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Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28
Mexican Killed in
Fight at HOltville

Following an inquest on the body of
Juan Cacena. conducted by Coroner f..
w. Peterson at Mulligan's undertake
ing rooms this morning, n jury re-
turned verdict that the deceased met
his death from n gunshof wound, at
the hands of some person at present
unknown.
Casena was shot in quarrel near the
ID. NJ. X. ranch at Holtville Saturday
night, following n drinking party with
several other Mexicans, during which
he had several arguments with Manuel
Romero, according to witnesses who
testified at the inquest. These wit
nesses, Eaystano Domimguez, Donaciano
Estorga, Frank Hernandez and Rudolf
pho Broeamentes, testified that the
dead man and Romero had an argu-
ment at Mexicali over two years ago,
and renewed it when they met again
Saturday night.
Following the inquest, Don Bitter,
assistant district attorney, allowed
Domnguez and Estorga to be released
from custody and ordered Hernandez
and Brocamentes held as material wit
nesses, pending further investigation
of their movements Saturday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28
Vacancy in Office
of Sheriff Filled

Sheriff C. M. Applestill stated today
that Deputy SHERIFF f. E. Cummings
will be appointed undersheriff to fill
out the unexpired term of Harry Bar
ker who resigned last week to become
city marshal of FL Centre. The term
will expire the first week in January,
when the new sheriff elected i'll No
vember will be sworn in.
The sheriff stated the recent de-
cision of the supreme court in restrict
ing the number of deputies allowed
county officials will seriously handicap
the operation of the sheriff s office as
it reduces the number of Deputies to
seven, one of whom must act as baillff
in Department No. / of the superior
court. In growing county such as
Imperial, Mr.. Applestill feels it will
work serious hardship on officials to
have this ruling enforced, and like 9th
er officers, is hoping some relief may
be obtained from it.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28
Expert Urges More
Acreage in Fruit
and Grape Culture

CALIPATRIA. Nov. .2S.-Fruit, es-
pecially grapes, will be the salvation
of Imperial Valley in the option of w.
X. White, whose 80 years experience
with fruit trees and grapes makes him
qualified to speak on the subject. Mr..
White was over from Holtville a few
days ago interesting the farmers in
putting out a few acres of trees and
vineyard as an investment. Having
pioneered in several different parts
of the state, and helped reclaim the
waste land and desert during more
than quarter of century, he finds
that the countries which have stuck
to "the vine and fig tree have pros
pered above those people who are still
wrestling a living from corn or cotton.
Grapes require less attention, and often
bring more than $1,000 per acre.
"We have the advantage of any
part of the state, or even the United
States" declares Mr.. White, son ac-
count of the earliness of our products,
and this advantage should be CONNER
cialized to the fullest extent. This
can be done only by planting fruit and
grapes which will be on the market
weeks before they mature in any other
localitv.'
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28
in Fine
Basketball Showing
Against Coachella
BY r. J. KLIEGEL.

When FL Centre plays Brawley at
the Imperial Valley County Club on
Thanksgiving day the valley inter
scholastic football season will close.
The next sport that will beckon to the
sturdy high school athletes will be
basketball. Imperial, winners of the
county championship last year, and
contestant with Fullerton in the semi
finals for the championship of South
ern California, has been practieing all
during the football esason and claims
to have another winning team lined
up. Imperial seemed to have plenty
of proof to offer as only last Saturday
it defeated Coachella, % to II.
Although FL Centre has only two
letter men back from last year it has
plenty of material and should develop
better team than last year Donald
Starr, who will captain the team, and
"Russ'' Khegel are the two men who
made IL letter last year. However,
there were several of last year S subs
who would have made letter had they
been eligible. The first game will be
PLAYED on December 9. There will be
six teams in the conference and the
season will be played off in one round.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28
PROTECTION FROM
FLOOD IS BACKED
BY COMMISSIONERS
Protection of Valley by
Works in Colorado
Urged at Once
Imperial, PalO Verde and
Yuma Vallies to Be
Protected
United Press Leased Wire

