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Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06
NORTH END IN LINE
FOR BOULDER DAM

Congressman Swings Boulder dam
and All-American canal bill received
additional endorsement last night from
the North End farm center. resolu-
tiOn to this effect was passed and the
secretary instructed to so advise Con-
gresham Phil d. Swing. Benefits to
be derived from the passage of this
bill, and need Of cooperation by all res
idents of the valley, were told to the
audience by j. II. Cross of FL Centre.
Senator Clifford COggins of Ell Cen
trO congratulated the center on having
the finest rural school in the valley
and predicted that tie people of the
North End, realizing the advantages of
having substantial public buildings,
would support the courthouse bonds on
election day.
Farm Adviser F. w. Garthwaite ex-
planned the grain exchange, and out
lined the complete program of activi-
ties in the farm centers for the coming
year. His assistant, Vern De Tarr gave
survey of the dairy industry in the
valley and submitted QUESTIONABLE to
the dairymen, requesting them to re-
turn it to him properly filled out, to
assist in improving dairy conditions.
C. G. Jenkins, manager of the I'M
perial county fair told of the work that
has been done so far and explained the
necessity of sending in exhibits for the
fair. Acting upon his suggestion, the
meeting voted to appoint committees
this week to solicit votes for county
fair bonds and to procure the necessary
exhibits. 1t was predicted the fair
bonds would receive 100 percent sup
port in the North End district.
A pleasing entertainment was given
| by the children of the center, consist
| ing of song by five year old Vera
May Choate and "Busy Talks" by Ir'
adel Stalking, Billy Martin and Ruth
Capps, after which refreshments were
served by the ladies. Judge c. W.
Brown, presided, with A. l.. Miller act
ing as secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06
HARDING TO RECEIVE
BOULDER DAM
DELEGATES

WASHINGTON, June 6.-The dele
CATION of Southern California engin-
GERS and officialsa who are in Washing.
ton to aid the Swing bill appropriating
$70,000,000 for the Boulder Canyon dam
and All-American canal project on the
Colorado river will be received by presi-
dent Harding at the White House to.
morrow.
The president will be asked to take
a definite stand in favor of the bill and
to let his views be known to Republi
can leaders in congress.
Harding has already expressed Kim
self for the bill, which has the sack
ing of Secretary Fall, Secretary Hoov.
'er and Federal Reclamation Chief
Davis.
Representative Smith of Idaho, joint
author of the Smith McNary reciaHia.
ton bill, today expressed support of
the Boulder canyon bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06
SUPERVISORS SELL
BRAWLEY BONDS

Imperial county supervisors have
sold $l55,000 worth of Brawley Union
high school bonds to the First National
bank of Brawley at par value, with
accrued interest at SO, plus a premium
of $1,351.1O.
A bid of the First National bank of
FL Centre offering par value, accrued
interest at SO, plus a premium of $50
on $4,000 bonds of the Jasper school
district, and another bid of the same
bank offering par value, accrued inter-
est at SO, plus a premium of S. on
$4,000 bonds of the Mt. Signal Union
school district, were both rejected.
These bonds will be disposed of at
private sale.
Consolidation Of the McCabe school
district, with Silsbee district was re-
fused after the supervisors had listen
ed to the arguments of resident Of both
districts, one faction favoring cOnsolida-
tion and the other opposing it.
The board accepted completed paw
ing on the Brawley Holtville highway
and the Imperial avenue Thompson IS
crossing paving, northwest of Imperial.
II. II. Peterson did the work.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06
Defes Jury to Shield Husband

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, June g.
The veil of mystery over the killing of
Clarence Peters by Walter S. Ward,
millionaire, is about to be ripped aside
by District Attorney Weeks.
AS grand jury met here today to
go thoroughly into Ward 8 story that
the men tried to blackmail him and
that he killed in self defense, when
Peters and other members of his alleg-
ed gang, infuriated because he refused
to pay, tried to murder him.
Mrs. Ward was the first witness
when the grand jury began its after
noon session, investigating Ward IS
story that he killed Peters because the
latter, with cOnfederates, tried to shoot
him, when he refused to. pay blackmail
Weeks handed her several photo
graphs and asked hetr to identify
them. She declined to do so defied the
grand jury as to questions about occur.
rences the night of May 10 when her
husband killed Peters.
District Attorney Weeks and Attor-
ney Allen R. Campbell for Ward then
asked Justice MOrshauser what ques-
tions Mrs. Ward could be forced to
answer, and it is understood, he ruled
she must answer all interrogatiOns
bearing on things that happened when
there were others present besides her
husband. He decided she did not have
to answer questions pertaining to what
occurred when only herself and her
husband were present.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06
VICTORY NOTES ARE
REDEEMBALE NOW

