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Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-02
PIONEER LEADER
OF VALLEY
PASSES.

William H. Holabird, age 76 years,
whose death was announced in Los
Angeles yesterday. will be remembered
as one of Imperial Valleys staunch
supporters and the one who captained
the valley through the critical period
1909 to 1915.
Mr.. Holabird helped to organize the
Imperial Irrigation district in 1911
and later became it's superintendent.
The problem of carrying the water
through Mexico was at its peak at that
time and it was he who united the
Mexican interests for the benefit of
the valley in order that water could be
carried IS miles through Mexico from
Hanlon Heading to CaleXico.
His direct business methods, hon.
esty and straightforwardness brought
respect of all who knew him.
Mr.. Holabird left the Imperial Val
ley in 1915 to make his home in Sierra
Madero where he lived until his death
yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-02
ARMED GANG IN
DARING ROBBERY

Seven armed Mexicans held up Will
liam Gibbs, driver for the Curphey
Transfer company, near Brawley last
night, taking $50 in currency and fore
ing the driver at the point of gun
to take them to lone cabin six miles
east of CaleXico where a waiting ma
line, according to the report made by
Curphey to the sheriff's office this
morning.
Curphey stated that his driver was
returning to Ell Centro from Brawley
about o'clock last night, coming via
the Dogwood canal road Half mile
from Brawley city limits the seven
Mexicans coming up from behind an
irrigation ditch bank, asked for ride
into Ell Centro. Gibbs attempted to
pass them without stopping. The
flash of gun and rain of bullets
soon caused the driver to bring the
car to halt.
While his fellow men We're search
ing the truck and the driver, the lead
er of the gang instructed Gibbs that
he was to take them to Calexico. This
Mexican, who spoke perfect English,
sat on the seat with the driver with
the muzZle of pistol against his
side, while the remainder of the gang
rested themselvs on the floor of the
body.
Gibbs informd the sheriff's office
that he could identify the one Mex
lean.
When the party reached the cabin
they left the driver in silence, entered
the touring car waiting for them and
drove eastward
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-02
MAKES POOR FINISH
OF THE ARGUMENT
(Snecial to The Press.l

CALEXICO, March Phillip Walls
was sent to Jail Yesterday by City Re-
corder Steindorff to serve 30 day
sentence for starting trouble in the
local immigration office last night
when he was refused passport by
Inspector in Charge Brazie. He was
arrested recently for bringing liquor
across the line and his passport was
revoked. Upon completion of his
sentence he demanded return of the
permit to cross the line. When this
was refused, he started an argument
in which his scalp was cut, four of his
teeth were lost and he was knocked
into bushel basket of eggs in front
of fruit store.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-02
BIC LEACUERS
MAKING READY
(Ry Associated Pressl

INV Associated FreSSC
NEW YORK, March 2.--Baseball
players, veterans and rockies, repre-
senting 16 major league clubs will be
training under the southern sun for
the 1921 pennant races before the
close of the present week. Already
the migration of the National and
American league squads is under way
and some9 Of the older stars have in
dulged i'm week or two of prehm-
mary work at the various mineral
baths before undertaking the more
strenuous training of the southland.
In the selection of training camps,
the various managers have shown the
same wide difference, of opinion re-
garding the choice of quarters that
has prevailed in the past. Divided
into states the list shows that Texas
is favored by seven clubs Louisiana
named by four; Florida and Arkan-
sas by two each and California, one
Nine of the clubs have selected
sites different from those used in
1920 while seven will return to the
same parks or quarters used II
months ago for the conditioning OF
the players. OF the 16 clubs, the
Chicago Nationals will be the only
squad to return to the same camp
for the third consecutive season, Pas
adena, Calf, having the call.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-02
BETTER THE
. I { A c / { R
BETTER THE
PUPIL
Los Angeles School Superin-
tendent Outlines for Ma
tiOnal Educational Asso-
ciatiOn Advanced Ideas en-
Improving the Child Stu
dent Body.
(Ry Associated Press,

