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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13
Repairs Must Be
Made in Paving
Row at Border

CALEXICO, Dee. 13.-At the
special meeting of the Calexico
Board of Trustees, held at the
board chambers at the city hall last
night, the trustees announced that
they would accept the Is miles of
sidewalk constructed by Linn +. At
kinson, contractor, providing that
repairs, as specified by the Smith
Emery company, of Los Angeles,
who We're employed as experts by
the local officials to inspect the
work and report on same, We're
properly made.
The demand by Mr.. Atkinson for
an allowance over and above that
provided sfor in the assessments
made, in which Atkinson claimed
that certain grading was done
which was not specified in the con-
tract, and for which he was entitled
to pay, was denied.
Mr.. Atchison, representing Wong
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13
CALEXICO


CALEXICO, Dec. ia new en-
trance is being cut into the Imperial
Hotel building, in. Mexieali, leading
into the Southern Club rooms of
George NJ Pratt, which will make
the club rooms much mpre access
ible.
The west corner of this flatiron
shaped building is being partitioned
off, and stairway built TO the
below ground floor.
II. H. Clark, manager of the Col
orado River Land Company, left
yesterday, for Los Angeles and
other points on the coast on bus
mess tour in connection with mat
tiers affecting this large ranch com
pany. He will return on Sunday.
Two games of basket ball We're
played last night, the Calexieo high
school team and thespieked-up team
known as the All-Stars contending
for honors.
In the first game, no record of the
score was kept, as it was more of Il
practice game than regular. In the
second game, the score was given as
being IL to Z in favor of the All
Stars, which shows decided i'm
provement in the playing of both
teams over the series of few days
age.
On Friday, the local high school
five win plays its first inter-schol-
astic series game with Calipatria, at
Calipatria.
The All-Stars wish to announce
that, Immediately after Christmas,
they will play number of games
with teams made up at Ell Centre
and other cities of the valley, and
are issuing challenge to play any
and all Corners in the valley at any
time after the holidays.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13
BARD
Christmas Tree
Planned by Bard
BY Press staff Correspondent

BARD, Dee. 13.-The Bard Won
an S Club held its regular meeting
last Wednesday, and as the subject
was Christmas giving, it was decid-
ed to invite the members of the Par
emit Teachers Association and the
Ladies Aid to a joint meeting TO
discuss a community Christmas tree
and community needs. The matter
of the Christmas tree was left to the
executive boards of the various or
CARNATIONS to decide.
Mrs. Marshall f. Lambert gave a
very interesting paper on the needs
at the school house Of better equip
ment for serving the hot lunches and
the need of plumbing in the build
ing for the convenience of the school
and the heed of identifying the
school grounds.
Mrs. William C. Koran spoke of
the need of telephones in this part
of the county.
Mrs. B. B. Smith gave n piano
solo and Miss Norine Koran sang a
solo.
The various topics proved of in
tense interest to every. one present
and they were thoroughly discussed.
1t was the decision of al that the
meetin gwas helpful and would bring
meeting was helpful and would bring
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13
HEBER


HEBER, Dee. 13.-The Ladies
Aid held business meeting at the
home of Mrs. NJ. H. Gavin recently.
Officers for the year Were elected
as follows: President, Mrs. NJ. H..
Gavin; vice president, Mrs. W. T..
Hancock; secretary, Miss Genevieve
Phillips; treasurer, Mrs. l.. A. Bar
mum. Members voted to give the
play +" Her Honor the Mayor early
in March. The cast has already been
selected and rehearsals will start
soon after the holidays. Friday eve
ming the Aid members entertained
their husbands and friends at a
chicken supper. About so guests
were seated at the tables. After
dinner each member told in story or
poem how she had earned her Aid
money for the dollar club. The rest
of the evening was spent with
stunts" given by the guests.
H. G. Vogel is quite i'll with a
severe cold.
Mrs. NJ. H. Gavin left for Texas
Sunday TO spend the holiday season
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
d. Denham, former residents Of the
valley.
Miss Blanche Sharp of the Nc
Cabe district spent the week end at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. w.
Fishburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Barnum and
sons spent Sunday at the j. f.
Brock ranch in McCabe district.
This is an annual event with the
two families, Mrs. Brock celebrat-
ing her birthday on the tenth of the
month, and Mr.. Barnum on the
eleventh. Covers were laid for l6
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13
SEELEY
BY Press staff Correspondent

