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Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-22
MANY TO GO TO
INLAND FRIDAY

o. j. Renfrew, secretary of the AS
sociated Chambers of Commerce of I'm
perial Valley and member of the
INLAND Chamber of Commerce, is plan
ming to have large delegation from
the southern end of the valley at the
regular meeting of the associated
chambers at INLAND Friday night.
The program for the meeting has not
been completed but will include a fur
ther report on the work of the soil fer
itlity committee and an address on the
work of the state experimental station
at Meloand by Prof. l.. G. Gore.
The meetings of the associated
chambers are always looked forward
to by members of the organization as
affording an opportunity for business
men and ranchers from all parts of the
valley to get together and discuss mat
ters of interest. The Chamber of
Commerce in the various towns vie with
each other in entertaining the associat-
ed chambers and in addition to being
instrumental in furthering the progress
of the valley, the meetings are enjoy
able from II social standpoint.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-22
CALEXICO POLL CE
ARREST YOUTHS IN
ALLEGED ROBBERY
BY Special Staff Correspondent
Late reports from Hsltville say
that Barker and Ledford pleaded
guilty to the charge against them
in the Holtville justice court.

CALEXICO, Nov. &c. c. Ledford,
San Diego, and Jack Barker, Brawley,
were arrested last night by Chief Hard
wick, and are charged robbing a'pool
hall at Holtville, when Il punch board
containing about 1920 in bills and gold
coin was stolen.
Explaining the method pursued by
the alleged thieves in stealing the
punch board and the money, G. II. Wat
son, owner of the pool hall, said that
at about clock Monday night some
one began pounding on the back door
Of his place, and he went to see what
was wanted. Before reaching the rear,
he heard the front door open, and look
ed to see who it was that came in. He
noticed young boy entering through
the doorway, and Ledford following
him. He continued to the rear door,
and found no one in sight. Returning
to the store room, the boy told him that
Ledford had taken something and hur-
red out, and on examination, Watson
saw that the punch board was missing.
He thinks that Barker was the man
who attracted him to the rear door by
pounding on it, in order to give Led
ford an opportunity to steal the board
and money.
Coming to Calexico to try and helr
find the alleged thieves, he noticed
Ledford walking down Second street
and hurried to inform Hardwiek, who
arrested him at the corner of Second
and Hefiernan Barker was founc
asleep in room at the Virginia hotel
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-22
Mexicali's Water
Tank Arrives Two
Years After Order

CALEXICO, Nov. 22.-The large
municipal water tank purchased by the
authorities of the Northern District of
Lower California, arrived at Mexieali
Monday, and was being unloaded and
handled by the International Transfer
Company yesterday.
1t is almost two years ago when the
order for this tank was placed with a
Pittsburg manufacturing company by
one of the formero administrations of
the Northern District, and was paid for
at the time the order was placed, but
it is only at this late day that ship
ment was made.
Government and municipal authori-
ties are carrying forward arrangements
by which an adequate water supply
will eventually be supplied through
the Calcxico water works system, and
the tank will sbe erected in the near
future to serve the purpose of storing
a bountiful supply of water in time of
need, as well as to purify it and TO
add pressure TO the water system III
ease of fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-22
HARDING IS
VICTOR IN
FIRST TEST.
Vote Is 200 to 40 to Act
at Once on Bill to Aid
Shipping
VOTE BY PAR TIE S
Democrats Battle President
in Efforts While G. o. p.
Backs Subsidy
United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-Presideni
IIarding's s ship subsidy bill survived
the first test in congress today when a
special rule for its consideration was
adopted by the house, 200 to 10.
Under the rule, the subsidy bill will
be taken up tomorrow for general de
bate, whicir will run to the Saturday
adjournment. The first three days of
next week will be devoted to amend
ments. A final vote on the bill will
come next Wednesday.
The house rules committee voted, 6
TO 3, 10 report a rule providing for inn
mediate consideration of the measure
in the house.
The committee divided on partisan
lines, Representative Campbell, Kansas;
Rodcnburg, Illinois; fess, Ohio; Smell
New York; Dale, Vermont; and John
son, South Dakota; all Republicans, all
voting to report the measure, while
Representatives, Garrett, Tennessee; !;
Hon, North Carolina; and Cantrill,
Kentucky, opposed it.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-22
|. V. PEOPLE NOW
PAY TAX QUICKLY,
HARD TIMES OVER

