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The Washington herald., 1921-01-15
Stories of the Sea.

Peter Van Blu, a Dutch youth of
the sixteenth century. recounts with
gusto the story OF his adventures
with Capt. Dirk Hartog in the South
Seas. In Peters day the South Seas
were infested not only with pirates
and buccaneers of every variety,
but with, strange creatures - sea
spiders, sea serpents, huge birds,
and reptiles galore-who were just
as dangerous as buccaneers and OF
a much more terrifying aspect. How
Peter and his adventurous friends
Jared, thus beset' by men and beasts,
is well told by George Forbes in
Adventures in Southern Seas"
Dodd, Mead & CoD
L. Frank Tooker knows the lsea
and knows how to spin a yarn
about II. In THE Middle Passage"
he tells the story Of an engaging
youngster who. while shooting on
the ice by the shore is carried out
to sea and is eventually picked up
by a ship engaged in the slave
trade. Needless to say, life for this
youth is far from dull during the
time he is endeayoring to escape
and return to his home.
The publication recently Of an
almanac in the continental fashion
by. an American publisher C"The
Borzoi 1s20I" issued by AlfredsA.
Knopf, New York; suggests that the
practice. might well be made a gem
eral, or at least a frequent, one in
the trade in this country. These
year books, of which those of the
Leipzig publishers are perhaps the
The Washington herald., 1921-01-15
FLORENCE PARBURY
HERE FROM LONDON.

How does America impress your"
Is the question most freqnentIy put
to the hapless visitor from other
lands who Submits to the ordeal of
an interview Miss Florence Par
bury, of London, who is at the
washington for few days while on
a visit to this country to study
Americans for material for her
forthcoming book. "Atmospherlng
in America" talks freely on the
her.
By way of introduction Il might
be explained that Miss Parbury is
quite versatile woman. For she
not only paints, plays and sings, but
writes, as well, illustrating her own
books. She has travelled in Euy
rope, Asia and North America m
her study of peoples and customs.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-15
PREFERS WASHINGTON
TO NEW YORK.

Miss parbury prefers Washington
to New York. II reminds her more
of the stability and permanence of
an OId World city. IN New York.
she declared, nothing is permanent.
You meet a friend in the spring
he can not tell you where he Will be
in tue tall-perhaps u new Office
building will have claimed the site
OF his former home and he will have
been forced to move farther up
town"
Pittsburgh appeals strongly to
Miss Parbury, coming, as she does,
OF family of Sheffield steel kings.
The very air OF Pittsburgh
makes me feel at home" she sad.
MISS Parbury-who has developed
as many artistic faculties as pos
slDle; who, in fact, paints as well
with her left hand as her right
has some very definite ideas on the
cultivation OF the arts. Music, d"
she says, should be taught along
with painting. The singer who can
picture in his mind the scenes rep
resented by his music is a greater
artist than the one who sees hoth-
ing on his mental screen but the
horizontal lines and dots OF the
score"
The organ, Miss Parbury be-
lieves, has been and will continue to
be one Of the greatest factors in
the cultural development OF the
masses in the United States.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-15
FIRST ENGLISH WOMAN
TO TAKE UP FLYING,

-''S W bhi 10 an dTuent lover
OF outdoor sports. She swims, rides.
plays golf and tennis, but her ia
Vortte sport is flying. She was the
hrst woman in the British Isles 10
take up flying, and in this country
new from New York to Washington.
Miss ParbuFy is now planning a
concert tour of the United Statcs
during which she Will give her own
compositions. Her music ls new.
she says, "temperamental" music,
written especially for ergan accom-
paniment. She will make the tour
by aeroplane. From San Diego sh.
expects to fly to Australia, paraI.
leling the feat OF Sir Charles Ross
Smith who made the trip from Lon.
don to Australia by airpIanc.
Flying is an ideal sport for wo-
men, she said. "It Is "A spIcndid
thing for the woman OF today who
must be getting on. The modern
woman is progressive and is not
content with old methods"
One of the most Impressive things
in the United States. in Miss Par
bury's opinion, is tho woolworth
Building in New York She con-
siders it one of the strongest argu-
ments against Bolshcvism in the
"pI III lOudN-
Think of this wonderful cathe-
dral Of commerce." she said, repre-
senting, as it docs. the organizing
ability of the one human mind
which built the fortune represented
by this huge structure. starting
with the humble basis of $500 bor-
rOwed from friends. The achieve
ment of Mr.. Woolworth to me is 4
strong proof that the world has but
a few minds, with large capacity
for organization.
Take the ordinary man in the
street-what would he do if he were
confronted every morning with the
responsibility of the fortunes OF
thousands of people which belongs
to every large employer. He would
be appalled,, and rightly so. We can
not all be organizers or rulers"
The Washington herald., 1921-01-15

nEPORTS have reached London by way of
N Berlin that on January IS the Austrian
government will retire and hand over the
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-08
.CARELESSNESS
IN WEIGHING
COALCHARGED
Better Business Bureau Secre-
tary Makes Report of
Investigation.
ONLY SIS PER CENT RIGHT

