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Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-25
QUICK R Sc
Of MERCURY
IS MOVING
MELONS
Regular Trainload Ship
ments Of Cantaloupes Now
on With Transportation
Forces Ready to Handle
Crop.

The quick rise in the temperature
today of several degrees above the
warmest time Of yesterday, will eX-
pedite the maturing of the cantaloupe
crop and it is expected that regular
trainload shipments of melons will be
made by the latter part Of the week.
1t is expected that ten carloads will
leaves for the northern and eastern
will go out of the northern end of the
valley. The railroad and express COM
panies are prepared to handle every
thing offered.
Today's shipment will probably be
two cars from CaleXico. Hebpr and FL
Centre, from Brawlcy and one each
from Calipatria, Westmorland and
lockwood.
The bureau of markets meetings
viii start as soon as there has been
an arrival of great enough quantity
of melons on the eastern markets at
ChicagO, New York and Boston, on
which to base reliable quotations, and
VIII continue daily thereafter. Market
reports will be issued to the growers
and shippers each day, with price, de
mand and supply figures from eli Sec
tions Of the country
Daily meetings of the distributors
will begin probably tomorrow. Reso-
lutionS were passed by the distributors
yesterday announcing the purpose OF
the distributors to cooperate closely
with the industrial association, which
represents the japanese growers. An
expression of pleasure was also IN
Guided at the selection of A. Takahash
as secretary of the .-sociation.
One hundred and slXty-tWo markets
will appear on this years daily schc-
dule. This is a considerable increase
over last years daily record, but re-
presents the towns and cities that
must be recognized in an efficient
distribution.
That the raise in freight rates this
wear represents 43c added to the cost
of every crate reaching Kansas City
was a statement made yesterday by
O. r. w. Schleussner. He explained
this by showing that while. the IN
crease to aKnsis iCty is about 80
cents, the charge to New York is
close to soc, and the added number of
cars that travel the greater distance
to market, equalize the apparent rate.
On this showing Mr.. Schleussner de-
clared, the outlook is indeed dubious,
especially when all the other factors
Of high cost of labor and growing are
considered. This argument he used
to drive home plea for better CO.
operation.
Watermelon growers around Braw-
lev are too busy looking after the crop
To- think of much else and as conse-
ouence they lost credit for the first
ehipment to the northern markets.
Brawley sent out shipment of water
melons just a wee bit earlier than did
Calipatria, but Calipatria having a
live press agent on the job got the
news on the wires and consequently
reaped the credit of the first shipment
However, both of these towns are in
Imperial Valley and the Imperial Val
ley gets the real credit, II credit there
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-25
TRUCK RULINGS OF
LOCAL INTEREST

Accepting advice from truckmen
concerning matters of law is danger
Gus practice, the railroad commission
tells c. A. Ware in an opinion accom-
panying an order granting him a per-
NIT to operate freight and express
auto truck line between Brawley and
WestmOrland. The commission denled
the application Of Fred Miller for ii
permit covering the same territory.
Ware has been operating without q
permit though he had been advised
chat a permit was necessary. A truck
man told him, he informed the COM
mission, that permit was not noe :
sary, that he had right to operate.
IL this connection the commission
says:
Those interested in the matter will
always find it far safer to follow the
advice of the commission, which is en-
gagged in interpreting and applying the
law rather than that of truck drivers
or others who may have ulterior mo
tives or interested reasons for gi lng
erroneous advice.
The inland Blythe Transfer COM
pany was today denied a permit to
operate a truck line between NilInd
aud Blythe. The testimony takel at
the public hearing OH the application
did not show the public need for the
service, even the applicant expressing
doubt as to whether the line could be
operated at profit.
! The commission also ordered a dis
miSsal of the applications of Il. A. Nc
MINI and A. +. Campbell for permits
to operate in the BlytheNiland terri
tory. They failed to appear at the Time
J and place set for the hearing of th,ir
applications
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-25
DEADLY ILLS
JurSniie AiIment More Fatal
Than Iona List of Diseases
Regarded as M0liqnant.
(By United PreSS)


