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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-14
WOMEN TO STUDY
TRUE POLITICS

WASHINGTON, June l4.-The
Woman's National Foundation, recent
~ organized here, as a means to focus
the interest of the women of the coun-
try IN cooperation with wOmenS or
carnations has bought a million dol
lar tract of land in the heart Of the
Connecticut avenue residential district
and plans to erect building costing.
about $500 900 The site Of the
home of the organization is the old
Dean tract on Connecticut avenue hill.
1t is probably the last remaining es-
tate Of extensive grounds in the re-
gloA which has not yielded to the up
town march of business and apartment
hotels.
Mrs. c. c. Calhoun, president Of
the foundation has described its OBJ
JectS i'll an address to its 80 founders,
as follows:
"Our object is cooperative work
for humanity. ! hearG a man say that
tremendous dynamic force has been
llberate din the world by the enfran-
chisement of women, that the great
est statesman would be the man or
woman who could use that force to
the best advantage and help to direct
it. We are the mothers. wives ana sis
tiers of the race, the natural house
keepers of the nation, and it behooves
us to see that our house is put in order
and kept clean. 1t is not our purpose
, to try to direct the policies Of mem
, bers of the Foundation, but as a body
polite to give to the women of all
parties the opportunities to study
/ THEN respective platforms and to re-
alize lust what they have before them
now that they have taken up the duties
of citizenship. We must study Ameri-
canism and try to bring back the old
simple standards and the high ideals
and to stand with a solid front against
the insiduous propaganda that is en-.
deavoring to disintegrate u.s."
There will be a board of 40 cover.
nors with the president, six vice presi.
dents and an executive committee tC
direct the work of the organization
The vice nresidertS include Mrs. Ste
phen 3. Elkins, Mrs. James Carol
Frazer and Mrs. John Hayes Ham
mond.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-14
l.. S. G. COMMENCEMENT.

Commencement events at the Uni
versity of Southern California will
open Sunday, June 10, with the bac-
Calaureate sermon, and the dedication
of the 100000 George Finley Bovard
administration building named in hon
or of President George Finley Bovard
who is himself one of the first three
graduates of the institution which was
founded by his elder brother Rev. NJ.
NJ. Bovard. DR.. George Finley Bovard
has been president for the past 20
years and it is largely due to his SPLEEN
did administration that the university
has reached its present proportions
with an annual enrolment of over
5000 students.
Five hundred students will be gradr-
ated. The program for commencement
week will include series Of eduta-
tiUnal conferences as we'll as rrcltalS.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-14
MODERN PARENT
BADLY TRAINED
(By Associated PreSSl

EVANSTON, Ill.,, June Ia The
typical American of today is Il city
dweller, President Walter Dill Scott,
Of Northwestern University told the
students, alumni and visitors attend
ing his inauguration as president of
the university here today.
1--WE are no longer justified in as
signing human depravity as the cause
of inefficiency and discomfort in the
homes, schools, churches and indus
tries" President Scott added: "The
real cause is rather to be found in
us, who are parents, teachers. minis
terS and managers. We have failed to
develop methods of handling children,
pupils, Pensioners and worker in
keeping with the development of the
goth century.
"The social sciences have not been
as completely developed as the natural
sciences and as helpfully applied and
consequently we have not made a SIM
liar advance in methods of training
and handling men. Men and women
are today not adequately trained for
Goth century civilization and they are
not working together effectively and
happily"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-14
TEACH CHILDREN
RULES OF HEALTH
CIV Associated Press)

NEW YORK, June l4.-Up-to-th the.
minute methods of teaching health
principles to children will be shown
in the 18th annual meeting of the Ma
tional tuberculosis association which
will open here tomorrow. Every STATE
in the union, and many parts of Cam
ada, will be represented at the con-
Nntion by men and women prominen.
in the campaign to stamp out tuber-
culosis.
Marionette shows, a cardboard the
alter, motion pictures and pageants
are some of the novel scheme to be
advanced for intoxicating in the minds
of children the value of strict adher-
ence to health principles.
As a means of teaching the proper
dse of foods Tiny Tins Theater"
will be introduced for the first time
to tuberculosis and health workers.
The characters who play the principal
parts in the little theater are Mistress
Bread, Mickey Potato, Crybaby Onion
and Fluffy Spinach.
The modern health crusade, a avs
tenn of health teaching in the public
schools, through which children are
taught to perform certain health
chores daily. will be demonstrated A.
several of the sessions.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-14
B { | | { Y T l
POSSE HAS
GARDNER
IN NET
Trailers Will Take No
Chances With Escaped
Mail RObber But Will
Shoot at Slightest Excuse.
(By Associated Press