Payments of state and county taxes
are notably good Mt the court house
this week. The statements were mail
ed TO property holders but little more
than n week ago and the response was
immediate. Outside property holders in
many instances remitting for both in
stallmcnts. Resident property holders
are also paying up with less com
plant than that of last fall and the
force in the tax collectors office is
kept busy writing receipts and waiting
upon the public.
Mont j. Reid says that the work
could be greatly expedited if all mail
ing their payments would in every in
stance send with their remittances the
tax statement received by them which
gives much essential information that
would save n lot of time to the deputies
when time is real asset.
To illustrate, a number of post office
money orders were received yesterday
with no description of the property
whatsoever, the sender s name being
the only data to work from. In many
instances the property does not stand
on the tax collector IS books in the
name of the party responsible for the
payment of the taxes. The consequence
is that correspondence must be opened
up and the property traced at cost of
time and labor needed elsewhere.
Every remittance should be ac-
companed by the statement, said
Mr.. Reid, "whether the payment ~
made ut the court house or through the
mails.
The first installment is delinquent
after December l, and n Is per cent
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-22
COUNTY OFFICERS
WORRIED OVER new
BAN ON DEPUTIES
Special Deputies Cannot Be
Employed Unless State
Legislature Rules

County officers and their deputies
havebeen thrown into Il state of rest
less uncertainty as a result of Il de-
cision of the supreme court of the state
in Il ease brought in San Diego County
in which the John r. Forward Company
attacked the appointment of an advis-
ory board by the county assessor.
While the immediate points involved
did not touch the question of deputies,
the. supreme court expanded the in
quify to include the whole problem of
organizing the public service, with'the
result that it is claimed that many of
the most rapidly growing counties of
the state will be put i'll "A situation
where the public service absolutely can
not function.
II is ruled by the supreme court that
the addition of "a deupty to an office or
an increase in the salary of n deputy
during the term of office of the elective
officer operates us an increase IN the
officer s salary, all of which is against
the constitution of the state. In prac-
tice, therefore, no matter what the
emergency may be, no addition to the
help ilf an office could be made for five
years. Increases TO become operative
during the term of office to begin Jan
upy, 1927, would have to be made by
the legislature during the term of the
officers who have just been elected but
who have not as yet taken office. Ac
cording to the court the Beal law pro
viding for emergency help is unconsti-
tutional and cannot be used no matter
what the need.
In Imperial County there are several
of the offices which may be seriously
handicapped, depending upon the
growth of population and the amount
of public business.s The officer hardest
hit is Mrs. j. M. Adair, the treasurer
elect, who, according to the ruling of
the supreme court, cannot get any help
at all and at such times as it is neces-
sarv to be away from the office, for ex-
ample at the time of making the set
Element with the state treasurer, would
be compelled to close the treasurer S
office to the public. On the other hand
the law requires the office to be kept
open from Q to 5 every day except
holidays, so that the treasurer will be
left the option as to the respect in
which she is to break the law.
so much is involved in the matter
that it is believed that some solution
will have to be found, the supreme
court of the state Notwithstanding.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-22
MUTUAL WATER CO.
NO. | HAS DOUBLE
VOTE MEET TODAY
Mark Rose Rushing Home to
Bedside of Wife, Who
Is Better Today
Valleys Interests to Be
Protected in Compact
Over Colorado

Imperial Water Company, No. l.,
gained n point on other water COM
panies today when its stockholders
meet in Imperial to vote on double
oposition-approval of sale to the
Imperial Irrigation District and disso-
luton of the company. Other compan-
les voted on the sale and must meet
again for the vote of dissolution.
This act, if favorably voted by the
stockholders in a vote to he taken late
today, will leave but No. , and South
Alamo yet to approve the sale to the
district. No. , is to meet within a few
days and will also vote on the double
proposition. South Alamo, small COM
panv, will require but a short notice
to vote its approval of the sale and dis
solution.
Up to the hour of going to press
nothing further had been done to APP
point Il proxy committee consisting of
w. II. Hartshorn, Clark w. Adair and
Ira Aten to determine whether q
quorum was represented.
Final written approval of the trans
fer of funds TO the mutuals has not
vet reached the district office, al
though it is expected at any time.
w Uh the action touaN bN NO j, anu
the soon coming action by No. ), in
dications are that all of the companies
will be ready to receive the 90 per cent
of the purchase price, approved by the
state bond commission, as soon as the
district is ready to effect the transfer.
Mark Rose, district director. who has
been in Santa Fe, y. NJ, ut the meet
ing of the Colorado River Commission,
is in Phoenix today on his return trip
to this city. He left earlier than had
been expected on account of the illness
of his wife. Mrs. Rose was reported
seriously i'll yesterday, but is said to be
resting well today and much improved.
j. 5. Nickerson, president of the dis
trict board, is in Santa Fe looking
looking after affairs of the valley. He
is keeping the directors here informed
Of the happenings at the commission
session Word was received today that
final agreement was hoped for soon
and Mr.. Nickerson assured the dlree-
tors here that the valleys interests
will be well protected.
No directors meeting will be held
this week unless some additional word
is received from the commission meet
ing in Santa Fe.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-22
Prof. Gore Talks to
Chamber Commerce
Luncheon at Hotel

