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Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
AUTOMOBILE
RAP
HIGHWAY
BOARD
Delays, Inefficiency Smart
ly Criticised in Report
Sent Governor. Highway
Construction Not Suffici-
emily Lasting, Alleged.
FIR RANCTSCO

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 81
Claims that the State Highway Com
mission is not carrying out road
construction program it promised be-
fore the July, 1919, election on a $40,-
100000 road bond issue, were made in
report sent to Governor w. d.
Stephens today by the California State
Automobile Association and the Auto
mobile Club of Southern California.
The report was based on a study
made by club committees of all paved
highways in California to determine
their sufficiency in width, their pres
ent condition and their ability to
carry the increasing volume and
weight of traffic.
Criticism, which the report said is
constructive, is contained in the
statement sent the governor. The
highway commission, the report said,
has lacked foresight and vision by
falling to carry out adequate and suf-
flclent experimentation, research ano
investigation on broad and compre-
hensive scale" The commission also
was charged with having mo stated
program directed toward aiding coun-
ty highway departments" and, the re-
port continued, though headauar-
ters policy which must be classed as
narrow and shortsighted, the respon-
sibility of the commissions division
engineers has been so circumscribed
that at times their work has resolved
itself into mere routine" Delay in
payment Of accounts wa salso charged
to the commission, and that body's at
titude toward highway contractors
"of excellent standing" has been, it
was charged, the cause of severe
criticism from contractors.
When the engineers on the clubs
committee started their investigation,
four-inch concrete pavemcnts were the
commission standard While the in
vestigation was being made the stand
ard was changed to five inches. The
report dweclared, "A five inch con-
crete slab is not thick enough to meet
heavy traffic requirements The re-
port recommended pavements from
six to eight inches thickness for trunk
roads and declared the state should
adopt a richer concrete mixture than
at present used.
Greater width of permanent paved
io1uWdy is VI eNlFenle importance,
the statement said Fifteen foot
pavements without shoulders are un-
satisfactory and dangerous. All
double track highways should never
be less than Is feet on tangents and
should be widened on curves and
grades. Where traffic is congested
the widths should not be less than "a
feet.
California highways built under the
first and second bond issues will be
worn cut or obsolete before the last
bonds are retired in 1862, the report
declared. "Pavements should live as
long as the average life of the bonds
with which they are built" 1t added
and declared that about twenty five
per cent of the 4-inch pavements have
broken down in four and one-quarter
years, practically before the retire
ment of any of the bonds. at is i'm
portant to build more permanent
roads with shorter life bonds," the
statement said.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
Terhune Surrendered
To Contra Costa

Tucker Terhune, alias Harold Ter
hume alias Jack Wilson, arresed in Ell
Cenro January 5, charged with looing
several houses at Bonds corner, and
wanted by the federal government for
holding up a Pullman car at Atlanta.
Georgia, and an alleged deserter from
the United States Navy, was taken
to Los Angeles in the custody Of Jack
Ridgway, deputy sheriff. and turned
over to Sheriff Richard Veale of
Contra Costa county Saturday.
Joseph Piva and Harvard Hamel,
taken into custody with him, were al
so sent north.
Sheriff Auulestill waived his case
against the men in favor of Sheriff
Veale.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
YBARRA MAY YET
BE GOVERNOR
BELOW LINE.
Especial to The Press.)

CALEXICO, Jan. 31.-Sr. Rafael
Silber, formerly police commissioner
for the Northern District of Lowr
California, has returned from Mexico
City and says that there will be a
change in the governorship within
Fifteen days. He says that it is not
at all certain who will be the success
full candidate, but he leans toward
Epigmenio Ybarra. who was men
toned some time ago. Others in the
race are Colonel Jose Maria Carpio
and General Gallegos.
He states that the general belief
there is that Governor Manual Balar-
ezo will be transferred to the southern
district. This is also the belief in
Mexicali.
ST., Silver was offered high po-
sition in Mexico City, but prefers
Lower California and does not yet
know what he will be given.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
FRIEND WILL BE
REAL BUSY MAN
FOR AWHILE.
(By' Associated Press)

