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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-04

MorEan, of Frederick sburE Normal.
spent Thanksgiving with Miss Ger
trde Morgan. in Washington.
&. Carter Chase and bride returned
TO THE Glchc" recently from sew
eral days in White stone. spent with
the Eroom'S parents.
a number of friends gave Mr.. and
Mrs. K. d. shelton. Kccdvillc, recent
~ surprise party. the occasion be-
ing the forty-nfth annivcrSar: Of
their marriage
Archie ana Arthur lott. of Norfolk
were guests Tor Thanksgiving of
their father, Mr.. Arthur Jctt. Of near
Avalon
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-04
FARMNILLE NORMAL.

Special to The Times Dispatch.
FARMNILLE. Dec. 3.--A large num-
Der of the faculty of III" normal at
tended the Educational Conference at
Richmond during the Thanksgiving
week.
one OF the most interesting fca-
lures OF the conference 10 normal
school people was the luncheon given
at the Richmond Hotel on Friday at
O'Clock. one hundred and ninety
we're present at this annual meeting
OF the alumnae. there being repre-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-04

spending some time with her daurb.
Yer. Mrs. j. &. Shepherd. Is now vlsIi.
,nE MRS. X. T.. Henderson. OF Gin,er
., Il. Thomas continues i'll a, h,s
nome, near here.
mrs; liileary. OF Washington
Mrs. J. Il. Thomas. ''s'e''
q: IL. lladen WIS called To Nm.
York several days ago to hr vim Nv
son. conrad lladcn. who has boon
quite III. We"
Mrs. w. w. Wills spent wedncsd,x
I'm Richmond. '''"ay
rev. FRANK Burruss and hoys b,v.
returned from II visit to relatives
Caroline County ."
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PALMYRA

PALMYRA. VA. Dee. SC. w.
All"n. OF charlottesville. WAS In town
this week.
Fred iiadcn spent Thanksgiving ut
his home here
Mrs. W. y. Street. Mrs. L. II. Hudcn,
anu Miss Agnes ISitIer. were in
Charlottesville this week.
Miss ELLA Shepherd has returned
from an extended visit to her nephew
Leftwich Shepherd. OF Richmond.
Mrs. VI. +. lowing. who has been
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London is all black English WON
eli arc wearing no coiors a, all this
season. says Lady Lee.
omen are quite in politics over
there, too--thc wives always go with
their husbands during the elections.
1t is very. very rare for the officials
to go without their wives.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-04

Lady Leo wears black much. Soft
black gowns with long skirts. flow
ing Transparent, sleeves Even her
diamond AMI sapphire pendant Is
caught on a rather wide tlack velvet
ribbon. Around her neck at tho same
time She wears a long strand Of ivory
beads
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-04

structions for carrying on debates In
inc schools. together with n large
number OF questions for debates.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-30
PIONEER MELON
GROWER RETURNS

j.. Miller, back in 1903, drove a
burro or something akin into the bar
rem desert of Imperial Valley. He
started growing things when the
waters of the Colorado We're seminar
messed and then became an expert In
the cantaloupe game. being one of the
first to raise them successfully. Then
came the japanese ond he hied HIM
self away to the coast climes, having
made snug sum in the meantime.
Yesterday he returned to Imperial
Valley. smiling and talking in the same
optimistic way he had when he left,
and says that now that the Asiatic is
retiring he will again take up the
growing of "cants" and make, the the
valley his home. Then his mind went
back and he told Of how in October,
1908, the weather was warmer than it
has been during the hot spell now on
the wane over the country.
The incident of his return merely
brings out the fact that there will be a
growers here this winter who were not
hundred or more American cantaloupe
here last.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-30
REDUCED FREIGHT
VEGETABLES AND
MELONS NOV. 3
LOUer Rate Is Expected to
Cause ReUiUaI of Buying by
Eastern Merchants and Job
berS.