SACRAMENTO, May 25.-Socalled
mild" diseases are reaping a harvest
of lives through the Indifference of
persons affected by them, according
to L. +. Ross, head of The bureau of
vital statistics of the state board of
health.
.Whooping cough killed more per-
sons during 1920 than typhoid, meas
les, and smallpox. Ross recently an
nounced, following completion Of COM
pilation of statistics on mild diseases
"A California. There were more than
500 deaths from whooping cough,
while only 172 deaths resulted from
typhoid, seven from scarlet fever, and
l91 from measles.
At the same time Ross announced
tnat California is standing on the
brink of a volcano of smallpox While
there have been only seven deaths SO
far this year thousands of cases have
been reported. If smallpox becomes
vrulent the results would surpass the
ravages of the influenza epidemic de-
cared Ross.
during 1920 than it has been for ten
years. This disease, which reaches its
peak every four years, showed an vX-
ceptional gain in 1920, after having
reached a peak in 1918. The deaths
for 1920 We're surprise" as the dis
ease was not scheduled to return with
peak virulence until 1922.
Whooping cough is essentially a
Chiidren's disease, the statistics show,
although deaths from the malady were
recorded of persons aged Go yeals :.
Deaths were as follows: under ore
year, 236; between one and four years:
la; between five and fourteen years,
Is; between IA and "a years, l; be-
tween 25 and 81 years. 2; over So years
three.
Measles showed decided increase
during 1920 Ross report shows. There
were 1929 cases reported, with 1926
deaths. The deaths were as follows:
under one year, 40; between l and 4
years, 104; between 5 and IA years, Sc;
between Is and '24 years, 5; between
25 and "a years, 4; between 35 and IA
years, 2; between As and "a years, | {;
between 55 and GA years, /; over 65
years, 2.
"There is no such thing as mild
disease" Ross declares. "The viru-
lence of these so-called mild diseases
proves that they are dangerous and
that their toll of lives is great. The
whooping cough is general regarded
lightly. but not only does the record
show that the deaths are many, but
also that those touched with the dis
ease are liable to tuberculosis. A great
many whooping cough cases later de-
velop into tuberculosis if not carefully
watched"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-25
ASSO. CHAMBERS is
TO MEET AT BRAWLEY

The next regular meeting of the As
sociated Chambers of Commerce will
be held at Brawley next Friday eve
ming, No definite program has been
announced as yet, but there will he
plenty of valley topics for consldera-
zion.
At the last meeting of the Associat
ed Chambers a. Westmorland, the ques
tion of valley roads claimed the main
attention of the evening, one stretch
of road in particular--the Holtville-
lmperial-and no doubt the same topic
will again come up for an airing. Since
the last meeting there has been no
alteration in plans, however, and work
has continued ON both the Holtville-
Imperial and the Brawley -Calipatria
stretches of highway.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-25
ALIEN POLL TAX.
(By Associated PresS)

SACRAMENTO, May 25.-Gover-
nor Stephens has signed the bill pro
vding that all male alien residents of
California over the age of Il be reg
istered and pay an annual poll tax of
$40 to the school fund of the county
in which they reside.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-25
ADVERTISES THE VALLEY.

The january issue Of Touring Topics
the official organ of the Automobile
Club of Southern California, carried
as its lead story an article on the Inn
perial Valley and its resources. 1t was
well written and splendid advertising
for the valley. The Steering Wheel,
of Dallas, Tex, similar publication
has just reproduced the article in full
with the accompanying illustrations.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-25
PRINTING. .NRITHMETICS.
tRv nhited Press)
SACRAMENTO, MAY 25.

SACRAMENTO, May Zo.-MOfe joy
for the school kids.
The state printing plant under the
direction of deputy State Printer Dan
Sullivan. has just completed the punt-
ir@ Of 485Oo0 volumes of arithmetjcs
They are being shipped out to all the
counties.
The arithmetics composing this is.
sue have been printed for three diff
ferent grades.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-25
LIVE AGAIN WITH
OLD TIME FAIRIES

Hans and Gretchen those two CEN
tury old fascinating characters created
by Grimm. the fairy-book man, are to
live again Friday night for the delee-
tation Of not only the little ones but
the grown up folks as well.
This old fairy tale whipped into q
delightful Juvenile drama is to be
presented to the public by the girls
of the physical education department
of the high school in the school audi
torium. There will be many more
characters in the play than the little
heroine and hero and many dance and
music numbers that have been inter
polated by the producers, and on the
whole it promises to be most inter
esting and amusing evening. Ihc
players and their characters are as fol
lows:
Gretchen ...........................H Helen Girarc
The Old Witch .......... .Grayce Morgan
San Man ........................... Amy Winans
Dew Fairy ............,.. Gladys HarkeN
Queen of the Fairies, Marcia Champion
The Queens Pages ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
............. .Margie Brooks, Della Brooks
The Queens Herald Bobby Chesnu
Yellow Butterfly Margaret Chesnu
King of Dwarfs ........-.Katherine Orr
Fairies, Dwarfs, Witches aTd Ginger
bread Children.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION

MARYSVILLE, May 25.-Th, state
Sunday school convention of Northern
California, which convened here yes
terday, is in full swing today. The
session will last through tomorrow,
and is a sequel to the Southern Cali
fornia convention held at Merced last
week
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-25
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
(By Associated Pressl

~ CORNING, Cal, May 25.-Oscar
McCartie, former police officer on
the Hoop5hI Indian reservation in Hum
boldt county, was shot and killed from
ambush at an early hour this morning
near his ranch south of here. 1t is
thought that the murder of McCartie
is the result of a feud on the reserva
tion in which he was engaged few
NnarS afo.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-25
STATE MINERAL LANDS.

SACRAMENTO, May 25-Govcrnor
Stephens has signed the bill which
provides that all mineral state lands
are reserved to the state and nor sub
iect to sale except on a rental ami
royalty basis.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-25
HUNTER is MINATED.

HOYLAKE, Eng, May 25.-Dr.
Paul Hunter, of Los Angeles, was
eliminated today in the fifth round of
the amateur championship golf tourn-
ament.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-25
Weather Report t

Southern California. Tonight and
Thursday, fair, except cloudy or foggy
on coast in mornings. Moderate wcsy-
erly winds.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-01-08
GRAND RIDGE.

Residents Of the village and vicinity
Were shocked the learn Tuesday even
ing of the sudden death OF Rev. j. :
Rogers at the family home in Oak
Park, Streator. Rev, Rogers about
twenty years ago was pastor of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church Of
this village. Two years ago he pur-
chased a home in Streator and last
summer filled the pulpit of the Con
Rregational church of that city. II
is survived hy his widow, three sons
and two daughters. The sons are
Walter Rogers, a professor in the
State University Of Indiana; Luther
Rogers Of Quincy, ILL.,, and Herbert l.
Rogers Of Grand Ridge The daugh-
ters are Mrs, Ethel O'Kccto Of Glen
arm, H., and Miss Bertha, at home.
Farewell parties are much in owl
deAce these days, complimentary ID
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-01-08
1858 GOVERNMENT
HELPERS LOSE Jobs;
WAGES Topped OFF
CONGRESS YIELDS ECONOMY Ak
ON APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
RESULT $50 100000 IS SAVED
PAY ROLL,

Washington, Jan. S-Tho most
sweeping move to economic taken bJ
congress is evidenced in the action
of the appropriation committee Of the
house, which today reported the leg
islative, executive and judicial ap-
preparations bill and reduced the fed
eral employees in the District Of CO,
umbia by 1O,6S3, elfecting yearly
saving OF more Jhan $300G0.Q00,
The bill does not provide for salar-
les for the next fiscal year for l2lSS5
federal employees here, but provides
for 1860 additional employees for the
internal revenue bureau, so that the
net reduction amounts 10 l0,GSj.
In addition to eifecting savings by
elimination Of this army CT war
workers. the committee recommends
that the bonuses of $40 year, in
the next fiscal year, shall lot apply
to workers at the Washington navy
yard whose wages are determined by
wage scale adjustments from time 70
time
Republican leaders say that the
total reduction in employees in the
district will reach fully 10000 before
the middle of the next fiscal year
They are unwilling to make further
cuts in the salary roll until the spe-
cial committee recently appointed TO
consider the elimination of uuuecea-
Sary government bureaus reports.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-01-08

Zion Evangelical Lutheran church,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-06
w. THE ROOFS,

