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Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-21
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WATCH OUT! THERE'S
NEW COP ON JOB

Ahoy, Mates! Gather near; here's
a tip that should save you several
hard earned dollars. From this day
on, be very, very CAREFUL in
driving your automobiles. Chief OF
Police Dave Matlock has added to his
efficient force Otto Enderton, former
lieutenant in the United States Avi-
alton Service, who will henceforward
be the chief of the Aviation Squad Of
the FL Centro Police Force, otherwise
known as motorcycle officer.
Officer Enderton looks like he was
fully capable Of handling the job, and
it is his business to see that every
one driving an automobile operates
strictly according to Hoyle. Bear II
in mind, mates, let us again remind
YOU, there is a motorcycle officer on
the job in this mans town. So watch
your P's and Q's
~~~-~-~-o~~-~~~~o~~0~~
letter from the secretary of the De
partment of Health and Charity, City
and County of Denver, Colorado
which was addressed to like depart
ment in the city of Los Angeles, stat,
ling that Sponsler had been patient
in the psycopathic ward Of that de
partment and that he had two able
bodied sons who were looking after
| him.
Local authorities are of the opinion
that Springer and Sponsler have beer
making business of petty thiever!
and using tn eletter as a means o
getting them by on a plea of ire
Isponsibility. They are being he'll
pending further developments.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-21
STORM CUTS
VALLEY OFF
FROM THE
\ D R 7 \
New Irrigation Ditch in
North! End Dumps Tons
of Water Over Tracks
Near Palm Springs

With the exception of line of cop
per wire controlled by the Western
Union Telegraph Company and an
other one used by the railroad COM
pany, FL Centre was cut off today
from the outside world, barring the
still open communication from San
Diego by train and bus line.
Flood conditions obtaining in the
mountain sections north of the valley
softened or wrecked the tracks Of the
Southern Pacific, as well as the
Union Pacific and Santa Fe rail
roads, until traffic was impossible
over certain sections and all trains
both in and out of Los Angeles We're
delayed or tied up. ,....
The particular flood which cut the
Imperial Valley off was between Palm
Springs and Banning, where some 300
feet of track was washed out by tor
rent of water which came down the
new irrigation ditch recently com
pleted in that section, spread all over
the surrounding country and backed
up against the railroad embankment
and washed out beneath the rails. No.
3, northbound, yesterday morning was
the last valley train to get by this
danger point. No other train was
able to pass, the water having washed
over the tracks.
No. 10, the transcontipental train
due here at $3.50 p. m. yesterday, is
tied up the other side of this wash
out and is booked to arrive here be-
tween 5 and 6 o'clock tonight. No
46, the regular Los Angeles mail train
is behind the big New Orleans train
and is scheduled to arrive few min
utes later. All other trains are tied
up behind these two. Northbound
traffic of course is suspended until
the line is cleared.
C. w. Runge, district freight and
passenger agent of the ,road, stated
shortly after noon today that it was
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-21
|: 4 | R D A I {
SELE c Ed
A I BOARD
N { { I
Imperial Valley Agricultur-
al Society Will Hold Won
der Show of Resources in
November of c m n G
Year

A definite time has been set for
the holding Of the first Imperial
county fair, an exhibition which viii
show in extensio every branch of in
dustry and endeavor and the magnifi-
cent resources of this Incompatible
valley.
AT meeting of the board Of direc-
tors of the Fair Association held at
the Chamber of Commerce in Imperial
last night, it was decided to hold the
first fair in November, 1922, and to
make it the biggest and best fair
ever held in Southern California, bar
none itet ftj
It was pointed out that the Imperial
Valley had all of the agricultural,
horticultural, stock and Nttle raising,
dairying and other resources that any
of the Southern California counties
others have not go, and that the pro-
ductiveness of the valley was SO much
greater and richer and more prolifit
that an exhibit of everything that
goes to make up a Farmers Fair"
could be made, which would eclipse
the efforts of all our neighbors, no
matter how fine a show they had put
up in past years.
Enthusiasm and optimism marked
the entire meeting. There was a
unity of purpose and harmony OF
spirit and ideas prevalent throughout
the evening that was an absolute
guarantee of the success of the big
undertaking and every one of the two
score Of men present, including off,
GERS and members of the Farm Bu-
/ leading agriculturists and breeders
had something encouraging to say Of
the project and gave promise Of sup
port in the extreme.