Prof. l.. G.. Gore. in charge of the
University of California experimental
station at Meloland, addressed the
members of the Chamber of Commerce
at luncheon at noon today at the Bar
bara Worth hotel and told of the work
which his department is doing to inn
prove ranching and farming conditions
in Imperial Valley.
The scope of the work at MeIoland
was a revelation to the city men, who
listened with interest to Professor
Gore as he told of the various expert
ments conducted with cotton, dates,
citrus fruits, alfalfa, grains, varieties
of soil and effect of climate and mois-
turc on all kinds of plant life.
He explained that the department
has been handicapped in its work by
lack Of sufficient funds to operate on
the scale desired and the small space
available for conducting the expert
ments. Some of the tests conducted at
the station involve hundreds of varie-
ties and it requires considerable plan
ming to get sufficient room for all of
them The lack of interest on the part
of the ranchers as whole has also
been a drawback to the work, though
greater interest mas Deell SHoNn Ill the
last year than formerly.
Will Talk at INLAND
Concluding his remarks, Professor
Gore thanked the members of the
chamber for the opportunity to address
them and asked their support in inter
esting other organizations throughout
the valley in behalf of the work of the
experimental station.
At the conclusion of Professor Gore S
remarks, O. j. Renfrcw, secretary of
the Associated Chambers of Commerce
of Imperial Valley, extended him an in
vitation to address that organization at
its meeting in inland Friday night,
which the professor readily accepted.
Several members of the Calexico
Chamber of Commerce were present at
the luncheon and President l.. NJ
Hutchinson invited members of the
local chamber. who 90 to inland Friday
night to go north with the Calexfco
delegation in large bus and the idea
met with instant favor from the mem
bers present so that Secretary Coyle
was kept busy writing down names of
those who will attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-22
Seek to Bar Youth
From Crossing Line

CALEXICO, Nov. 22.-Youths under
IS wears of age are to be barred from
crossing the international boundary
line during the evening hours If the
resolution adopted by the city council
receives favorable action by customs
officials.
The Chamber of Commerce, Woman s
Improvement Club, Rotarians, Elks
church and other organizations are
asked to join in this movement
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-22
Claim Valley Interests Protected In Pact
MISS holland is
WINNER OF PRIZE
FOR "SHOP EARLY"

The best guesser and the fastest
worker in Ell Centre is Miss Rebecca
holland, $50 Commercial street, EN-
ployed in the music department of
Varney Brothers and Company.
The mistake on the Shop
Early page for the discovery of
which the Press offered prize of
S5 was in the advertisement of
Marsh Dry Cleaners. The word
fable' was spelled abel. Discov-
cry of the error was made by Miss
holland within a few minutes after
the paper was out and she promptly
collected the S5 prize.
Anyone who is under the impress
sion that people do not read the ad-
vertisements would have gained a
different point of view could he
have seen the speedy reaction to the
offer made by the Press. The prize
was claimed several times within the
first hour and Miss holland won only
by acting promptly.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-22
Detroit Speeders
Take Solemn Oath
After MOrgue Trip
United Press Leased Wire

