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Evening star., 1921-12-16

year against the exigencies of
hotel keepers and owners of villas
offered for rent. but money was
then more easy than now and the
season passed fairly well. This
year many villas have failed to be
taken and the season would have
been disastrous hut for the Eng
lish who came to take advantage
of the exchange.
In certain resorts in the Pyre-
nees. where the natives seek to live
the whole year on the profits
gained in, six to eight weeks. all
sign posts and sirsslSr indications
were removed, SO that guide be-
came necessary for almost every
excursion. NJ. Rondet-Saint adds:
Except for one or two special
resorts, touring has markedly
fallen off this year and unless
some understanding is reached to
stabilize prices at a fair figure
travelling for pleasure will be
abandoned and one of the ele-
ments which contained the great
est promise for general prosperity
will be killed by the incapacity of
some and the rapacity of others"
A new course in investment re
Gently inaugurated at Columbia Uni
is presided over by a woma
Evening star., 1921-12-16

Three separate
and distinct plants
Under one roof
Laundry, Dry
Cleaning and Dw-
ing.
- Cleaning Ories..
tai Rugs q Ste.
eiolty.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27
COMMISSION ORDERS
BRAWLEY ROAD WORK

Following a heated discussion and
protest from Imperial citizens, includ-
ing Supervisor Adams, the county
highway commission stuck to its orig
inal order to the contractors. Patter-
son, Dillon & Peterson, to begin work
on the Calipatria- Brawley section of
the new highway rather than the I'M
perial- Holtville section. The contract
ors announced yesterday that the
teams and outfit were already to the
way to Brawlev. They I7ere sent from
the CaleXico-El Centre section, which
is rapidly nearing completion into El
Centre, and which has already been
opened from Heber to Calexico. The
Brawley- Calipatria section is about
eight miles, the remaining distance
already being we'll along, under direct
supervision of the county highway
commission.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27
MEN SHOT EACH
OTHER VERDICT
CORONER JURY
Mystery in Los Angeles Double
Killing Cleared Up, BY Knife
OF autopsy Surgeon.

LOS ANGELES, April 27-The cor
oncr's jury in the inquest held over the
bodies of Dir. Joseph Durand and his
friend George MacCauley, whose dead
bodies were found in wrecked auto
mobile, with bullet holes in each, has
decided that Durand shot MacCauley
and was shot himself by the latter.
This was determined by the autopsy.
The autopsy was held in the Brown
Undertaking company mortuary on
Flower street. Dr. wagner tlrst probed
the body of cCauley and found
two bullets from the $50 caliber Saw
age-the weapon that had belonged to
Durand.
Two bullets that pierced DIR. Durand
were from 80 caliber automatic
One bullet was taken from the body
at the autopsy and the other was
found in the car shortly after the
tragedy lodged in the upholstery OF
the front seat, on the right mana
side, back of where Durand had been
sitting.
The way the men were shot, tie
calibres of the bullets, and the prfe. t
check of the bullets with the calibers
of the two weapons, and finally the
proof Of ownership of both weapons
as belonging to the two victims, is con-
elusive proof, to my mind, that the two
men shot each other" said DR.. Wag-
ner ''Durand is the last man known
to have been in possession of the $3.50
caliber weapon. MacCauley was shot
with that caliber bullet. MacCauley
was the last man known to be in pos
session Of the 80 caliber pistol. Du-
rand was shot by 80 caliber bullets.
To my mind the conclusion is obvious.
Durand shot MacCauley and MacCau-
ley shot Durand.'
In view of the findings of the au-
topsy the police have dropped all in
vestigation of possibility of an out
ragged relative having killed the two
young men, or Of their having been
killed by auto bandits or highwaymen.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27
SO. PROMISES
LONG CREDITS

