oil and gas shot out in a
radius Of 200 yards. trapping the
night force in a corner Of the
works where it was impossible
for them to escape except by
dashing through the flames. The
cause of the explosion has not
been determined.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05

games to the school children of The
nation was urged upon their teachers
by DR.. T. d. Wood of Columbia Uni.
versity. Dr.. Wood presented the re
port of the association 5 committee on
health problems in education.
"No phase of the program for our
men in the world war produced more
significant benefits than the modern
ized and rational program of physical
education which the war training
evolved and required,~ DR.. Wood said.
mo more significant and essential
equivalent of the beneficial by-prod-
ucts Of war can be found perhaps for
our national program of education
than q rationalized program of physl.
cal education activities (outdoor Wnen
noasihle)--Plav, games, sensible ath-
lctics, swimming, camping, scouting
and tht industrial activities involving
big muscle movements which are
healthful and educative,'
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
FLOOD WAS GOOD
TO THIS RANCHER
lRA Associated Press

LA JUNTA, Colo, July 5.--Not all
in the path of the recent flood waters
of the Arkansas River were victims,
according to Kenneth Woods. ranch
man of this section who declared re-
Gently he was about $1,000 ahead be-
cause of the flood.
The flood waters deposited several
inches of rich soil on his large beet
field and the water did not damage
the beets. Then the tricky Arkansas
washed a fve-room modern bungalow
onto Woods farm. The house is com
petely furnished and Woods has been
unable to find ;hP owner.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
DRY SQUAD FINDS
THREE DRY TOWNS
nv Associated Presso

SAN FRANClSCO, July 5,-Of 1G
California towns visited by the ely
inc squadron" from the office of dis
trict p~2hib;tion enforcement officer,
Il produced results in liquor confsaa-
tons in large quantities and Of all
kinds. Only three swns proved arid.
Guomeyville, Sonoma county; Byron,
Contra Costa county; ard Altamont,
Alameda county, did not show drop
Of Wctness after most vigorous iiy2S-
-.rntiAnS
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
POSTAL CLERKS
RESTORED
1.--pnstmaSlcr

CHICAGO, July 5.-postmaster
General Hays has SIGNED an ordrr
directin gthe restoration 10 duty Of
10 of IL postal union leaders who
were dismissed from the CHICAGO
postoffice u year ago by PostmaSte.
General Burlcson because of union
activities.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
RUSH WAR SHIPS
TO TAMP|CO ON
RIOT REPORTS
Navy Department Will Protect
American Interests in Mexico
In Case of Trouble.
(Rv Az 0ciafed press)

MEXICO CITY, July 5.-Oil COM
panies which closed down operations
j nthe States Of Tamaulpias and Vera
Cruz without sufficient justification
are ordered to pay indemnification to
empl0tes thrown out of work.. in. a
decree issued by. President Obregon
last night. 1t is understood that all
laborers will receive. three months
pay.
.... Reports from the Tampico district
indicate marked cessation of work, es-
pecially among the American concerns.
1t is reported that more than 10000
workmen have been dismissed in that
district within the past few days by
foreign ell companies. No reason for
the action was announced, but it is
understood to be an act of reprisal
against the recent decree increasing
export taxes on petroleum.. Reports
from the Vera Cruz. fields indicate
that the British companies are speed
ing up operations instead of decreas-
ing working forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
NEAR DEATH
AZ NIAGARA

NIAGARA FALLS, \. Y, July ).
~Srs. Josephine RaineH, a tourist:
was overcome by the heat and
tumbled into the Niagara river not
far from the falls. Another woman,
unidentified, tainted from the ex-
citement and followed her by falling
in. Both were rescued not far from
the cataract.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
MEXICO'S ARMY REDUCED.
(Ey Associated Press

MEXIXCO CITY, July 5-Thc Mex
lean army has been reduced t. $1,000
officers and men, including all branch
cs Of service, according to war Of
fee statement The reduction will lie
Continued until the minimum Of So
0O0 set by General Obrcgon is OBJ
tanned.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
so. PACIFIC TO HAVE RIVAL
Escapes Several
Kinds of Death

NEW YORK, July 5.-Nine..
year old Anna Cunningham fell
off the platform in front of an
elevated train in Brooklyn. She
missed the fast approaching cars
by hairs breadth, dropping BE-
tween the rim of the platform and
the track. She struck an electric
wire carrying 10000 volts, bounc-
ing off of it and landed on the
pavement 35 feet below. She cried
when a policeman picked her up.
Physicians ,On examining her
found that her injuries consisted
OF three brokeS teeth and few
scratches on her face and arms.
Large rugs which extend undel
he bed should not be used in sleep
ng rooms.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
SERIOUS AUTO
ACCIDENT

uklAH. Calf. July 5.-M, Trim
bley. San Jose state normal school
teacher. and Miss Jean Demaurier,
teacher in the Metropolis, New.
schools, were probably fatally in
iurCd as the result of an automobile
accident near Porterville. They
were enroute to Lake county when
the car went over the side of the
road dropping into 20 ravine.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
SHOOTS GIRL;
KILLS SELF.

