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Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18
To RELIEVE DIRE
NEED OF IRELAND

Ireland, the island that folks for
got, has been made the beneficiary of
fund of $10,000,000 to be raised in
the United States by voluntary sub
scription during the next month, ac-
cording to an announcement just is
sued by the California branch of the
American Committee for Relief in Ire
land, with offices in the Security
building, Los Angeles.
E. L. Doheny has accepted the ap-
pointment as state chairman. T. H.
O'Neil, vice chairman, and H. M. Hal
deman as chairman for Southern Cal
ifornia. Henry M. Robinson has been
appointed treasurer and c. A. Lyman,
executive secretary.
The campaign will be conducted in
every state in the union simultaneous
ly from March 14th to 28th. The
quota for the eleven southern counties
is $15O,OOO.
Ireland, according to data gathered
by agents of the American commit
tee, is today the most wretched land
in the civilized world. 1t is the only
place where war exists, with the at
tendant suffering of women and chill
dren. Thousands of men are out of
employment, many houses and build
ings have been destroyed, industry
and means of communication are at a
standstill. With the added rigors OF
winter, the distress is terrible.
The Society of Friends (Quakers)
which is non-partisan and has the
complete confidence of both sides in
the controversy; is now collecting re-
liable information regarding the ac.
tual needs of Ireland. The Friends
have agreed to take charge of al
funds collected in America and dis
tributed them where human need is
greatest, seeing that these funds reach
all alike, irrespective of religious o'
nolitical affiliatiOn
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18
MILK WAR BRINGS
JOY IN BRAWLEY

Gee fellers. it's great to be "kid-
die" or a "puppie"-'cause there's a
milk war on in Brawley now.
One dairyman comes along and says
milk will be 13 cents a quart and Z
cents a pint" The other dairyman
answers back. "the green grass grows
up and milk comes down-'cause here
Pm selling it at 10 cents quart and
6 cents a pint"
Hence the "kiddies"- the "pup-
pies" who benefit chiefly by the priok
cut-are having the time of their lives
cooling and gurgling and barking and
tapping it down, so to speak, while
the "grown-ups" all drink it in line
with the times, because milk's mighty
good and it's cheap.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18
TO GIVE WIENER ROAST

The Goodtimers club of Varney's Ell
Centre store will be host to the en-
ployees of the other Varney stores in
the valley next Thursday evening,
March q, by giving regular Valley
Weiner Roast in the bed Of the New
river directly west Of Imperial.
This will be the first one of the
season and all look forward to an eX-
ceptionally good time as dancing,
singing and games are only part OF
the many activities that will be par
ticipated in. You may say dancing
Where? Just leave it to the enter
tainment committee.
All present and former employees of
the Varney company are cordially in
vited to attend the desert party. Please
report to any of the Varney stores
your intention to attend so that the
proper arrangements for transpora-
tion will be made.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18
ONE L|T|GANT
HOLDING OUT.
IN MINE DEAL
Calipntrid Man Unable to Come
to Terms With the Payn,aster
Syndicate at GlaMis.

A week ago C. B. Conlin, attorney,
formerly of Ell Centro, but now of Los
Angeles, thought he had corralled all
of the contesting and adverse claims
to the old Paymaster mine, near Gla-
mis-, and he was painting a rosy pic
ture to his friends of what the re-
opening of the old time producer would
mean to him and his associates and
the valley; also he was spending
money to get new machinery and
equipment on the ground to reopen
the mine.
Now comes shovel full of sand
in the gears of Conlin's plans in the
shape of one lone contestant, who,
it is said, has declined to settle on the
terms proposed by Conlin, and it may
be that the 80 years litigation for the
possession of the mine is not settled.
c. J. McClintock one Of the confess
tants in the many law suits marking
the progress of the mine, is now at
Calipatria, and it is intimated that he
proposes to block any of the plans of
Conlin to take possession Of and re-
open the property, until he has re-
ceived what he considers cash equiv
alent for his interest.
1t seems from recent information
dug out of the dim and mHst- past
that the Paymaster was never a gold
producer, but that it was heavy in
silver, lead and zinc, and that the ore
values in sight at the present should
pay heavy returns on any reasonable
considering the present
prices of these ores in the metal mar
kets of the world.
Conlin is said to be in Douglas,
Ariz., at the present time supern-
tending the movement of machinery
from that point to the Glamis prop
ertY.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18
SPEAKER SHOULD REPEAT