DETROIT. Mich, Nov. 22.-Ten
motorists, convicted of speeding,
took solemn oath today never again
to violate Detroit's traffic laws,
while before them, on rows of slabs
in the county morgue, lay lifeless
bodies of seven victims of automo-
bile accidents.
Judge Charles 4. Bartlett, who
last week took convicted speeders
to the children s ward of hospital
here, this time staged an even more
gruesome scene and convincing OBJ
ject lesson for the offenders.
Led by the judge, escorted by
policemen, the ten traffic violat
ors, 'speed maniacs, Judge Bart
lett called them, were taken to the
cold vaults of the morgue.
The body of little child who
had been crushed beneath the
wheels of a speeding car, lay on
the first slab. On others were bod
les of woman and five men, all
of whom had lost their lives
through carelessness of motorists.
Hats in hand, the motorists stood
in line, heads bowed down, faces
strained, feet shifting nervously,
while the pudge permitted them Il
Ion glook at the bodies. Then he
spoke:
Gentlemen, you are confronted
with mute and onvincing appeal
against speeding and violation of
Detroit s traffic laws
The autoists nodded Several
drew their handkerchiefs rs the
strain became too great. Judge
Bartlett continued: Gentlemen,
raise your right hand
Every right hand sNent up.
you do solemnly Swear as ~un-
der oath that you will not only
carefully observe the traffic laws
here in the future, but that you
will spread the gospel among other
motorists against this dastardly
crime. ="
The prisoners swore to that effect
and were led away to serve their
respective sentences.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-22
FIRST WOMAN IN
SENATE RESIGNS
AFTER ADDR E S 5

WASHINGTON, Nov. ga
woman, clothed with all the powers
of senatorial office, spoke on the
floor of the United States senate
today for the first time in the his
tory of the country.
Mrs. w. H. FELTON,, 1.-The grand
old lady of Georgia, who fought
her way to seat in the senate for
a day in order to blaze the trail
for the women of America, gave the
dignified and austere senate some
good old fashioned grandmotherly
advice and then resigned in favor
of her elected successor, Walter +.
George.
Mrs. FELTON, declared that the ad-
vent of women in congress would
bring integrity of purpose, exalt-
ed patriotism and unstinted useful
ness to the legislative branch OF
the government.
IT am the happiest woman In the
United States the little old lady
of 81 years told the senate.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-22
Sam Griffin F0ils
Plans of Prisoner
to Break on Train

BY queer trick of fate, Deputy
Sheriff Sam Griffin was undoubtedly
saved from serious trouble while taking
George X. Steele to San Quentin prison
last week, to serve not more than five
years for burglary, committed in this
city.
Part of the trip from Los Angeles to
San Quentin had to be made at night
and Griffin engaged compartment for
himself and prisoner, as is the custom
when making overnight trips with
prisoners. During the evening, the
deputy and the prisoner passed the
time smoking, now and then interrupt
ed by short talks and Griffin noticed
the prisoner observing him very close
ly. He developed the "hunch' that
Steele might start something and never
took his eyes off him.
| When it came time to >retire Steele
took the upper berth and the sheriff
passed a long chain from the handcuffs
on the prisoner, down to his own berth,
and fastened it to his arm.
The handouts are made with a
double lock. When first locked it is
possible to make them smaller by
squeezing them, and believing the pris
oner would be more comfortable dur
ing the night if the handouts were
prevented from squeezing his wrists,
Griffin locked them second time,
making it impossible for them to slip
and chafe him. Steele made no OBJ
lection to the double locking but Grit
fin took no chances and stayed awake
all night.
The next morning, Steele, in a
moment of confidence, told the deputy
that as he watched him during the
previous evening, he had made up his
mind to hit him with the handcuffs
in the hope of stunning him and get
ting his gun but Griffin watched him
too closely and he decided against his
plan in favor of a better one.
While in the Jail at Los Angeles, he
had secured safety pin which he con
cealed on his person and intended to
pick the locks on his handouts during
/ the night, and secure the deputy's gun
while he was sleeping. The plan was
| frustrated when Griffin locked the
handouts n second time with the idea
of causing as little Inconvenience to
the prisoner as possible. This was the
first time he had ever used the double
lock in all his experiece in taking men
to prison, and it undoubtedly saved
him serious injury if not death, as
Steele was desperate and had deter
mined to take any change Offered hin
rather than 60 to jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-22
JURY SELECTION IN
HERRIN CASE SLOW
United Press Leased Wire

MARION, H., Nov. o2.--Picking
Jurors in the Herrin mine massacre
trial became increasingly difficult to-
day with nearly every farmer sum
moned for service admitting he had an
opinion of the "right or wrong of
mine killings.
Judge ID. r. Hartwell ruled that no
one with such an opinion would be al
lowed to serve on the jury.
Most of the vcnire under questioning
is composed of farmers. The miners,
while declaring they hold no opinion on
the right or wrong of the slayings, are
believed by the prosecution to be pre-
iudiccd and are dismissed for cause.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-22
Jack Williams is
Visitor to Rotary
Club in Calexic0
BY Special Staff Correspondent

