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Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-03
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS

shall be awarded shall, within ten days
after the acceptance of his bid, make,
execute, and deliver to the Board of
Directors a written contract in form
satisfactory to said Board, for the de-
livery of said Excavators at site here
in named, within the time and in the
manner stated in said notice, plans and
specifications, and also furnish it an
acceptable bond in the sum of 25 per
cent of the total contract price, based
on the Districts estimate of the size,
kind, and character of said Excavators,
for the faithful performance Of the
said contract, and also furnish an ad-
ditional bond in the sum of so per cent
of the total contract price, based on
the District 8 estimate, as aforesaid,
as guarantee that the contractor will
pay in full the claims of all persons
performing labor upon or furnishing
material for construction and delivery
of said Excavators.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a
certified check for 10 per cent of the
amount bid, made payable to the Treas
urer Of the District, and to be forfeit
ed to said District should said bidder
fail for ten days after the acceptance
of his bid to enter into the said con-
tract with the District and furnish the
required bonds.
The contract will be let to the low
est responsible bidder, but the Board
of Directors reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
IRRIGATION DISTRICT,
f. II. McIver, Secretary.
Sept. 10 to Oct. 10, 1922
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-03
RESOLUTION NO. 245

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF Ell
CENTRO DECLARING THE IN
TENTION OF SAID BOARD TO I'M
PROVE A CERTAIN PORTION OF
LENREY AVENUE, DETERMIN-
ING THAT BONDS SHALL BE ISS-
UED TO REPRESENT THE COST
THEREOF, DECLARING THE
WORK. OR IMPROVEMENT TO BIZ,
OF MORE THAN LOCAL OR ORD.
MARY PUBLIC BENEFIT, AND
THAT THE EXPENSE OF SAID
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-03

New York-No milk for baby Louis
Flores. He watts beefsteak. At the
age Of five days he is the proud owner
of eight peary teeth.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-03

Chicago-While the family is away,
the bottlegger will play. Fred s. Wolff,
packer, and his family attended the
Btheater. When the returned $4,000
worth of liquor was gone.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-03
HOTEL
SUFFER-
SAN FRANCISCO

Management, Geo. Warren Hope:
A popular priced, fire proof hotel
centrally located and noted for its
excellent service and unexcelled ap-
pointments.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-03

Read The Press Classified Ads. It
pays.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-20
GOVERNED TO DEATH.

Protesting few days ago against
the growth of bureaucracy and the
extension Of Federal authority over
the lives OF American citizens. Senator
Stanley OF Kentucky said: Every
husciness man finds an inspector at
his elbow. Federal sleuth at his heels.
Houses are searched. homes outraged
and the public highways dappled In
the blood OF unoffend!ng citizens by a
multitude OF agents and inspectors
ignorant OF and Indifferent to the law
OF the land and the rights Of citizens. "
| Lest anybody think that Senator
Stanley. who Is a Democrat, has al
lowed his Jefrersonian theories OF
government TO warp his Judgment. II
is worth while TO turn 10 the deliber-
ately expressed opinions OF DIR. Nicho-
las Butler, who is not only Repub-
lican but who Is identified with the
conservative wing OF his party
In report to the trustees OF Co
lumbia University expressing his OBJ
tecuons to the proposed Federal bureau
for the supervision of education, DIR
Butler used language no less vehement
than that employed by the Senator
from Kentucky: In the United States
We are. in fiat defiance of all our pro-
claimed principles, building a series
Of bureaucracies that will put to sham,
the best efforts OF the Government
of the Car OF all the Russias wher
in the heyday of its glory. We are sur
rounded by agents, special agents, in
spectors and spies, and the people ar,
called upon TO support. through thei
taxes. in harmful and un-Americal
activities whole armies OF individual
who should be engaged in productiv,
industry
Senator Stanley had described II
this fashion the tendency OF the Is,
900 bills already introduced In tn
present Congress: Nobody escapes
Everything in the moral. industria
and commercial world is to be owned
operated. supervised or censored, fron
tahe birth Of a baby to the burial OF
corpse. and the worst is not yet"
The passion for bureaucracy an
bgovernment regulation which bega
under Roosevelt has now lost all sens
, Of restraint. Outside of Bolshevis
Russia the American people are tn
most government-ridden people in tn
world, and every session of Congress
every session of State Legislator,
marks an extension of the system.
Among the indictments again:
George III, in the Declaration of In
dependence was this: He has erecte
multitude of new offices and sci
hither swarms of officers to haras
J our people and eat out their substance
II George III could see the armies {
! officers that the American people. III
der their own government, have a
,. lowed 10 be imposed on them. to hai
ass them and eat out their substanc
he would be astonished at his ow
moderation. What the fathers refuse
to endure the sons submit to as meel
ly as a flock of sheep.-New Yor
World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-20
PRESIDENT AND "BLOC.r