Up and down Broadway they're talk
ing about "private worlds series
on the Polo grounds next fall.
The Gotham bugs are sure that the
major league pennants will drop into
the arms of the Giants and the Yam
KEGS.
In disposing of the American league
pennant, however, there is just the
slightest concern to find out what iris
Speaker will have to say about evac-
uating the front line trenches that he
took last fall.
Looking over the worlds champion
Indians, one gets fairly hit in the face
with the impression that iris Speak
er will have quite lot to say.
Speaker thinks so well of his cham
pions that he didn't turn hand all
winter to improve the club. Other
clubs went through a hectic winter
of trades and attempted trades, but
Speaker went hunting.
On dope, unreliable as it may be
sometimes, the Cleveland tribe should
repeat and win their second pennant
in q row.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18
HERE'S CHANCE FOR
ARMY COMMISSION

Examinations will be held on April
%, 1921, for commissions in the army.
When the promotions under the reor-
be a vacancy for about 1900 first lieu
tenants. This examination will be
competitive for 1855 vacancies in the
following branches of the service: In
fantry, cavalry, field artillery, coast
artillery, engineers, air service, signal
corps. quartermaster corps, ordnance
corps, medical warfare service, Phil
ippine Scouts.
The age at the time of application
must be between 21 and 30 years, and
the applicant must be one of the fol-
lowing classes:
(a) A warrant officer or enlisted
man of the regular army of not less
than two years service.
(b) A member of the officers re-
serve corps or nlisted reserve corps.
(c) A member of the National
Guard.
Cd A graduate of technical insti-
tuition approved by the secretary of
war.
Any civilian of the required age and
educational qualifications can easily
become eligible by joining either the
reserve corps or national guard.
Anyone desiring to take these exam
nations should apply to the adjutant
at Camp John II. Beacon, Calexico,
for the necessary application blanks
and further information. BY doing so
they will save time.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18
CELEBRATION A SUCCESS

The celebration in honor of st. Pat
rick's Day given last night at Masonic
Hall under the auspices of the Knights
of Columbus and the Young Ladies
Institute was successful and enjoy
able affair. 1t was attended by a
large and we'll pleased crowd.
The musical program given by ST.
Mary's choir and other artists was a
pleasing feature of the evenings en-
tertainment. The soloists, Miss Cath
crime Seymour at the piano and Otto
Jeancon were received with enthusias-
tic applause,
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18
MOVIES MAY
GET HAM0N
G G|RL AS
s I A R
Freed of Murder Charge
Woman May Come to Cal
ifornia to Display Herself
Before the Camera.
(By Associated Pressl

ARDMORE, Okla, March 49,
Freed of a charge of murder for the
shooting of Jake l.. Hamon by a jury
verdict yesterday Clara Smith Hamon
is planning to leave Ardmore, the
scene of her 10 years association with
Hamon, which eliminated in the shoot
ing last November.
She will probably go to Wilson, Is
miles west of here, for a short time
for short visit to her sister, and then
to Ell Paso. where her father is SER
iously i'll. Her plans beyond that are
unsettled. That she will have to OBJ
tain employment or other means. of
livelihood is said to be imperative as
she has no money and her only prop
erty, lot of jewels given her by Ha-
mon, were pawned to pay the expenses
of her defense. 1t is said that she had
an offer from book publishing ocn-
Germ in st. Louis to publish story of
her life and another story is that she
had an offer from moving picture
producer in Los Angeles to star in
the films at fabulous salary.
She declines to discus any of her
plans, except to say that she might go
to Los Angeles where she has another
sister living, and take up consdera-
tion of the movie offer.
From another source it is learned
that she is to be we'll taken care of
for the immediate future by funds sup
piled her by friends of Hamon, the
man she was accused of killing.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18
OFFICERS AND
LINE RUNNERS
FIGHT IN DARK
All Night Battle FOllOWs At.
tempt to Sn,uggie Whiskey
Across the Rio Grande.
(By Associated Press)