The secretary of the treasury calls
attention to the fact that all 81 %
Victory Notes, pursuant to the notice
given February 9, 1922, have been call
ed for redemption on June Is, 1922 and
that interest on the 3M % Victory Notes
will therefore cease on that date. The
tresaury is prepared to redeem any OF
the 81 % Victory Notes before June 10,
1922, at the option of the holder, at par
and accrued interest to the date of Op-
tional redemption.
All owners or holders of outstanding
1874 % Victory Notes should present
them for redemption not later than the
middle of June, 1922, because these
notes will not earn any interest after
that date. Redemptions( can be effect
ed through any bank or trust company
in the Twelfth Federal Reserve Dis
trict, or by direct application to the
Federal Reserve bank of San Francisco
or its branches at Los Angeles, Port
land, Seattle, Spokane and Salt Lake
City.
They can invest the proceeds of these
redemptions up to $4,000 cash, profit
ably and with equal safety in not ex-
ceeding $4,000 maturity value of the
new issue of 41a% treasury savings
certificates. These certificates mature
in five years from the date purchased
and are issued in three denominations
a $25 certificate can be bought for 500
q 800 certificate for $50 and $1,000
certificate for $780,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06
STAGE
BEAUTY IS
DEAD
Lillian Russell Succumbs
Injuries Suffered on
ShipbOard
EARNED WORLD FAME
Daughter of Iowa Publisher
Held First Place for
Years on Stage
EARNED WORLD FAME

PITTSBURGH, Pa, June 6.-Lillian
Russell is dead. The foremost beauty
of the world succumbed early today
to a complication of diseases believed
to have resulted from a fall aboard
ship on returning from abroad, where
she served as commissioner on i'm
migration to the United States.
The end came at 2:20 a. m. after an
illness Of 10 DAYS. At her bedside was
her fourth husband, Alexander H.
Moore, Pittsburgh publisher, a daugh.
ter by former marriage, Mrs. Dorothy
Russell Calvit, and q niece, Mildred A
Martin.
The funeral will be held Thursday.
Lillian Russell, who first made the
beauty Of American women internatiOn'
ally famous was born, as Helen (Nellie)
Louise Leonard, in Clinton, Iowa, Dec
ember 4, 1861. She was the daughter
of Charles E. Leonard, newspaper pro
prietor. She was educated at Sacred
Heart convent in Chicago and there
began the study of music in 1877 max
ing her first appearance on the stage
as an amateur on Christmas 1877 in
Cline Tries AL"
Miss Russell was for years one of
the most prominent figures in stage
life.
Her advice to ambitious girls was
brief:
eff you can resist the stage-stay
home.
eff YOU can 't-work constantly; live
like an anchOrite; exercise and practice
patience"
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06
COURTHOUSE BOND
SQUADRONS BUSY

Today 12 willing courthouse bond
election workers are canvassing 80
square miles of Imperial county, cover
ing territory south of the San Diego
and Arizona railroad to the border, and
between the Meloland and Seeley roads
running north and south, in farm to
farm visits in connection with the
"hammering campaign' inaugurated
by the FL Centre chamber of commerce.
Each campaigner has pledged himself
to work his allotted district until every
farm and resident has been visited.
The so miles area is divided into seven
rectangular districts.
Charles Barry, G. s. Cameron and
Dan McGrew will canvass territory be-
tween the Alamo river and the road
south from the Meloland store. Walter
HavekOrst, MelOland road west to the
Acacia school road; j. X. Verman, Aca-
Ella school road to the DogwOod canal;
(" Chief" Cummings and Mrs. Bird
Hobby, between the Dogwood canal
road and Imperial avenue; Chas. l..
Childers and j. r. Ford, between I'M
perial avenue and Eucalyptus canal;
Mont Reid, between the Eucalyptus
canal to Silsbee road running north and
lsouth; c. X. Cooper, between the Sils
bee road to south road out of Seeley;
ii. r. Ritzinger, west of the Seeley
road.
The canvassers are confining their
work to rural districts. Seeley, CaleX-
leo and Holtville have arranged to
make similar surveys before election
day.
The call is out for all available auto
mobiles to carry voters to the polls
Monday. Every voting precinct must
be supplied with at least two five pas
senger cars.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06
CUT $780, ,O00AYEAR
World Rotary at
L.A.Sounds Slogan
of Service to All