CASTLE ROCK, Wash, June IA
A man believed to be Roy Gardner,
escaped mail robber, is thought to be
surrounded a half mile south Of here
by a posse of citizens and officers.
At $50 this morning this man asked
Henry Wund, living in the outskirts Of
the town where he could get something
to eat. He was directed to a restaurant
Later Wund growing suspicious went
to the restaurant and peering through
a window, saw the man at the table
eating. The man noticed Wund peer
ing at him and bolted from the res
taurant, leaving the balance of his
meal on the table. He disappeared in
the direction Of q strip Of rocky brush
covered country south of town. He
answered the description Of Gardner
and had two gold front teeth.
There is no doubt in my mind that
the stranger in my place of business
this morning was Gardner" said H.
Williamson, the proprietor of the
restaurant. He was furtivc and sus-
piciouS in his actions and he follows
the description | have read of Gard
ner."
The country into which the suspect
lied and is believed to be hiding IS
very rought and covered with dense
underground of brush. 1t borders on
the district into which Harry Tracey
fled to elude pursuit after his escape
from the Salem penitentiary several
years ago, and where he killed several
persons, who We're after him.
There is a feeling among members
of the posse surrounding this stretch
Of country that Gardner is dangerous
and will give battle for his liberty. The
members of the posse it is benevel
will take no chances but will shoot at
the slightest indication that Gardner
will not surrender peaceably.
Swollen rivers throughout THIS dis
trict will give Gardner trouble IN get.
ting away should he slip free from his
present hiding place.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-14
LAST MESSAGE
WAS To PEOPLE
ABOUT OUR FLAG
Dedd Commander OF American
Legion Dictated Patriotic Let
ter on OLD GlOry's birthday.

NEW YORK, june IA few days
before his death in an automobile acct
dent at Indianapolis, Commander F.
w. Galbraith, Jr., Of the American Le-
glon, dictated Il statement calling at
tention Of the public to the fact that
today is Flag day, when the people
will, as he Worded it, pledge again
their love for their flag and their firm
purpose to serve it."
The message said:
"Flags are like people; they are fun
OF personality, endowed with charac-
teristics, traditions, ideals-and faults.
These qualities flags borrow from
the nations they represent. the peoples
over which they wave.
Our flag was born when the nation
was an infant. The breeze that first
lippled its starry folds brought whis-
perngs Of troubled events, and blood
shed. But our flag lives on, to see the
nation live, grow and prosper. Our
flag has been carried into many bat
ties, but never on the side of conquest.
1t has known grave dangers bat nevec
has been sullied by a national shame.
The flag that ripples in the wind
today is worthy of ou~ reverence be-
cause we of this nation have striven
and ALWAYS must strive to kee3 orr
ideals lofty. Today we will pledge
again our love for our flag and our
firm purpose to serve it. Our pledge,
made today and acted every dav, will
keep the stars and stripes glorious"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-14
4 N T T. |C A \
LAND SAFE
IF LEVEE
BREAKS
Ockerson Still Holding Back
Tremendous Flood in Col
OradO. Danger Point in
Bend at Mile Z.

Belief that the OckcrsOn lcvee will
prove equal to the task of holding back
the flood waters of the Colorado rivs T.,
even though the flood crest reaches
100000 second feet, was expressed to-
day by General Manager Cronholn: of
the Imperial Irrigation District, and
in the event that it should break no
serious damage is expected to result
except to farm lands lying Immediate
ly back of the SaiZ levee. American
lands are in no danger the irrigation
chief says.
good shape and will withstand the en-
tire flood with a good margin to
spare, Mr.. Cronholm stated to-day. The
water is now from one foot to 2 IL
feet higher on the Volcano Lake levee
than it vas last year, but the entire
levee is dry and firm.
The hardest fight against the river
is being made between Mile 3 81 ard
Mile 7, the latter point being the !oca-
ton of the big bend in the river where
there is possibility that the action
Of the flood may dig the channel of
the Colorado river westward to The
foot of the Ockerson levee. General
Manager Cronholm emphasized the
need of extra precautionary measures
in the vicinity of Mile during tie
preliminary discussions of the flood
control work with the irrigation dis
trct directors, and he was authorized
to prepare his order for the eXpendi-
ture of 100000 on the levee. This
amount was later reduced to $40 900
with a provso included that should it
be necessary that more could be spent.
The river discharge at Yuma today
was approximately l00, 200 second feet
as against $4,000 yesterday and $4,000
second feet Sunday. The guage at An
drade showed slight drop yesterday,
but aside from this feature the condi-
tions along the river remain virtually
unchanged during the past "a hours
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-14
SKINNY WALTZ
NEWEST DANCE
CRAZE IS HERE
CUiicd "Cz0rdu" II Is Wrig1ied
TO Dreamy Time win Arms
and Feet.