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., March q
The first and immediate way of get
ting better teaching throughout the
country is to guide into the profession
those of good intelligence and good
character that the teachers are in
structing, Mrs. Susan NJ. Dorsey of
Los Angeles, told the department of
superintendency of the National Edu-
cational association here today
while we are guiding into other
vocations, what is to prevent us from
pointing the way into our own ?" Mrs.
Dorsey asked. "By seeing with clear
vision its regenerating destinies. the
road that leads to supreme service, by
inviting the best of those whom we
teach to enter vocation second to
none in opportunity, we shall have
better teaching"
Public school teaching can be great
ly improved by more intelligent
grouping of children according to their
intellectual capabilities and their gen.
eral conduct SO that instruction may
be adapted to their varying degrees of
intelligence, and especially to the pc
culiar needs of the large group of
averaged children, Mrs. Dorsey said.
There are those in the class doomed
to failure. and this paralyzes teacher
effort she continued. "Of late, en-
phasis has been placed, and rightly,
upon the necessity of segregating the
educationally unfit, for the sake of the
children. What l wish to urge is the
necessity of such segregation in the
interests of good teaching.
by referring to age-grade tables,
it is found that about one-third of the
children in the public schools are one
year or more behind grade. When
we eliminate the two or three per cent
that are actually feeble minded, there
still remains the 30 per cent who could
very well get back to grade if they
could be given attention according to
their needs.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-02
BADLY WANTED
BOND THIEF IS
SOUGHT HERE
IT You See This Slender, Anae-
mic Looking FeHOU He Is
Worn Money TO You.

This is the story of a man who is
believed to be in or near some I'm
perial Valley point who is wanted by
the long arm of the law for a very
large theft. If you see him, or can
locate him, he is worth $4,000 to you
IT you can aid in recovering any part
of $132,000 he is alleged to have
stolen, it is worth proportionate part
of $4,000 to you.
The man is Birger T. jaeger, but he
has undoubtedly assumed an alias, so
the name is probably of little value
He was employed as confidential
clerk and bookkeeper for large Min
neapolis, Mimi, real estate and brok-
erage house, and January 25 of this
year he disappeared with $4,000 in cash
and $127,000 in negotiable securities
the property of his employers.
He has been sought for all over the
United States by private detective
agency and the police and sheriffs of
every state in the Union. The latest
trace of him indicates that ne is in
the vicinity of Imperial Valley in an
effort to make his way across the
Mexican border and to finally escape
to an unknown place of missing men.
The big reason for believing that he
is in this vicinity is because the de-
tective agency has ascertained that he
has acquaintance who live in this
valley that he believes may be induced
to aid him.
Here is a detailed description of
Birger T. Jager. Read it carefully
and if you run across a man of this
description report him to Sheriff APP
plestill, or any of his deputies, to
Chief of Police Matlock or to any
police officer.
Nationality, Swedish; age 35 years;
height 5 feet, 4 inches; weight, 120
pounds; build, hollow chested and
slender; complexion, light, almost bald
on top of head, (may wear a toupee) ;
face smooth. but may.s grow. "a mus
tache; walks. head slightly inclined
forward; quiet and easy manner; low
voice, but laughs heartily. Teeth, un-
even and overlapped; nail of index
finger, left hand, grown over end of
finger. Dresses neatly usually, may
be wearing overalls. or rough clothing
but is almost sure to wear fine under
clothing. He is an experienced stem
ographer.
When Birger disappeared from Min
neapolis he took with him besides the
cash. So $1,000 bonds of the United
Kinpdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
numbers M-2107S to 21129 inclusive; !;
rs, $1,000 bonds of the Canadian
Northern railroad, numbers A-2S7 to
81, inclusive; and. 5. $4,000 U. S.
5 3-4 per cent certificates, series J. T.
2-1921, numbers 6582 to 1856 inclusive.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-02
5000 BALES
Of CHOICE
PIMA FOR
ORIENT
Premier Shipment of Imper-
ial Valley Cotton for Jap
anese Mill to Be Turned
Into Cloth of Fine Quality