SEELEY, Dee. 13.-The Ladies'
Aid Society of the Seeley Union
Congrega tional Church will hold a
bazaar in Community Hall on Fri
day, December 10, beginning at p.
m. Many articles suitable for
Christmas gifts will be on sale.
Home-cooked food and candies and
other good things will form a part
Of the sale. In the evening, at 1880,
a musical program will be rendered.
This will be followed by a general
social good time for young and old
with hot tamales included in the
eats.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13
Wednesday, December 10, 1922 :

mated by them, will be assigned 10
the task of passing upon repairs
made, and it is on the report or tnis
inspector that the board VIII finai-
1y act in accepting the sidewalks
and close the question definitely.
Mr.. Atkinson expects. to have tne
repairs completed within week,
and in accordance Herewith, the
board adjourned to meet in speciai
session next Tuesday night, to ac-
cept the work, if the repairs are nm
ished by that time.
1t is believed that the action or
the board last night will close the
matter of both the protests and
claims made, and that no further
actions will develop, although it IS
said that suit may be instituted
to compel the engineer to return to
the city certain moneys collected,
said to be in excess of the amount
allowed in the terms of the sidewalk
contract.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13
lOCaRAeWs
Auto Thieves Quickly Punished

Auto ThleveS quickly tulShed-
J. T. Burke and Harry Mccoy, the
Youths who stole Attorney Ross
Hickeox S car last Friday, were
sentenced BY Judge Cole for from
one to 10 years in San Quentin pris-
on in he superior court late yester-
day afternoon, having pleaded guilty
to grand larceny charge. The
young men were given a preliminary
hearing before Judge Maytield yes
terday afternoon, and having plead
ed guilty in the lower court, were
Immediately arraigned in the su-
perior court. They were taken TO
San Quentin today by Otto Reber
of the lei Centre police department,
and Special Deputy Charles Johns
ton.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13
Local Man at Teachers Assembly


&C. B. Collins, superintendent of
schools of Imperial, viii preside at
some of the sessions of the Cafifor-
MIA Teachers Association, Southern
District, meeting in Los Angeles
next week. Mr.. Collins is member
of the executive committee of the
association and takes an active part
in its work.
DR.. Harry Hooper, Dentist. 647
Main Street. Phone 3S2W. Adv
Hot Sandwiches, coffee, at
Stoves. Adv
Election Claims 1t is Just one
thing after another ct the county
auditor S office. For several weeks,
the force was swamped with re-
demptions and delinquent tax work
and this morning the desks are piled
high with election warrants to be
recorded. The claims are those rem
dered by Officers of election in Nov
ember and passed at the recent
meeting of the board of supervisors.
Table d 'Hote Dinner, 81 per Gov.
er. Special T-bone steak dinner. 9Oe.
Hotel Barbara Worth. Adv.
vegara Finely. NJ. Vegara was
fined S25 for disturbing the peace
by Judge /. Mayfield. in the FL
Centre town court. this morning.
Vegara was arrested on Il ranch Just
outside the city limits last night by
Deputy Sheriff Gillett, on complaint
OF the ranehowner, who accused him
of creating disturbance.
Christmas Greeting Cards make g
pleasant remembrance at a trifline
cost Tigner's News Stand. Up Main
St. Adv
Heldfor Bad Checks-R. C. French
is held at the county Jail, awaiting
trial on charge of passing bad
checks st Brawley He viii be Civ
en- a preliminary hearing in that city
tomorrow
Make Yourself Christmas Present
and save 800 on the Ford Sedan
won at the Elks Frolie Inquire 6G6
Hamilton Ave. ADV
Westmoreland Center Tonight
The Westmoreland Farm Center
meets tonight in regular session
with a program dealing with soil
fertilization and other subjects of
interest to be presented.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13