Shades Of St Vitus and Tcrpsichore.
The "Czarda" is here. 1t has been
tried out at Jacumba, and it is going
to be popular.
No, gentle reader. this is not the
name of q new summer drink, Or !.
variation Of goulash, although it comes
from Hungary.
The "Czarda" begins slowly some
where in in the vicinity of the left
shoulder and undulates gradually in
a southeasterly direction across the
torso, emerging in the region Of the
right knee.
1t is in the nature Of an anatomical
earthquake, less jigGely and more
somnoIcnt than the shimmv, but per-
petrated synthetically by various
areas of the human circumference in
synchornization with dangerous music.
AS you may have detected, the
"CZarda" is a new dance.
The vulgar and garish shimmy is
shaken to the tune Of trotty ragtime
There is more dignity and less
abruptness to the "Czarda". 1t is
wriggled to waltz time 1t might be
described as Skinny tanned down
for domestic purposes" But there are
those who classify it as foreign to the
needs and requirements of domestic
itv. That, however, is something
which each family must determine
upon to its own satisfaction-or dis
ruption, as the case may be.
The arms as we'll as the feet par
ticipate extensively in the distortions
induced by the "CZarda." just as the
enticing strains of the waltz reach a
crescendo, the dancers unclasp each
other and wave their hands rhythmi-
cally, sort of like a brakeman signal
ing for a switch engine to back up, or
2 pelican reckoning to seasick pas
senger. After certain number of
windmill flourishes Of the arms the
dancers come to Clinch again and
resume their caterpillar glide.
One authority states that the
"Czarda' has combined the least OBJ
iectionable sedgmcnts of the shimmy,
the camel walk and the bunny hug.
Whether this is true can better be
estimated after a few trial packages.
Amhlc IN TO lacumba any week-cnd
and try It out: but, keep away from
the white fence.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-14
JAPAN BUYS
LARGE LOTS
Of VALLEY
COTTON
Giant Freighter is Loading
1880 Bales for Land Of
MikadO with Further
Heavy Shipments in Sight.

The textile mills of Japan are rap
idly absorbing an enormous quantity
of Imperial Valley cotton, of the short
staple variety, and Calexico japanese
brokers are in the field both in the
valley and across the river in Arizona
picking up all they can get at the
ruling market price.
This cotton is assembled at CaleXico
and shipped in train load lots to Los
Angeles from which port it is for
warded direct to Yokohama in Jap
anese bottoms. The cotton mills at
Osaka, Japan, one Of the big industrial
centers of the little brown kingdom is
using most of the raw material for the
manufacture of the commoner class Of
mills are crying for supply to keep
their very modern looms going. Con-
sequently it is stated here that heavy
buying on the part of Japanese agents
will continue for some time to come.
This fact is very pleasing to the cot
ton grower who is compelled to turn
his cotton into money at the present
time as it is said that the brokers pay
cash on delivery to the shipping point.
The giant freighter Alaska Maru,
of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, the lead
ing japanese freight carrying line of
steamers is at dock in San Pedro
taking on 1880 bales Of Imperial
Valley cotton for the japanese mills
and will sail as soon as loaded. This
steamer will be followed by the Pana-
ma Maru due to arrive in San Pedro
from South American ports next
Thursday. and she will also load In
perial Valley cotton. this shipment said
to be in the neighborhood of 5000
bales. Other shipments will follow as
fast as the cotton can be bought and
handled to the port Of debarkation.
Shipments of valley cotton began to
Japan early in the spring. when an mi
tial shipments of 1850 bales was made.
The cotton gave such satisfaction when
worked up by the mills that there was
instant demand for more and instruc-
tons were cabled Calexico buyers to
secure all cotton possible IN to GER
tain date. and under certain market
conditions.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-14
Gil 4 n D |. En-
IS TRYING
7 D SELL.
LANDS
S e m i Official Mexican
Newspaper Reports Colo
RADIO River Land Company
Will Sell Holdings to Obre-
gOn Government.