What is probably the largest single
shipment of choice Imperial Valley
and Arizona cotton to ever leave a
California port for Japan and the Far
East will be enroute March 8, when
5000 bales Of pima cotton of the best
quality will leave the port of Los An
geles in the hold of the new steamer
Chicago Maru, Of the Osaka Shosen
Kaisha.
The shipment is of cotton that has
been purchased within the past 60
days by two of the largest Japanese
brokers in the valley. one of whom is
located in Ell Centro and the other in
Calexico, and has been sent at various
times in carload lots as it was deliv-
cred on track.
The cotton was taken over from the
grower for cash on account of one of
the largest manufacturing firms of
cotton goods in the Nipponese en-
pire, and will be used for the making
of the choicest cloths and fancy
stamped goods, it is said.
The shipment is one of many that it
is hoped to make and the cotton has
been accommodating for weeks on dock
at Los Angeles, awaiting the arrival
of the steamer which is a shipping
board vessel allocated to service on
the direct to Japan run.
The goods when manufactured will
be sold mostly in far eastern markets,
but it is not impossible that some of
the product will find it's way back to
the Imperial Valley and will be worn
by the wives and daughters of the
men who grew the staple.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-02
NAB VENICE BOYS
WITH CAR LIQUOR

Three Venice youths are in the coun-
ty Jail here awaiting arraignment be-
fore U. S. Commissioner Whitelaw
on charge of transporting LIQUOR
in violation of the Volstead act. They
are P. J. Halliday. L. P. Constas and
Charles Rucker. They were arrested
by immigration officers near Brawley
while driving Buick automobile, in
which, the officials said, were two
kegs of whiskey containing about 20
gallons each.
Deputy Customs Collector Brown OF
Calexico, was notified and his men
brought the accused to the county Jail
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-02
FLEE DEATH
IN WARDROBE
TRUNKS
(By Associated Press)

(BV ASsOclateu FTeSS)
SACRAMENTO, Cal, March e
Chinese tong men marked for death
by gunmen of the Bing Kong or Hop
sing tongs. following recent outbreaks
in Los Angeles, San Francisco and
Stockton, left Sacramento in trunks,
it was seemingly indicated by the sale
of big wardrobe trunks by local
dealers.
The buyers were not concerned with
the interior decorations or fittings of
the trunks they inspected. Their only
inquiry was as to whether the trunk
was big enough. If there was any
doubt, the Chinese either squatted
alongside the trunk or got inside to
see if it was large enough to conceal
a man. The buyers invariably refused
to state their objects in purchasing
such large trunks.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-02
M'REYNOLDS
SPUD IN
NEW WELL

That the prospects for oil in the
valley care still excellent and that
there is every chance of striking oil
in paying quantities is the firm belief
Of H. I. Reynolds, mining engineer and
oil gsologist.
Mr.. Reynolds stated to Press re-
porter this morning that he is spud-
ding in new we'll today on, section 8
township II s. range IL E. The rig
was spotted today and all is in readi-
ness for the spudding in.
A small rig will be used to start the
hole which will be s inches in diam
eter.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-02
GREAT LEADER
HAS PASSED OUT
fBv Associated Press)

fBv Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March Champ
Clark, representative in congress from
Missouri, former speaker of the
House, died this morning. He was in
his list year, and within two days of
his retirement as member of the
House. in whcih he had served for 26
wears. His death was due to pleurisy
with a complication OF diseases due
to his advanced years.
NOTICE.
Imperial Irrigation District general
fund registered warrants are payable
down to and including registered num-
ber 21406.
r. H. MADDUX, Treasurer.
Imperial Irrigation District
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-02
SALAZAR IN TOWN.