One Of the reasons. and perhaps the
chief, for the existence of the "agri-
cultural bloc" in Congress IS that the
men who represent the great interests
OF the middle west believe that by
such action they viii be able 10 Sc
cure for their constituents attention
not otherwise attainable. Whether a
good foundation exists or not. the be
lief is prevalent that the farm indus
try of the country has been neglected
while especial attention has been paid
To- the wants of others, notably the
q ljlroads and the manufacturing groups
OF the east. II is time. the farmers
think, that they should Eave some
share In the fayors that are to flow
from governmental Interference in
business. This position seems justi-
fled
More is involved in the present
situation than the naming of dirt"
farmer to place on the Federal Re-
serve Board. That is detail, and
should not befog the whole issue. Mr..
Harding hit the nail square on the
head when he warned the Senators
with whom he conferred on the danger
of class legislation. The greatest mis-
fortune that possibly could overwhelm
the United States at this time would
be a division of its lawmaking bodies
into class groups. With all the d-
versity of resources and multiplicity
iCf interests.Sin spite Of the apparent
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-20
NOT IN VAIN.

Regardless OF what one may think
Of the Quadruple Alliance, promul-
gated at the Conference on Limitation
OF Armament, the fact remains that
Charles r.. Hughes will write his name
in large letters II the armament re-
duction treaty is ratified, and China's
open Door Is propped wide open.
The dynamic insistence Of this man
is marvellous 10 all who have bad the
pleasure Of watching him in his Con-
ference work. Others in the American
Delegation have done their share, but
Mr.. Hughes has done more than one
mans portion. At times il has seemed
as though he has performed the Ia
bors Of a dozen men.
By this We do not imply that ne is
/ the perfect diplomat. He is far from
/ being that. But since November 12
/ 1921 he has held a brief for the people
/ Of America-and the worldwide are
sick of war and its economic burdens
/ II. in addition TO tightening the eco
nomic load on his shoulders Just bit
he succeeds In forcing the so-calleC
Christian Nations and Little Brown
Brother 70 play the gamA squarely
with China the Conference will no.
have been in vain.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-20
lines that catch tho eye. and stir tn
ina Gina tion

lines that catch tho eye. and stir the
imagination.
Here are pictures compressed in =
beautiful mosaic Of words entitled
"Christian Chinese Soldier, Man:
Through webs OF dawn and tasseis OF
midday,
Through Iavendcrs and reds of sunset
spray,
Where laughing lanterns OF my father
True vigil with the stars while China
slept.
The junks ride down the old Tsientan
In peace,
Their prows all carolling without sur
cease
'wu Tsans brave Christian Chinese
soldier man
Has died In France like true American
The author Ia George w. Seymour.
and the poem appears In a book with
the homely title Alabama Jim.'
which reflects some OF the wartime
spirit that was Americas In that &c
distant age-l917-ls.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-20
JUST FOLKS
By Edgar A. Guest
KEEPING YOUNG.

When 1t comes TO growing older, /
suppose I'm on the way.
As a risk for life insurance, I've a
higher rate to pay,
l know my years by number. and the
figure / behold
Is one that in my twenties ! consider
ed rather old,
But l whistle and 1 chuckle like the
boy who used to be
And III tell the world this morning
Time has made no dents in me.
I'm as keen for playing baseball as
was in Ninetytwo.
could swing a bat and hit 'em In the
way l used TO do:
Let the life insurance fellows say my
hair is turning gray
And each year I'm getting older,
can't see it just that way,
For when l get to thinking Of myself
somehow / find
I've always got the picture Of a young
ster in my mind.
l don't think of me as ageing. All the
years have Nightly flown,
And I've never stopped TO count then
or the burdens ! have known;
l go laughing down life's highway still
the boy / used to be,
And what IL nighttime finds me with
a youngster on my knee
And what if people tell me that Tn
getting old and gray?
am just as young as ever-anyhow
! feel that way.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-20
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