Weighmasters OF Indianapolis coal
yards are tremendously careless" &C
cording to a report Of an investigation
Of the weight OF loads OF coal on wagons
Of local dealers, made public today by
G. T. Olwin, secretary manager Of the
Better Business Bureau.
The investigation was made by the
bureau in cooperation with Edward Nc
Gun, chief Of the city department OF
weights and measures and included the
reweighing Of loads on wagons of prac-
ticaHy every retail coal dealer in the city.
One hundred ad fifty loads were re
from ten to 800 pounds per ton in sew
enty-fOur cases, MT Alvin said. Sixty
one loads were overweight from ten to
80 pounds Ter ton and only twenty
four, or a little more than 10 per cent,
were correct.
1.-THE investigation would indicate that
the average coal dealer is just as honess
as the average man in any other line o.
business, but that there is a tremendous
amount OF carelessness on the part Of the
weighmasters," said Mr.. OIwin. 1t
would seem that in a great many in
stances the man who loads the wagon
guesses at the amount he puts on and
then the weighmaster makes out his
ticket to correspond with the order
whether the load is fifty pounds over,
weight or underweight, going on the
theory that, so FAR as the coal merchant
is concerned the loads will average.
FAMILIES CHEATED
BY CARELESSNESS.
However, the family which received
short weight of fifty pounds on coal
selling at SO per ton is being cheated
out Of Is cents. and it does the family
no good that some neighbor may get
fifty pounds more than he pays for"
Mr.. Olwin said that the attention OF
the Commercial Credit, Audit and Correct
Weights Bureau, a retail coal merchants
organization, has been called to the facts
developed and that this body has assured
the Better Business Bureau that It Will
cooperate in seeing that It's member deal
ers take steps to eliminate bad conditions
from their own organization at once.
A letter is being sent by the bureau
to every coal dealer upon whom reweighs
were made, giving the results of the In
vestigaUion in general and the specific
facts developed IN his particular case
The dealers are notified that additional
rewsighs viii be made from time to time
and those dealers caught short a second
time Will be prosecuted upon both the
first and the second onenses.
NO MERCY WHERE
EVIDENCE CLEAR.
1.-The investigation was brought about
through numerous complaints Of sus-
pected short weights. most Of them being
on the so-caIled coal peddler,'" Mr.. OF
win stated. There is evidence in some
cases that a peddler Will take an or
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-08

der for q ton Of coal, make out his own
ticket, usually before the coal is loa ded
at the yard where he buys, such ticket
showing the load to be 1000 pounds net,
then go to the yard, buy 1850 Of /, $50
pounds and deliver it to the customer for
a ton. Such cases as this, where the evil
dence is clear, will be prosecuted without
mercy"
In continuing its work along this line
the bureau will investigate persons ad-
vertising coal for sale in the classified
columns Of newspapers. giving only a
telephone number or the name Of a COM
pany not known to be in the coal bust
ness, Mr.. Olwtn said. The bureau will
endeavor to learn not only If correct
weight is being given. but also whether
the kind Of coal advertised is delivered.
NUMBER OF SCALES
ARE CONDEMNED.
The city weights and measures depart
ment is following. up the investigation
closely, the deputy inspectors having con-
demned q number of scales because Of
epidence disclosed by the inquiry
Mr.. McGuf stated that the investiga-
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-08

COLLINS TO SPEAK TO RoTARIANs.
Judge James A Collins of the Criminal
Court will be the principal speaker
[ Thursday night at a banquet to be given
| by the Michigan City Rotary Club at
Michigan City. His subject viii be "As-
| sets and Liabilities"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-08

ton brought out facts corresponding to
those which his deputies have turned in
in the course of their regular inspections.
The weights and measures department
conducts a reweigh campaign on coal
dealers at least once each year, but be-
cause only five men are available the
work cannot be conducted upon SO large
scale as that followed in the joint
| crusade.
] Mr.. Olwtn and Ralph W. Bales, assist
ant manager Of the bureau, will attend a
conference of Better Business Bureau
secretaries from all over the country at
Chicago this week, the former being
scheduled to speak upon "Co-operation
with the Newspapers" at one of the SEES.
sions. They are expected to return Sat
urday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-28
MAN HURT IN
AUTO CRASH
Bridgeport Car Meets Disaster on ful'
ton Hal This Morntng-Clydc NC
cunc, Driver, Suffers Cuts About
Face and Head.