From now. on the directors of the
fair and its Officers with committees
drawn from the various cooperative
bodies and chambers of commerce OF
the valley, the Farm Bureau, and the
county officers directly interested,
will be busy formulating plans ana
carrying them out and building up an
Organization, that when the time
comes to throw open the gates of the
fair grounds and invite the Western
world to come and see what we have
to offer, everything will move Ike
clockwork and magnificent array Of
exhibits of all kinds, unequaled in all
California, will be in place and ready
to carry out and prove our boast that
the Imperial Valley is the greatest ag-
ricultural community on the face OF
the American continent.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-21
NAB SENOR|TA
As SHOP LIZ TER

Elosa Beltram, attractive Spanish
girl of Yuma, was sentenced to six
months in the county Jail this morning
in Police Recorder Vaughn Thomp-
sons court, on charge of shcp-lift-
ing.
The Spanish senorita was arrested
within fifteen minutes by City Police
Officer Norman Beaton after she had
made away with a $40 blue serge
dress from Varney Brothers store
late yesterday afternoon. The young
Spanish girl was accompanied by a
man when she entered the store, and
the pair at once went to the ready-to-
wear department, where they asked to
be shown some dresses.
A dress was chosen and permission
asked from the saleslady to try it on.
While the girl was being fitted, her
male companion slipped another dress
under his coat, and when Miss Bel
tram appeared the couple decided to
postpone the proposed purchase.
No sooner had they left the store
than a dress was missing. A report
to city police headquarters and Off
GER Beaton was on the job. Deaton
found the woman a few minutes later
trying to sell the missing dress to q
Mexican woman living on the east
side. Her accomplice is still at large
but his immediate arrest is expected
lby the city authorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-21
STRONGEST Of.
ITS CHARACTER
IN CALIFORNIA
Chief Of DiUisiOn Of Animal In
dustyy Has High Praise for
C0ttteUseH's association

A majority of the cattle growers of
the Imperial Valley are members of
the California Cattlemen's Associa-
ton and take great deal of interest
in the interesting and Informative re-
ports issued by that association and
published in The Press. They will be
interested to know what some of the
big men in the industry think of the
organization and for this reason a por-
tion of the address of DR.. J. P. Iver-
son, chief Of the Division of Animal
Industry of the Department of Agri-
culture, before the recent state gath
ering Of the association, is herewith
given. DR.. Iverson said to the dele
gates.
The attendance at these meetings,
and have had the pleasure of attend
ing many, proves the cattlemen Of
California are interested in their own
meetings and do have close bond of
union and a good get-together spirit.
This fine spirit of cooperation among
them undoubtedly accounts for the
recognition which they have secured
from all quarters. The large repre-
sentation of the membership shows
conclusively that there is harmony,
good feeling, confidence, loyalty and,
last but not least, that the cattlemen
themselves realize there is strength
in union and that it is to their indivi-
dual interest to identify themselves
with their one parent association.
"Your organization is the strongest
livestock organization in this state.
Long before any other livestock indus
try existed cattlemen made use OF
the vast tracks of land for grazing
of cattle ,and after many trying years
learned that a single individual could
not exist without assistance. He
found that when he banded together
with his neighbors his potential
strength was greatly increased. AT
first this safety and strength applied
to the protection of individual rights
and against cattle theft. From this
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-21
COMMISSION
D n R VE R
TELLS Of
P |. A n s
Public Or Private Develop
ment OF Resources of Co.
dorado Will Be First Ques-
t on Decided; Hoover
Chief

Whether the construction of dams
tlons to be decided by the interstate te
Velopment OF power and irrigation
projects shall be undertaken by the
federal government or by private in
terests will be one of the first ques-
tions to be devided by the interstate
commission authorized by Congress, it
was said in a statement issued at
Warrington by the Department of
Commerce.
The statement announced the dcsig
nation by President Harding of Secre-
tary Hoover as chairman of the COM
mission, which is to be known as the
Colorado River Commission, and on
which California, Arizona, Nevada,
Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and Mon
tana have representatives.
Creation of this commissions" said
the statement, "is the first step in
what promises to become one of the
greatest of our national impreve-
ments, involving over a term of wears
an expenditure of several hundred
millions of either public or private
funds. California, Arizona, Nevada
Utah, Colorado and Montana and Wv
oming are interested in the irrigation
and power to be derived from the riv-
er, and considerable conflict has devel-
oped. Unless the river problems are
considered as whole there is likely
to be great waste both in water and
power through private or public grab
bing or ill-considered plans with
much conflict both between the states
and with private interests.
