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Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
GIRL DRIVES OFF
TURK ROI BERS
WITH WHIP.
(Bv Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-Dramatic
and humorous experiences are des,
cribed in the sories just received
here from thra American girls who
protected the armenian orphanges IN
Kars, Armenial when the Turkish
troops captured that city in October
last.
The American young women not
only had to claim the panic-strlcken
orphans but to fight off Armenian re
fugees who wanted to hide in the
orphanages and Turkish soldiers bent
on looting the buildings. One OF the
girls, Miss Elsie M. Kimball, of Mt
Vernon, N. Y, put to rout group. OF
about 20 Turks who were attempting
to steal the blankets from the child
ren's beds. She attacked them with
a whip and being unarmed they fled
Her two companions were Miss Cora
L. Beach, of Ogdensburg, N. Y, anc
Miss Frances Anderson. of New Can
aan, Conn. All three are worker;
for the Near East Relief which con
ducts the orphanages.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
DRILL STARTED
0 n BRAWLEY
WELL TO DAY

Work on the Brawley well to de-
termine whether it is the gusher its
promoters believe it to be, or whether
i is merely pocket of gas and seep-
age, was begun this morning.
BY order of Assemblyman Frank
Beal, who is the president of the I'M
perial Oil and Development company
the owner of the we'll, the drill was
started to work to cut through the
$50 fee of cement poured into the well
two weeks ago, and will be- sent
through to the oil sands to show just
what the we'll is.
President Beal stated that while
this action on the part of his COM
pany might place in jeopardy some of
the oil claims in the vicinity of the
well, he was determined to find out
just what the company had, and to
settle once and for all time the mooted
question of the presence of oil in pay
ing quantities.
The casing for the we'll was started
from Pittsburg five days ago, and the
officers of the company assured that
it will be received within the next ten
days which will be in plenty of time
for its use in the well.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
FARM BUREAU
IS TO EMPLOY
A MANAGER

Decision to ask thirty members OF
the Farm Bureau to contribute SlOu
toward a fund to pay the salary OF a
Farm Manager for year was one OF
the important actions of the recent
suecial meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the Imperial County Farm
Bureau, held Wednesday at the
Barbara Worth Hotel, Ell Centric.
The suggestion came from b. u.
Irvine, who has been in charge of the
recent membership drive. The mana
ger, sair Mr.. Irvine, will be able to
continue the drive during the whole
wear and will be able to handle a
great deal of other work that the
Farm Bureau has considered for this
wear. One of the undertakings that
would be expected of him would be
the launching of farmers exchange,
with various departments for handing
grain, live stock, poultry and other
products that can be marketed CO.
loperatively with much profit to the
| farmer.
The suggestion that thirty members
contribute 500 each, making fund of
SO 600 to pay the salary and expenses
of the manager for the first year, met
with instant favor. Several of the
directors present volunteered to con-
tribute to the fund, and it is believed
there will be no difficulty in raising
the full amount. The money will be
paid back to those who contribute, in
case the project is a success and when
revenues of the Farm Bureau will
| Justify it.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
Ell CENTRO BEATEN
TO A FRAGILE

Brawley trounced the Ell Centre
baseball team 13 to 4 yesterday after
noon on the local grounds.
Errors in a large mexsure was re-
sponsible for the defeat. The lack of
inside baseball" on the part of the
Ell Centre players aided in their
loss, but whatever the excuse the
local boys were outclassed at every
turn of the game. That Brawley was
too fast, is all that can be said.
Two runs in the first inning, one in
the second and another in the third
was enough to win an ordinary game.
But Yesterdays contest was not that
variety. 1t outclassed everything in
the past and showed the home talent
up like bunch of rubes.
Livingston pitched a perfect game,
striking men out and walking one.
The rest of the time they We're
straight over and BrawIey took ad-
vantage of each and every one.
Jimmie Dill twirled for Brawley and
held El Centro helpless until the
seventh inning, he allowed two runs
to cross the plate.
The game according to figures:
Team Il 4 5 6 Z s 9 R.H.E
Brawley 211 O4 PIP 4 5
Ell Centre 0 0 0 0 002 % 5
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
'STANAGE TO ADD
PEP TO COAST
BASEBALL.
(By Associated Press)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31.-Oscar
Stanage, veteran major league catch
er, who comes to Los Angeles this
year, is expected to put plenty of
pep" into the local Pacific Coast
Baseball League club. His experience
will be useful in helping young pitch
ers and in giving them confidence.
Stanage was with Detroit last year,
In 70 game he hit for percentage
of 231. His friends in Los Angeles
say they believe he will bat around
275 in the coast circuit.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
INVITATIONAL DAY.