tine man was badly cat about face
four othnr men were badly shaken up
and a Studcbak"r luurinG car was com
pietcly wrecked - | O'Clock TINS morn
ing on tho Fulton side II WhccIiu:;
HILL when the driver failed 10 see /"
turn and ran into a steep bank. nearly
upS"ttinG ;hc machine.
The injured man was Clyde MG'un"
oC Erid""pUrt The others IN u" party
were T. g. BIg"i"w ~ Nr.dErp"ri ""t'
- Of tho machine. Ross Wells. Ja"k
Eru>ch. aud Il man who's" name r"u!d
iIu, hc learned. from Martins Ferry.
rh, pIar" where tn" aC"'d"n, "''urr'"
= TIA" darkest on tn" hill, thcr" h"inG ~"
street lights near. Several Serious acc
,!culx hu,r occurred a, that place"
The driver. E;srlow. stated h" waS
r.rniuE up speed 70 make the Nh. ana
r.t beng familiar with the road. iail"C
80 So, III" curry" unit. upon H.
Th, marhlHr tor" loose tn" fence in
front OF 4 Cr-IenttIs homo, and stop
ind ara.m>: e. Temporary bT,dg" across
tin, gutter. about four rect deep at thai
point.
TN, top. Windshield. and right front
AID rear doors were completely dcmol'
,sncd as were both right f"uG"rS. The
IRON: ave- WAS bent and tn" r"t: rirht
wh.c! broken.
tn" .njGr"d man and Ia" other m"nl-
hrr~ # ~" party ruh'inr,"d un iH".r
way ro their h"m"$ N another machine.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-28

Madrid. Fch @7--Thr Madrid public
was startled today by news OF Il terror
ist attack her" upon Deputy Guerra IL!
RIO. noted for his pronounced views ON
svntliraliym His aSSailints. number
Of armed men. Erred upon but did not ir-
lure him. .,ud then fled. This attack
ha> Trough; home 10 III" poop" OF the
capital. the reality III" struggle IN pro-
gr"ss between IN" two groups Of indus
tria. interests. which PREVIOUSLY has
been largely confined to Catalonia.
Reports from Barcelona Of outra Scs
committed daily have been generally
received with but distant interest II
Madrid.
II iS Openly charged that the employ
crs N Catalonia have undertaken n
series q rrprisa!S AGAINST workers So
r!ciIas as a response In frequent at
t.lrks upon M mh"rs Of tn" employers
anton. For this purpose" they ar" a.
legged ~ have encouraged thu formation
Of the Free Syndicate. and opposed 10
thr United Syndicate. In this new or
rarization N addition IL workers who
refuse 10 affiliate themselves with the
nnn-pol.ticn! extremist trades union.
wn;rh believes IN direct action. Il large
number Of professional criminals ate
sa!n - b" members.
When an outrag" - perp"trated
against An employer or a Ere" SIudica' ="
worker. immediate steps. i !s declared.
arr taken by all inner committee of tie
syndicate to- aNrngc the outrage.
The pn.iC" today report thar man
charged with being IN" actual directing
h"'ld Of he Rod Terrorist group - Ur-
der arrest in the person Of Pedro E"ada
Eivas. VINO j. accused OF having "rgnu-
.2"d the entire campaign of direct H.
Ion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-28

to be Judged b. those found in
various parts OF the country at
different periods during the past
fifty years from 50 TO 90 per
cent OF our people leave no
estates at the time OF their death
and only a comparatively small
additional number leave &C
cumulations OF any appreciable
amount.
One Of the findings. covering
an examination Of court records
in large Eastern city. revealed
that SO per cent OF the adults
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-28
5000 CONVERTS
FOR BOB JONES

