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Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-16
OVER 1000 AUTOS
STOLEN IN L. A.

Two thousand two hundred and ten
automobiles of every conceivable
conceivable style and make, and val
ued at S2,000,OOO, have been stolen
in Los Angeles during the past year.
Hundreds of these cars, slightly
more than half the total stolen, have
beer recovered, but S9S machines are
still missing, according to officials of
the Automobile Club of Southern Cali
fornia.
This organization theft bureau,
devoted to recovering cars and appre-
hending, wherever possible, the
thieves, has just been advised that
1900 stolen motor cars have been
smuggled into Western Canada dur
ing the last few months.
The Canadian Government, accord
ing to advices received here from
Winnipeg, has started a widespread
investigation of theft ring which is
said to be responsible for the whole
sale theft and disposal of motor cars,
especially in the western provinces.
For the most part, the stolen cars are
sold to unsuspecting farmers.
Automobile Club officials are now
considering methods of establishing
on the Canadian border the same kind
of "fence" now existing ON the Mexi-
can border, between Mexicali and fla
Juana, which operates to keep stolen
motor cars from crossing into Mex
ico
October established the highest rec.
ord for stolen cars this year, 2S7 ma
chimes having been stolen during thai
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-16
SURVEYOR
GENERAL HERE

w. S. Kingsbury, state surveyor
general, was a visitor at the Chamber
of Commerce luncheon today. He is
here for the purpose of making set
tlement over the location of the Cali
fornia- Arizona line, question that
has been in dispute for some time be-
tween Imperial and Yuma counties.
Under assembly bill No. 562, passed
at the recent session of the state leg
islature through the efforts of As
semblyman Frank Beal of Brawley,
the surveyor general is given abso-
lutte authority to define the southern
boundary of the state of California
from teh west bank of the Colorado
river to the mouth of the Gila river
The surveying is to be done by the
county surveyor and at the expense of
Imperial county.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-16
BRAWLEY RANCHER
SAYS $25 CORN
HARD To FIND
Claims Grain Buyers Go to
Middle Vest at Request of
Big Feeders and Buy Only
FeW Cars to Keep DOWn Price

. r. H. Raines of Brawley, who has
grown this season 1900 acres of num-
ber one milo and will take therefrom
1900 tons, believes that the propa-
ganda circulated in Imperial Valley
and in Los Angeles about Kansas
and Midwest corn being sold on the
Los Angeles market is a systematic
scheme to beat down the price in the
valley and that, as matter of fact,
corn at the price claimed cannot be
bought with any degree of certainty
of delivery except in rare instances.
Il have had a grain buyer in Los
Angeles trying to buy Midwest shelled
corn in bulk for $25 a ton and have
paid SO in long distance telephone
bills in the effort to run down the
matter. A very small lot can be
bought by individuals now and then
at s24, but when they go back for
the second lot they are told the ship
ment is "lost in transit or some other
excuse.
"The facts are that the grain buy
ers 90 to the Middle West at the be-
hest of the big feeders and buy very
few cars of this corn. They have to
pay as much as the farmers pay back
there. which is 25 cents a bushel or
50 ton. The freight from Amarillo,
Texas. say, is $40 a ton. From Ne
brasha it is S21 ton. This means that
these buyers pay, laid down in Los
Angeles, 81 a ton for the corn from
Amarillo or $50 from Nebraska.
They take loss on these few cars
and sell them at $24 to hammer us
down here.
A hog ranch man south of Brawley
told me yesterday that he can make
money feeding his hogs milo at $40
ton, but that he can buy it for $21,
and of course he does.
Il think these facts should be
brought out. We go through the un-
pleasant summer weather with this
cron. mature it while many can spend
their time pleasantly on vacation and
now are asked to sell at a loss through
chicanery-to put it mildly"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-16
# K|LOWATT THE
CONQUEROR" At
PALACE SOON
One of the Most Wonderful and
Costly Industrial and Educa-
tiOndI Films EUer Made