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 81
Within the next eight days State
Treasurer Friend w. Richardson must
collect S10,000,000 from several thou
sand corporations for franchise taxes.
"My office has collected $12,462,-
O79,10 since last August in corpora
ton franchise taxes and there is still
due $9,S70,SS2.5 Sc which will become
delinquent at 6 p. m. February 7th,"
Richardson said
This tax is payable in gold, but in
order to accommodate taxpayers | will
accept certified checks, cashiers
checks, drafts and money orders. Cor
porations are asked not to remit by
personal or uncertified company
checks.
"The total tax this year was more
than 22000000 and was the largest
in the history of the state. Corpora
tions are slow in paying this year and
evidently the delinquent list will be
large"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
AND THE LAST
WILL Be FIRST
At THE. END
by Associated PressJ

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. 81
Three political campaigns of varying
intensity are in progress in California
just now. Two of them are local in
extent, the other is to be state wide.
Down in the ninth congressional dis
ftrict, whirff- runprisess .most Ufs LBS
Angeles county, outside the city, and
includes Long Beach, Pasadena and
other towns, campaign is on to elect
a successor to Charles f. Van De
Water, who was elected to congress
last November and was killed in an
automobile accident three weeks later.
The election will be held February
18th.
In San Francisco the people of the
twenty-fourth assembly district will,
on February Is, name successor to
William M Collins, who had repre-
sented them in four sessions. Mr..
Collins was recently elected for the
fifth time and died about month
after election.
The statewide campaign is being
made by Governor William d.
Stephans and administration support
ers in an effort to put over" the
King Taxation measure, which was
beaten here in the assembly on the
last day of the first half of the ses-
sion. The governor has announced his
itinerary for tour of the state and
legislators opposed to the bill have
announced they will also speak against
it. Numerous assemblymen and sena-
tors have agreed to stump their home
districts and nearby sections on the
question.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
WATER
USED LAST
YEAR THAN
BEFORE
Facts Garnered
from Annual Report of Ir-
rigatiOn District. Coming
Election for Directors
Stirs Up Warm Contests.

Outstanding features OF the 1921
water, weather and crop report as
compiled under the supervision OF
General Manager F. N. Cronholm,
which is soon to be presented to the
board of directors, are that the irri-
gated acreage under the system il
constantly increasing, the use of water
is increasing in proportion and that
last year record rainfall aided the
farmers.
Although not in the report the fact
that the water in he Colorado river
does no increase as needed, brings the
matter of storage and flood control
prominently to the front.
Another prominent feature of the
report which covers landss both above
and below the line and is for the
largest irrigation system in the world,
is that 49.2 of irrigated lands last year
were in cotton. These figures are
slightly gigher than other estimates,
but were compiled by district EN-
ployes. This particular part of next
years report now in the process of
making, will show decided drop,
probably less than half.
With the irrigated acreage last year
at 388,250, this year it jumped to $685.
44O, an increase of over 14,000 acres.
The total quantity of water diverted
at Hanlon's heading for direct use was
3,O97,957 acre feet. This item showed
a jump of nearly 100000 acre feet in
the year. Then, the total quantity
wasted was 772.576 acre feet, an in
crease of 225,OO0 acre feet over 1919.
Water lost amounted to 230,O92, a re-
duction of $4,000 acre feet. The mu-
tual companies received during the
year 2,095,2S9 acre feet, an increase
of $4,000 feet.
1t is interesting to note that the
used by he farmers of the valley was
the smallest in the history of the dis
trict. The figures are 3.47 feet per
acre. The next lowest was 1919 with
a 3. "a averave and for seven years be-
fore that the average was between
3.77 and Alp per acre.
The rainfall was Al feet, or ap-
proximately 1-2 inches. This water
is to be added to the use of the water
as it fell on the land and took that
much less irrigation. This was the
heaviest in nine year record. The
normal is 20 foot or little over two
inches.
The district also keeps tempera-
ture record. The mean annual tenn
perature of the valley is 70.1 which
was one degree less than 1919 and
the coolest year since 1918. The rec
ord showed that there were no killing
frosts thatyear which is record for
nine wears. The first killing frost
for 1920 was on December z, which
was two weeks later than usual
AS to the division of crops in the
valley the report shows that 20.6 per
cent was devoted to cereals and seed,
AZ per cent into cotton, l6.9 per cent
was in hay and forage and 1873 was
in fruits, vegetables and miscellan-
eous.
The future policy Of the Imperial
Irrigation District will be determined
by the voters at the regular election
Wednesday, February 2, when three
directors, majority Of the board,
will be chosen. From the point Of
view at present is does not appear
that the election will radically alter
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
MRS. PEETE WAS
CALLED A
VAMPIRE.
tBy Associated Press)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31.--In the
Denton murder trial today Judge Russ
Avery, of the Superior court, special
administrator of the estate of Denton,
testified that Mrs. Peete had told him
last June, that Denton's relatives had
called her a vampire for associating
with Denton.
Mrs. Annie Stimson, wealthy So
ciety woman, told the court that she
had tried to purchase the Denton
residence from Mrs. Peete for $685.
600, believing that she was the new
owner.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
BANDITS SHOOT
DOWN POLICE
AND ESCAPE.
(By Associated Press)