The Mexican Post, Il scmi-offioiai
organ of the Mexican government.
published at Mexico City, is authority
for the statement that the Colorado
River Land company, (the Chandler
interests), owner of many thousand
acres of rich agricultural and grazing
lands lying in Lower California, Just
below the border is negotiating with
the Obregon administration to sell all
of its holdings to the Mexican govern
ment. The plant of the Imperial irri-
cation District, lying below the border
is also included in the negotiations &C
cording to that paper.
Former Governor Manuel Balarezo,
1t is said, is acting as agent for both
r@rtics in the negotiations, iii E. WI
shortly depart for Mexico City, az
companied by Harry Chandler, or Il
personal representative, NJ Keile1,
president Of the Globe Mills, and rep
resentatiVes OF the Irrigation Distri i
to confer with President Oregon and
General Villarcal, secretary Of agr.cul-
ture, on the proposition. Senior Bala-
rezo is now in Los Angeles comforting
with the land company's officials, it is
said.
According to the Post, "the Federal
government is studying the manner of
acquiring these large tracts Of land,
which were transferred to these for
eign companies by former govern
ments of Mexico at ridiculously low
prices.
Engineer BalarcZo reports that III"
companies in question are willing to
coll thic lanl Ln,. Ia,
representatives will accompany him
OF his return trip. While in Mexico
city they viii hold several meetings
with General Antonio /. Nilareal. sec
rotary of agriculture.
IF the Federal government does
not acquire these properties in their
entirety, owing to their exceedingly
high value, it will at least endeavor to
purchase that portion which extends
into the zone of prohibition and which
comprises the major portion.
The government contemplateS col
Onizing this region with Mexican fam
lilies, to which it will accord every
facility. The idea is to "MeXicanIZe'
this district, where at the present
time nationals are very scarce.
THE representatives of the Amcri-
can companies in question will make
propositions with view TO transfer
ring the land on a basis of colonization
concessions.
AS already stated, according t. the
reports rendered by Mir. BalareZo, both
companies are willing to either sell
the property in its entirety or to ar
range with the Federal government To
acquire that portion which is situated
in the zone of prohibitions
During the stay of the delegates
in the capital the matter of the CO.
operation of the Federal government
in the conservation of the works in the
Imperial Valley will be taken IN
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-14
10000 ARE PARKED
IN RAILWAY YARDS
(By Associated Press)

DIES MONIES, Ia, June l4.-Train-
load after trainload of gaily uniformed
Shrincrs poured into Des Moincs 20
day, and by tonight more than $4,000
red fcZzcd Shrners and their wives
and families, coming from all parts of
the continent, will be in the city in
readiness for the converting of the
Forty-scventh annual session of the
Imperial council, Ancient Arabic or
der, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, to-
morrow morning.
A city of 10000 inhabitants who
are living in their Pullman coaches
during the Dcs Moines meeting, has
been created in the railroad yards
where 400 coaches are parked. Side
walks have been built. electric light
service installed, sanitary arrange
ments made and telephone service sup
piled to every car. More than miles
of trackage are occupied by the
coaches.
The first official session of the coun
Gil will be held tomorrow morning at
IN o'c'o"k. Governor Nathan E. Gen
dali of Iowa, a member of the ia Ga
llg Temple, Des MONIES, will deliver
the address Of welcome.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-14
ROSE OBJECTS
To BREEOLOvE
TAKING SEAT
Screaming Director Protests ui
BrOlUnS Successor ASSUMING
Duties on Irrigation Board.