A recent survey compiled by a
prominent dealer relative to the num-
ber of tractors in Imperial Valley dis
closed the fact that more than 500
tractors were required to do the plow-
ing. narrowing, discing, etc, on I'M
perial county ranches last season.
To date but very small per cent of
that total have begun work. Various
reasons are attributed for the lack of
activity among these iron horses, but
of the explanations, it was
very apparent to the local office of the
Standard Oil company, that unless
something was done, their company
would face very serious loss in sales.
To combat this condition and to en-
courage cultivation, the local branch
If the Standard Oil company, of which
0 l.. Davis is manager, has arranged
for the extension of the most liberal
credits to farmers and rancherS who
need gasoline and lubricants.
The company proposes to furnish
The rancher with whatever supplies in
their line that he needs, and to allow
him 60, 90, 1870, $50 days or whatever
time he thinks he will reasonably need
to meet his obligation.
The proposition of the local con-
Germ has no strings attached to it,
other than that the company requests
that no rancher receiving such credits
shall hold harvested crop any length
Of time for higher prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27
MOTHERS MEET
AND GRANDMA
GIVEN PANN|NG
Parent Teachers Congress Go
After the WOdish Styles ard
Adopt Dress Platform.
(By United Press

WASHINGTON, April 27-Every-
one picks on the girls and there's
grandmother cavorting about dressed
up like Flossie, the flirtatious flapper,
1t isn't fair, according to the mothers
who are here today for the 25th an
nual convention of the National Con-
gress of Mothers and Parent-Teachers
association.
"Sweet sixteen" had her inning to-
day and grandmother went on the
grill when delegates to the convention
"aired" their views on dress reform.
Owe should begin with grandmoth-
err said Mrs. Orville I. Bright, of
Chicago.
"When women of 65 walk the streets
in skirts that come nearly to their
knees and with rouge on their cheeks,
What can we expect from the girls -?
Viewing them from the rear, you can't
tell grandmothers nowadays from 16-
year-old girls"
The congress, which represents 300,-
600 mothers and fathers and teachers
and has delegates attending it's con-
vention here from 40 stat?s, is agreed
on the following platform of dressiness
for high school girls.
No rouge or powder.
No silk stockings.
No narrow skirts.
No high heels
Many of the delegates advocate a
uniform dress, but the majority say
appropriate dress" is enough to urge
with the common sense of mothers to
decide what is appropriate and what is
not.
Better films" will also be discussed
at the convention, which was opened
this morning by Mrs. hilton p. Hig-
gins of Massachusetts, national presi-
dent. The convention will declare for
the "single standard Of morality" as
part Of it's health program.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27
IN
ALL WORLD
SAYS VINE
EXPERT
C. F. Bioletti, Noted Viticul-
turist, Gives Gratifying
Verdict on Imperial Val
ley Conditions After an
Exhaustive Survey.

One of the valleys most noted re-
cent visitors has come and gone, leav-
ing behind him words of cheer and op-
timism and encouragement. He comes
and goes frequently in the valley for
his duties call him here often, but he
doesn't always have the excuse to
make cheerful statements, such as the
last.
This visitor is Prof. c. F. 3ioletti,
the vit;culturalist of the University of
California department of agriculture
and his pronouncement just before
leaving for his home in Berkeley was
that the Imperial Valley is the best
spot in the world"
Prof. Bioletti came here a week age
to give further demonstrations in the
planting and care of vineyards to the
growers of the valley who are making
their maiden effort at grape culture,
and to teach the old timers who have
had vines for years how to improve
their growing vineyards. He is the
greatest recognized authority on the
Pacific Coast, and that means the
country, on viticulture and his words
are as the words of the law and the
prophets. He gave a number of in
teresting, informative and valuable
demonstrations in the detail of cul-
ture, during his trip through the val
ley and he also made careful examina-
tion and tests of soil in various see
tions to learn their adaptability for
the growing of grapes.
Just before leaving for home Prof.
Bioletti said, 'I'd trade this job Of
mine, or any other one as hired hard.
if could just get 160 acres in certaiA
parts of the Imperial Valley, ana WITH
a little money to keep me going for
short time. I'd show the grape people
of the world what can really De done
in the way of growing grapes for this
is the best spot in the world to do it,
He supplemented his statement by
saying that the Johnson and Morton
vineyard near Meloland was one of the
best in the state, and there was no
reason why there should not be others
like it.
Prof. Bioletti also made an inspsc-
ton and soil test of the Merchant
ranch near Calexico, which a syndi-
cate is to plant to vines and is under
stood to have given the promoters of
the project a most favorable report
on the conditions that obtain in that
section.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27
An A R CH|S1 I
OU BREAK
PROMISED
N A ! |
Agents Preparing
for Threatened Uprising
of Red Workers Through
out the Country Called for
Sunday.
(By United PreSS)