DETROIT, Jan. 31.-Three detec-
tives were shot and seriously wounded
by three bandits who held up and
robbed the Morton Bond Company's
office in the Public Square, today.
The bandits were intercepted as
they ran from the office after com.
mitting the robbery. A running pistol
battle followed. The police officers
were shot down, and the bandits then
escaped in an automobile. Their loot
amounted to $4,000 IN Liberty Bonds.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
IMMEDIATE KNOWLEDGE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The peo-
pie of the western states are entitled
to know and know now" what dispos-
ition Of the Japanese sediment prob
lem will be made in the tentative
Shidehara- Morris treaty, Senat o r
Johnson, of California declared in
formal statement today. The reiter-
ated treaty in effect would repeal
the California anti-alien land law.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
TO Gu THE NAVY
tBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81 The re-
duction of the navy's enlisted per-
sonnel to maximum of 100000 as
compared with the present possible
maximum of 143,000 is provided for
in the naval appropriation to be re-
ported to the House tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
WILSON REFUSES
TURN DEBS
LOOSE.
fBy Associated Press,


WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Refusing
to accept the recommendation of the
Department of Justice officials that
the sentence of Eugene Debs, to ten
years in the Atlanta prison, for viola
ton of the espionage act, be COM
muted so that he would be released
February IL. President Wilson today
announced that he would not turn
Debs loose.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
SAFE CRACKERS
MAKE HAUL OF
$4,000.
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The
Commonwealth Nationa Bank of
Rcedville, Virginia, was robbed of
cash and securities by safe crackers
last night, to an amount exceeding
$4,000. The burglars then set fire
to the building. or the fire was strated
by the explosion which blew the vault
according to the information received
by the police here.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
LINE RUNNERS TAKEN

Charged with smuggling, F. J.
Denkins, 81 years old and Earl
Rodgers, 26, were arrested and lodged
in the county Jail by Inspector Kemp
of Calexico yesterday. The men had
tive quarts of liquor on their person
when taken into custody.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31

N~At1Ne~have found" he continued,
"that the question of rate depends on
successful analysis of the inventor
les of the company placed before the
commission. In the one now before
US, for example, we are anxious to
know how the Southern California
Edison Company acquired the large
water sheds and what proportion of
this capitalization is borne by the ir-
rigation districts, which are furnished
water"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
BANKRUPTCY THREATENS

CHICAGO, Jan. 31.-Banpruptcy
threatens all of the railroads of the
United States, unless they can be as
sured of immediate means of reduc-
ing expenses, the Railroad Labor
Board was told this morning by the
Association of Railroad Executives.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
FAXED HOLD-UP.

MARION, Ohio, Jan. 31.--H. c..
Forty, Marion count ytreasurer, con-
fessed the police say, that he embez-
zled approximately $4,000 VIII lie
treasurer and deputy treasurer and
staged fake hold-up last Wednesday
to cover theft of over $4,000, which
he expected to use in making good the
shortage.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
KIDNAPPED WIFE DISCOVERED
:RESTHVG IRRIGATION FACTS IN ANNUAL REPORT
MEXICALI TO HAVE
ONE BIG TIME
ATF1ESTA-

A big committee has been named in
Mexicali for a grand fiesta and car
nival to he held Sunday, February 6.
This committee is headed by G. Mo-
rales as president and F. Nernal as
secretary with Governor Balarezo and
General Rodriguez as honory presi=-
dents.
All the leading business men of
MeXrcaG are on the committee and it
is designed to make this the largest
and most spectacular carnival that has
yet been held in the sister city. The
grand parade Of allegorical cars"
promises to be big event and will
cover both cities and to the end that
1t may be made success the commit
tee has asked Calexico business men
through the Chamber of Commerce
to put as many cars as possible in
the parade, decorating them as elab-
orately as they can.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
HOn1e:

This leaves the county as whole a
trifle short of the $4,000 quota. How
ever, several communities have asked
for a short extension of time and will
no doubt make up the small balance
before another week passes.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31

Wool fabric in brown and white
checks is used for many smart sport
suits, the popular heck being of
about half-inch width.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
QUOTA FOR ORPHANS
FIGURES SHORT
in TOTAL.