MARSHFIELD, Ore. Aulg 3--
Bert Clinton. 21. shot and killed ilr-
ma Wagner, IS. 1t Myrtle Point,
after dance closing Fourth of
July celebration there according TO
report Just received ~ local OF
Gcers. After shootire the Girl Clin-
ton Killed himself jealousy il given
rs the cause. oBth are members of
prominent families.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
WILLING TO
FIGHT AGAIN

LAWRENCE, Kan, July 5.-Jess
Willard is willing to meet Dempsey
again for the championship he e@an-
nounced here. 81 have led the simple
life on my farm here" said Willard,
land l am in splendid shape right
now. | need about four months
training and conditioning before l
would be ready to step into the
ring
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05

WASHINGTON, July 5.-Thc crus-
er Cleveland and the gunboat Sacra-
monto have been ordered to Tampico,
Mexico, to protect American interests
in event they are jeoparlized because
of labor troubles growing out of the
Unemployment situation, it was said
at the navy department.
It was explained at the department
that UNEMPLOYMENT has been constant
ly increasing around Tampico because
of the depression in the oil industry
there. Due to the new tax system
incipient riots and increasing labor
troubles caused the order to send TIE
war ships to be orde9d there to look
after the American Interests. 1t was
stated, however, that the vessels
would take no action unless a more
serious situation arose.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
VICTIM OF
SPARKLER

SAN JOSE, July 5.--Joyce Me-
Laughlin. 6, died today from burns
sustained Sunday night when
Fourth of July "sparkler" set fire To
her dress, which she and a number
of playmates were celebrating by
setting off fireworks.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
Weather Report

Southern ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and
Wednesday, fair; except cloudy or
fogGy near coast; continued warm.
Moderate winds, mostly westerly,
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
FLEET CHANGES
COMM MANDERS

SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.-Ad-
miral E. w. Eberle relieved Vice
Admiral Clarence S. Williams of the
command of the Pacific fleet. The
ceremony attending was witnessed
by thousands of sightseers from bay
craft and many distinguished visit
ors on board the war vessels.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05

According To report to the infant
welfare society in Chicago, the chill
lren of wealthy parents are not on d
par physically with those Of poor par
cntS. In one school in an exclusive
nejehborhood holf Of the children eH-
amlncd were not up to normal weight
and many were seven per cent under
weight.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
Last Minute
BULLETINS
(By Associated Press)

WORKING FOR
IRISH PEACE.
LONDON, July 5.-General Jan
Christian SHUTS, premier of the Un-
ion of South Africa, in Ireland on u
mission of peace, conferred with
Eamon De Valera, the republican
leader and Arthur Griffith, founder
of the Sim Fein, according to a
Dublin dispatch to the Evening
News.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05

\ man 81 years Of age, living near
AuguSta, Maine, is cutting ,ecth for
She third time in his life. Healthy.
white teeth are working up through
the gums with four teeth in sight.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
CALI REPORTS
ON hANkS

" NhSHINGTON, July 5.-The
comptroller of the currency has is
sued call for the condition of all
national banks at the close of busi.
ness June 80.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05
PRESIDENT BACK
IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, July 5.-Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harding returned to
Washington after spending the week
end in Raritan, N. J., as the house
guests of Senator Frelinghysen.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-05

Continued on Page TwoA
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-03-11
ONE WAY TO PAY THE DEBT

Every little while the people of the
United STATES are told how difficult it
is going 10 be for England to repay
lpr war loans to this country. accom-
panied by the suggestion that the
United States "call it square" and
charge it lID to profit and loss. 1t isn't
likely that the United States will eyer
gIr 50 foolish as to entertain a serious
Thought of doing anything like that.
wal if England really is hard pressed
80 discharge her obligations to the
United States. why Wouldn't it be
good idea for this country to buy the
bahama Islands lying only Il few
miles off the coast of Florida. and pos
,>ib2y Bermuda and some of the other
islands near this country that are now
british possessions?
The United States did not enter the
war for territorial aggression. as was
evidenced by the nations course of ac-
tion all the way through. Every other
country of the allied nations prohted
by the war in the acquisition OF new
possessions. which will operate to
make them more powerful and pros
porous in the future.
Instead of asking for aims, England
could well afford to sell this country
the islands that by their location
should be part Of this country any
way. That would be good way for
her 10 pay her war debt.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-03-11
LOOKS LIKE FAILURE

After checkered career fought out
III both the senate and house, the bill
10 control the meat packers seems fair
to fall by the waySidc during the clos
ing hours of the session 1t has not
vet reached the floor and many votes
III the committee have been practically
Il tie which indicates the fundamental
difficulty in reaching agreement where
much was promised at the outset. The
purpose was intended to lower the cost
Of meat products to the consumer.
Similar results are announced with the
coal bill that was proposed because OF
disclosures before the senate commit
tee regarding the heartlcSS gOuglng OF
the public by grpal coal combines. The
bill us introduced, however. attracted
the opposition of labor interests
through fear it would indirectly affect
wages. and now the probability is an
uomccd the bill will only provide pub
licity regarding methods of coal prof
iteerS. Some people believe Il life SEN
trncc should be the reward of men who
rakCd i'm enormous profits from the
fuel necessities Of the people during
and since the war, and it all strongly
argues for government control i'll the
interest of this public necessity
Congressman Frcar, 10th Wisconsin
District