Again the night the wind, the rain,
the labOriOus transit of dim, weltering
streets Inez led through tor
tuOus maze of murky backways, till
they came to a sinister block of tower
ing, teeming tenements, into which,
pluCking Leonora by the sleeve, she
turned.
In the unsavory lower hall Leonora
spoke incredulously: "Not here"
lnez gave a negative gesture: II
should say not. Acrost the roofs &.
You don't suppose Pm such a simp as
to lead dick to the right door, do
your"
you don't think we're fOllowedW
Leonora demanded in quick alarm.
Inez nodded emphatically. 81 know
we was"
"Who was it? Could you see?"
"NObody I ever seen before; a new
bird, l guess, from some uptown pre-
cinct. Coarse worker, too: he must've
spotted you first, cause he was waitin'
when we came out, and trailed us all
the way"
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Whats the use? You know now,
don't you? 1t wouldn't we done you
any good to know in the street, as
longs | knew and had sense enough
to lead him wrong, like this. .
CmOn."
They began TO run up long flights
of stairs lighted only by single gas jets
low-turned on every. other landing
and noisome with stratified stenches
of evil cookery and things worse yet !;
the predominating race tenanting each
successive floor indicated by it's domi-
nant effluvium, were it garlic, boiled
cabbage, fried fish, or the subtle, pene-
trating, Indispensable odor of opium
smoke. Gusts of voices lifted in rude
laughter or more commonly quarrel
some issued from doorways that stood
as a rule wide. Once there was a
sound of weeping, too, sickening dull
walls Of some woman cruelty used.
And always the inevitable squalling Of
children fretful in unhappiness. .
On the top landing Inez paused to
peer over the rail. "That's him." she
painted, nodding.
Leonora joined her. At the bottom
of the gloomy, deep well Of the stair
case the fore-shortened figure of a
man was visible, his upturned face a
mere blur of flesh color. But some
thing individual in the pose caught
Leonoras eye and prodded what she
took for some memory half erased.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-06
CHAPTER FIVE.
Rendezvous With Destiny.
|. THE CLOCK.

BY the time Priscilla Maine had spent
twenty minutes phoning and all her pa
tienCe garnering snubs from one AFRO
giant cab company after another, the
van of the storm had passed, leaving
the compIeter subjugation of the
stunned and cringing city to the end
less legions of the rain.
Her own car was being used by Mrs.
TrOwbridge for a dinner visit out Of
town. In her present state of mind
and nerves the prospect of stopping IN
Indefinitely in the studio was insutfef-
able.
Resigning herself, then, TO a drench-
ing, the girl locked up and scampered
through swimming streets to Fifth
avenue-Where she waited three min
utes that seemed ten till a trudging
bus consented to pick her up. At the
uptown end of her journey, likewise,
she had two blocks to run, from Fifth
avenue to Park before she got home,
with hat, suit, furs and temper all de-
AlOl dllLtu.
While her maid prepared a bath she
begged off by telephone from dinner
engagement to which she had long
been looking forward. Tonight she
felt it would be impossible to hold her
own, with anxiety on account of Mario
and Leonora forever at her elbow, a
g'bbering specter.
A hot bath and the ease of neglige
should have lent her some tranquility,
but did not. She made the merest pre-
tense Of dining from tray in her
room. She could not forget
Past seven: in less than three hours
1 aonora must start upon her journey
And she could do nothing .
n:thing! but Lait and wonder
a"d wiring useless hands
A little before ten an ineXplicable
change in the texture Of her emotions
made her aware that the peak of her
transports had been reached and
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-06

had suffered. But now the time of
waiting was no more :Leonora had left
her hiding place and, committing her
self bravely to her dark adventure,
had found relief in action.
If only she might be with Leonora
tonight as she had so often been, see
ing what she saw, doing what she did,
knowing what she knew, participating
in every reaction, of her wits and per-
eeptions :.
Only if she could sleep, it was pos
sible, she might dream =.
Darkening her bedchamber, she
went to the window, opened it,. and
tarried a little in it's recess, looking
out.
Rain was still falling, torrential,
lanCing the night with its myriad slen
der, silver, slanting jets, brimming
cutters, flooding sidewalks, blackening
and furnishing roadways to the SEM
blanCe of rivers of ink that mirrored
a multitude of lights. She thought of
LeOnora struggling through that scour-
iHS tempest w an ulihllONA DOul iC =
The clock struck ten.
She turned back to her bed, threw
herself down upon it without undreSS-
ing and closed her eyes. Immediately
she opened them again; there could
be no sleep for her till mind and spirit
We're tagged out altogether.
ed, Oh her dressing table the convex
crystal of a French clock caught
clear beam from some street light and
was TRANSPORTED into the likeness of a
little captive moon of dead white glare.
Upon this, the brightest spot in the
room, Priscillas gaze focused natural
ly. For minutes on end she watched
it, in a phase of lethargic fascination
which was rewarded when the little
moon began to grow, to spread out,
its cold light filing the room, the
world, and all the spaces of her con-
seriousness, 50 that spellbOund percep-
lions grew faint then failed, and she
was no more aware of herself as Pris-
ella Maine, an individual entity but
only as a pinpOint Of anonymous being
adrift in the meaSureless indifference
of infinity.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-06