ST. PAUL, April 27.-Circulars
calling for the uprising of the radical
workers here on May Day, were found
by Federal agents last night These
circulars printed in red ink and with
flamboyant decorations, were signed
Communist Party of America"
Department of justice agents and
the local police detectives are making
every effort to discover the source of
the circulars and to run down the
plotters.
''rhe May Day of revolution is here, "
reads the circular. "We must destroy
the United States government"
The circulars urged the workers to
establish workers government
and rise in ali their might"
The Federal agents have appealed
to the commanding officer at Fort
Smelling, near here, to be prepared to
aid them and the police in case Of an
outbreak here on May 1.
CHICAGO, April 27-Department
of Justice agents throughout the Unit
ed States have been ordered to take
every precaution to prevent any un-
lawful demonstration against the gov
eminent on May / as was threatened
some days ago, according to the infor-
nation then received. 1t was stated
at that time that the disappearance
of big Bill" Haywood would be used
as an excuse for fomenting trouble
at all large population centers, and
wherever there was Headquarters
of the radical element.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27
CINCO De MAYO
FIESTA TO Be
GREAT EVEN 7
Free Barbecue, Racing, Singing
ard Speaking Planned for
Mericaii CeiebrotiOn Next
Wednesday.

b Beautiful senoritas, free barbecue,
horse racing, baseball, dancing, spe-
cial number solos and general program
of speeches by we'll known orators, is
planned by. Mexicali for its annual
Cinco de Mayo Fiesta, to be held
Nav a.
The fiesta is in celebration of the
anniversary of the fall of Maximilian
and the victory at the battle of Pueb-
la, Mexico. Elaborate preparations are
being made, so as to bring together
the thousands Of Mexican residents
and their friends across the border and
to promote closer relations between
them and the American public.
Senor Benigio Barreiro, one of the
leading merchants and capitalists of
MeXicali, is chairman of the commit
tee having the celebration in charge
and G. M. Pratt is to be master of
ceremonies and director general of
amusements. In addition there will be
a committee on entertainment and re-
cepsion of both ladies and gentlemen
to greet Mexicali's visitors and sec
that all have a good time.
Governor Ybarra is expected to de-
liver an address and there will be a
program of music and song of popular
airs and the national anthems of both
countries.
This in a general way is an outline
of the big celebration, but when all
the details have been worked out, it
will be seen that Mexicali and her mer-
chants and patriotic citizens intend to
eclipse all former events of the kind
hold tbara
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27
PROMINENT WOMAN
DIES THIS MORNING

After lingering illness of several
years and the existence of chronic
heart trouble for the past six months,
Mrs. DR.. K. H. Powers, for many years
a resident of this city, passed away at
lO:45 this morning at the family resi-
dence at 635 Wensley avenue.
A sad coincidence was the fact that
death came just five days after the
death of her mother Mrs. Cruel Of
Lemour, Calf, and from where sew
eral members of the family have not
yet returned.
Mrs. Powers was native daughter
and married DR.. Powers 2l years ags
at Bakersfield, Calf. There are two
children in the family, Almond, whs
is senior at Occidental College and
Rex, who is at home.
Other relatives are a brother, Il.
Cruel. superintendent of the Holtviile
grammar schools. and sister, Mrs.
H. w. Brewer, Sr, of this city.
Mrs. Powers despite her afflictioR
had a sweet and loving disposition, her
friends were numbered by the hun
dred, and she was an active member
of the First Methodist church Of this
city.
Funeral services are tentatively as-
nounced for Friday afternoon at zoe
o'clock at the family home.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27
NAMES OF SLACKERS
v CAN BE PUBLISHED

WASHINGTON, April 27.-Attor-
ney General Daugherty in an opinion
transmitted to Secretary Weeks holds
that the publication by the war de-
partnIent of the list of draft evaders
would involve no liability on the part
of the government or v,on any gov
ernment official
The attorney general also held that
publication of the lists by newspapers
would be privileged. He said the lists
were OF a character in class with
indictments and other court matters.
which came under the head of privi-
lodged communications which the news
papers are permitted to use without
danger of incurring damage claims.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27
BIG SHOOTFEST WILL
BE HELD MAY DAY

HOLTVILLE, April 27.-In prepar-
alton of the big shoot to be held at
Alamorio grounds May /, when the
Brawley Gun club will entertain teams
from different valley towns, and from
San Diego, a bunch of local shooters
will invade the old club grounds near
the Alamo bridge Sunday and shoe.
up the landscape. The best marks
men Of the Sunday event will be chos-
en- to represent Holtville at the May
day shoot at Alamorio and an urgent
request is made for all local shooters
to come out and participate in the
preliminaries.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27
TAXPAYERS AND TEACHERS.