"The scene has only changed 5000
miles, but the heart of Rotary is the
same and the current of fellowship con
tinues to contect from new to old and
old to new around the world and back
again..
Delegates from % countries are here
for the convention.
The crack of President Crawford c.
Mccullough s gavel turned on the
power which before night is expected
to have completed the convention s
greatest accomplishment, the adoption
of an international constitution and by.
laws which will be presented at once
by the committee on constitutions
which met yesterday.
Before the formal opening today del
egates were entertained at 8 o'clock by
a real California fiesta in Praeger
Park.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06
NEIGHBORS WANT
FORD FOR PRESIDENT

DEARBORN, Mich, June 6.-Henry
Ford s neighbors tonight will again urge
him to become candidate for the
presidency at a meeting of the Dear
born-Ford for President Club
Petitions asking the automobile manu-
facturer to become a candidate will be
ratified at the meeting DIR. Edward
Fisher village president said.
When met by committee of neigh
bors last week, Ford would not discuss
the subject.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06
KLEAGLE ARRESTED
TO PREVENT SUICIDE

LOS ANGELES, June 0-Nathan A.
Baker, kleagle of the Ku Klux Klan,
who according to his own admission Is
said to have led the masked band on
the Inglewood residence, was today
broken in mind and spirit at the physo-
pathic ward of the county hospital,
awaiting grand jury action.
Baker was arrested and placed there
late yesterday after reports had reach
ed the district attorneys office that
he planned to take his own life.
Threatened indictments by the grand
jury, which are said to have caused
Bakers condition, failed to materialize
Vote on indictments is expected tomor'
row.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06

LOS ANGELES, June Good will
and service as the means to bring the
world to happiness and peace, were ac-
claimed today by President Crawford
&c. Mccullough addressing the thirteenth
annual convention of the international
Association Of Rotary Clubs.
The great hall of the Philharmonic
auditorium was jammed with delegates
and their families, who had just wit
messed the opening pageant Of the con-
ventiOn.
"Mutual advantages to buyer and
seller, producer and consumer, is the
standard in modern business dealings
this organization aims to achieve" he
declared.
Recalling the last annual convention
at Edinburgh, Scotland, Mccullough
said:
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06
BrOOkhart Polls Better
Than 40 Per Cent for
Y: S. Senator
CARRIES DES MONIES
Conservative FavOrite Poor
Second With Corn
State Voters

DES MONIES, Ia, June 6.-Victory
of Smith w. Brookhart in the Iowa pri-
mary election for U. S. senator was gen
orally conceded late today.
Returns from 1925 of the 2,348 pre-
cincts in the state show him consist
emily ahead Of all parties of the state,
with comfortable margin over and
above the 35 percent necessary to win.
He had at this time 1850 percent of
the total vote, with many of the rural
precincts yet to report. Later returns,
it is believed, will swell his head.
Charles Hickett, favorite of the con-
versatives ran q poor second. Des
Moines, looked upon rs Pickett
stronghold went for BrOokhart almost
two to one.
l.. Il. Francis and Clifford Thorne,
rate expert, were alternating at third
and fourth places with Francis the
slight favorite.
Victory Of Farmers
WASHINGTON, June 6.-"1t is the
greates9 victory in the history of the
progressive movement Col. Smith
BroOkhart, hero of the progressive
landslide in Iowa, told the United Press
at his home here today.
cit is an even greater victory for
the progressive cause than the Pennsyl-
vania and Indiana primaries" Brook
hart said, "because the platform on
which l ran was more progressive"
''This victory is not personal to me-
he continued, "but is a victory of the
farmers, laboring people, soldiers and
mothers of Iowa and also those of the
business men who are willing to turn
their backs on Wall Street and look to
the farmers and labOrers as feed bins.
GREAT STAGE
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06

part of eah and every one of us who
are interested in the matter. You, Mr..
Reader, must do your part. Talk the
bonds, early and late, and if you can
spare few hours from your work, go
to the chamber of commerce and volun-
teer your services in the effort being
made to educate the valley to its needs.
Do your part and the bonds will carry.
imperial county will then possess a
courthouse to which its citizens can
point with pride and which will stand
in the years to come as monument of
the faith which the settlers of this most
wonderful of counties had in its ulti
mate destiny.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06
COLORADO DISCHARGING
7O5, 900 SECOND FEET