Roy f. Brccdlovc's participation in
the meeting Of the directors of the I'm
perial Irrigation District, as successor
to j. Stanley Brown was the occasion
for d strenuous objection from Dirac-
tor Mark Rose, who insisted THAI The
minutes show that he had objected to
Breedlove's actions as a member Of the
board
Various angles of the appointment
were discussed at length by the other
directors but they were unable to con-
vince Rose that so far as the district
is concerned the credentials Of the new
director are in order, ard Secretary
McIver was instructed to make.a note
in the minutes of the objection.
President Nickerson told Director
Rose that the board Of directors were
without power to prevent Breedlove
from acting in the capacity of di-
rector of the irrigation district, and
that the only recourse left to those
who are opposed to his incumoency
was through the courts. He also
stated that the districts legal advisor
had rendered an opinion holding the
credentials in proper form and there
fore valid insofar. as the'other directors
are concerned.
About an hour was taken up BY. the
arguments over the presence Of Di-
rector Breedlovc, during which some
lurid verbal pyrotechnics were provid-
ed by Director Rose who insisted that
the recall petitions should have taken
precedence over the resignation of Di-
rector Brown
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-14
CHAMBER LUNCHEON.

The regular weekly luncheon will be
held tomorrow at the San Francisco
Grill and the chamber membership is
urged to attend. Street Commissioner
Pitzer will be present with mans and
profies to explain the proposed
Eighth street improvements. This
fact in connection with the excellent
service we are getting ought to induce
a large attendance; much better than
we had at the last meeting. Do not
wait for the secretary to call you; he's
busy. Just keep it in mind and when
Won pick up your hat tomorrow to go
to lunch, go to the chamber headouar-
tiers, or if little late go directly to
the Grill. We eat at 1915 sharp.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-14
NAB BOY SMUGGLER
WITH BOOZE CARGO

The unusual spectacle Of person
imOorting q pair of SHOES from MeXi-
cali was responsible SATURDAY. after
noon for the arrest of Ernest Aguilar,
a 14-year-old Imperial boy. on a
charge of liouor smuggling.
Customs INSPECTOR KEMP saw the
boy riding his bicvcle across the line
ut Calevico and called him back to eN
anime the shoes. A search of the Lads
clothing revealed six half -nint bottles
of whisky secreted in a specially COY.
structed jacket under his shirt. He
was arrested and his liquor and bicycle
We're confscated.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-14

TIE UP PAPERS

BOSTON, June 1.-THE evening
newspapers here published in very
instance today Notwithstanding the
walkout of compositors who contin-
ued the movement begun in the morn
ing newspaper offices last night. The
papers were of varying size, most of
them greatly reduced from normal.
The action of the men was declared
unauthorized by Sylvester Mcbride
president Of the local Typographical
union. The men were lncensed AZ the
award of the arbitration boarI con-
sidering the wage scale and working
conditions.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., June Il
Tins city is again without local toys
papers today due to a strike of the
compositors. Mayor Fernando Hart
ford, publisher of the Herald, after
noon paper and the Chronicle, morn
ing newspaper, announced, however
that he expected to publish a combined
newspaper tomorrow. The action OF
the men followed a refusal of the plb-
fishers to grant demand for % PEI
cent increase in the wage scale and a
reduction of time to "A hours per week
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-14
CLAIMS CALIFORNIA ISLANDS

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, June IA
Mexico City newspapers reaching here
today state that Mexico will lay claim
to a number of islands adjacent to tho
coast of upper California which were
occupied by American Indians at one
time. TIE littoral islands listed in
clude the Farralons off the Golden
Gate, and Santa Rosa. Santa Cruz
Anacapa, Canta Barbara, San Nicho-
Is, San Clemcnte and Santa Catalina
in the Santa Barbara channel, mean
Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-14
CONFESSES MAIL ROBBERY.

CHICAGO, juno I4.-TlmOthy D.,
(Big Tim) Murphy, labor leader and
eX-member of the legislature is alleged
to have made confession this morn
ing that he was implicated in the $780,
900 mail robbedy at the Dearborn sta
ton on April 6. His arrest followed a
raid on the home Of his father-in-law
in which the postoffice inspectors
found 500, 600 in Liberty bonds and
$4,000 in currently, alleged to be a
portion of the loot.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-14
UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION.

LIVERPOOL, June 14.-The adop-
ton of uniform classification Of cot
ton for the world was urged NJ The
world cotton conference today by w.
r. Meadows, American delegate. H.
7ald that d universal standard would
simplify the methods of handling cot
ton and also tend to higher standards
of ethics. in the cotton business.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-14
TO SEARCH FOR DERELICT.

WASHINGTON, June Ia. - The
navy department has instructed the
commander of the Pacific fleet to
search for the derelict reported float
inc off the Lower California coast
II is believed it may be the wreck OF
the naval tug Conestoga missin. since
early in May.