The Taxpayers ASSOCIATION and the
teachers in the valley public schools
are scheduled for a joint meeting in
this city to be held May 3, when the
question which the Taxpayers have
raised over the teachers salaries will
be threshed out.
The members of the Taxpayers as
sociation are opposed to the present
wage scale paid the pedagogues, claim
ing that it is entirely too high. The
teachers of course don't think so and
the public, which does the paying, will
have to settle the matter.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27
CALEXICO ONLY MILE AWAY.

CaleXlco is only a mile away, ac-
cording to II. H. Peterson of the con-
tracing firm of Peterson, Dillon &
Patterson. The contractor says that
the county highway between Ell Centre
and the border town is completed ex-
cept about one mile, and if nothing
goes amiss this gap will be completed
by Monday or Tuesday next, and the
road ready for use within ten days or
two weeks thereafter. That it will be
opened to traffic in that time is un-
certain, but the opening will not be
delayed longer than three weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27
MEX. REBELS
WANT CANTU
INSTEAD Of
ObRE:|3ON
Political Opponents of Pres
ent Executive of Mexico
Reported to Have Selected
Former Governor for the
Job. - a sg
Rv Associated Press)

MEXICO CITY, April 27.-Rebel
chiefs of the future are to receive no
consideration and no promises of am
nesty, is the official statement issued
by the government this morning. The
statement further declared that if
either Esteban Cantu, Candido Aguilar
or any other person was chosen to lead
q revolution fixed for May |, as it is
reported, there are sufficient govern
ment troops stationed at strategic
points to handle the situation.
Word comes out of Ell Pase by. the
United Press wires that the antagon-
ists of the Obregon government in
Mexico, the political discontents, the
outlaws and rebels and the banditti
had got together and agreed to upset
the Obregon government and that III
place of the incumbent in the eXecu-
tive chair, they had decided upon Este
ban Cantu, former governor of the
Northern District of Lower California.
This information, of course, created
something Of a stir in MeXicali, the
capital of the district and where Cantu
has many friends and enemies. Just
how these opponents of the Obregon
regime proposed to bging about the
change in the office of president of
the Southern republic was not stated.
Whether they intend to start now and
by campaigning vigorously until the
next election, secure Cantu's induction
into office by means of the ballot,
or whether they intend to organize an
other revolution and carry this stormy
petrol of Mexican politics into office
on the point of the sword, was not
stated i'll the press wires. t..l .9
1t is a safe presumption. however,
that it is by revolutionary tactics that
they propose to bring about the change
if it is possible to make such change
in the circumstances as they exist in
Mexico today. The meeting at which
Cantu was selected as candidate for
president was held at the Internation-
al club in San Antonio, Texas, the
headquarters of all the men from be-
low the line who are without coun-
try.
Cantu is now resident of Los An
geles. He was replaced as governor by
' f. BalareZZo and the latter was sue
ceeded by Governor Ybarra. Cantu
is said to have left MeXical with
great personal fortune, and lately he
has been employed in Washington as
a lobbyist of certain Mexican interests.
1t is probable that the report that he
is immensely wealthy, is the reason
for his selection for the job of presi-
dent by the malcontents of San An
tonic
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27
WILLIAM HOOD RETIRES.

HAN FRANCISCU, April 2.-AN-
nouncement of the resignation of VIII
liam Hood, rs, it's chief engineer,and
for 54 years in its employ, was made
by the Southern Pacific company to-
day. The resignation is effective May
3, when George w. Boschke, assistant
chief engineer, will assume Mr.. Hood 8
position.
Some of the engineering enterprises
Mr.. Hood directed for the company
are the Tehachapi Loop, the Lucin cut
off across Great Salt Lake, the build
ing of the San Diego & Arizona rail
road through Carriso Gorge, San Die
90 county, and the "S" line through
the Siskiyous. t<T)4s
Mr.. Hood will continue in the prae-
tice of his profession. sa'nae
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27
CHILDREN'S PARTY.