SANTA FE, n. NJ, Nov. 2S.-The
need of immediate protection of Cali
fornia and Arizona from floods was
recognized by the Colorado river com
mission here, which recently concluded
the drafting of treaty for division of
waters of the Colorado river among
seven western states.
The following resolution was adopted
by the commissions:
"The members of the Colorado river
commission have had constantly before
them the great menace, by annual
floods, to the lives and property OF
the Imperial and Palo Verde Valleys
in California and the Yuma Valley il
Arizona and the anxiety of their citi
zens. Therefore, they earnestly rec
ommend and urge the early construc
tion of works in the Colorado river to
control the floods and permanently
avoid the menace, such construction to
be made subject to the terms of the
Colorado river compact.
A compact between the states of
Colorado and New Mexico to provide
for the equitable distribution of the
waters of the La Plata river, as . be
tween the two states, was signed here
last night. 1t will become operative
after it is ratified by the legislatures
of the two states.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28
Waite Gets Word
of Appreciation
From U. S. Experts

Horticultural Commissioner F. w.
Waite is in receipt of letters from
Frank Thackery and DR.. w. II. Swingle
congratulating him upon the prompt
ness and speed with which he started
the movement for government eXper-
iment station in Imperial Valley to
deal primarily with date culture.
Both men are members of the United
States bureau of plant life of the U. s.
agricultural department and were here
recently TO make a survey of the date
gardens already planted and to look up
possible locations for test plots in
various sections of the valley.
Mr. Tbackery says, 81 want to ex-
press to you my personal appreciation
of the prompt and effective manner
in which YOU handled the ease before
your supervisors. | hope the depart
ment and the congress may also be
prompt in seeing the Importance of
granting your wishes for the station. -
DIR. Swingle also is much gratified by
the action of the board of supervisors
in rendering the 40 acre plot for the
purpose and he is also pleased that the
board has thus shown its confidence in
the department. He hopes to establish
n number of test plots in the spring
but there may be difficulty in getting
the date palm shoots which are so
much in demand
Mr.. Waite believes the chances are
fine for securing the experiment sta
tion and steps have been taken to that
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28
FRENCH TIGER GETS
READY TO DELIVER
HARDEST BLOW YET
Clemenceau is Adamant to
Appeals of Friends; To
Continue Policy
''Windy City" Gives Hearty
Welcome to Notable;
Hard Worker
BY FRANK GETTY
United Press Lenscd Wire

CHICAGO, Nov. 2S.-Dr Georges
Clemenceau today had new and still
more bitter pill for America to swal-
low.
Up at dawn, Clemenceau was at
work. In his black skull cap and dress
ing gown, he was not unlike a chemist
working with stubby fountain pen in
stead of pestle and mortar.
Two reasons are assigned to the
Tigers determination to make today s
speech stronger than any he yet has
delivered
lit may be, his friends say, that
he feels his message, that message
from his heart which he came person
ally at the age of 81 to deliver, is not
"gcting across. -
Or it may be the reaction of d
fighter to the suggestion of his friends,
voiced on all sides, that he lease up"
and sugar coat his pills.
The city that was but a tiny one
when last Clemenceau saw it, more
than half Il century ago, paid homage
to its distinguished guest today.
Leading citizens, in tribute, recalled
the empires he has shaken and the
new maps of Europe he has drawn with
his own firm hand since the school
teacher days of the last century.
\. General Pershing met Clemenceau at
the station and the diminutive French
man hurled himself into "Black
Jack 50 husky arms, exclaiming:
GLOW glad | am to see you again, !"
just as though they had not met since
the armistice, although the same scene
was enacted at the Metropolitan Opera
House in New York less than a week
ago.
Mayor Thompson, not always over
sympathetic towards France, made the
Tiger come to him for the city's of
fetal welcome. Clemenceau rode
around by way of City Hall and rode
eleven flights up in an elevator to
say "Hello' to the mayor.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28
CAREY TO HOLD UP
WARRANTS FOR ALL
EMPLOYED in YEAR
Nearly All County Offices
Affected in Decision of
High Court
New County Officers Not to
Be Affected By Court
Decision on Act /,