prices, far exceeds the supply. Tx
perimenters have tested to their salts
faction that this much priced fruit
can be produced commercially in
wide area of territory and they are
busy developisS an industry that
gives much promise. The avocado be-
longs to the laurel family and Is
native of tropical and semi-tropical
America. The tree is large and spread
ing, its leathery leaves Of a spicy
taste and odor. The lay tree, whose
leaves, are used largely for seasoning,
belongs to the laurel family. The
fruit of the avocado varies in shape
from round to pear-shaped, with color
from green to deep purple, weighing
from a few ounces up to five pounds.
It contains a large single seed around
which is a thick creamy yellow and
green-cOlored flesh Of delightful nutty
flavor. The thick-skinned fruit is more
often shipped, as it carries well. " 1t
has been said of the avocado that 1t
is in a CLASS by itself 1t is q. natural
combination of food-fruit aud OIL It
averages 9S4 calories, or heat units
per pound, more than twice the maxi
mum calories of the best fresh fruits.
Its fuel value corresponds to rs per
cent Of that Of cereals. It's chief val
ue however is in its fat cOn1ent, which
in some cases is as high as % to 30
per cent. The only fruit comparable
to it is the olive and that Is a proc
essed fruit. The increase In popula-
ton, making land too valuable mere
ly for producing meat, makes the
production of such substitute worthy
of consideration.
In Mexico a salad of the pear is
used as follows: Cut the fruit in
dice after peeling and add to two
parts of the fruit one part Of Ber-
muda onion, chopped fine, and small
Sweet pepper. Prepare two hours be-
fore serving. Season with salt, pep
per and vinegar. ,'1
In SantiagO.-Peel the fruit, remove
the seed and cut in cubes. Mix with
mayOnnaise, sprinkle with the yolk Of
hard cooked egg put @lrough a sieve
Such a salad should constitute a meal,
with the fat of the fruit, in the dress
ing and in the yolk Of the egg.
Havana Paste.-Take the meat Of
three avocados, add three tomatoes,
half green pepper cut into fine
shreds. Crush and pound this mass
70 nrt1
lime Juice and salt. Mix thoroughly
and serve at once.
Avocado au acknowledgements the
skin and slice the fruit Serve on a
plate garnished with celery hearts, to-
mato or sweet red peppers. To be
eaten with a fork with or without
salt and pepper, as preferred.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-06
II. THE STREET.

She had neither raincoat nor UNI
brela; demoniac squalls hailed such,
defenseleSs prey, and gusts of pelt-
ing drops stung the bare flesh of her
face like birdshot. Long before she
managed to weather the corner her
thin cloak was soaked through and so
was all beneath it, her shoes were
squelching, her sodden skirts, harried
by the wind, We're clinging tenaciously
to her legs, making progress incredibly
difficult. Yet she did not mind, but
found kind of savage delight in bat
Ting with the elements, gaining ground
against their malicious will. Following
long confinement to that room of I'M
Speakable boredom there was compen-
SatiOn and to spare in this false sense
OF freedom, in the mere fact that she
was at last at large, enough to render
her Indifferent to damaged clothing as
well as to the clammy discomfort with
which it plastered her chilled body.
She leaned her slim young body
against the wind and gladly fought it
for every breath and. step, she relished
keenIy the wet sweetness, Of the air,
the gurgle of rushing CUTTERS the lilli
putian drumfire of the rain, the motley
cheer of weeping windows. But for
these last one might pardOnably have
taken the Street for part of some
drowned city peopled by gray ghostly
shapes, figures glimpsed darkly
through sweeping waves of rain as
they scurried from curb to curb, lum-
bered down the wind or, like LeOnora,
plodded doggedly against its bowling
opposition. But few such were visible
at any time; humanity braved the ele-
ments that night solely under the lash
of elemental appetites, such as the ne
cessity of beer, and then made it's ex-
cursion as brief as might be. Even the
police Rugged shelter.
A night of terror, she thought with
SILVER as much of dread as of cold,
pausing in the lee of a corner to re-
gain her breath before renewing con-
test with the storm; night when any
thing might happen
Resolutely she put that thought be-
hind her; she did not dare to be afraid.
And lest she be tempted again to think
and falter, she spurred herself pitiless-
ly on once more.
AT length she turned aside into a
sullen street, lily lighted, wholly DESC
late in all its visible length save for
the shining welcome of saloon windows
on the ground floor of a dilapidated
dwelling in the middle of the street:
beacons marking the end Of the first
stage of her journey.