Saturday afternoon The Women's
Ten Thousand club is to give its am
nual children's party. The delightful
affair will be held at the residence of
Mrs. Charles f. Scott on Wensley
avenue, and will start at $3.50 O'Clock
The entire program promises just the
bestest time ever" for every one of
the children who attend, and there are
at least half dozen surprises to be
sprung on the little ones.
Every mother is asked to have the
kiddie of her family there promptly on
time, as there is going to be something
of interest every minute.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27
THIS GUN SHOOTS
AROUND THE CORNER
(By United Press)

DETROIT, April PA device that
permits gun to be shot sin circle"
has been invented by Alex 7. Fisher
of Detroit. The United States war de
partment has just sent him two Spring
field rifles which he will equip with his
device and he hopes to obtain the en-
dorsement of the government.
Friends of Fisher substantiate his
claim that gun so equipped will en-
able policeman to shoot around a
corner and MAIN a robber, without
being exposed to a return fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27
TIE UP! COAST
SH|PP| ING ON
SUNDAY NEXT
Strike to BE Declared by All
Maritime Unions on Pacific
at Midnight Saturday.
(By Associated Press) i.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 27.-The
announcement is made that all YES
sells affected by the pending seafarers
strike, which are on the high seas on
May /, when the strike is to be de-
clared, will be brought into their ports
of destination and safely secured be-
fore the crews quit work. This state
ment was issued from the headquar-
ters Of the Marine Engineers Bene-
fetal association here this morning.
The strike order will be issued to
the 16:500 members of the maritime
unions on the Pacific Coast at mid
night Saturday and will be effective
at once. In addition the thousands of
stevedores and warehouse workers at
the various ports from Vancouver to
San Diego will be thrown out of work
The strike will compel the abandon
ment Of the plan of the Los Angeles
Steamship company to resume service
between Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco, with the turbiners Yale and
Harvard, May 3, unless the company
can secure competent and licensed
crews before that time. This is be-
lieved impossible under the circum-
stances.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27
CURPHEY FUNERAL

The funeral of the late C. w. Cur
phey will take place Thursday after
noon under the auspices of Ell Centre
Lodge No. 1925, B. P. o. Elks, with
the interment at Evergreen cemetery
Between the hours of 80 a. m. and
$50 p. m. tomorrow the body will re-
pose in Elks Hall, where his friends
and associates may view it and pay
their tribute of respect.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27
FIGHTING FOR HIGHWAY.

BLYTHE, April 27.-Four Blythe
representatives of the Commercial
club have gone to Silver City, N. NJ, to
attend the meeting of the Southwest
ern Highway association to secure the
routing of the Southern National
Highway through Blythe rather than
through Yuma. Blythe, Riverside and
Los Angeles are pitted against Tue
son. Yuma and San Diego in the battle
over the western terminal Of the high
way.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27

WASHINGTON, April 27.-Sharp
differences of opinion on wage reduc-
tions between Chairman Benson of the
shipping board, and spokesman of the
marine workers, developed i'll the open
ing conference called by the chairman
in an effort to avert the threatened
strike of marine workers on American
steamers May /. Andrew Furuseth,
president of the International Sea-
mems union, and other spokesmen for
the workers declared that the Is per
cent wage reduction which Benson as
serted was necessary, was not accept
able to the union.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27

Los ANGELES, April 27.-Modern
'vigilantes" to the number of 5000
have been organized in Los Angeles as
an auxiliary police force in an effort
to suppress crime. With an ultimate
goal of $4,000, the organization plans
to back up the pexce officers "a hours
a day in every section of the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27
ATTENTION ELKS!

All members of Ell CcntrO Lodge.
No. 1925, b. p. O. E., are requested
to be present at the funeral of
Brother Charles W. Curphey at the
Elks Hall at 200 p. m. tomorrow
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27
BANNING RECORD BURNS.

RIVERSIDE, April 27.--Fire des-
troyed the Banning Record building at
Banning. Much of the machinery was
also destroyed, The blaze is believed
to have had its origin in sparks from
a gas engine used to operate the press.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-27
Daily
Report

Southern California--Tonigkt and
Thursday, fair and continued warm;
light northeasterly winds.