Ell PASO, Tex, March 18.-An
American immigration inspector, two
United States soldiers and two liquor
smugglers were wounded in gun
battle which lasted all night in the bed
of the Rio Grande river two miles
west of here.
The fight between the officers and
soldiers and the smugglers did not
end until daylight, and at that time
the smugglers abandoned the sink hole
they were using as rifle nit and
escaped to the south side of the bor-
der, carrying two wounded men with
them.
The wounds of the American Of
ficers were but slight and came from
an intermittent exchange of shots.
quarts of whiskey left by
the smugglers were found in the sink
hole after they had gone.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18
STRAWBERRY WARNING.

The office of pest control, Califor-
MIA department of agriculture is con-
ducting experiments to assist straw
berry growers in controlling the straw
berry leaf-beetle ((Typophorus can
ella) which is proving very destructive
to berry plants throughout the state.
Until definite results are available
it is suggested that growers give the
strawberry fields an application of ar
senate of lead, pounds to 90 gallons
or dust the fields thoroughly with ar
senate of lead dust. If the dust treat
ment is used it should be applied to
the plants early in the day while they
are still wet with dew.
Both sulphuring or busting should
be done Immediately before the berries
become too greatly advanced.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18
PA I R | D I 5
I D s I AR I
FIGHTS ON
/ j \ 5
Most Remarkable Demon
stratiOn Held in America
Since Armistice Planned
by American Legion , in
New York Tonight.
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, March 18-Messages
from every state in the Union will be
read at the great All-American Meet
ing for God and Country" which will
be held at Madison Square Garden,
tonight, as an answer and national
demonstration of disapproval of the
famous Won Mach "Rhine Horror"
meeting here two weeks ago which the
American Legion disclosed was in
tended to open a nationwide revival
of German propaganda in America.
This announcement was made by
Colonel F. w. Galbraith, Jr., national
commander of the American Legion
who has been placed in charge of ar
rangements for the All-American meet
ing by committee representing more
than 80 patriotic, civic. fraternal, pro-
fessional and trades organizations un-
der whose auspices the meeting will
be held. Every element of the popula-
tion excepting the hyphenated element
will be represented, Colonel Galbraith
said.
"It will be the most remarkable pa
trlOtlc ueIlOllStTdllOH uelu III AiilcIiCd
since the armistice was signed" as
serted Colonel Galbraith.
"There has been nothing like it since
the wave of patriotic ardor, enveloped
the nation following our declaration
of war against Germany. 1t marks
the spontaneous beginning of a great
All American counter offensive
against enemy propaganda which is
sweeping America. 1t is the natural
reaction from the national wave cs
resentment which swept the country
in the wake of the exposure of the
projected revival of German propagan-
da efforts in this country, the insidu-
Gus objects of which were to estrange
the United States and those nations
which were our comrades in arms in
war, and the restoration to it's place
of former power and influence in our
national affairs of the powerful pro-
German political machine of which
Her Won Bernsdorff and others We're
made such good use in the imperial
cause before we entered the war. The
cards are on the table now. The dis
loyalists have stated their case and
America has made its answer"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18
GUN USED TO COLLECT.

Joe Soliz, 33, is in the county Jail
with a charge of assault with deadly
weapon with intent to kill bokked
against his name.
Soliz it is said, has been picking cot
ton for Harry Lyons, rancher living
near Silsbee, and he asked his en-
ployer for settlement of his wages
Lyons did not have the money at the
time and in the argument which fol
lowed, Soliz is said to have drawn {
revolver and fired three shots at Ly
ons, none of which took effect. Soli1
attempted to make his escape in al
automobile but wrecked the machine
short distance away and was arrest
ed at the point of the accident b!
Sheriff Applestill.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18
c R D n \ 0L N
i A n IS
ACCEPTED
BY ALL
Irrigation District Officials
and Mutual Companies Get
Together on New Schedule
of Charges for Water
Service.