"The land under irrigation in 1920
from the river and its tributaries
amounted to about 2,464 900 acres in
the United States and 100000 acres
in Mexico. If the river were equipped
with proper storage dams the amount
of irrigated land could be increased
TO about 6,123,000 acres in the Unite
States and 100000 in Mexico. There
is practically no power developed OF
the river at the present time but it ha,
possibilities of developing 6,OOO,O0i
horsepower as an incident to develop.
ment of irrigation storage. Some OF
this horsepower is urgently needed il
Southern California and Arizona.
zone of the large problems of tn,
river is the constant threat of th
lower river to break through it's banl
and to flood the Imperial Valley
where something like $1O0,00G,00'
worth of property is at stake. Sucl
break occurred few years ago an,
cost several million dollars to restor,
the river.
"To secure definite control of tn
flood waters and systematic develop
ment of it's power possibilities an
give maximum storage for irrigation
the river must be considered as sin
gle problem in the interests of all tn
states and the nation. If such co
ordinated, long-view plan is worke
cut it is anticipated that enough waite
will be aailable for all the land avail
able tothe river and enough power 70
all of the community.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-21
EIGHT-HOUR LAW FOR WOMEN

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21.--Bc-
lief that the eight-hour day for wo-
men was written into the statutes
to be enforced has been expressed by
Walter G. Mathewson, of San Jose,
California's new commissioner Of la
Dor.
MathewsVn,, who moved to San
Francisco recently to enter upon his
new duties, also is of the belief that
the claims of every worker, no mat
ter how friendless, should be investi-
gated promptly.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-21
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TRYOUTS
FOR CHAMPIONS

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21.-The sea-
son for boxing and determination of
championship of the Pacific fleet in all
classes of the ring started last week
and will continue until early in Janu-
ary, about seven weeks of fighting.
Boxing matches will be held on ship
and ashore to determine leaders on
each ship division and shore estab
lshment, and finally at fleet head
quarters here next month the fleet
championship matches will be held.
Championship of the navy will be
determined during the annual joint
manoeuvres next spring at the Pan
anna Canal, when the fleets meet.
Boxing is a part of the athletic pro-
gram Of the fleet and is arranged not
only under supervision of fleet off
GERS, but the results count in on the
athletic record of each ship. The U.
S. S. Mississippi holds the champion
ship for all round athletics won on
points last year. This includes box
ing, track and field events, basket
ball, football, baseball, swimming,
boating and general athletics.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 21. - Final
games for determination of basketball
championships of the destroyer
souadrons of the Pacific fleet based
here will be played here tomorrow af-
ternoon. The dock squadron's team
will meet the team of Division 35,
and the flagship Charleston team will
play Division 81,
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-21

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Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-21

Increase from five-hour day and a
five-day week schedule to an eight
hour day, with cut of ten per cent in
wages of shop and office force, has
been announced by the Bethlehem
Steel Company.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-01
Big Wells Shouting
in the Usage

Tho Peters oil company VOL In the
northwest OF 13-23-S. Usage. Is
showing for n big well In the Bar
tlcsv,llo sand, topped mt 1850 feet
and Ia being drilled in today.
The Finance OH company, G. y.
Peters. and Chestnut ~ Smith cor
poration are drilling In their No. 3
In the southwest OF 2~4-25-0, today.
Top OF tho Bartlcsville sand was
gotten yesterday and Is was showing
for n big producer. This well off
sets the Finance A. Peters and Chest
nut & Smith well in tho same sec
tion which is still a 100 barrel pro-
Queer. natural.
Markham, G, J. Wrightsinan and
c. u. Peters are drilling In today on
their No. I I'm the southwest OF 4
1919. Yesterday the well had
barely reached the pay and was
making 5000, 900 or 5000. 600 feet OF
gas and spraying oil from the Bar
tlcsyille sand. This well is an off
SGT TO the big Guffey-Giilosplc we'll.
c -. Peters. Chestnut & Smith
are on top OF the pay, found at the
first break in the Mississippi lime.
at zoos feet In their test I'm the
southwest OF 3~3-29-10 The well had
the Top of the sand yesterday and
was showing for "A big wei.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-01
OIL nAnRrr ornrA1IoNs.
Price Of Crude Is Due for an
AdUdnce and the Tank
Wagon Also

H. T. Ashton, general manager uf
the refining division 90 Tho Pure on
company predicts am advance tu the
price % crude. and backs up hie
prediction boy pointing Co 90, tp.t
that oklahoma and Nid-ruuiIUrut
crude is far pat ~ liuo with Penn
sylvania and eastern crude
Hc also is Vi the opinion that the
Standard ~ Indiana viii make an
early advance iu the tank wagon
price, inasmuch as the price COR re-
fined ptuduotg In much too low, with
reference Co the price ~ crude 800
the Mid-CUntinent nold, ever 1913 o.