Following is the Srport by commit
tees as secured by headquarters, by
the drive for funds for the children
|in the Imperial Valley Children's
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
MAINE GOVERNOR DEAD.
tBv Associated Press1

AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. 3l~-Frede-
rick II. Parkhurst. governor of Maine,
died this morning after lingering i'll
ness.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
FARMERS TO FIGHT
ELECTRICITY
CHARGES.

<Overcharging the farmers for elccs
trical power use in irrigation will be
prevented by their united action
through the Public Utilities Depart
ment of the California Farm Bureau
Federation, DIR. w. H. Walker, presi-
dent of that organization, told an au-
dience of agricultursts Saturday night
in Ontario ..~-,~..u... .-~ee
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
FIREMEEN KILLED, INJURED
(By Associated Press)

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Jan. 81
Three firemen were killed and 1S SER
iously injured, when a wall collapsed
in the burning building at an early
morning fire. Two Of the injured are
expected to die.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
Daily
Weather
Report

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - To-
night and Tuesday, fair. Heavy frost
early morning. Gentle westerly winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31

Continued on page 2.)
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-03-16

GREEN LAKE NORTH SHORE

March Al 5Andreen is doing
some painting and paper hanging at.
the Harlander home. 5l .:z~s. ... ..s: .sz5z
4. ~ hnny Brattlund from kandfyohii
made. his usual call at G. Harlander's
/ s,sP. A. Andreen, Gust Harlander and
Ed Berg made a business trip to Will
mar on Monday. 'G%1-'s,S ~ : Il,
The Farmers Shipping association
shipped two carloads of stock to So.
= st: Paul on Tuesday
Otto Bjork recently bought a horse
from Nels Johnson in Harrison.
Mrs. E. O. Berg and children made
call at the Erick Seastedt home on
Thursday. . ~
Martin Swenson lis at present work
ing at the Spicer Ice Company.
( Gean Hood from Hawick made call
at the Joe Pelkey home on Friday. .
Mrs. G. Swenson was entertained
by Mrs. E. Seastedt ON Friday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. A. Andreen were
pleasantly surprised at their home last
Saturday evening by their neighbors
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-03-16
:..C0LEAX

March 1.-THE Progressive club
meets at Dusenus Jensen's Saturday,
March 10Th. n. lilo. 4. s.: 5%
Myrtle Hatlestad left Friday. for
Norway Lake where she is to assist
at the S. Hatlestad home. :. IS IS j. II s.
Gust and Joseph Olson made a trip
to Willmar Saturday. f -. -. T.
Mrs. Peter Ogren from New London
visited at Their parental home here from
Saturday Until Sunday. *3 ~ ~. : !
80 Mrs. SP. %. johnson and Mrs. Oar
win JOHNSON entertained at a. quilting
party on Saturday. The tiecing OF
the quilt was done by the school chill.
:dren' of Dist. 49,. 1T lis to be sold at lot
terry for the school. @,~<:z> = tn 4
" :1Mrs. Andrew Olson and Mrs. Hen
ming 'Bengtson spent Sunday at the
Frank Lundgren home: - ~.
= Mrs. Christian Larson spent from
Friday Until Sunday with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Darwin Johnson, >:,<
The Fryksell family has now finish.
ed their new house on their farm,
which they purchased some time ago,
and have recently moved into Che
same from the Gust Harlander place
which they have rented for some
time,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-03-16
AUCTION: SALE