The reduced rates on vegetables and
melons from California and Oregon
points west will become effective No
vember 3, according to G. w. Luce,
freight traffic manager, Southern Pa
cific company. The reductions were
recently announced by western car
riers.
The artes on beets, cabbage, car
rots, onions, parsnips, potatoes, onion
sets and turnips, in carloads, to Chi
cago, Mississippi river points west
have been reduced, effective October
3 from $1.25 IL to $1.10 per 100 lbs.
Rates on other vegetables, includ-
ing cantalApes and melons, to Chi
cago and Mississippi river have been
reduced from $166 1-2 to STAG; and
to the Missouri river and points west
the reduction is from $1.58 1-2 to
$1.39 per 100 lbs.
Luce states that effective October
Bird the eastbound rates on cocoanut
and vegetable oils, also copra, import
ed from the Orient will be made 75c
per 100 lbs. , from Pacific Coast ports
to Cincinnati, o., Chicago, Ill.,. and
points west. The rate to Cincinnati
will apply only on shipments forward
ed via New Orleans or East st. Louis
in connection with the Southern Rail-
way or Louisville & Nashville r. R.,
and via New Orleans in connection
with the Illinois Central.
The rates on domestic vegetables,
cocoanut and cottonseed oils, produced
locally and shipped to eastern points,
will be reduced, effective November 3,
to the same figures that will apply on
the imported oils.
Luce states that with the publica-
ton of these reduced rates on vege-
tables and oils. which represent a
large part of the tonnage moving from
the Pacific Coast, it is expected there
will be decided revival of buying on
the part of eastern merchants and
jobbers, with consequent increased
tonnage to the Pacific Coast lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-30
MAN WITH DOPEIS
SHOT AS HE RUNS

An alleged hop-head known by the
name of Burns was shot last night and
wounded in the fleshy part of the leg
when he attempted to get away from
Officer Oscar Greenwood ubout l 2
miles from CaleXicO.
Officer Greenwood was patroiing lis
beat on the county highway and haL
stopped along side the road waiting
for the arrival Of car he had spotted
when Burns came along on foot. He
was stopped by Greenwood and par
TALLY searched when Burns broke and
ran.
The officer called to him to halt;
then shot twice over his head to fright
en- him, but Burns continued to run.
1t was then that Greenwood pulled
down on him and inflicted slighS
flesh wound.
When searched Burns had quantities
of dope and narcotics on his person. He
was brought to the county hospital for
medical treatment
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-30
WILL
FIGHT BLACK BIRDS

G. E. West, chairman of the Farm
Bureau blackbird committee has re-
ceived two very interesting replies to
the letters sent out to Congressman
Phil D. Swing and DR.. E. w. Nelson,
chief of the bureau OF biological sur
vey of the United States department
of agriculture. as announced in the
columns of The Press last Friday. The
spirit of corporations in helping US in
our affairs by Phil Swing is appre-
ciated by all. His letter reads as fol-
lows.
Mr.. G. E. West.
County Farm Bureau, Ell Centre.
My dear Mr.. Weist: l am enclosing
herewith a communication from the
department of agriculture.
| am pleased to note that the de-
partment is going to cooperate with
the people of the valley in their effort
to control the blackbird problem.
If, at any time, can be of service
to you, please advise me.
With kindest regards to yourself,
and the rest of my friends in the val
ley, | am, Very truly yours,
Phil Swing,
DR.. Nelson's reply to the excellent
letter sent out by Mr.. West says.
Mr.. G. f. West,
Chairman Blackbird Control Com
mittee of the Imperial County Farm
Dear Sir: The Hon. Phil d. Swim
has referred to this office your recent
letter. Plans for this. years field
work in the Imperial Valley We're made
at the time of receiving Mr.. Walkers
report on the situation there in which
he stated that the most severe damage
is done from September to December.
Mr.. f. K. Kalmbach of this bureau
will reach the Imperial Valley some
time in September to take up expert
mental work in developing control
measures. We fully realize as you
also are aware, that the blackbird
problem is a difficult one to solve, but
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-30
ENJOYABLE TRIP
ACROSS COUNTRY

w. F. Flynn, who has charge Of the
harness department of Edgar Bros.
company, tells of friendly race that
Mrs. Flynn and himself had in a Ford
touring car, with two large cars, Of
we'll known make, between San Die
go and Kansas City, Mo.
Mr.. Flynn arrived in Kansas City
two days ahead of the other two cars.
He left San Diego June l, and ar
rived at La Porte, Ind, June 21. He
actually travelled only II days, ten of
these days being through. mud and
water. Two of the four days of no
travel he was delayed on account of
having a broken drive shaft, in the
desert of New Mexico, and was towed
IL miles to a garage.
The cost of gas used on this trip
was $40 go, the oil $3.50.
Mr.. Flynn told of fording the Pc kos
river when the water was four inches
above the running board. Aside from
the broken drive shaft, the only
trouble he had was losing huD cap,
and he replaced this from his stock of
repair parts.
La Porte, Ind, is SO miles eas. OF
Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-30
AUTO CLUB SAYS
THIEVES WILL NOT
WRECK INSURANCE
BOqus Theft Claims Not Nearly
As Prevalent Here as in East
ern States. Attributes Good
Business as Reason.