CALENICO, Nov. 22.-The K0tar'
ians of Calexico on Tuesday had a
verv successful luncheon meeting, when
about dozen of the members of the
FL Centre club were present, and DIS
trict governor. Jack Williams was guest
trict Governor Jack Williams guest of
of honor.
Mr.. Williams made a wonderful talk
for the benefit of the gathering, in
which he discoursed very ably on the
Rotarian spirit, ethics and practices.
This was one of the most impressive
talks ever presented to Rotarians in
Calexico.
A goodIy number of CaleXico Rotar-
ians will go to FL Centre to meet with
the club of that city tomorrow, when
Mr. Williams will again speak.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-22
WHAT'S DOING
Music Section tomorrow at woman S

Music Section tomorrow at woman
- m d 6 9e asnoU auIo
PRAYER service at Methodist and Bap-
tist churches. -.
Scottish Rite Club of Imperial Valley
tonight at Masonic temple.
Methodist bazaar committee all day
Thursday at Social Hall. :
Rotary Club luncheon at Barbara
Worth tomorrow.
Revival at Tulane theater tonight.
Home Department travelling confer
ence starts tomorrow.
Alamo farm center meets tonight.
Wesley Barry in Rags to Riches
at Palace theater tonight.
knights Templar banquet at temple
at p. IN. in honor of w. H. Waste,
grand commander, on official visit.
Calexico Chamber of Commerce lunch
con tomorrow noon. -
Special soil fertilization meeting at
Calexco Chamber of Commerce p m.
tomorrow. 49,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-22
ROBERT BURNS SAYS
PRESS ADVERTISING
BRINGS BIG RESULTS

Robert Burns, proprietor of the
Valley Drug Store, is highly enthu-
siastic over the results of the one
cent sale he held last week. He
saps that it was the most successful
sale of that sort ever put on by
him, and that the only bad feature
about it was that certain Of his
stocks were sold out completely be-
fore the end Of the sale, and some
of his patrons were therefore dis
appointed.
Mr.. Burns gives unqualified praise
to the results obtained by his adver-
tieements in tha Imperial Valley
Press, and says that he attributes
the marked success OF this sale,
mainly to the fine returns obtained
from that advertising.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-22
PRESIDENT SCORES in SUBSIDY VOTE
Big Fine Baby Boy
Wants Home And
Mother Loue

Do you want a fine baby boy for
adoption? If you do, A. w. Swan
son of the probation court has
something of interest to tell you.
The little fellow is but a wee bit Of
a person, born under regretable cir
cumstanceg, but he is beautiful,
normal baby and will make glad the
heart Of some woman whose heart is
hungry for the touch of little child
rem. The baby is but few days old
and will never know other love or
home than yours if you take him
now.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-22
BANQUET TONIGHT
FOR W. H. WASTE

Imperial Valley Commandery No. "a,
Knights Templars, will tender ban
quet tonight at o. clock in Masonic
Hall, to. w. II. Waste, associate justice
of the California supreme court and
grand commander of the grand com,
mandery of California Knights Tenn
plars, on the occasion of his official
visit to the local commandery, No. "a.
The grand commander is accompanied
by Mrs. Waste and George Burnham
aud wife, San Diego, Mr.. Burnham
being department commander of the
Knights Templars.
Charles Il. Scott, commander of I'm
perial Valley Commandery No. 81, will
preside at the banquet.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-22
LUTHERAN PREACHER
CALLS FOR MEETING

The Rev. A. c. Schultz of the Evan
gelical Lutheran Church of Pomona is
visiting in FL Centre for a few days
and would like to meet the Lutheran
people here during his stay. Services
have been arranged for Thursday eve
ming at. 7:45 at the First Methodist
Church, to which all Lutherans and in
terested persons are invited to, be
present.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-22
Returns in Favor
of S. F. Bond Issue
United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22.-Most
of San Francisco was celebrating today
the action of the voters at yesterdays s
special bond election, in passing, 6 to
|, n $l0,000,000 school bond issue and
a issueIof $2,0o0,OOO for a new relief
home.
The vote on the school bond was:
Yes, 69,264; No, ,504.
On the relief home; Yes, 70,445; No,
9,9S9