conflict bet ween east and west, north
and south, In the matter OF selling. II
tx fpally true that We are all In the
same boat. One group cannot per-
manently prosper at the expense OF
another II there is a demand from the
farmer for advantage at this time II
Is because he has long been at dis
advantage, or has 80 felt himself
which amounts to the Mme thing and
| he now seeks 10 restore the balance
| by getting something on his own ac-
count.
| Protection OF any kind must equally
serve all classes or It falls In its prime
purpose The usefulness OF the Fed
eral Reserve Bank will be destroyed
when politics enters the board. Con-
eeding the formidable strength OF the
agricultural industry as a whole, two
hfths OF the entire population OF the
country, the fact remains that Its
Interests are those OF the entire coun-
try. Whatever the cause for the ex-
istlng depression in the great food
producing business OF the country its
removal will not be effected by striking
down another. On the other hand. the
financial and manufacturing elements
should realize that they cannot thrive
unless the farmer thrivcs. and there
fore should aid In all reasonable ways
to restore health to agrlculture.-Oma
ha Bee.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-20
THE TACTruL MCCORMICK.

In international matters, French
public opinion is obviously suffering
just now rather bad attack OF
NERVES" Pinpricks and disap-
pointments OF one kind and another
have left France, FOR the time being
a trine suspicious and irritable. Yet
80 far az concerns relations with the
United States, the new French Pre-
mier has just said that he intends to
make every effort to keep them cor
dial At this delicate Juncture, Sem
tor Mccormick OF Illinois thinks II
fitting TO come forward with a reso-
luton which seems as II designed TO
give offense TO France. lie calls upon
the State Department to give to the
Senate Information about French milf
tary expenses. and also about French
debts and what is being done to dis
charge them. All this knowledge could
easily have been acquired by the
Senator privately. OF for use In a
Senate committee. But he chose to
give It the flourish and resoundins
publicity Of a formal Senate resolu-
zion.
/ 1t Is not surprising that this action
ls resented In France So sober and
weighty n newspaper as lie Temps
speaks OF II as either n deliberate In
suit TO the French government or ar
attempt to intimidate II. This indlg.
ma ion can hardly seem strange In
view OF recent claims by the Senate &c
have the decisive word In the conduct
OF foreign affairs. But our French
friends ought to look behind forms &c
realities, 10 consider not merely word.
but the man who utters them. Let
them catch any ordinary intelligent
American In Paris and ask him how
much Importance II TO be attached I,
anything that Senator Mccormick
does. They would swiftly get the an
swer. None whatever" The fac
that Americans know their own light
weight busybodies and simply lauRl
at them when they posture on the in
ternational stage does not, OF course
lessen the gross impropriety OF
United States Senator behaving I'm tn
fashion OF Mr.. Mccormick But for
eigners ought to be Informed, so tha
they may be reassured, of the wav 4,
which our little great men arc r..
sarded at home.-New York Times
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-20
MIR. HUGHES AND CHINA.

All his life long Secretary Hughes
has been more Interested In many
other things than I'm partisan politics.
Doubtless in dealing with China there
must be many compromises, but In
view of the fact that In what Secre-
tary Hughes has asked for China he
has asked for all In the interests of
the economic advantage of the United
states Il would seem that he could
afford 10 risk a failure In the nego-
tiations of the continental treaty
rather than 10 suffer the American
Government TO surrender China's
rights in order TO accommodate the
political exgencies of his own party.
To date the President has given his
Secretary OF State large authority and
loyal support. They work well togeth-
er and there IL no indication of any
interruption IN their excellent team
work. Whether the procedure adopted
Mt the outset by which we made most
OF our sacrifices before stipulating the
things we desired TO be done in the
interest Of China was a wise proceed
ure, only time and the fate of the
treaties of Washington can answer
The procedure, however is already the
subject OF lively discussion among
diplomats not directly participating IN
the conference. II was a procednfe
animated by the hope and belief that
the tremendous sacrifices Of the great
war had to a considerable extent
moderated conflicting ambitions oi
both Japan and her European allies
and the American Government looked
upon the Washington conference ~
IAN ordeal of faith" calling for new
diplomacy. inspired by new spiri
and employing new methods of pro
cedure.-Boston Transcript.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-20
DIR. ALDERsoN SPEAKS.