Auto thieves and dishonest car own
ers will not wreck insurance COM
panies in Southern California as hap
pened recently in New York as long
as business conditions remain as good
as at present according to officials of
the Automobile Club of Southern Cal
ifornia.
It is reported from the east that
scores Of unscrupulous motorists are
The trates on beets, cabbages, car
ing them up in order to receive cash
returns from their insurance holdings,
and concern which has been expressed
here is without foundation( say Of
ficers Of the Inter-Insurance Exf hange
of the Automobile Club. -
However, motorists in Southern Cal
ifornia should be protected against
sheir own poor judgment in accepting
policies of automobile insurance which
do not offer the proper security, it Is
pointed out. Reinsurance is given in
the clubs statement that the insurance
commissioners office in this state is
very careful to see that the deplorable
conditions apparently existing in the
east does pot interfere with motoring
interests in California.
This being fact. bogus theft claims
are not so apparent here as they are
in territories where general financial
conditions and the personal classifica-
ton of individual policy holders is not
so good.
The one worst feature in Southern
California as regards the theft situa-
ton at the pre- sent time is the fact
that thieves even when proved guilty
are so often granted probation. 1t
is imperative III the Automobile clubs
estimation that presiding judges
should be more strict in giving prison
sentences.
Recently an auto thief was arrested
for the ninth time, after having COM
mitted seven thefts, and after having
been put on probation nine times.
Such leniency as this tends to encour-
age automobile thieves, points out the
club officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-30
co. FARM BUREAU
ADOPTS WORKPLAN

The board of Directors of the I'M
perial County Farm Bureau enthusiast
tically voted to endorse and adopt
the "Program of Work" Project as
presented by Farm Adviser f. L..
Garthwaite at the meeting Saturday.
The new plan will mean much for
the upbuilding of the Farm Centers
and of the Farm Bureau in general,
and all who are acquainted with the
idea have great faith in it.
In the past, the Farm Center meet
ings have lacked definite purpose,
even though the good accomplished
by them has been unquestioned and
very great. The usual Farm Center
meeting has consisted of a. short ed
ucational talk by some specialist on
a subject of Importance to only a
part of those present. This would
be followed by little business, some
entertainment, possibly some refresh
ments and then the meeting would
adjourn.
Under the new plan the Farm Cen
ters this month are adopting Farm
Center Programs of Work" At the
Farm Center meeting the Farm Ad-
visor or the Assistant Farm Advisor
explains the general idea of the plan
and then the audience suggests a
large number Of problems which are
vitally in need of solution in the CO.
munity. The four or five most impor-
tant are selected by popular vote
from the list, and the various com.
mittees, and the Farm Center Direc'
tor is instructed to appoint people tc
fill the vacancies. When the commit
tees are oil filled, they meet and draw
up a definite schedule or program as
to just what they are going to do
who is going to do it and when it vii
be done, and then proceed to work
In the future, then,the Farm Centel
meetings will consist largely of dis
lcussions following reports of thes'
committees. In some cases the SAM
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-30
DIRECTORS ARE FOR SPEED
BRAWLEY OIL WELL SHOWING SIGNS OF COMING TO LLFI
DR.. Sfork Visits
Col. Zinr, S Home

Rex Zinn, weighing nine and
three-quarter pounds arrived this
morning at the home of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. l.. linn, sos Ell Cen
tro Avenue this city. According to
the Colonel, all three are doing
well.
"There's just one thing tho," said
the Colonel in telling about the
new visitor, "Pm afraid that Pm
loosing out, for the fact that pre-
viOus members of the linn family
have all weighed over ten pounds
at birth, but this offset in a way
for the reason that the combined
weight of all the children is 81
pounds or an average of over ten
pounds each"
Colonel linn says that he is just
old fashioned enough to be tickled
to death over the arrival of the new
member of the family, and was busy
this morning passing around the
cigars and drinks.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-30
ENCOUNTERS
BLUE SHALE
4 7 3|72
Brawley Oil Well Director
Enthusiastic at Showing
Being Made by Drillers.
Gas Pressure Heavy.