Plans submitted to the directors of
the Imperial irrigation district and the
Mutual Water companies of Imperial
county for the distribution and meas
urement of water and other questions
in connection with these matters have
been adopted by the irrigation dis
trict directorate according to an an
nouncement made late yesterday at
the end of a series of conferences be-
tween the Mutual companies and the
district officials.
TIL outstanding points of General
Manager Cronholm's plan are, first,
that the district shall measure all
water which is to be delivered to the
Mutuals at the south bondary of each
company; second, the mutual COM
panies will be given credit for all
waste and for the outflow; third the
mutuals shall receive 10 per cent
deduction on the net water for which
charge has been made; fourth, allow
ances will be made for seepage and
evaporation; fifth, each company which
carries water to another company will
be given an additional deduction of 5
per cent for carrying the water
through it's canals.
Measurement of the water and So
luton of the question of what is an
equitable basis on which the Mutual
companies should be charged for the
water delivered to them has been a
point of controversy of long standing
between the companies andtheirriga-
ton district and it is believed that
the solution offered by Mr.. Cronholm
will prove acceptable to the companies
and put an end to the old arrange
mont
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18
CONTEST CALLED OFF.

At meeting of the Imperial Valley
Automobile Dealers Association held
yesterday morning at the office of
Charles Merrals. it was decided that
due to a lack of interest on the part
of the public in the support of the
various candidates, in the contest for
queen of the San Diego Auto Show,
that the contest should be called off.
This, however, does not mean that
Imperial Valley will not have the hon
or fhaving a local girl for queen. A
new plan for the selection of queen
has been determined upon by the as
sociation, and their appointment will
be announced in the very near future
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18
HEADING TRIP
WILL Be TAKEN
BY HUNDREDS
Special Excursion Sunday VIII
Pr0Uide Inspection of Trigd-
...tiOn Work BeI0U Border.

Several hundred persons are ex-
pected to take advantage of the op-
portunity to inspect the immense ir-
rigation system and protective work
of the Imperial Irrigation district Sun
day, when a special excursion train
will be run under the auspices of the
Associated Chambers of Commerce
and officials of the irrigation district
to Hanlon Heading and other points
of interest in Mexico.
The special train will leave Calexi-
co at $3.50 o'clock Sunday morning
over the Inter- California railroad, re-
turning in ample time for people from
the north end of the valley to connect
with the Southern Pacific train for
the trip home.
The special train is scheduled to
reach Volcano junction at 9:30
O'Clock. From there it will go over
the Volcano Lake levee, to C. D.
Junction and over the -Ockerson Levee
returning to Andrade about 4:30
o'clock, and thence to CaleXico.
General Manager Cronholm of the
irrigation district will be in personal
charge of the excursion, and will en-
deavor to explain the big system to
those who take the trip.
Besides seeing the irrigation works
the visitors will see the great irrigat-
ed areas Of Lower California and the
vast acreage which is not yet under
La,,lt ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18
RIRLE SCHOLAR COMING.

Rev. George w. Hunter, one OF the
noted Bible scholars of the world, who
has lectured extensively in the inter-
ests of Christian fundamentals will
lecture tonight only at the Methodist
church, Sixth and Commercial streets
his subject being "Modern Delusions.'
DR.. Hunter is making tour of the
valley in the interest of the Christian
Fundamentals league, an organization
of orthodox churches for the purpose
of maintaining the true evangelical
doctrinal ideals. His work is import
ant and will call forth very substan
tial interest among the churches now
established in the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18
RJRI.F LECTURES.

Commencing Sunday next Rev. Fl.
f. Marshall, pastor of the Baptist
church will begin serie sof sermons
on the great subjects of the Bible. The
course will extend through and include
Sunday, March 27. with an evening
service each week day
Sunday at II a. m. Rev. Marshall
will speak on Goods Masterpiece. AT
3 D. m. a sermon on the Book of Dan
iel will be delivered and at the eve
ming service hs subject will be "His
Majesty the Devil, or the Devil All
Dolled Up"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18
MINERS WILL RESIST.
(By Associated Press)

INDIANAPOLIS, March 18.-Any
attempts to reduce the wages of coal
miners of the United States will be
resisted by the miners union, Presi-
dent r. w. Lewis, of the United Mine
Workers of America, declared today
in announcing that such policy had
been approved by the unions execu-
tive board now in session here. The
union miners he stated have contracts
at the present wage scale extending
to March 81 of next year.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18
81 I j A 7 ION
BUSINESS
W0RLO IS
BETTER
While Return to Normal
Slow and Tedius Change
Must Be Regarded as Dis
tinct Gain for Future.