More than score of deputies in the
offices of various county officials will
be cut off the payroll in few days
as result of an opinion being pre-
pared today by District Attorney f.
r. Simons, following receipt of a state
ment by L. S. Webb, California at
tornev general, holding as final the de-
cision of the state supreme court throw
ing out the Beal law.
County Auditor w. ID. Carey is eN-
pected at once to prepare list of dep
ties affected and, it is said, will refuse
to issue warrants to them. County
Treasurer c.. w. Barton is supporting
the position taken by the county audi
tor and agrees that there is no author
ity for paying salaries to deputies for
whom no provision has been made since
the last general election.
Practically every county office has
some one who is affected. In general,
the legal standing of deputies will be
established after January l, and
new Officers are installed.
The officers elected in November
will work under the 1921 county gov
ernment act, which in cases, provides
additional deputies above the num-
Der provided in 1917 and 1919, but dur
ing their incumbency no extra help
can be legally provided by the super
visors. They must operate with the
exact number permitted by law.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28
PROPERTY OWNERS
OF CALEXICO MAY
WIN PAVING /. FIGHT

CALEXICO, Nov. 2S.-Property own
ers protesting against the assessments
for paving of sidewalks and eurbing
had apparently won their fight today
following action ,last night by the city
council in refusing to approve the work
done and ordering an investigation.
City Manager Paul Steintorf request
ed the council to hold up its action un-
til further investigation. The job had
already been inspected by City Engi-
necr Blackburn and passed ON, it is
said.
The work was put in by. l.. II. At
kinson at cost of about $780, 900. 1t
was not indicated what action will be
taken but it is believed a conference
between the city officials and the con
tractor will determine the amount to
he paid the latter.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28
AUTO RACES ARE
BIG THEME AS
EVENT DRAWS NEAR
Early Morning Risers
Glimpse Entries Eating
Up Dust On Road

Early risers in III Centre are given
glimpse now and then of the autos
which have been entered in the Thanks
giving race at Imperial Valley County
Club as they are run into their re-
spective garages, following practice
run on the highways in the early morn
ing hours when there is practically
no other traffic to interfere with
them and the driver is given an cp-
portunity to "let 'er out.
One of the most prominent is the big
white Stutz, which usually travels
about the city at a mile-an hour pace,
owing to the tremendous roar of the
exhaust from its powerful engine. In
FL Centre, any ear at I'll can pass the
StutZ, but once on the open road or
a race track, the Stutz just says :. Com
ing. Here Gone" in one quick flash
and has the speed of lightning bolt
With Fred Hackett at the wheel, this
ear should raise havoc with the others
Thanks sgiving day for the speed is
surely there and Fred knows how TO
get it out.
c. T. Coggins' famous racing Ford,
which has won numerous races in the
past, is another entry that skins
around the country in the early hours
and can eat up distance quicker than
n lack rabbit. Floyd Howard puts the
Ford through its PAGES and he knows
how to push the renovated Henry until
Ford himself would be surprised at the
speed one can get out of his cars.
c. +. Crawford, present valley cham
pion. has a special entry for Fred r.
Cross, with which he expects to throw
dust at the big Stutz and all the rest
of the entries. The Cross special is
lust what the name implies and is out
for the big money in the races. 1t has
shown up great on practice runs, ana
both the driver and Fred himself, eX-
pect' 'to bring home the bacon on
Thanksgiving day.
REPORTS from the camps of auto driv-
ers in the other valley towns state
that each regards the races as good
as won by his particular entry ana
will not admit any superiority by the
other fellows ears.
The auto races form only one part
of a very attractive program prepared
for "Turkey Day. by the Imperial
Valley County Club, other numbers
consisting of trapshooting, footbaii
and band concerts, with big dance
in the evening. Music for the concerts
will be furnished by the crack Mexi-
cali Military band, which has estab-
lished an excellent reputation for It's
playing
Twelve racing drivers met at the
office of Fred Cross last night to draw
for positions in the Thanksgiving race
and receive final instructions as TO
rules governing the meet. Ehmina-
ton tests for speed will be held on
the tract at the Imperial Valley Coun-
trv Club at 10 o'clock Thanksgiving
morning, and in order to qualify, driv'
ers must make tie mhile course in at
least one minute. All are confident
that they can meet the test and that
there will be an even dozen entries
when the word is received to "shove
off, for the first race Thanksgiving
afternoon.
Following are the entries, owner and
driver of the ears which will be in
action.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28
WHAT'S DOING