Stephens by proclamation has set apart st.
Valentines Day this Caiforna 1nvitatlonal Day
and has called upon every woman and child in the
state to take time that day to mail letters valentines
their friends the East extong California the set
tiers great Empire of Opportunity and pointing out the adj
vanages offers alike to tllers of the land home build
and investors.
Everyone here should heed this injunction laid upon
them by the and flood the postoffces
with boosts for the incompatible beauty and
of the Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
Ed TORIALS
MORE POLITICS THAN BUSINESS.

Shortsightedness in choosing the roadbed material and
failure to take into consideration the tremendous increase
in the state of heavy trucking have brought about the
disntegraon of Cafornias roads Just when, according
program they should be ready for extension rather
than repair
report of experts rendered to the directors of the
Automobile Club of Southern California by H. W. Keller,
chairman of the clubs roads and highways committee, and
the result of nearly six months careful concluded
the first of this year. brings that clearly and thor
oughy human technical knowledge able to probe
The report which is printed another caumn is said
be the extensive and comprehensive study of road
problems that has been made in the United States Among
its conclusions
That the four-inch concrete state highways made
quate.
That in many localities they badly constructed.
That highways built adobe soils failure
That the state highways will not last than II
years.
That in modernity of road building California ranks
among states about thirty-sixth.
That highway costs have been excessive.
That roads have been built with shortsighted policy
that did not allow for the increase Of truckage.
The State Highway Commission has long been thought
to be political than business body and the
of the highway conditions seems to bear this out.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
STAR TRACK MAN
REGISTERS AT
STANFORD.
Cpv Assoctated Press>

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal,
31.-Alva w. Richards, 1912 Olympic
Games winner and high point man at
the American Expeditionary Force
games, has registered at Stanford I'm
iversity but will not be eligible to
wear the Cardinal against the Unlver-
sity of Califorfra at this years dual
track meet. RAhards is registered IN
the pre-medical department.
At the A. E. r. games Richards won
first place in the standing broad jump.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
NEW OFFICERS.
(Special to The PreSs.)

Especial 10 The Press)
Holtville, Jan. 31.-The newly elect
ed officers of the Holtville CONNER
cial club are as follows: A. B. Lester,
president; Homer c. CLANCY, vice
president; F. J. Carskadon, treasurer;
Arthur M. Williams, secretary.
Plans to lower the dues this year
and increase the membership were
discussed and gnral plan for the ad-
vertising of Holtvill was talkd ovr.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31
PASSES SUCCESSFULLY.

Among the many candidates who
took the civil service examination in
Los Angeles Saturday for the posi-
ton of assistant superintendent of
county schools, Samuel H. Thompson,
formerly principal of the Brawley
High school, passed among the high
est. He stood third on the list and
his name has been certified for ap-
pointment.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-31

The lovely ostrich toques are quite
bewitchink when worn over young
face. They are covered with os-
trich, the flues almost uncurled, quite
soft and fluffy in appearance, and are
especially pretty in gray.
Arizona republican., 1921-06-01
Two Economic Views

Not long ago Executive Secretary Wallace of American Intelligence Council of the Federation of American Engineering Societies deplored the waste occasioned by womens changing styles. We suppose that most of us have felt same way about it. It seemed to us n economic waste woman tempted by fashion to buy hats gowns and the of month cast them aside the style changed for another expensive hat and gown. The intrinsic value of the discarded articles had re- duced yet they were thrown aside forever
 Mir Wallace made comparison though which even we believed was not apt when he stated that manufacturer of locomotives might reasonably change the styles his locomotives every few v,onths and so set the fashions railways. As a ,n.rser of fact expensive changes are made otives every year they differently dictated. rh~v are made for utilitarian railway -,nanv will not stick certain type Of locomotive just to expense
 r,~,s N Mosessohn executive director of the
 e;.ted Dress Industries of America national -.-..,or representing an industry which pro-
 .sao mn 900 worth of dresses annually replies - ..,- that demonstrates that he knows more about
 -,o. than MT. Wallace and the rest of us who
 .-.,,,sa ,o agree with the latter.
 ,,ere can be no question as to the psYenoogs
 la-.,a,v lhele among women and il is well that ot styie' atrras desire of v-o-'en is to be '' IS su. CA if is certainly a most anie ualI r.AA -. te very attractive 1T the -louiu AAl pe ,~.sses up in staple dresses i.4ir-, @ ,rhe stvle or~sseN 1f .o,x-irts n a penltentiary, Ahe seSie orphaiaase " s. artistic element in human nature cement 's " +o ridicule minimize the better and any a''eh'p . ;s so definitely theoretical that side ot nu. ma, ,ere book learning ana no pao'o s---,s-ielcs could eSpouA
Arizona republican., 1921-06-01
By Frederic J. Haskin