Special Dispatch To Inteffgencer.
StcubenvIl" O.. Fob. 1.-THE five
weeks cyangcI!S;ic campaign Of Rev.
Bob" Jones was concluded in the spe-
cially built tabernacle here tonight in
tn. pre-. nee OF crowd that taxed It's
Seating and standing capacity-several
thousand. Five hundred converts marked
the final day Of the revival
The fire." viii Offering takon up to-
day reached $?.7S6, and this amount Is
expected to be increased TO Lore than
slO.rN0 by contributions taken up In
the churches during the day.
Al! told, more than 5000 conversions
were made during the revival. which has
stirred the city and surroundlngtowns
as never before.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-28

were not able to find another in
short time their condition
would be deplorable.
The lesson to be learned from
these grave facts is obvious. No
one can tell what tie future will
bring. No one can afford to
take chances.
The man who fails 70 save
for the DAYS Of possible adj,
versitv is false to his own best
interests and faithlcss in his
obligations to those dependent
upon him.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-28

to a small degree.
tell the same gen
eral story OF an ap-
palling percentage
OF persons who. up
TO the time OF their
death. failed to &C
cunlulatc m re
than a very modest
sum They bring
horne with solemn
emphasis the ne
ceSsity OF thrift
as a protection
against adversely.
II present gen.
cral conditions arc
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-28
LITTLE TALKS ON THRIFT


who died during the period
under investigation lett no
estates at all that more than o.
per cent. left less than 81 ,Opl
and that more than 9S per rcn'
left less than $1,000.
Another investigation rcreai""
that at the time and place OF the
inquiry, only 3 per cent. OF all
persons IS years OF age were in
dependent or sclf-sustaining.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-28

A number OF Investigations
have been made in America at
various times, during the past
half century. each of which has
revealed that a surprisingly large
Number Of persons arc depend
snt on their daily work for all
or a considerable part OF their
means Of livelihood.
These statistics, while varying
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-28

While statistics
Of this nature arc
necessarily incon-
pletc. the fact can
not be overlooked
that every careful
inquiry OF the kind
has revealed that a
large percentage OF
our people arc
wholly or almost
entirely dependent
on wages or sal
aries for their live
lihood and that il
they suddenly lost
,ba,r Dor,t,n,,e ,pI
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-28

Valencia. Sua.n. FEB "'.--Tw"
trades uuIuuistS on Their way from
Madrid ia Earc"i"nii with tn" aF""-
cd object Of attempting the asSaSSi-
nation -: an important PERSONALS"
there hHyc been arrested ~ IN" police
authorities Of this cry.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-28
FOUGHT
WITH TERRORISM IN
INDUSTRIAL CONTEST

Rarccionia, Spain. Feb. 2T.-AS ,a'
result Of the wouudlng If Il nI"' hnnic.
M!gucl G. Lass, IRA, by group %
Syudica,ist, a night occurred h"iW"~i'
Socialists and Svnd:ra!.st her" N
which enc cf the SyndicaIists WAS
killed. and -FOUR others were wounded
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-08
LEGAL ADVERTISING
SUMMONS

In the Justices Court, El Centro
Township, County Of Imperial, State
CT California.
/. MAYFIELD, Justice.
VARNEY BROTHERS & COMPANY,
a corporation, Plaintiff, VS.. FRANK
1NGERSOLL, Defendant.
The People of the State Of Califor-
MIA send Greetings to Frank Ingersoll,
Defendant.
You are hereby directed to appear
in an action brought against you by
the above named Plaintiff in the
Justices Court of FL Centro Town
ship, Imperial County, State Of Cali
fornia, aid answer before the Justice
at his office in the City of Ell Centre
in the said township, the complaint
filed therein, within five days lex
elusive Of the day of service) after
the service on you Of this summons,
if served within the township in which
the action is brought; or, if served
out of said Township but within said
County, within ten days, or within
twenty days if served elsewhere. And
you are hereby notified that unless
you so appear and answer said COM
plant, as above required, said Plain
tiff will cause your default 10 be
entered and take judgment for any
money or damages demanded in the
complaint as arising upon contract, or
will apply to the court for relief de-
manded IN the complaint. together
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-08
CHILD LABOR
Continued from page 1.)