Luis M -Salazar, former. governor
Of Lower California. arrive,i'tin El
Centre, this morning on his way to
Calexico: He stopped at the Barbara
Worth during the forenoon. He would
not state the object Of the trip other
than to say that he was interested in
developments and that circumstances
connected with the political situation
south of the line had made the trip
necessary.
Salazar stated that he contemplated
a trip to Mexico City after the short
visit to CaleXico.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-02
u. S. ENGINEER
WILL VISIT
HEADING

Major Downing. district engineer of
the United States war department
will visit Hanlon Heading today in
company with General Manager F. N.
Cronholm.
Under agreements now in existence
between the Irrigation District and
the war department the district re-
ports twice each month to Major
Downing as to the progress being
made on the wier and as to other prv
tective work which will make it neces-
sary for the continued use of the wier.
The reading Of the special an
nouncement of the Imperial Gypsum
e. Oil Company in this issue of The
Press may start you on the road to
bigger and better things. 1t will take
only moment. Do it now
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-02

Pat Harrison, who beat varda-
man In the Mississippi Democratic
primary for U. S. senator, goes to
the other extreme in haircut fash
ions. Old Vardaman never did
apply the shears to his locks,
while Pat-well, take another
look at his picture above.
But 1t wasn't the long hair that
beat Vardaman. His anti-war
record in the Senate did that for
him. Pat is American through
and through. Anything which
spells defeat for the kaiser looks
good to Pat. "a .
He'll make a good United States
senator. The togo will At him
snu9ly,
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-02

The reading of the special an
ncuncement of the Imperial Gypsum
& Oil Company in this issue of The
Press may start you on the road tc
bigger and better things. 1t wilhtake
only a moment. Do it now,
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-02
Attcntion-LOvers of Flowers

Believing that certain irises will do
we'll under conditions obtaining in
the Imperial Valley, we will send a
few plants for trial to applicants be-
fore March Goth, who will agree to re-
port results to us. Please state ma
ture of soil. The Dean Iris Gardens,
Moneta, Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-02

Cleveland will see the child
wonder of rifledom in August at
the National Rife Association.
She is Marjorie Forsythe Kinder
of Bridgeport, Conn Marjorie
made 100 bull's-eyes at the Cald-
we'll rife range last year, And
now she Is crowned as the cham
pion rife shot OF the weaker sex.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-02

Mary Pickford in her latest and
sgaatsst Unitad Artists Production at
the Palace next Sunday and Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-02
RE c LAMAT|0N SERVICE
REPORT ON PROBLEMS OF
THE IMPERIAL VALLEY

Exhaustive and Comprehensive Treatment of Every Subject
Vital to This Man-Made Empre.Antcpates Possible Dis
pute Hydro Electric Poer Development at Boulder Greek
and Presents Easily Financed Alternative to Sore Question
AH-American Canal Not More Costly Than Line Built
Through Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-02
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Weather
Report

Southern California-Tonight and
Thursday, fair; cloudy and foggy on
coast Thursday morning. Moderate
winds, mostly northerly.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-24
Peanut Association
Organized in Sparta;
To Enroll Farmers

SPARTA, Ca, Dec. 22.-That
there will be an organization to be
known as the Hancock County Pea
nut ASSOCIATION. which will have for
it's primary object the inducing of
the farmers of the county to pro-
duce peanuts on a large scale, was
definitely decided at a well-attend-
ed meeting of farmers held in Spar
ia Wednesday afternoon in the au-
ditorium of the county courthouse.
A permanent organization was per-
fected, Of which Thomas H. Little
was elected president and w, W.
Driskell secretary and treasurer.
After speeches were made in favor
Of the organization Of the associa-
ton by Thomas H. Little, w. w.
Driskell, County Demonstration
Agent L. I. Skinner, w. I. Harley
and G. w. Moran, committees were
appointed to canvass the county for
members of the association. When
the canvass is completed another
meeting of the association will be
called at which time it is expected
there will be speeches made by ex-
perts in the peanut industry from
sections of the state in which pea
nuts have been extensively grown.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-24
House Committee
May Ask Beer Sale
To Pay Bonus Bill