Editor Every Evening: Your state
ments In tonight's Every Evening In
which you attribute certain declara-
tions to me. as having been made In
the Preachers meeting, are almost en-
tirely without basis In fact. I did
solicit the aid OF the preachers in be-
half OF the contemplated marriage bill,
but the other statements were not
made by me nor was anything / said
capable OF being construed into such
statements. Not for n moment did /
intimate that the legislation would be
defeated. / do not expect II To be. |
shall thank you for publicity to this
corrected statement.
Yours Truly.
@. r. Anderson.
Elkton. Md, January II. 1922.
The article that Every Evening
printed. referred to above, was based
on what n reporter Of this paper was
able 10 gather from those present after
the meeting which was not public
The reporter. from this authority
understood that DR. Alderson express
es belief that certain interests in Elk.
ten would endeavor to defect the pro.
posed marriage law amendments
Editor Every Evening.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-20
THE EVENING SMILE.
A ROTTEN WAY.

Journeying along the border few
weeks ago, Tom Mix, motion pic
ture actor, drove his automobile
across the river into Jaurez for
glass of beer, innocently parked 1t In
"A space where parking was prohibited
and walked of. He had made about
two blocks when he was clapped on
the back by breathless Mexican po-
liceman.
you air under arrest for putting
ze automobile where he do not belong.
Come with me. Why you not stop
when l call your" painted the gem
darme.
You never called me-" said Mix.
"Si. senor. ! call you 20 times.
hees-iike dees: Sssssssssssl Eat is
re way we call ze attention OF a hon.
bre in Mexico"
Well" said Mix, "all I've got to
say Ia that's rotten way 10 call an
actor."-New York Evening Post.
so long rs dar's, cheatln' In crap
game" said Uncle Eben, its swinter
fightin'. Wa ashington Star.
Are you a fioorwalker?" They
used TO call us that, madam. I'm n
director of aisle traffic. ."--1ouisville
Courier-Journal
Wife (writing)--"Iet's sect What
is the rest OF that saying, It's better
10 have loved and lost Do you know.
Johu?" Huh-"Certainlyl It's better
to have loved and lost than 10 have
married her entire family. y."-Boston
Transcript.
Teacher--"What Is meant by the
saying. He smote him hip and
| thigh7" Little Bobhy-"I reckon II
means he famed him for a flask
Judge.
Tho children. who had reached the
! smart age, were discussing their &c
their way OF thinking) know-nothins
father. It's wonder 20 me-" said
The smart son, how father ever man.
aged to make himself a millionaire
He's wrong in so many things."-Dc-
troit Free Press
Singleton-"Do you agree with tn,
doctors who consider kissing danger
ous?" Benedick-"Oh, yes" Single
ton-'What dread effect do you thinl
Is likely to arise from tT" Benedict
I-~Marriage"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-20
FRIDAY JANUARY 20, 1879.
POSTMASTER ENGLISH.

Every Evening has taken occasion
before this To point out the good work
that Postmaster James J. English is
pcrforming at our local postofiice.
Postmaster General Win II. Hays, In
n latter addressed to the Editor of
Every Evening n little while ago,
stated that the work OF speeding up
tho mails by inducing householders
O. install letter boxes. which was
originated by Mr.. English. would be
carried out In other cities. He thought
Il most excellent idea. and was not
hit backward In saying so.
Now comes word that under the
new soning system--an excellent idea
Of Mr. Hays--Mr. English will super
vise tho training Of newly appointed
Delaware postmasters. The ap-
pointec- will come TO Wilmington not
only to learn once routine. but TO sc-
oulrc "a knowledge OF handling the big
problems that face every postmaster
in his local office.
Not the least of these problems is
the treatment of the public. We DC
no, believe that there is any branch
90 tho government that touches every
individual In the land as often a. the
ros,or,ce Department does. Friends
or enemies arc made by the manner
IA which each patron IL treated. And
eventually this reacts to the credit OF
IN. aiscredit of tho government
II has been the policy OF Post
master General Hays 10 cultivate tn,
good viii Of the public through ex
traordinsrily good .service. 1t is ser
VIC. Of that Kind tha, Mfr. English hsl
t-.sn rsndsrfnG to Wilmington sinc
Assuming ofY,cs>
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-20
THE BxNr rwla.