Monday. evening next at the Palace
Theater the Holton Power Company
is to show to the people of Ell Centro
and vicinity one of the most wonderful
and costly industrial and educational
films ever made; so pronounced, not
only by the technical producers and
camera men, but by some of the big
gest and best known men in America
engaged in the manufacture and dis
trbution of electricity for power and
lighting purposes.
The film, which the company has
entitled "Kilowatt the Conqueror,"
visualizes the manufacture and dis
tribution down to the smallest detail
the electric current which lights your
home, which pumps the water you
use, which furnishes the power to
drive your manufacturing plants,
prints your newspapers, heats your
bath, cooks your food, and in a hun
dred or more ways adds to your COM
fort and convenience.
Beginning in the high Hierras,
whose melted SHOWS fill the great res
ervoirs with the water that drives
the great turbines, which is the first
step in the manufacture of power,
down to the consumers installation
below Yuma, Ariz., "Kilowatt the
Conaueror," tells the story of the
Southern Sierras and the Holton
Power Company. and their relation to
the great extent of territory they
serve, in five full reels-15,000 feet
of the most wonderful pictures ever
thrown on the screen in this city.
Not only is the biography superla-
lively good, but the scenes pictured
are taken in large part from the least
visited regions of the state, including
the east slope of the high Sierras,
back of the Yosemite, the strange vol
can;c formations of the great Mono
Basin, the Owens River gorge, valley
and lake, with it's wild and beautiful
scenery; Searles lake, with it's great
chemical plants, that were of such
splendid help to the government in
wartime; the Mojave desert near
Death Valley; the mining camps of
Randsburg and Atolia; the Majove
River valley, and the great cement
plants at Victorville.
More familiar are the Citrus Belt
pictures taken in and around San
Bernardno and Riverside and through
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-16
i j GHES IS
SA T|SF|EO
At GENERAL
ACCEPTANCE |
Details of Navy Limitation
Plan Will be Next in Sec
retarys Parley Program;
Other Subjects Up to Ex-
perts zs

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-Speak-
ing at yesterdays session of the arm
ament conference after spokesmen for
the four other major powers had de-
clared acceptance in principle of the
American armament reduction pro-
posals, Secretary Hughes said:
"Gentlemen, we have listened not
only with qualification, but I may say
with profound emotion, to these ex-
pressions, so cordial, of agreement in
principle with the proposal that mas
been made on behalf of the United
States with respect to the limitation
of naval armament. 1t will now be in
order to consider the many details
which must be associated with an ex-
act agreement for that purpose.
Subjects for Experts
There are subjects, it has been
suggested here, which will appropri-
ately be examined by naval experts,
and it is the desire of the American
government that what has been pro-
posed by that government, with the
suggestions that have been made by
Mr.. Balfour on behalf of the British
government, by Admiral Kato on be-
half of the government of Japan and
any other suggestions by way of modi-
fication of emendation or criticism
that may be proper shall all be thor
oughly considered, to the end that af-
ter the most mature and careful de-
liberation We may accomplish the
great purpose which this conference
in this matter has been assembled to
achieve"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-16
INCREASE FOREIGN
SERVICE LEARNING

WASHINGTON Nov. 15.-Reeent
statistics report remarkable growth
in higher institutions of learning
since 1916 in respect to educational
preparation for foreign service, for
commerce in particular. The Com
mittee of Fifteen on Educational Prep
aration for Foreign Service appointed
by the United States Commissioner of
Education to investigate and report
from time to time upon this important
type of training called on higher in
stitutions to show whether the nation
can prepare for foreign service
through established educational sys-
TEN.
j., DR.. Glenn Levin Swiggert, the
chairman, reports that nearly IL per
cent of the colleges report courses in
foreign service, foreign trade in par
tieular. Of the II higher institutions
in which this special training is now
offered, the 10 highest report each
more than 100 students taking foreign
trade, total enrolment for the 10
institutions of 2255 students, about
one fifth the total number of students
enrolled for all courses in collegiate
schools of business reporting to the
Bureau of Education only five years
ago. The University of Washington,
Seattle, heads the list with 407 stu
dents. New York University is sec
ond with 401 students.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-16
PIONEER RESIDENT DEAD

The many friends of the family of
Amos Swerdfeger will regret to learn
of Mr.. Swerdfeger's death last Sat-
urday evening at Atascadero, Cali
fornia. Mr.. Swerdfeger was one of
Imperial Valleys early pioneers and
resided on a ranch about six miles
east of Heber up to about two years
ago, when the family removed to
Atascadero. Mr.. Swerdfeger leaves
wife, three sons, Henry and Law
renee Swerdfeger, one who resides in
Arizona, one near Bishop, California,
and daughter, Mrs, Annie Rogers. A
son, Wilmer Swerdfeger, resides in e.
Centre.
Burial was made today at Atasca.
dero.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-16
SEARCH FOR MISSING GIRL
Frank Coonbes
In Auto Accident