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. - An
amendment to the Volstead act per-
hitting the sale of light wine and
beer will be considered by the house
ways and means committee after the
holidays, Chairman Fordney an
nounced today.
The matter will be considered
from the standpoint Of revenue for
the payment of a soldier bonus, Mr..
F'ordney said.
Mr.. Fordney indicated that the
committee would favor sale of light
wine and beer, provided strong
enough sentiment for lifting the ban
develops.
The possibility Of tax on bever-
ages with small alcoholic content
will be looked into, Mr.. Fordney
said, to determine whether it would
be advisable and constitutional, to
lift the prohibition ban sufficiently
to- permit their sale.
Mr.. Fordney conferred today with
Secretary Mellon, but said later the
bonus question had not been dis
cussed.
Other suggestions put forth by
members of the house for financing
a bonus include a variety of sales
tax on different commodities and
different classes of manufacturers
and business men.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-24
Mrs. FELTON, Casts
Her First Vote in
Gainesville Election

CARTERSV1LLE, Ca, Dec. o.
The consolidated vote cast in the
municipal election here Wednesday
as officially announced at noon on
Thursday shows that T. w. Tinsley
received 597 votes and is, therefore,
elected mayor of Gainesville, to
serve during the two-year term be-
ginning in January. w. S. Peoples
and J. F. Bridges were the other two
successful candidates in the field of
six gentlemen offering for the three
places to be filled, and they will be
the commissioners.
A woman cast the first ballot in
the election, which was the first time
women had voted locally. Mrs. Will
liam H. FELTON,, who spent many
years. work in behalf of woman's
suffrage, cast her first ballot in this
election land the records show that
practically every woman registered
availed herself of the opportunity
to vote. The contest was waged
vigorously, two tickets being in the
field, and the successful candidates
were. all members of one ticket. The
other candidates We're r. M. Gaines,
R. L, Medlin and r. w. LanderS,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-24
Florida Man S Home
Attacked by Crowd
In Midnight Battle

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 22.-
A crowd, believed by the sheriff to
have been composed of moonshin
ers, attacked the home of James No,
BILE, at White House, near here, early
today, and the rifle and pistol battle
which resulted lasted nearly an
hour, but so far as known, was with
out casualties. Noble has been as.
sisting the sheriff's office in it's cam
paign against moonshiners.
The attackers, sheltered in a drain
age canal, opened fire on the house
without warning shortly after mid
night. The firing aroused citizens
of the vicinity and the attackers fled
upon the arrival of posses which had
been organized to investigate.
Two rifle bullets brushed Mrs. No
Bile, causing abrasions on her chest
and arm and bullets were found in
the mattress Of the bed upon which
she and her husband were sleeping
when the attack began.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-24
NATION WIDE PROBE
Of PRICES ORDERED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Inves'
tigation Of retail prices Of food, fuel
shoes and clothing in all parts Of
the country was ordered today by
Attorney General Daugherty.
Mr.. Daugherty said that in many
localities prices are too high and
retailers profits were 'unconscion-
able" and that every effort would
be made to put retail prices on the
proper level.
Mr.. Daugherty instructed Director
Burns, Of the bureau of investigation
Of the justice department, to assign
men as soon as possible to various
parts of the country to simultane-
ously collect information upon cur
rect retail prices of food, fuel, shoes
and clothing and at the same time
to report the wholesale prices of
corn, wheat, beef, meats of all kinds
and on the hoof in order that com
parsons might be made of the re-
tail and wholesale prices of food
LII Iiiduy pdIlo VI IuC Guilty. hl :
Daugherty declared, retailers have
organizations which tend to keep
prices high.
"There isn't doubt in the world"
he said, "that all over the country
retailers have an understanding.
The attorney general said that
while there were many retailers who
were not charging excessive prices
he intended to go after organizations
operating contrary to the law, eand
particularly professional organizers
who sold new schemes for beating
the law through organizations which
conceal their real purpose behind a
declaration of an association to adj
vance competition.
Results of the departments in
vestigation, Mr.. Daugherty said,
would be used in an effort to bring
down retail prices where they were
too high. Prices, he said, would
never go down to their pre-war level,
but they could be brought into the
proper relation with reduced wages
and reduced costs Of foodstuffs.
Publication of comparative prices
in different localities, he asserted,
would do much to right the situation,
and he said it was planned to pre-
sent the data gathered to the various
states for local action, with the CO.
operation Of the federal government
where necessary. Also, he added. he
would probably ask the assistance
of Secretary Hoover.