Wing June, owner of considerable
property in Calexico, who was as
sessed $l37S on two empty lots, off
cred evidence in which he showed
that the firm of Allison and Enter
mann, engineers, were paid, during
the period of the building of this
sidewalk, building and grading, the
sum of $4,000, which, he claimed,
was far in excess of any reasonable
compensation.
Mr.. Atkinson, the contractor, was
represented at the meeting by his
son, who made an impassioned plea
asking for what he called a square
deal. He concluded his remarks
with an attack on Calexico.
Repairs Must Be Made
The board, however, definitely
concluded that the repairs must be
made before it could or would ac-
cept the work and pass upon it ful-
ally, and Mr.. Atkinson then asked
for aid in locating the particular
places to be repaired, and to have
it specified as to just what was ex-
pected of him in detail.
A representative of the firm of
Smith Emery, or an engineer desig-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13

Wooda Blesy Dancing School, 723
Orange. Classical and ball room
for children or adults. Phone 411W.
Adv.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13

ing the alley back of the Owl Pool
Hall late last night, Officer Smith of
the Merchants Police saw a man
dart out of the rear entrance to the
Topic theater and start toward
Broadway. After calling on him
twice to halt without his warning
being needed, Smith shot the heel
off the man s right shoe, knocking
him to the ground. The prowler
arose and succeeded in getting away
behind some cottages ON Broadway.
Smith picked up three large humi-
doris of Velvet tobacco WHICH the man
had dropped, evidently stolen from
some store or automobile. The own
er can get them at the patrol office
on Main street.
Hotel Barbara Worth Ball Room
for rent for parties. $1,000 per
night. Adv
Lightbourn Ladies Shop has
large assortment of Xmas Gifts.
Adv.
Seek Auto Thief The sheriff 5
office was notified last night to
watch out for Charles Raymond,
alias Ray Melendez, who is believed
to be driving :, stolen Nash ear in
the direction of Imperial Valley.
The car is described as n model 1921
WHY'S Knight with blue body, and
carries license plates No. 656040 |
Raymond isssaid to be a half breed !
MeNic: about SO years old, five
feet nine inches in height, weight !
$50 pounds, with black hair and a |
sharp nose.
Money to Loan on automobiles |
contracts bought. Fred r. Cross |
676 Main St. Phone 359. Adv. |
Meet he at steve's. -. Adv |
Try Steve's Merchant Lunch.
Adv. |
To Draw Lease for Quarry-The /
board OF supervisors HIS instructed |
the district attorney to draw up |
lease for the county rock quarry at |
Frink, for submission to the super
visors at the next meeting of the |
board. 1t is expected the lease will |
be along the lines suggested by the
Orange County Rock and Gravel
Company, which provided for the
company to take over the quarry and
plant, Operating it for a period off
years and PAYING a royalty on each
ton of material produced, to the
county,
Automobiles for Hire. McCor
mex Bros. Garage. Adv.
A Christmas Present for the whole |
family. Just the chance you have
been looking for. A beautiful |
- knabe' > Baby Grand piano in first
class shape. Ask any musician in
El Centre. See this at $50 CONNER
cial. Adv.
Brawiey Police Want Uselton-
The Ell Centre police were asked last
night to endeavor to find F. Uselton,
known as ''Wingy,n wanted in
Brawley by the police. The man is.
said to have left Brawley Yesterday
in Nash ear, bearing license plates
2y62SO, accompanied by John Spears.
Cselton is known in Brawley as a
second hand car dealer. The mes.
sage did not state upon what charge
he is wanted.
Commons Orchestra at McCabe
School Dance, Friday night, Dec. Is.
ADV |
Judging Entries-Farm Advisor
E. l.. Garthwaite is in Brawley to-
day to judge citrus fruit and poul- |
try exhibits at the fair.
Another Cash Deal-The Raglan |
Insurance Agency has just closed |
another cash deal, involving the fur |
nished home of Ben Richards, West |
Ell Centre street.
Dance Friday Night, Dec. 18th, |
School. Adv. |
Telephone No. 10. For the Valley |
Steam Laundry after January l.
Adv. |
Elmer A. Todd's Music Studio
624 Olive. Phone 466W. Adv. |
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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13

Mrs. John Zeno of Meloland Mop.
ped in FL Centre today.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13

Mrs. Minta Genfeld, Holtville
shopped in FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13

We Can Furnish you a well locat-
ed lot and help you finance your
home on easy terms Call 24l.
Adv
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13
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LANTANA