II now.
Mr.. Ashton has many timcs
demonstrated the fact that hc i8 q
close student ~ values ana is n ~
The most prominent rrfiucrs loo the
entire Mid-Contincut field and In
addition TO the two rcflEcfics uprr-
atcd by the Pure on company.
which arc under his jurisdiction, he
~ a very largo purchaser of ghso-
line and refined products I'm this
district
II should be added that In oi
circles. Mr.. Ashton Ia noted as nav
ing "A keen perception, and has fro
qucuA forecagted a lover market
with khc same accuracy that he has
been predicting the advances az
they occur. II is "A peculiar Rltt thhi
is rcdHIred Go see both Sides ~ y
proposition. and Mr. Ashton has this
gift above the average rcilnet.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-01
Usage Lana Safe
December rem

The urvt urnrr lease falr will Boo
hcId Monday. December ~, accord.
ing fl Information received from
indian Agent J. George WriEhi'H
uft.rr at ~pnwhuaba. yesterday Lit
oraturr concerning the salt" VIII be
out within the most day OF so.
Tho sale will include from $4,000
To- $1,000 acres Of land, scattered
throughout the Usage nation, and It
ia rho c|ourrnfua 81 opinion amoug
oil men that the sale win u" us
interesting and prices run a9 high,
u not higher. than at the last ono
lu juno uf this yruf.
The Midland valley rhlirohd has
announced that u viii run tho usual
special train from MuHkogcc tu Pa"
huska and return. with tho IN
90 easing number Of big producers
being brought In, I'm the Dsage tho
past few weeks. and the advanced
pricca OF crude. and general return
to prosperity throughout the cOun-
try. one ~ the greatest sales on rec
iH Anticipated.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-01
Picking UP Again
at Eldorddo, Arkansas

Tho fast decline In production Of
the El Dorado field the past few
months was due 10 the unproparcd-
ness OF the operators TO get their
wells on the pump. The gus pres
cure was fast going of the old north
field and a great deal Of time was
lost IN standardizing aud cquiping
Ing the wells for pumping Couso-
q%ucnily there was n rapid decline IN
daily production dropping from TO-
600 barrels to $1,000 barrels In Sep
trmbor.
The southeast extension Of tho
Held seven miles and ccntcriug
around the Gates well in 33-1S-i5
has started another drilling cam
pnigu In that direction. over 35
d"rricks can be seen from the Gates
well south and extending down into
~townahip 10 range 10. Al the pres
ont time there are 1i2 producing
companies operating In tho El Do
RADIO field having a total number Of
4i2 producing wells.
Grant StcbhinH. president OF the
Gladys Belle OIL company, has Just
returned from the field and u re-,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-01
Development WOrke TO Start
Soon in OtOe Indian Country

Special 10 The World.
PONCA CITY, oct. 3t--Develop
mont work on an extensive scale t.
to start In the ncnr future In the
OtOe Indian country, Is To 20 miles
south Of this city. A big leasing
campaign has boCa In progress there
during the past year or ever since
the United States Indian DEPART
munt lifted the lid and permitted
companies TO lease all the land they
desire instead OF restricting them
to i,S00 acres. II Is Understood that
MARYLAND viii start the development
with "A test on the Bar L. ranch,
properties OF tho 10l ranch and in
Guiding In his block Of acreage a
considerable mount also OF Ponca
and Otue Indian lands.
The Magnolia and Watchorn In
forests have been drilling for several
years at a point sim farther south
in tho Otoe country. about eight
miles north OF Morrison, but natural
gas Is the only product thus far
Both companies are continuing
drilling. however, and only recently
the Magnolia got an 5000 900 cubic
foot gasscr In that district, II a
been turned into the oklahoma
Natural pipe limo to Oklahoma CITY
The Magnolia announces tina II VIII
conn CuCe Immediately tho Work or
going into the old wells IN that To-
cality and open them up for a
greater gas production.
ON the l0l Ranch proper, at a
point miles south OF Nonos city, the
Miller Brothers have encountered n
new sand, which evidently Just IN
dcrlios the Calls-tIim sand. from
! which tho three wells thus far
| drilled on the north end OF the
ranch are producing In the No, 3
tost, recently completed for ap-
prpNimatcly 100 barrels. the drill
passed c~stlroly through the Calls
Him sand and q after penetrated
the newly found sand Immediately
tho well flowed, throwing oil every.
where. and AS "a result the Nc. 2 Is
considered a several hundred barrel
well instead of 100 barrels.