Happy 10 that man who has found a
man complementing him In his work
Ben Lindsey, the noted judge OF the
Denver Juvenile Court has such a
wife. While he handles the boys sent
to him for correction. Mrs. Lindsey
gives her uncommon sense to untang-
ling the, twisted skeins OF life for the
girls who come into that court.
This woman said something few
days ago that might be pondered
upon by mothers who are wondering
why they can't manage their daush-
ters.
Here are her words:
The key to the future seems to me TO
lie In the Judges new methods-rec-
ognizing three ages In every girl
the biological. psychological and
chronological.
Many a girl who Is a court case
could have been saved If her parents
had recognized these different ages. We
have 30 many cases OF girls who are
chronologically Il, but who are bio
logically 90 and psychologically TO-
Mrs. Lindsey gives her husband
the credit for that observation. Our
guess is that 1t originated with her
but that she unconsciously passed IL
on to the Judge That is the way with
women--do you remember Bawie's
What Every Woman Knows?"
But the observation is rather true
just the same.
Almost any police court officer who
has thought about his work as wei
as drawn his pay will tell you thai
most girl delinquents are little bet.
ter than morons. Not all-but most
/ II is seldom that child starts ou
/ In life with vicious desires. Generally
/ they are the results of her early ex
periences-experience that might b.
prevented II the mothers would stud,
their children as eagerly. as the,
read trashy novels, OF attend the mod
ern movies which call for no menta
eYertion whatsoever.
When parents fan the common
wealth must step In and perform cor
rective acts that DO not always re
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-20
WOODROW WILSON FOUNDATION

I, Ia quite nttins that our own
George Gray should be chosen as the
honorary chairman Of the Woodrow
Wilson Foundation Campaign in Della
ware when Judge Gray was active
IN the realm Of statesmanship ne
fought for many OF the humanitarian n
ideals that Wilson sponsored when
at the hcivht of his fame. The letter
which the Delawhrean wrote 10 Miss
Hcnry,ste L. S'adolman. chairman Of
IN. foundation IN this State. is SO ex-
rlanatory % the idea which prompted
men and women OF ell shades OF po-
lltical belief 90 band themselves to-
nether IN this common cause that We
take IN. liberty OF reproducing It here
IN fun;
My Dear Miss S,adelman-It
gives me nleesur. TO accede 20
your request. by accepting the
honorary chsirmanship OF the
Woodrow Wilson Foundation cam
pairn for Delaware. of which you
are the active chairman. n by so
doing ! can emphasize my ap-
proval of the patriotic movement
TO perpetuate those inspiring
ideals so eloquentsy voiced by
President Wilson during the
stormy and critical years OF his
administration.
Il note with satisfaction. in the
statement made by those control
Inns the national organlza tion.
that this is IN no sense a partisan
movement. but had It's origin in
the belief that those ideals are of
Worldwide application. and are
founded upon those eternal prin-
ciple- OF righteousness. humanity
and Justice which must become
more and more potent II our civil
iization In 90 endure. Woodrow
Wilson made his appeal 70 the lib
ernl thought oe the world. and. a.
the statement goes on 20 say. his .
ideals are American ideals, hts
principles Of democracy and hu-
men freedom are those upon which
the Republic II founded
''rhis II not a drive bur an op-
portunity tor free will offerings
from al Americans 70 advance
GA. cause % democracy. and
peace through Justice through
ou' The world.
Wishing you abundant sue.
cess ! am.
sincerely you're.
"gEoRGE GRAY"
fhis Foundation should gain N
vu,etsa ihnt q merits.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-20
DRINKING IN DRY TIMES.

The fact OF the business Is that Il
is very difficult to determine Just how
much liquor is drunk In the United
States at the present time. This is
true, for tho reason that there Ia no
way Of determining how much whis-
key Is smuggled into this country, nor
is there any way OF determining how
much liquor is manufactured illicitly.
Home brewing Is popular pastime
the country over and both smuggling
and bootlegging have become giant
Industries.
Nevertheless. II seems fairly clear
that while some people drink just as
much liquor as they ever did, and
others drink more than they ever did
great many people who formerly
drank now do so very rarely, II al
all.--Charleston News and Courier.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-20
FIsK's BIRTHPLACE.

Editor Every Evening: Replying to
@ communication published In your
paper January 18th relative TO John
Fisks birthplace not being Hartford,
Connecticut, the only conclusion 10
be drawn is that one can pin no fur
ther faith to the standard encyclo-
pedias, which give II az such.
May ] add that Professor Sharp is
instructor in English In Boston Uni
versity, not the University OF Massa
chusetts.
Yours truly,