WASHINGTON. May 31-An in- te-esting development in telephone history is that the automatic phone is now being used in the. rural ois- tricts.
 The automatic telephone which makes every caller his own central, is far from new in the cities, where 1t is being used extensively Tn Tact it Is fare from new anywhere con sidering that it was invented m crude form three years alter pen ,,r,drced bis instrument But as a nractical proposition for the benefit of the farmer and long distance com rnuter the automatic is just coming into popularity
 To the city man the automatic sys- fem means chiefly that he is respon- sible for his own mistakes ana can not blame central when he gets 4o2o when he wants 45S2. To the farmer however. the automatic means more than this as matter of progress.
 The most important advantage IS 24 hours service. By the manual system the farmer has been unable 10 gef service after or g o'clock in the evening because central closed ehe switchboard in the dining room .hen and went out on the front porch to rest. The automatic system is nan dled for rural districts from the near est city exchange so that the iarhh- ar bas citv service at any hour.
 The telephone Is becoming even ,ooro ;mportant to the farmer than to the business man as a means VI tranSacting business and Tn keeping mn social connections The party ilne is the subject of so much 1oklhs IS very real and serious factor In cou,i- try intercourse. It is, perhaps' the s,,rest system of disseminating news so far discovered.
 The party line is now called into use in spreading news of market reports yvben the weather forecast ana the government crop reports are sent out bv radio every day, the news IS III son,a communities received by Wire 1ess onerator who telephones IL at once to a long line of listening farm - Tho messages go out at certain ,irnas every day-stock market re nor+s at one hour. grain ana pota'o news at another, and a general sum
 .,, i,, tbe afternoon--so the farm know exactly when to expect them-
 As social factor the party ine Zoe well nigh proverbial functions to ra-forr, Every member of a party iipa knows that the telephone Is town meeting place and in carrying on a conversation chooses his words accordingly. Listening in is regarded as quite in the rules of the game in most places. So popular Is the sys- tenn that in some instances when the party lines were cut from 40 phones
Arizona republican., 1921-06-01

tons as she is toward us. that she never repeats anything heard during business hours This is no doubt true. and most of us never think of centrars presence when we talk over the phone. All sorts of diplomatic and military matters were discussed freely over the telephone in Paris and Washington during the war. and with never a record of any indiscretion on the part of the operator. Still. when affairs of importance and secrecy are involved. the telephone undoubtedly becomes a more satisfactory means of communication when the converse ton is felt to be strictly private.
 In still another way. the self service system claims an advantage. Many people-foreigners and people with defects of speech or hearing--havs difficulty in making themselves un- derstood over the phor~ or in under standing centrars answers. Friends are used to peculiarities of voice and make a special effort themselves to speak distinctly. The troubles of this type of phone user come largely in getting connected. Central has nc way of knowing that Aunt Katie finds it hard to catch the endings oi words or that lisping MT. Smith is no, merely trying to be facetious When the caller makes his own connection this part of the call is simplified.
Arizona republican., 1921-06-01
Questions And
 AnslUers

tAny reader can get the answer to any question by writing The Repub- ican Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin. Director. Washington, D. C. This offer applies strictly to informa- tion- The bureau cannot give advice on legal. medical, and financial mat ters- It does not attempt to settle domestic troubles. nor to undertake exhaustive research on any subject Write your quesnon plainly and briefly Give full name and address and enclose two cents in stamps for return postage. All replies afe sent direct to the inquirer)
 a. ! have taken out my second citizenship papers and wish to visit my relatives in England. Will my pa- pers be void if ] do this? M.T.W.
 A. This would depend upon the length of your visit since the nat uralization laws provide that when any naturalized citizen shall have re- sided for two years in the foreign state from which he came or for five years in any other foreign state, it shall be presumed that he has ceased to be an American citizen.
 Q. Why is Phoenix, Arizona, 90 named? G. A. 8.
 A. According to an old legend the phoenix was a bird which was con- sumed by fire and rose in youthful freshness from it's own ashes. The name seemed appropariate for Phoe- nix. Arizona, as this city was built on the remains of a great pre- Columbian city. In prehistoric times. some 50,- 900 acres of land were cultivated by the diversion of water through sew
Arizona republican., 1921-06-01
ABOUT THE STATE

who accidentally shot his companion, Albion Jones, has turned out to he thief instead of a mere runaway. On April 20 he stole $1410 from his grandfather, Mir. Scanion. and divided 1t up with his companion, Albion Jones. also of Haverhill. Both boys came west on motorcycle. bought a lot of guns. and were dead broke when taken up by Marshal Burns last week
 MT. Scanlon took his grandson. Bill Christie, back home last Saturday. He has notified the parents of Albion Jones of his whereabouts. and they will probably send for him soon.-- News.
 Misses Rider: Hits Horse
 Higinio Gomez. camp rustler for the Charlebois sheep out Deputy Sheriff James Cook on a weapon.
 Gomez is alleged to have injected thrills into an altercation by means of a .32 automatic. Emptying the automatic in the direction of Frank Redmond. who was riding horse at the time, he sent bullets through the horse. but missed Redmond Courier.
 Hooper Given Life Sentence
 NOGALES-JudgeW w. R. Chambers of Stafford arrived in Nogales yester- day afternoon and early this morn ing sentenced Perry Hooper to life imprisonment in the state penitehtf- ary for the murder of Delma Rogers in Nogales several months ago.-Her- aid
Arizona republican., 1921-06-01
Hooper Given Life Sentence
PASSING OF THE HELLO GIRL