John Coombes, employed as zanjero
near the ten foot drop by Water Com.
pany No. l, was severely injured last
evening while attempting to repair his
automobile on the roadside near He
Der.
Coombes was struck by car driven
by Japanese giving the name of X.
Nishihama. Frank Winslow, driving
a local stage, arrived few moments
after the accident and brought
Coombes to the Ell Centre hospital for
medical attention. DR.. House render
ed first aid and stated that he did not
know just how severe Coombes' in
juries were, but that he was badly
scratched and skinned and that his
right arm was paralyzed, but might be
alright after a few days rest.
Nishihama was brought to the
county Jail by Deputy Sheriff Blake.
No charge will be placed against him
until the exact status of Coombes' in
juries are known.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-16
Continued on page two.)
OSTEOPATHS GET
PHYSICIAN STATUS

COLUMBUS, O.. Nov. 16.-The
attorney general Of Ohio has render
osteopath is a physician without linz
itation as to what diseases he may
treat and that he may sign death
certificates and all other such docu-
ments.
The opinion was requested because
of the refusal of the state registrar of
vital statistics to accept death GER
tiflcate signed by an osteopathic ply
sician. This decision is overruled by
the opinion of the attorney general
who says in part:
"The osteophathic physician who
complies with the educational qualifi-
cations of the general code which re-
quires of an osteopath a preliminary
education as is required by law of ap.
plicarts for examination to practice
medicine and surgery, and which
enumcrates the subjects in which he
is examined by the state medical
board, and who passes such examina.
ton, receives a certificate from such
board. Such certificate shall author
ize the holder thereof to practice os
teopathy and surgery IN the state, but
shall not permit him to prescribe o,
administer drugs, except anesthetics
and antiseptics."
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-16
D F F ICE R S
N A ! HAL I
Al | { GE D
EL0PEMENT
Edna Conley, Sixteen Years
Old, Missing Since Mon
day Morning, When Left
School with the Excuse
Was iii

In response to a request of M. s..
Conley, Imperial rancher, and father
of Edna Conley, who disappeared last
Monday in company with a youth by
the name of Wesman Neil, ostensibly
to be married, state and county
officers are today making a frantic
search for the missing girl and her
would-be husband in an effort to stop
the alleged elopment and thereby de-
feat Dan Cupid.
Edna Conley is described as an at
tractive girl, 16 years old, five feet
tall, weight 10 pounds, light brown
hair and peaches and cream COM
plexion. She had been attending the
Mesquite school this fall, where she
was said to have been bright and
apt pupil.
Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. S.
Conley, are ranchers and are operat-
ing the old Coggins ranch about six
miles east of Imperial. Wesman Neil,
the missing Lothario, and his mother
are said to have been employed at the
ranch by the Conleys. 1t was through
the close association thus brought
about that the romance between the
two came about.
Edna left as usual last Monday for
school. About 10 O'Clock she saw Neil
pass by the school house in his mo-
theirs automobile, which was being
driven by George Glendenning, age
45, and a friend of the Neils. Telling
the teacher and small brother that
she was i'll and asking to be excused,
she left the school and was later pick
ed up on the road by Neil.
Neil, it was stated, is of rather slen-
der build, sandy complexion, weighs
140 pounds and is 5 feet Z inches tall.
Since the disappearance of the cou-
pie on Monday, no word or trace of
their whereabouts has been received.
Officers up and down the coast are on
the lookout for the runaways and have
received instructions to notify Sheriff
Charles NJ. Applestill if found.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-16
TEN THOUSAND CLUB MEETING

The Ten Thousand Club will meet
tomorrow afternoon at the Christian
Church at the regular hour, and one
of the most interesting programs of
the year has been arranged. The
opening number will be an organ of
fertoire by Reed and played by Miss
Estelle Needham. l.. P. Sargent will
give talk on chamber of Com
merce Ideals for the Community" and
Mrs. Burritt S. Allen will speak on
"Our Civic Problems" which is
subject of vital interest to US all.
This Community Service Problem Is
the only program scheduled for the
year, which will be entirely devoted
to these problems, and the Club ur-
gently requests that every member
attend.
month, while June, with only f65
thefts reported, was the low month.
Since June, however, thefts have
been increasing, and it is thought that
October's record will be surpassed be-
fore the end of the year. November
thefts, thus far, have totaled ils.
More than fifty Of these thcftg oc-
CURED last Saturday and Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-16
PROF. ADAMS
TELlS;AB0UT
STUDENTS
.WH(pRiKjj !.
Remarkable Showing Made
by Members of Central
u n i ON ..Smith-Hughes
class; Make Perfect Score
at Fair
BY PROF. E. G.. ADAMS