Very Busy I'm the Usage.
A drilling cumpairn thus far I'm
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-01
Makes Big Purchase in
Kansas POOk

Tho Oiphant oil company. q sub
aidiary Of the Imperial OH company
which was recently organized by
Gov. G.. N. Haskell. G.. -, Peters ana
associates, respectively president
and vice president OF the Imperial
organization, have purchased the
controlling interest In, and VIII have
charge of the operation OF a large
tract of leases in the Eldorado, Kan.
field. The leases consist OF 4iO
acres in the heart Of the proven oil
field, with 20 wells, and an average
production Of 100 barrels daily
The purchase price OF this acreage
could not be obtained. but since sur
rounding acreage Is selling at Sl,2bO
Co $500 per acre. an estimate can
be arrivcdat Il.
"The properties are among the
very best In the rich Eldorado dis
~trict," said Mr.. Peters In discussing
the purchase. yesterday. The wells
in this district come In at around
25O barrels initial production and
settle down to good steady produc-
ers, without a trace OF water. We
are starting three new wells imme-
diately, NJ We have plenty OF locn-
lions, and will continue TO drill
These leases are also about tho I'm
est equipped OF any IN this district,
each well being equipped with a
separate pumping power. The oil
IL 3S gravity, and tho price being
si65 brings a lb-cent premium.
The properties are located just mid
way between the cities OF Eldorado
and Eureka, about IS miles from
either place, and thus are well To-
Gated in regard to pipt lines and re-
fineries.'
The properties are known az tho
Hughes lease, tract No. 3, so acres In
the west half OF the southwest quar-
ter OF 9-2G-S. Butler county, Kansas.
Liggett lease, tract 8, so oCres In
the east half OF the northwest quar-
tor OF tG-26-S. Liggett lease, tract
No. G. 40 acres In the southwest
quarter OF the northwest quarter OF
1868. tract No. Z. In the north
west Of the northwest quarter OF 16-
eos, tho South nlankenship lease.
40 acres In tho southeast OF the
southeast OF l7-2G-S; tract No. 3 on
the Butler ranch lease, 100 acres IN
the south half OF the northwest
quarter OF 20-2S-S, ana the Marlaud
well which has just been completed
for $500 barrels, in t5-24-tw, and
the MARYLAND & Cosdcu wcll In l6-
24-lw, which Is still making around
900 barrels at several weeks old,
Tho most plausible explanation AZ
10 the Prairie well getting sal
water. adjoining these big wells, is
that II ~ too far west and on IN,
edge OF the pool or trend, which IL
this vicinity runs from tho south.
west to the northeast.
The southwestern Petroleum poo.
Pile seem 10 have anticipated this he
cause they have made their ripca
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-01
GYPSY, HeOgem d Darts
Getting Big Wen

The GypHy oil company, Heggcm
n Davis. are brinuing In another big
producer today, in their burbank
pool lease In the northwest of 3l-27-
g. Tho wen. which was not quite
completed ytstcrday Was flowing at
he rate Of 500 barrels from the reg
ular burbank sand topped at $3.50
feet. They had then about 80 feet
Of pay. The well viii be shot to-
day, and II u cmulates numbers /
and 3 ON this lease. viii double IT'S
production after the shot. A 1900
Inrrcl wcll la looked for. II is To-
.atcd Ia the northwest 81 the north
west 81 81. No. | well on this tract
is making 500 barrels at II year
old. and No, 3 les good for 800 bar
rplp.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-01
win the Oil Men

w. H. Poser. who has sold ont .n
California, Is IN this city with ms
VIE and .n. and will look owe
the Texas fields, before deciding %
locate.
O. G.. Bantloy, well known oil.
producer Of oklahoma city. was IN
Tulsa yesterday looking after buf'
ness interests.
J. J.. CDoc) Deancr. who d srov-
cred the Dcauer Pool in l6-ll-lI
Is in the city on business from OK
mulgcc.
@. r. stebbins, president Of the
Gladys Belle OIL company, Is mere
after an extended business ttl'
through the Itldorado, Ark., iielda
or European inyention IL an auto
mntic transmltter key for radlp
telegraphy by which the Winning
drum ~ threaded on Il stationary
shaft that az II r%oypives 1t advance
Tar enough for the cable to feed lh''
a spiral grove.