Mission Study Glass, Methodist
Church, tonight at home Of Mrs.
Frank Young.
I. o. o. F. Lodge tonight at
Masonic Temple.
Ell Centre Lodge No. 315,
Knights of Pythias, X. P. Hall to-
night.
Imperial Valley Commandery
No. 54, Knights Templar, tonight
at Masonic temple.
Pie and cake sale at. Varney's
tomorrow, Presbyterian Guild.
Chamber Of Commerce luncheon
tomorrow noon at Barbara Worth
Hotel.
Missing Husbands Metro
production, at Palace theater to-
night. Seat sale on for "The
Love of Su Shong," seasons SEN
sation in plays, TO be shown at the
Palace Wednesday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28
ADVERTISING AND
PUBLICITY

An advertisement is "a public
notice in some public print.
That is what Webster says it is.
If there be one subscriber, you
have advertised.
Publicity is the thing you pay
for.
Publicity is bread upon the waters
that returns after many days.
Publicity is good seed falling upon
good ground, returning some thirty,
some sixty and some an hundred
fold.
Press advertising furnishes more
publicity than any possible way Of
advertising in Imperial County.
An advertisement in the Press
receives a distribution equal to
what it would receive in any TWO
publications in Imperial County
and then some.
An inch of Press advertising
costs rs or 80 per cent more than
an inch Of any other Imperial Val
ley advertising space. At that 1t
is the cheapest PUBLICITY that
can be purchased. 1t is worth twice
as much.
You put in an ad.'
You pay for publicity.
The Press furnishes publicity OF
quality in quantity.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28
Preachers Ask Aid
From HOltville in
Mexicali Missions

HQLTILLE, Nov 2S.-But few of
the Christian people in Holtville realize
what {, wonderful opportunity for do
ing something worth while at their
very door, according to the Rev. fand
Mrs. Roger and the Rev. There, of Ca
lexico, who spoke ut the Methodist
church Sunday hight.
The people in general think of MeXi-
cali as a wild and dangerous place to
be in, but few ever stop to realize that
there probebly is not Il town on the
American continent that is so ripe
for missionary work as it is, the speak
ers declared.
The work that the Rev. and Mrs.
Royer and the Rev. Mr.. There are do
ing is becoming better known over
the valley.
There was quite crowd listened to
the addresses. The Rev. and Mrs.
Royer conduct Il Chinese mission school
in Mexicali, where 100 Chinese attend
daily. They receive instruction in the
common things that build up an edu-
cation as well as being taught Chris
tianity. The Rev. Mr.. There, himself
u Mexican, conducts Il mission there.
He also has a medical clific i'll con
neetion where two days of each week
MeXicans can receive medical treat
ment free of charge.
There are many babies born there
in old tumble down shacks, with moth
ing but rags to wrap them IN. The
missionaries are trying to get the peo-
pie of Holtville interested enough to
donate clothes, old and new, and par
ticularly baby clothes. Anything III
the way of toys or bedding also can be
used if left at the Methodist parson-
ages.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28
Plan Branches for
District in Cities
of Imperial Valley

Offices of the Imperial Irrigation
District will be maintained in six
cities in the valley-El Centre, Calex-
leo, Brawley, Imperial, Calipatria and
Holtville-where water users may order
service or pay bills for any section of
district according to plans being form
ulated by the board of directors.
In most of the places the office of
some smutual company taken over by
the district will be turned into a branch
office of the district and an office
manager placed in charge, one of the
directors declared today.
owe are just working out some of
the details for making the district s
operation convenient for the public as
well as economical the director said.
"The district directors are looking
toward more efficient service so that
the business can be operated at as little
cost possible and at the same time give
better service
Water company No. | will meet in
Imperial tomorrow, following an adj
iournment for a week to obtain proxies
of a two-thirds majority of the stock
holders. 1t is expected that the neces
and the sale to the district confirmed
as well as dissolution voted.
No. 8 is expected to meet Friday at
Brawley to vote on the propositions.
Final authorization for expenditure
of the 100000 bond issue is expected
tomorrow from w. +. Mcclure, state
engineer. Failure of some of the COM
panies to carry out the proper legal
procedure may cause somewhat of a
delay in turning the funds over to the
mutual companies and then to the
stockholders. Attorney j. s. Ross is
checking the legal proceedings of the
mutual companies.
A public meeting at which Herbert
Hoover and Arthur L. Davis will speak
is expected to be arranged for next
Tuesday in thu city. No further word
has been received today as to the
length of the stay of Mr.. Hoover and
Director Davis.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28
DeValera Defiant; ,
Names Cabinet
From Hiding Place