by TRN'f. r. u. ADAMS
1t is not generally known that the
U. S. government is contributing over
fifteen hundred dollars year and the
state like amount to aid the agri-
cultural instruction in the three high
schools of Brawley, Holtville and Ell
Centre.
Holtville was the first school to ac-
tcept government aid and agricultural
instruction is well established as vi
tai mart of the courses offered.
That the Instructors in agriculture
may be efficient and valuable they
are annually, required to attend a gov
ernment supervised school during six
weeks of summer vacation.
The instructors in the valley schools
were called to Ontario the past sum-
mer, and were under MANY of the
leaders in agricultural progress of
the state.
The act of congress making funds
available for this vocational education
is known as the Smith Hughes Act.
The scope of this education is three
fold: first, to give the student a large
amount of definite information about
a given subject as, for example, ami
NAL husbandry. This information to
be secured from books, lectures, gov
ernment and state bulletins and circu-
lars, etc. Second, to add to this in
formation frequent studies of loca,
dairies, hog farms, etc, are made.
Third, each student is required to
carry on a home tryout project. which
consists of raising and fattening a pen
of pigs, running q Babcock test upon
his own cows or upop those of his
home, or of neighbors, or upon al,
three-or. again, the Matching and
raising of several hundred chickens
etc. 1t is seen at once that the stu
dent becomes vitally interested, fo,
he has a goal ahead, viz. getting real
information about his chosen project
and the agreed upon net returns from
it.
The remarkable feature of this
method of going to school is that
many boys stop soldering and be-
come eager searchers for ways and
means to win out. Drifting changes
to purpose and irresponsibility to re-
sponsbility shouldering.
Among the early Lessons learned in
this course is that inherited ideas and
methods must be changed to meet the
demands of present-day competition
in some cases.
That the classes in animal husban-
dry of the Holtville and FL Centro
High Schools might study some of the
very best stock in this country, good
number of each We're taken to the
Riverside fair, where with about one
hundred and fifty students from other
schools, they entered a state judging
contest. Ell Centre, owing to a late
opening of school, competed in two
classes only, viz, dairy cows and
hogs, and won second place.
Norris Perry received blue rib
bon in the Duroc-Jersey class, his
placing agreeing with the scoring of
the official judges.
That these boys came home with
better ideas of what constitutes ex-
cellence in type of warmanimals all
! Continued on page tWo.l
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-16
DUCK HUNTERS
ARE SUCCESSFUL

CALIPATRIA, Nov. 16. More
thar five hundred duck and geese
hunters passed through Calipatria on
Sunday and went along the river
bottoms or along the banks Of the
Salton Sea looking for the feathered
tribe. Most of them We're successful
and brought back either a few ducks
or goose. There have been more
thar the usual number this year, but
the hunters are also more numerous
than heretofore.
The roads are in splendid condition
all along the routes to the sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-16

Continued on page two.)
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-16
FILIPINOS TO
WORK HAWAII

MANILA, P. l., Oct. Is (by mail) -
More than 1000 Filipino laborers will
leave for Hawaii within the next few
weeks, according to information given
out today by the bureau of labor. 1t
was stated at the bureau that many
laborers apply daily for work, the ma
jority of them desiring to go to the
sugar cane fields of the Hawaiian
Islands.
The laborers who have already
signed contracts will be taken to
Honolulu in groups, the first con-
tingent leaving late this month.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-16
HIGH SCHOOL
FOOT BALL
TEAM MAY Be
CHAMP IONS
Have Not Been Defeated
This Season and Have
massed Score of 158
Points Against OppOn-
ents' 8