YOUR splendid women in Imperial Val
lev to write to the governor and ask
him if he will not have the commits
sioner of labor statistics circularlze
the ranchers in Imperial county TINS
month, and warn them that the chlld
labor laws must be obeyed. And fur-
ther. if the governor cannot see TO IT,
that some representative from the
labor commissioner office comes to
the valley and firmly enforces the law.
The ranchers in the Bard section
should not be forgotten.
"Thc governor is believed to stand
for humanitarian interests and to have
special interests in the methods fol-
the protection of children. ! believe
that if some Of the women Of Imperial
Valley would petition him that he
would realize the need for some KIND
of action.
'Probably you or other women IN
the valley will not agree with the
methods / suggest, but if you do not
! ! hone you will at least persuade them
10 take some, action which they be.
t'ieyc Will Je effective.
Il have no doubt bat that there arr
ao3e children at work than there are
seats in school. / also know that
California is suffering a teachers
shortage a. the rest OF the country is,
bat | do not think that we should be
satisfied to let the children remain at
work"
FORCE ISSUE
at is time to force the issue and
10 take some drastic action to secure
the building Of schools and to induce
more young men and women to train
as teachers
B. +. Enycart, county supcrinten-
dent Of schools, whose attention was
called to the article, did not believe
the statements published in the ar
ticle but after an investigation, stated
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-08
State Street Christian Church

Bible school, GAS a. m. Morning
worship, 11.00 a. m. The church quar-
tette will sing 'Sun of My Soul" by
Sudds.. The morning solo, entitled
"My Ain Countrye.' The minister
will preach from Romans liza. $50
as much as in is, am ready to preach
the gospel to you that are at Rome
also" ar
Junior Christian Endeavor, 3 p. n.
High school Christian Endeavor
G:30 p. m.
Evening preaching service, 1890 p
m. The evening song service will be
in charge of the Young People s
Christian Endeavor. The minister will
speak on The Just and Unjust"
Prayer meeting and training fol
service every Wednesday night, 1870
p. n.
The annual meeting, with reports
from each department of the church
for the past year, next Friday night
1850 p. m.
We invite the public to worship
with US both morning and evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-08
Methodist Church.

Sunday January Q. The morning
service will be the quarterly commun-
ion occasion. The pastor will be as
sisted by the Rev. Jasper n. Howard,
local minister. The solo will be rem
dered by A. l.. Parsons. Come Unto
Me- Mrs. J. d. Foss is the accom-
ranist.
The evening topic for pulpit discus
sion will be "The Crime Wave, Its
Causes and Cure The Epworth
League at $50.
A chorus choir is being arranged
for the evening services under tht
direction of Mr.. Parsons.
The Sunday school meets at 9:45
H. Z. Gleason, and the new officer
and teachers are finding places ant
profitable session is anticipated.
The Faculty meeting will be Tues
day. Dinner at $50 p. m. All formel
teachers and officers of the school
are invited guests.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-08

The STUDEBAKER Three Passenger the ideal
the of business Lots of peedegane
operation the outstanding features of this
5TUDEBh hAfLR year proving
be another.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-08

In the Justices Court, El Centre
Township, County of Imperial, State
CT California.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-08
~ashburnasaqSd Lois: Wlson7in7 'Bu1slar,p1oof'
At the Palace Theater Tonight Only.

they were in measure true. He
said, "The article was decided sur
prise and l at once set about to prove
that it was erroneous but from the
figures compiled by the state last
year | find that the story cannot be
denied"
SURPRISING FIGURES
At the instance of the governor, last
year survey of the county was taken
by the child labor commission if the
state. In their report they found that
there were S537 children in the county
of Imperial between the age Of 8 and
16 years. Over the same period the
average daily attendance in school
was 1884 students, including many
children under years old and large
number of high school students over
16 years old. The figures on hand
show that more than 1000 children in
the county are not in school.
"The only way we have in combat
ing this situation is the employment
of additional attendance officers" said
Mr.. Enyeart. II am only allowed one
at the present time and she works only
three months every year, from Novem-
ber l to January 81. Mrs. Swanson
has handled her office very efficiently
bat the work is too great for one per
son"
r. . report for tn month Of Deem
key las recently flied With -. 'o1.-r
superintendent Of schools by NJ
Swansea. 1t shows that she visited 30
schools. talked to 81 students, and
made three arrests. Two for viola
ton cf the compulsory school law and
one unocr the child labor law. The
parties in each instance were convict
cd and fined. Mrs. Swanson put %
students bac kin school in the Calpat~
ria school district and 16 in the La
verne district during the past month.
MANY ARRESTS.
Twenty-siX arrests were made last
Tear by Mrs. Swanson for violations
Of the two laws and in each case a
conviction was secured.
Within the past month the father
Of the children pictured in the Literary
Digest has been arrested and fined.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-08

with TIE costs of the suit.
Given under my hand this 18th day
of May, 1920.
I. MAYFIELD,
Justice of the Peace, Ell Centre Town.
ship, County of Imeprial, State
of California.
No" 20 90 2T Dec 1llS 25 Jan 8