Having rented 800 acres Of my farm
l have lot of farm machinery and
live stock to dispose off and will sell
at public auction on my farm, known
as the old Kamstra Farm in Section
20, Town of Edwards, three-fourths
of a mile southeast of Raymond, on
Saturday, March 26th, 1921
beginning at / p. m, the following
property as listed:
7 HORSES team Of grays 6, and Z.
years old, W.T.. about 2700; bay horse
4 years old, w.t. about 1900; 1 iron
gray horse years old, W.T.. about 1900;
/ bay horse 9 years old, VT 1910; l.
sorrel horse ~ years old.
IS COWS-28 of these COWS are OF the
Hereford kind, most of them nearly
full bloods and are all bred to a pure
registered white face bull. All are
heavy with calf and will be fresh
about the middle of April. The rest
are a good grade of red Shorthorn,
also coming fresh this spring. Any
one looking for something fancy IN
good stock COWS cannot afford to let
this fine bunch of cattle go.
FARM .MACHINERY-1 Deering bin
der Z it cut; 20-ft disc; Deering
double row cultivator; beet cultlva-
tor; 2 single row corn cultivators; l
one horse garden cultivator; 2 John
Deere gang plows; l John Deere sui
XIV plow; l walking plow; l 22-shoe
grain drill; l four horse wooden drag'
l three horse iron drag; two morse
iron drag; / narrow tire wagon; l
wide tire wagon; l platform buggy
set Of double harness; 1 feeder; i
bean thresher and other articles TOO
numerous to mention.
TERMS-All sums under $lo' cash.
m sums over $40 time will be given
IN anproyed notes bearing 8 per cent
interest from date of sale until NOV
ember /, 1921. No property 10 oe 'e'
moved until settled for.
G. sToR, Owner.
Smith & Pierson, Auctioneers.
r p. Stoltenberg, Clerk. o:1o-s'
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-03-16

evening s. s
Horde drove over So lisad 81
cattle Into Willmar on Monday
Ruby Erickson sand Walter Ander-
Bon, quentin and gari Erickson were
Lake Elizabeth callers On Friday ev-
ening. &:
MI. 4and Mrs. Axel Lundquist and
M and hrs Ole p Erickson we're
Antertained Iat Ears Erickson's on.
Sunday. !. s. SIS nc
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Norling visited
at Lewis strandberg's On Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Erick Nordin. Mr..
apd Mrs Ole b Erickson, Mr.. and
Mrs xel .Lundq u1st and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lara Erickson attended the party
given 1T the Andrew Ray home IN
Willnar. the occasion. being old Mrs..
Erickson's SD birthday anniversary.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-03-16

''lJS.I!lNE:SS''
just Remember This
America i S full OF live, red
bl9oded, energenic, .ambi t II Gus men
and women, moreso day than ever,
and are not going to- crawl into a -
hole and pull it in after them.
It's Good Advice Now
to act natural, have confidence.
= and respect fof the other fellow s.,
and buy what you need - Don't worry
about the future being the end OF
all things: e.
We are making great price
reductions on our stocks and
by creating bigger outlet, are
going to do our: share in send
ing in new orders TO the. factor
les, thereby starting a new era
of business with work enough
for all. - ... -......'
= a. ~s;s >>sa
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-03-16
(First Publication Feb. 2a-4p
CITATION FOR HEAR1N9 0N
1rON FOR ADMIN 1Sx1A4 ,so

First Publication Feo. @o-71
m-o,r FOE HEARING ON PET1-
lion FOR 'AD1diN1sTHAT1oH' ,,so
E.tate If Frank A. Nelson also
known as F. A. Nelson Deceoen ~ Kan
State of Minnesota, County u
aivohi. In Probate Court. r.,,,,
In the Matter Of the Estate OF isan
A Nelson. also known as r. "A. Nelso"'
Decedent. - oil nersons
The State of Minnesota to al PEI sun'
Interested in the granting OF auliinla
tration of the estate of SAID oeceueh..
The petition Of Amanda Nelson hav!nS
been filed in this court, represenllils
that Frank A. Nelson, also KNOWN 80
y A. Nelson. then a resldeht - Ino
County of Kandiyohi, State OF MIME
sofa. died interstate on the l4tn Gay -
February, 1921, and pray1ns tnAt ~
tiers of administration OF ms esta.e W
granted to John Kleberg; and the coers
Saving fixed the time and place Tor
hearing said petition; Therefore 10y 10y
and Each of You, are hereby cited ana
required to show cause, If any you
have before this court at the Propate
Court Rooms in the Court house III tne
City of Willmar, in the County OF ran Nal
diyohi, State of Minnesota, on the ]1st
day of March, 1921, at O'Clock r. NJ
why said petition should not be grant
ed.
Witness, the Judge of said Court. and
the Seal Of said Court, this 21st day OF
+ eorua's' ia A. sANDERsON,
Clerk of Probate Court
CHARLES JOHNSON, ESQ.,
Attorney.
(Court SeaD 49,. -