DUBLIN, Nov. 2S.-Eamonn De Va
lera today from his hiding place de
fled the Free State by naming new
Irish Republican government of his
own.
The rebel cabinet, most of whose
members are in Jail, includes:
President and minister of foreign
affairs, DeValera minister of finance,
Stack; home secretary, Ruthledge;
minister of defense, Liam Bellows;
minister of local government, Sean
O'Kelly; minister of economics, Robert
Barton.
With the announcement of the cab
met, presaging, in the opinion in some
quarters, rebel offensive, the Free
State troops renewed their drastic eff
forts to get DeValera.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28
SHOP EARLY WINNERS

Determination will be made tomor.
row noon of the winner in the Press
Z" Shop Early contest. Opportunity is
to be given for all subscribers of the
Press to reach the office with the
answers. The answers will be exam.
and then tomorrow noon some plan will
be worked out to lecide the winner
The Press will be lad to have all in
terested present at that time.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28
GREEKS EXECUTE SIX HIGH OFFICIALS
Find Man S Skeleton
In Desert Sand
At Coyote

Officials at the sheriff's office
were notified this morning that two
prospectors, ranging the sand hills
on the desert two miles south of
Coyote Wells, had discovered hui
man skeleton and sent word of
their find to Stevenson's store at
Coyote No details were forwarded
other than the skelton is that of a
man, and parts of blue jumper
were found about the bones. The
man had evidently been dead for
several months.
Coroner F. w. Peterson and
Deputy Sheriff E. E. Cummings
left this afternoon for the desert to
make an investigation in the hope
Of establishing clue to the remains.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28
COFFORTH TO OPEN
TIA JUANA RACING

SAN DIEGO, Nov 2s.-Indications
today were that James Wood Coffroth
would open the Tia Juana racetrack, as
planned, on Thanksgiving day. !.
With the opening race but As hours
away, another delay in the court ac-
tion brought by Jerome Bassity, to dis
possess Coffroth, has been granted.
This time the matters is referred back
to the federal court at LA Paz, from
the Justice court at Tia Juana.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28
Freight Movement
Shows Prosperity

Following is report showing the
movement of carloads of freight from
Imperial Valley to and including No
vember 81, together with a comparison
for the same month last year and an
estimate of the movement for next
month, furnished by c. w. Runge, dis
trict freight and passenger agent of
tha Southern Pacific Comnony.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28
KINGS MD
KILLED FOR
TURK GAINS
Former Premier GOunaris is
Member of Cabinet
Killed by Law
CONSTANTINE'S AIDS
Firing Squad Sentence for,
Government Heads Who
Quit Places
United Press Leased Wire

ATHENS, Nov. 28.-Six members Of
the Greek cabinet that fell when King
Constantine abdicatcd were executed
here today, it was officially announc-
ed. They were shot by firing squad.
The ministers were condemned by a
military court who investigated the
recent Greek defeat in the war with
Turkey. They were accused of being
responsible for the Greek collapse.
Among those executed was former
Premier Gounaris. The others were:
Theotokis, Straton, adjianestis, Bal
tazzi and Protopapadakis.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28
McAdOO Arrested;
Too Much Speed

vISALLIA, Cal, Nov. 2S.-Willlam
G. McAddo, former secretary of the
treasury, must appear before Justice
of the Peace Clark of Visala some
time before December to answer Il
charge of speeding.
McAdoo was arrested late Yesterday
while driving TO Fresno with Mrs. Me
Aaoo and Leo 'Streeter, ehauffuer.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28
Many County Employees To Be Cut From Pay Roll
RACING EXTRA ANNOUNCEMENT

of thereafter
Valley
issued for street sales
in cities Imperial Valley.
be carried tomorrow
benefits of the holiday and the RACING EXTRA
W in
RESULTS OF IMPERIAL VALLEY CHAMPIONSHIP AUToMo
IMPERIAL COUNTRY CLUB, WILL ALSO
THURSDAY.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28
MARRIAGE LICENSE.

MS-lea Carl Ad'
ans, % years old, native of Texas, resi-
dent of Brawley; Emily May Abrams,
l9 years old, native ow Washington,
resident of Brawey.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-28

Mr.. Runge called attention to the
substantial increase over last year and
the continued increase estimated for
next month, which he believes is eX-
cellent proof that business in the val
ley is headed the right way.