Reading of the river gage at
Yuma, Arizona yesterday showed
26.0 a slight increase over the prey
ious reading. The later discharge
measurement is 105,O0 second feet.
In a telegram sent yesterday to
j. S. Nickerson who is at Washing
ton in behalf of the Boulder dam
and All-America canal, Chief Engi-
neer Ray S. Carberry advised that
no water is passing Pescadero
trestle and that everything is look
ing fine at the cut. The engineers
feel confident the cut will take
care Of the peak flood, which it is
forecasted may go as high as 100,-
900 second feet at Pescadero.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06
TOM WATSON TAKES
CRACK AT HOOVER

WASHINGTON, June 6,-Charges
that Secretary Commerce Hoover ap-
propriated charity funds to finance a
Czarist attempt to gain control of Rus
sit, were made in the senate today by
Senator Watson, Georgia.
,"Herbert Hoover took the charity
funds of the big hearted American peo
pie to supply an army which was at
tempting to overthrow the government
of Russia,' Watson declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06

Shriners in valley-A special train
containing members of Damascus Tenn
pie, Rochester, New York, passed
through El Centre at clock this
morning on their way to San Francisco
to attend the Shriners convention at
which it is estimated l6s,0O0 people
will be present.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06
Livestock shipments-There

Livestock Shipments-There has been
decided falling off in livestock ship.
ments from this end of the valley as
shown by the following figures cover
ing today's shipments: Brawley %
ears, Calipatria l3, FL Centre six cars.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06
POPE Plus HAS CoLIC

PARIS, June 6.--According to q Rome
dispatch, Pope Plus suffered an attack
of collie this week. His physicians or
| dered a special diet and restricted his
NrnrlS
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06
THE COW NUMBER OF
THE PRESS

To the ordinary person it lO0uld seem that being
does not call for high quality of talent nor
pecialIy strenuous effort. She to Just stand
around and cheU the Her only care is to be on
time at her meals and if LOants anything from
her they hare to and get it, And yet all the Indy
cOlcs in California produce $IOOOOOOOO annually In
Imperial county commands respect than
an editor Bankers IedUe their chores undOne to sCrite
eulogies about her and every business man makes
0besance to her. TOmOrr0Ws edition of the Press is
dedicated to the BE not to miss this There
facts that I0H you to take off your hat to
every cOU that you meet.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06

Laguna Boys Will Vote on Bords--
The boys in camp at Laguna will hold
an election on June l2 with election Of
ficers and everything in due form.
They will vote on the courthouse and
county fair bonds at the same time
their elders are voting in the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06
T,eonard signs Up Tendler

Leonard Signs Up Tendler
NEW YORK, June 6.-Lew Tender,
Philadelphia lightweight today signed
contract to fight Benny Leonard for
the worlds lightweight championship
July 20, Tex Rickard announced. The
fight will be held in New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06

Chicago at New York and Cincinnati
at Brooglyn, postponed; rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06

Batteries, Sherdell, North and Am
smith; Fillingim and Gowdy.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06

NATIONAL LEAGUE
At st. Louis
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-06
wEATHER TODAY

Southern California-Fair To-
night and Wednesday.
Los Angeles and vicinity-Fair
and warm tonight and Wednes-
day.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-08
Sixty Million Wage
Cm Ordered By
Rail Labor Board
Railway Shop Mechanics and Freight
Car Men Share in Cut Already
Ordered

CHICAGO, - Over the strong pro-
test of the three Labor representatives
on the United States Railroad Labor
Board a new wage cut of cents an
hour for railway shop mechanics, &c
for freight car men, cutting 100000
shopmen approximately sixty million
dollars a year, was ordered by the La
Dor Board Tuesday. The reduction fol-
lowed on the heels of the fifty million
dollar cut in the wages of maintenance
of way laborers last week
The cut is effective July i, the same
as the previous one. The minority re-
port stated that the majority decision
was made with no consideration of
human needs, and holds that it fails
to set Just and reasonable wage"
Decision Was Brief
WASHINGTON-The wage boards
latest decision to be followed shortly
by reductions for railway clerks, tel
egraphers and other classes, was brief
and offered no explanation of how the
new rates were arrived at.
Will Intensity Dissatisfaction
CINCINNATI,-The new wage
reductions for shopmen ordered Tues
day can but intensity the present feel
ing of dissatisfaction with railway la
bor conditions and will at least result
i nan immediate strike vote returnabfe
June 30th. according to b. M. Jewell
head of the Shop Crafts Union, here
Tuesday for the railroad strike confer
ence.
To Be Strike
CINCINNATI, June GA strike
vote of approximately 100000 rail-
way workers of the United States will
be taken by the individual unions af-
fected by the Railway Labor Board
wage. reductions, recently ordered and
pending it was decided at conference
of Union Leaders here today.
The vote in each organization will
be returnable within thirty days after
the board announces the wage cut for
that class of employees, the vote of
the shop crafts whose reduction was
ordered by the board today, being re-
turnable Tune 30.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-08
A. B. & A. Committee
To Meet In CordeIe