United Press staff Correspondent
LANTANA, Dec. 13.-Mr. Posey
has rented 40 acres of his land to
his cousin, James Thomas, aud fam.
lily of Holtville. They expect to
move Friday.
Mrs. T. p. Rogers and daughter,
Mable, and Mrs. j. +. Rogers and
daughter, frankie, were in this see
tion visiting relatives Thursday.
Mrs. George Trammel and daugh-
ter, Minnie, were guests of Mrs. j.
V. Delaware yesterday.
Mike Liebert and son, Harold,
Westsidc, were in this section on
business today.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. L. Rogers are
shopping in Ell Centre today.
Mrs. A. G.. Dalton of Imperial was
noted among visitors in the wom-
an IS rest room yesterday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Yeager of Holtville
were business visitors in FL Centre
today.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13

Asks for Ennulmert- Michael
Rumsky has petitioned the superior
court to annnl his marriage to MAY
Dora Rumsky. The couple were
married in FL Centre, April 10, 1922
at which time Mrs, Rumsky already
had husband from whom she had
not secured a divorce or an annul-
ment, according to the petition filed
by Rumsky.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13

Why Not Musical Xmas? Spe-
cial prices on violins, comets, elari-
nets, music satchels, etc. 5s2 Main
Adv.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13

Another Cash Deal-The Raglan
Insurance Agency has just closed
another cash deal, involving the fur
nished home Of Ben Richards, West
Ell Centre street.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13

Hot Tamales, glass of beer
Stoves. Adv.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13

Judging Entries-Farm Advisor
E. Il. Garthwaite is in Brawley to.
day to judge citrus fruit and poul.
try exhibits at the fair.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13

Commons Orchestra at McCabe
School Dance, Friday night, Dec. Is.
Adv
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13

Dance Friday Night, Dec. 18th
MeCabe School. Adv.
Telephone No. 10. For the Valley
Steam Laundry after January l.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13
Repairs Must Be Made

A representative of the firm of
Smith Emery, or an engineer desig-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13

Elmer A. Todd's Music Studio
624 Olive. Phone 466W. ADV
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13

Money to Loan on automobiles
contracts bought. Fred r. Cross
GO Main St. Phone 359. Adv
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13

Table d'Hote Dinner, 81 per Gov.
er. Special T-bone steak dinner, 90e.
Hotel Barbara Worth. Adv.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13

Heldfor Bad Checks-R. C. French
is held at the county Jail, awaiting
trial on a charge of passing bad
checks st Brawley. He will be Civ
en- preliminary hearing in that city
tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13

Westmoreland Center Tonight
The Westmoreland Farm Center
meets tonight in regular session
with a program dealing with soil
fertilization and other subjects of
interest to be presented.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13

Make Yourself Christmas Present
and save 800 on the Ford Sedan
won at the Elks Frolic. Inquire 6G6
Hamilton Ave. ADV
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13
Try Steve's Merchant Lunch.

Automobiles for Hire. McCor-
mick Bros. Garage. Adv.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13

Christmas Greeting Cards make g
pleasant remembrance at trifling
cost Tigner's News Stand. 5l2 Main
81. Adv
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-13

Hotel Barbara Worth Ball Room
for rent for parties. $1,000 per
night. Adv
The New York herald., 1922-01-08
FRENCH ART WORKS
NOW EXPORTED FREE
Old Law Repealed Putting 81
Per Cent. Tax on Ship
ments.

Special Cable to THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1899, ov THE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris. Jan. =.
Works Of art may again be exported
freely from France subject only to a
sales tax Of 10 per cent. This law.
which was passed on the last day of the
old year. does away with the prohibition
against the expectation of art works
which had been in effect since August,
1920.
The law Just repealed applied to all
art works dated before the eighteenth
century. An export tax of one-fourth
their value was placed on all other art
works for shipment out Of France and
various regulations were promulgated
covering such expectations, thus making
art sales abroad practically impossible
to persons in France. II was hoped that
this would bring in large sums OF money.
as it was thought foreign buyers would
not begrudge this extra tax payment.
The contrary proved the case. how
ever, and buyers went elsewhere, and as
there were no home buyers the conse-
quences were that the art trade here
practically became stagnated. In the
last six months alone France lost 23 per
cent. OF this business, while business In
London increased As per cent and that
in Germany even more.
The New York herald., 1922-01-08