"In my mind it is just as good as q
we'll, except for the physical acc ot
bringing it in,"-H. H. Clark.
This statement was made by Direc-
tor Clark of the Brawley oil well after
a visit to the scene of operation, and
was made without qualification and
with every evidence of sincerity and
conviction.
In support of his statement he 4.d
that the head driller, always very c3n-
servative in his statements, also shared
this opinion and was enthusiastic over
the prospects.
owe have" said Mr. Clark, "gone
down 3172 feet and we are in as fine
shale as ever laid over an oil field.
This shale follows the brown shale
and right here l may say that the
brown shale encountered here has
been exactly like that in every pro-
ducing oil field in California. The
blue shale usually runs from so to 800
feet and we have gone II feet already.
We haze heavy gas supply and have
been compelled to use closed bailer
because of it and also to have the tools
VII tLc DdlcI cap III Oiu " plCNci4t
it from blowing out.
1--WE were all advised to stand back
and get behind something when the
bailer was brought up for the reason
that the gas pressure was so heavy
that it threw mud and water in all
directions. Tested out the water
brought up by the bailer shows every
indication of oil in the familiar bub-
bles. Some people say that this is
the same gas we have before but that
is not a fact for this gas comes from
greater depth and everyone knows
that gas rises and does not sink SO it
could not be the gas first encountered"
AS stated above Mr.. Clark said he
believed they had well but was not
prepared to say how far through the
blue shale they would have to go be-
cause the thickness of this shale
varies greatly. However, from the
gas pressure, they are inclined to
think that they are not geeat dis
tance from the point where they ex-
pect to get oil.
Those present at the meeting were
Directors Clark, Cooney, Cuff, MsS,eS-
zie and Anderson.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-30
SM00TS TAX
MEASURE IS !
0.FFE RE D .
SENATE
Three Per Cent Manufac-
turer's Sale Tax Proposed
to Take Place of All War
Time Revenue Measures.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.--A man.
ufacturer's sale tax Of three percent
was formally proposed to the senate
to day by Senator Reed Smoot, re-
publican, Utah.
Senator Smoot explained that this
was to be in substitution of all the
various taxes. ~ want to see real re-
vision of our tax laws" he said, "nor.
a perpetuation in times OF peace OF
revenue laws which were devised under
the emergency Of war. want to see
a return Of prosperity for the Ameri-
can people and believe We can bring
it through the enactment Of the prop
er tax system. believe these amend
ments will accomplish the desired re-
suits and l know the people of this
country are of similar belief from the
general approval with which the plan
has been received"
Advocates of the sales tax and other
groups in the Senate continued their
conference today plans to overthrow
the Finance Committees program.
Members of the agricultural bloc W II
meet tomorrow night and decide
whether to support the sales tax in r.
turn lor the Support of sales tax ad-
vooates to the repeal of the ira .,spo,-
| tation taxes cid the retprn of high ln-
come surtaXes. tt $50 81. ..is q
A series of amendments which will
be supported by Republican sales tax
advocates and members of the agri4
cultural bloc were introduced today by
Senator Simmons, Of North Carolina,
ranking Democratic member Of the
finance committee. .s1 be.
The Democratic amendments pro-
pose the repeal Of all transportation
taxes effective January l., 1922: re-
peal the existing exemption of $4,000
for corporations: limit the personal ex-
emptions of $250O for heads of fami-
lies and $400 for each dependent. to
incomes cf $4,000 or less; reduction
of the maximum income surtax to 50
per cent instead of 32 per cent pra-
posed in the tax bill, and retention Of.
the capital stock tax on corporations,
which the finance committee bill would
repeal.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-30

project will be adopted by number
of Farm Centers, demonstrating it to
be a subject of county wide impor-
tance. The Farm Bureau Directors
will then appoint a committee to
work out the problem along county
wide lines.
The net result of this plan will be
one big movement of cooperation.
Small committees in far off Farm
Centers will ask the aid of the entire
Farm Center in working out prob
lem; the Farm Center in turn will
call on the Farm Bureau for its aid
and cooperation, and the County Farm
Bureau will get help from the Cali
fornia Farm Bureau Federation, and
the State organizations will get the
backing of the largest and most
powerful body of farmers in the
world. At the same time each COM
mittee will get the full cooperation
of the Agricultural Extension Servics
in Imperial County, and of the Uni
versity of California, and of the u
nited States Department of Agricu!:
ture.
This will mean that individual far.
mers will not, as heretofore, be ,lef'
to fight out their problems single
handed, but will get the active hell
of their neighbors in the community
county, state and nation. No wonder
the Farm Bureau Directors are 81
enthusiastic about the plan, and arr
urging large attendance at the Farm
Center meetings so that good pro
grams Of work can be adopted an,
worked out.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-30
WANDERER IS
HANGED IN
COOK CO
JAIL
Man Who Murdered Wife
and Unborn Babe Goes to
His Death Singing. Topical
Song.
(Ry Associated pressl