The economic situation has i'm
proved. Trustworthy evidence indi
Gates that the chances for harmful re.
cessions are less now than they have
been at any time since the readjust-
ment began. 1t is probably safe to
say that they are very much less.
The people generally have come to
realize that the return of the world
to normal conditions must, in the very
nature of things, be slow and tedious
process, and there has been of late q
rather general reflection Of this view
in business plans and expectations
This change to more conservative
attitude regarding the future can be
counted as a distinct gain.
When a marked improvement in
business failed to develop after the
first Of January there was consider
able disappointment and a disposition
to relapse into pessimism, was, more
or less, in evidence. This was not, and
has not been, warranted by the facts;
for, while it was conservative and
therefore not conspicuous, better
tone has in fact prevailed since the
first of the year and this tone has been,
and continuous to be, fully sustained.
The truth is, world conditions made 1t
unreasonable to expect such a for
ward movement as many people had
allowed themselves to look for.
1t is beginning to be recognized
rather generally among the members
of the cotton trade, producers and con-
sumers alike, that the return of con-
sumption to pre-war standards. like
the return of the world to normal con-
ditions, will. in the very nature of
things, be slow and that the existing
stock of cotton must, therefore, move
slowly in response to this development
in consumption. Since it will make
definitely against a reactionary feeling
this change of attitude towards more
conservative expectations can be
counted as a wholly constructive de-
velopment in cotton affairs.
Those students who represent the
concensus of informed opinion have
consistently held throughout the per-
iod of depression that it would require
every bale of existing stocks of cot
ton and more, to rebuild the economic
fabric of the world. This saner view
is gradually but surely supplanting the
pessimism which has for so long con-
trolled the opinions of merchants
planters and spinners regarding the
cotton on hand, especially the low
grades. The feeling is undoubtedly
gaining ground that, while the move
ment of the cotton on hand will be
slow, it will not be uncertain. This
expresses with a fair degree of ac'
curacy the present status Of the feel
ing regarding existing supplies.
Long time credits must be the CHIEF
factor in rehabilitating the economic
and industrial life of the old world
This statement has been made many
times before, but recently it has come
to be quite generally conceded ano
there is a we'll defined movement ir
that direction. Some of these under
takings are already functioning ant
incidentally demonstrating that relief
in this way is entirely practical. Il
is certainly fundamental in it's nature
and is undoubtedly the most reassur
ing feature that has so far developed
&c
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18
DEBS VETOES PLAN
(By Associated Press

ATLANTA, March 1S.-Eugene V.
Debs, socialist leader, has halted the
plans of the socialists to picket the
White House to attract attention to
the demands that he be released from
the Atlanta prison. His attorney an
nounced, however, that nationwide
campaign to obtain his release will be
undertaken at once.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18
BASIS FOR NEGOTIATIONS
(By Associated Press

CHICAGO, March 1S. = Eleven
basic principles satisfactory to union
labor on which labor would be willing
to negotiate agreements were laid
before the United States Railroad La
Dor board today, by B. M. Jewell, pres
ident of the Railway Employees De-
partment of the American Federation
of Labor.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18
DANCE FOR REST ROOM

A dance will be held next Thursday
night at Masonic Hall under the aus
pices of the Womap's Ten Thousand
club, the proceeds of which will go
towards helping the fund for the much
needed rest room which the city is
trying to make possible for mothers
and their children.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18

Rev. DR.. C. R. Graft gave his stere-
opticon lecture on "St. Paul." to an
appreciative audience at the Metho
dist church last evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18
Daily
Weather
Report

Southern California Tonight and
Saturday, fair. Moderate westerly
winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-18

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