Special Cable to TIE NEW York HERALD.
Copyright, 1929, by THE NEW York IiEaALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. Jan. :.
Unless taxes arc decreased and busi-
ness increased every cinema theater in
France may have TO close in less than
six months. This was the gloomy mes
sage delivered at the meeting OF the
proprietors held In Paris.
French cinema theaters are at present
subject to three distinct taxes-State.
municipal and for the support OF the
poor in the smaller towns. Thus tho
combined levy, IL was declared. repre-
sents more than so per cent. OF the total
receipts. To meet this situation. IL was
asserted. II was necessary to raise the
price OF admission more than the French
public will stand. Already many OF the
smaller theaters have been forced out OF
business, and every week others are
closing.
II was insisted that either the whole
French cinema industry would be
jeopardized or else drastic measures
would have TO be taken. A proposal that
the cinema theater owners declare a
nationwide strike and close every one OF
their houses in France for fortnight
was held in allegiance pending the out
come OF negotiations between the theater
owners and the Government and the
municipal authorities.
The New York herald., 1922-01-08

Special Cable 10 THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1923, bv THE NEw York HERALp
New York Herald Bureau.
London. Jan. :.
Considerable sentiment against So
called prejudices Of patriotism in edu-
cation developed at the convention OF
ters held at the Guildhall when G. NJ.
Stuart Of st. Dunstan's College asked
II the pride Of race was not being car
ried to the extent which brings on
war.
HAS the time arrived" he asked,
when we should cease to teach our
boys to feel pride In being Britons
and when we should no longer drill
them to support their nationality by
force?" He said that as a Scotchman
he would not answer. but added that
"if this intense nationalism again pre-
cipitates such horrible orgy OF devil
ment as we have experienced In the
past few years. then our education.
our very civilization, is a failure, and
the sooner some mighty comet stops
our earth in It's orbit and hurls il
into the sun the better"
Mr.. Stuart said that the greatest de-
feet in the present educational system
is that It had not yet taught boys to
overcome prejudices. Public schools. he
said, were founded largely on tradition.
and tradition meant largely the worship
of precedence, and the worship of prece-
dence might easily become the worship
of prejudice.
"One of the greatest of these preju-
dices is patriotism" he said. 'I have
always been proud to be n Briton and
have always supported military training
for every Briton to defend his country.
but now am compelled to ask If what
was right in 1912 is necessarily right in
1922. Wasn't it possible that the pride
OF being British. this intense feeling of
nationality which set every German TO
singing Deutschland Ueber Alles,' was
the feeling which sent the nations to
war;
The discussion that followed proved
that many head masters were of the
opinion that overintensive nationalisrr
might best be corrected during the
earlier years OF a boys life and that
the schools must accomplish il.
The New York herald., 1922-01-08
SIR WILLIAM ORPEN
SMOKED 600, 900 'FAGS'
Now Recovering From Bad
Attack of Nicotine Poisoning.

Special Cable TO THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1893, By THE NEw YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
London, Jan. 6.
Now that he IS recovering from
serious attack OF nicotine poisoning Sir
William Orpen, who claims TO have
smoked 100000 cigarettes in his forty
three years. declares that he is half in
cined to start an anti-cigarette cam
paign. Among the helpful hints he gives
to smokers is that they should never
smoke on an empty stomach. But. best
of all. of course" he added, do not
smoke at ALL"
The famous painter was taken Ill In
Paris some weeks ago and returned here
at Christmas time under orders TO take
complete rest and make a drastic cur
tailment in his cigarette ration.
II have been in the habit of smoking
sixty 'gaspers' daily" he said. "Gradu u
ally lost my appetite. became nervous
and had attacks of giddiness. II was
hell. l inhaled every puff. / began 10
smoke when i was and l believe have
smoked every day since. including the
time before my mornsig bath and while
in il. But / am afraid that those days
are past. l will no longer be horrible
example for cigarette smokers, for !
warn all smokers that nicotine poisoning
is most painful business"