ATLANTA-A meeting of the ex-
ecutIve committee of the association
tor state ownership OF the Atlanta,
birmingham & Atlantic railroad will
be held at Cordele, Friday morning at
ii :OO O'Clock when it is expected that
large attendance will be present.
Mayor James L. Key of Atlanta who
Is president of the association has re-
ceived numerous kilograms and letters
from interested parties throughout the
state manifesting their interest in the
movement and indicating a desire ON
their part to do all in their power to
prevent the railroad from being scrap
ped.
Many letters have also been receiv-
ed from state senators and members
OF the legislature acknowledging re-
ctelpt OF invitations TO attend the meet.
ing and signifying their intention OF
doing SO. :,
The Georgia Federation of Woman's
clubs is also enthusiastically advocat-
ing state ownership of the railroad and
Mrs. +. Hays of Montezuma. presi-
dent OF the Federation has expressed
her intention of being present
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-08
Poultry Sale Promises
To Be Big Success

Numbers of poultry raisers are re-
porting to county agent, c. T. Owen
ana the Leader Enterprise that tl,ev
VIII be on hand with thousands Of
chlckehs, hens, roosters, frlers, turkey
geese and gulneas on July 4th. Mr..
owen and Mr.. Pittman will be on hand
at the Dickey Tobacco Warehouse to
look after the details of the sale and
our farmers will be assured Of right
weights and the highest market prices
Tor their poultry. Farmers intending
10 10 Dring chickens should begin to feed
them up SO as to increase their weiob+
only. "e"
Prices for friers will be 35c pound
or more, as several recent sales in 9TH
er towns have reported good prices.
buyers will be on hand to take what
ever is brought i'll, the more the bet
Ter, as selling chickens on this plan
beats peddling them around town and
our farmers will realize much better
prices for what they do bring, than arc
usually paid on the streets of Fitzger-
aid or any other town. You can't
glut the market on July 4th as prepar-
atoms will be made to take care OF all
that come.
Don't forget that eggs will also be
bought at this sale and we ought to
have thousands of dozens to ship out,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-08
Third District Editors
To Meet On 18th

President Miss Emily Woodward of
the Vienna News, has set the 10th
of June as the day when the editors of
the Third District will convene at
Cordele and Editor Charlie Brown is
to be host and has promised the boys
royal entertainment. Editors from
nearby towns, in the Second, Eleventh
and Twelfth districts are also invited
to attend.
The meetings opens at 1000 A. M.
The. program as issued by the presid-
ent Isl
Call to orddr-Presilent, Miss Emily
Woodward.
Invocation-Rev. Wallace Wear.
Address of welcome-Hon. w. II.
Doris.
Responsible. c. Kelley.
Reading of Minutes-Secretary Gel.
ders.
Influence of news Oh advertising -
Glenn Rainey.
The Job Plants part in Meeting the
Payroll-Charlie Benns.
The Humanizing Effect of Newspap.
err Observation-Disclosures Eve.
Luncheon.
Winning the Farmer-Joe Lawrence
Problem OF the Other Fellows Copy
II. ]. Howell.
Our Troubles-Round Table Discus
sion.
Business.
Adjournment.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-06-08
|Dr.J.M.Glenn Will
Come To Succeed
Presiding Elder
Now Pastor at Dublin and One Of The
Strongest Men in S. Georgia
Conference

DR.. M. Glenn ar present pastor
{. 1.-THE First Methodist church in Dub
lin has been chosen by Bishop Aims
worth to succeed Rev A. W. Rees.
as presiding elder in the Cordele dis
trlct' This announcement came today
and the selection has pleased Method
lists here no little. DR.. Glenn is one
OF the ablest men in the South Geor-
gla conference.
Or. Glenn began his pastoral career
at Fitzgerald 20 years a go, serving the
Central Methodist Church as its first
pastor Hundreds of the older citi-
gems remember DR.. Glenn and hold him
nthe highest esteem, for his earnest
ness and sincerity of purpose.
His many friends here rejoice in
his advancement and especially that he
IS called to direct the affairs of this
circuit OF the M. E. Church. DR. Glenn
will reside at Cordele.