to 20 the subscribers protested and some had their phones removed.
 There are now about 2.000. 900 auto matic telephones in the United States. Philadelphia cut over AZ 900 phones one day recently. The state of Ohio is over one-third automatic, telephonically speaking As switch board wear out they are being re- placed generally by the newer sys- tenn whenever conditions permit. The transition is necessarily worked out in this way because large switch board exchange is expensive. costing several hundred thousand dollars. It lasts from six to fifteen years, de- pending on the amount of use it re- ceives.
 We are told that the automatic system gradually extended does not throw the telephone girls out of em- ployment as was predicted by some. The regiment of giris needed to make connections by the manaul system is not wanted for that purpose with an automatic switchboard, 1t is true. But there is still much central office work. especially repairs. Despite the fact that girls are not generally so adept at understanding electricl apparatus as boys are, the telephone companies find that the girls are more satisfac- tory in making delicate adjustments. The girl repairer has patience and fineness of touch which is more nec- essary for routine repair work than a thorough knowledge of the working of a dynamo.
 The repair work is absorbing some of the girls. Others will be needed still to record toll calls and supply information. There will be few. if any, girls actually dismissed. for there have never been enough oper- ators available to keep pace with the rapidly growing telephone systems. Companies have always had to take it for granted that the average tele- phone operator would get married in two years. During the war. the turn over was even 100 per cent in single year. This meant, and still means. a heavy overhead expense, and tele- phone company schools are perpetu- ally in session to train newcomers.
 A Preventive of Kicks
 The phone girl shortage has always hovered over the companies and they are glad to be rid of that worry when possible. It must also be rather pleas ant for a company to feel that the subscriber can no longer blame cen- tral for delays and mistaken numbers. The. dial on which the numbers are registered is before the caller and no one touches it but himself. The sig nal that the line is busy is also a di- rect response from the number called. and central cannot be suspected of loafing on the job.
 Another difference in the direct contact phone Is that there is no chance of central listening in. We have often been assured that the switchboard operator is as impersonal | in her attituda toward orfr cnnversa %
Arizona republican., 1921-06-01
The Churches and Disarmament
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE Copyright. 1921. by Frank Cranel

An appeal for the United States to take the initia- tive in calling Conference of Nations to consider concerted plan for disarmament has been made by the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America Sunday, June 5, it proposes special day which ministers throughout the land shall give special sideration to the subject.
 The Administrative Committee of the National Catholic Welfare Council, the Central Conference of American Rabbis the United Synagogue of Amer1ca and the Protestant Churches united in this ment.
 There are few items of news that are more cal culated to cheer the heart of who loves the human
 The underlying gist of all religions is the unity of Mankind. Nationalsm and patriotism have roots in the great religions. Only Humanity is rooted.
 If there is anything that is going to stop it is to be the cnscience of mankind and surely the reg ous organizations of the race should its con- science.
 The present organization of the world into sep arate contendng states each armed to the teeth not only folly but it is unspeakably wicked The people being starved robbed and slaughtered for the sake of a few Outworn old ideas.
 General Tasker H. Bliss in letter to the Church Peace Union writes the following vigorous words: If the clergymen of the United States want to secure limitation of armaments they do it without further waste of time. If, agreed upon date, they simultaneously preach sermon this subject in every church of creed throughout the United States and conclude their services by having their congregation adopt resolution addressed to their particular Congressman urging upon him the necessity of having business conference of five nations upon this subject the thing will be done If the churches agree upon that will not be done until the good God puts into them the proper spirit of their religion"
 The Administrative Committee of the Federal Council asks the pastors to recommend to their gregations June the following consideration:
 "1. That our own Government should take tRR- initiative in inviting international conference to confer upon the question of aramens to which there is abundant to believe response would result
 's2 That the constituent bodies of the Federal Council and all Christian communions at their sembies, conferences and meetings of Executive Boards should take action urging our Government to undertake this high mission
 l Whatever be done to arouse the conscience of the world against the old order should be done. C. would personally recommend that every preachkr buy read and prepare from the following books: H. G. Wels's SALVAGING OF CIVILIZA- TON and Will Irwins THE NEXT WAR.