CHICAGO, Sept. 3O.-Singing the
topical song, cold Pal Why Don't You
Answer Me?", Carl Wanderer convict
ed of the murder of his wife and her
unborn babe and ragged stranger,
whom he hired to stage fake holdup,
was hanged in the county Jail here
this morning. The drop fell at 7:19
o'clock and fourteen minutes later the
attending surgeons pronounced Wan
derer dead. His neck was broken by
the fall.
Up to a late hour yesterday Wan
derer hoped for a reprieve of SEN
tence from the governors office.
Wanderer lost his fight for commu-
tation of sentence to life imprison-
ment or another reprieve upon the de-
cision of the pardon and parole board
recommending to Governor Len Small
that the petition be denied.
Two petitions We're filed by w. d.
Bartholomew, chief council for the
convicted man, former soldier. One
was for communication of sentence to
life imprisonment and the other for a
further stay of execution.
Wanderer refused to discuss his
case when told he must hang, say
ing that he was too busy communng
with spirits. Wanderer was pacing
his cell when newspaper men arrived
and when they told him reprieve
had been denied, he replied, "What
of it?
81 didn't send anyone to Spring
field and l mustn't be bothered now,'
he said, 81 don't like to be inter
rupted when l am talking to spirits
At the trial of the case the state
showed that Wanderer had become in
fatuated with another =. woman and
wished to rid himself of his wife. He
hired tramp on the street to fake a
holdup of himself and wife as they
entered their home late at night on a
return from a dance. He told the
tramp it was a s'joke" on his wife.
When the holdup was pulled off
Wandersr first shot his wife and then
shot the tramp. He related to the
police that the tramp had killed his
wife and he, in turn. had Shot H!El
down. He made the mistake, however,
of using only one revolver and ne I'm
ally confessed. He hoped for a re
prieve on the ground of religious Iii
sanity.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-30
MEXICANS ASSAULT
RESORT WATCHMAN

James Moody, employed at Stevens
Beach, was assaulted early Thursday
morning by three unknown Mexicans
as he was unlocking the door to his
Sleeping quarters at the resort. He
was struck on the head and fell to his
knees from the force of the blow, but
when he rose he came up with a gun
in his hand and began firing at MS
assailants who fled across the lire.
Moody got good view of the mar
who gave him the blow on the head
ard says he would recognize him is he
ever sees him again. He is carrying
nice lump on his head as result Of
the blow received.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-30

| can assure you that we will do
everything in our power and with the
means at our disposal to remedy con-
ditions in the Imperial Valley.
Very truly yours,
E. w. Nelson,
Chief Of Bureau.
AS soon as Mr.. Kalmbach reaches
the valley vigorous campaign will be
carried on by the farm bureau COM
mittee aided by all grain growers for
the purpose Of controlling or extemin-
'ating this pest. The farm bureau board
of directors discussed the problem at
the meeting in FL Centre Monday and
appointed C. w. Brown and j. G.
Chapupnick, both of Calipatria. to aid
Mr.. West. Mr.. Liebert acting presi-
dent. instructed each director to have
committee appointed in his Farm
Center to aid Mr. Kalmbach ana carry
out successful campaign Of exter-
mination and control.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-30
Weather Report

Southern California-Tonight and
Saturday probably rain; gentle west
erly winds.
Arizona-Rain afternoon and night,
cooler tonight north central portions;
warmer extreme northeast; Saturday
unsettled west; rain east.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-30
RAIN OR SHINE SOCIAL

The Juniors Of the State Street
Christian Church will hold a social this
evening at the residence of Mrs. A. E..
Konold, 624 Orange street. Because
of the threatening weather Mrs. Kon-
old says the impression has gotten out
that it will be postponed, but she says
it will be held rain or shine. A de-
lightful program of entertainment has
been provided for the little folk.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-30
chicago.

G. Thomss formerly with the Neville
Drug company, is in Eel Centric, pack
ing his household goods for shipmcnl
to his former home in Iowa, whe e he
is returning permanently. Mrs Thomas
and the children returned east from
Long Beach where they went fou the
summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-30
BETTY KATHRYN COMING HOME

MIS-. .. IT. NICIIIIIUIIO VIII ttIIINt Vfifo
evening on he New Orleans train,
from Santa Monica, accompanied by
Miss, Betty Kathryn Richmond. Little
Miss Betty Kathryn was born at Santa
Monica but a short time ago and viii;
,have her first glimpse of the city and
valley tomorrow, as she will be sleep
ing on her arrival tonight. In the
DR.. Richmond is making
preparations for the greatest house
warming his home has ever witnessed