Students of Central Union High
are up in arms over the recent action
of the c. I. F. when that body failed
to give Imperial Valley any consider
alton for the right to participate in
the semi-final play-off for the South
ern California high school champion
ship, which in turn permits the VIM
ming team to play for the state cham
pionship.
Whether or not the action taken
was a deliberate attempt to ignore
Imperial Valley high schools or
whether the failure of the committee
to give proper notification of the
meeting was just an oversight, has
not been fully ascertained, but a; any
rate the students of the various
schools are greatly wrought up over
the matter as it now stands.
Probably never before in the his
tory of Central Union athletics has
the school turned out team of the
caliber produced this year by Coach
Schlosser. 1t is perfect working
machine, it moves as a single unit,
and executes it's plays with accuracy
and precision.
The truth of this statement is am
ply proved by an examination of the
score piled up this season in the four
games played to date:
Oct. 21, at Ell Centre, Holtville, 0;
Ell Centre, 43.
Oct. 20, at Ell Centre, Calexico, 0;
Ell Centre, SO.
No. 4, at Brawley, Brawley, 8; Ell
Centre, 27.
Nov. 10, at Calexico, Calexico, 0; Ell
Centre, 35.
In these games total of 1853 points
have been amassed against the 8
points of their opponents, and it is
stated on good authority that the
eight points scored were allowed un-
der protest as the play made is not
recognized as legal by football eX-
perts.
Next Saturday Ell Centor will meet
Holtville on their grounds and the To-
cal boys feel confident that they will
once again pile up larger score than
in the first game with Holtville, which
was played on October 21, with score
of Holtville O., Ell Centro 43.
On Thanksgiving, Central Union
will meet Brawley on the home
grounds. Current rumors have it
that the Brawley aggregation have
materially strengthened their team
since the beginning of the season and
that they are coming to Ell Centre
with blood in their eyes. A great
game is anticipated.
Lack of attendance on the part Of
Ell Centre football fans has not as
vet put a damper on the spirits Of the
students and the team, but in consid-
Grafton of the fact that Central Union
is so far championship team and
that the hardest game of the season
will be played on the big turkey day,
local fans will never have better
opportunity to show their appreciation
of the efforts of veteran Coach Schlos-
ser and the team thanby turning out
en- mass Thanksgiving Day.
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-20

gion Post, with members and friends
John McGeary had the part of Slevin-
sky and Joseph Miron the janitor. A
few minutes were enjoyed with the
quartet.
A three round boxing exhibition
was staged between Knockout Brown
and Kid Weisman which terminated in
a draw. The bout was refereed by
John J. Breen The dancing diver
sion by the Grace sisters was grace
fully put on by two Legion members.
The shaw was staged by John =.
Head Of Webster Otto Piehler was
musical director and j. Edmund For
and interlocutor Miss Millie Sulli-
van was pianist and John }. Breen,
stage manager.
The boys will get together again
next Wednesday night for their per
Torrance at the Steinberg Theatre N
Webster The show was staged IN
Memorial hall. oxford. Mass. Mon
day night. and it 5 planned 70 play at
Rutland. Mass. for the disabled vet
erans who are stationed there
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-20
POSTS COMBINE In
MINSTREL SHOW
American Legion Gives Grea,
Performance In North
Grosvenordale Hall
To Be Staged In Other Towns For
Soldier Benefit

The American Legion Posts of Ok
ford. Webster Dudley and Thompson
staged their consolidated show at I'm
ion hall, North Grosvenordale, last
Monday night before a large audience.
The company was made up Of talent
from each Post. The ends were :
John MeGeary. Joseph Miriam, John
Connors. Emile Vosper, Harry Weis-
man, John +. O'Clare. Ballads were
sung by Frank Pelletier. Joseph Par
emit Frank Mayall, Orel Gelineau and
Paul FRANKIE. Home Again Blues
was sung by Harry Wiesman; Now
! Lay Ne Down to Sleep" by John
Connors. "Oh Me. Oh My. Oh You. y
BY Emile Vosper; Nanny by John
O'Clare; Il Gave Hef That" by JOS
eph Miron; and Tam. Tam, Tam,
BY John McGeary. The ends were
applauded throughout the show for
their fine work.
The second part Of the show, known
as Open House" was a frolic, with
the latest in novelties. The scene was
that Of the home of an American Lee
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-20

happened az Diamonds store this
wees just after the uHpackiHg 81 new
summer dresses Many ginahams
were among the lot ard they were 50
reasonably priced. made to launder
easily and yet each with q nohby
style Of its own. The more dressy
occasions, which graduation festivi-
ties bring demands for, were taken
care of by many such dainty frocks.
one simple little affair of dotted
Swiss in orchid colors. so demure and
charming.
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-20
ODD FELLOWS BoWLERS
HAVE THEATRE PARTY

Twenty-Five members Of the Odd
Fellows bowling league which has
been holding tournaments during the
winter season on the Vandale alleys
Putnam Inn block. motored to ProVl-
dence Saturday night and attended
the theatre. following which a ban
quet was served them at the Far East
Chinese restaurant.
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-20

animation Of the result Of the shot he
found two 'ehurcks, both stone dead.
Whether il Was a suicide pact Is not
known. but perhaps. following their
extra long sleep this spring. the two
little weather prognosticators were a