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Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-25
COUNCIL ACTS
TOPROTECT CITY
TRACK CROSSINGS

Danger on an inadequately protected
railroad crossings was called to the at
tention of the city council last night
by ii. l.. Loud, representing the Realty
board, who asked that action be taken
to induce the railroad company to bet
ter protect Main, Commercial and
Orange street crossings and at the
switch across Main street. Mr.. Loud
stated that the present wig wag signal
was not sufficient at the Main street
crossing, particularly during the, canta-
loupe season when cars are switched
day aud night. The railroad company
has stationed flagmen at Main and
Commercial streets in the cantaloupe
season, but it was felt that better pro-
lection should be provided for the rest
of the year.
Several witnesses recounted narrow
escapes at the Main street CROSSING,
chiefly from cars on side tracks. The
wig Eag signal operates only on the
main line tracks.
The council decided to recommend
gates. at Main street crossing and the
spur track crossing at Edgar Brothers,
and installation of wig way signals at
Commercial and Orange street. Mr..
Loud also requested repainfing of auto
parking lines on Principal streets and
the cpunseil ordered. it, doHe.oil.., Main,
State, Fifth affd Sixth streets, In
structionss hatTs been given to Chief
Matlock to arrest autoists who fail to
observe these lines. =
Robert Whitelaw, representing resi-
dents on Sandaiwood Drive, requested
the cbuncil to provide a sprinfling
system to take care of the street park.
He said residents have seeded the park
and paid man to take care of it, but
the water provision is unsuitable. If
the. city would install, pipes for a
sprinkling system Mr.. Whitelaw said
residents would take care of the park
at their own expense, pointing out that
il is desirable to have the park in good
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-25

This is the first time in eight years
that ] have been free from stomach
trouble and it is all because of the
wonderful good Tanlac has done me, -
said Mrs. Frank Wilkie, 229 Cedar St,
Syracuse. Mrs. Wilkie. formerly re-
sided in Buffalo and for two years was
matron of the State Reformatory at
Industry, n. Y.
"I was eating scarcely enough to
keep alive,' she declared "for /
would rather not touch bite than suf
fer the misery | knew would follow.
Even sweet milk disagreed with me. l
was sick in bed for two and three days
at time, and gas on my stomach made
such awful pressure on my heart it al
most cut off my breath. ] had horrible
dreams at night and i'll the morning
was all tired out.
"Well, the longest day live will
praise Tanlac, for my Improvement has
been simply remarkable. J. have no
more heartburn, my appetite is wonder
full, ] can eat most anything / want,
and my sleep is sound and restf,l.
am thoroughly delighted with Tanlac.
1t is wonderful" Z"
Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-25

Closing irregular, up II to OF 3
Spot quiet and unchanged, mid uplands
21.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-25

lean Legion in. Ell Centre Tuesday night
representing the Holtville post. The
real interest of the meeting was to
round up all interested in the Swing
bill and give it full favor and endorse,
ment.
The Irrigation district turned the
water back into the bitches last night
to the delight and satisfaction of every
body concerned.
Attorney D. B. Roberts was Il visitor
to Ell Centre yesterday on legal busl-
ness.
The Seniors entertained the Juniors
with a jolly progressive "topsy-turvy' -
party, Tuesday. evening. The first di-
vision of the time was at the home of
Joyce Simpson, games and jokes and
lemonade were III evidence. Second was
at the home of Mary Ella Webb. Fun,
ice cream and waters prevailed. When
the sign was raised "To Blanchard's s
they were off again and finished the
evening there with punch and more
pleasure. a vote of thanks was given
the three hostesses joyce Simpson,
Mary Ella Webb and Gladys Blanch-
ard. The dressing was particularly
funny and in keeping with the name,
topsy turvy.
The Methodist Sunday school is lay
ing elaborate plans for children S day
which will be held on June 4. An ed
ucational pageant is being arranged
which will be well worth while.
Next Sunday evening all of the
churches will unite With the high schoo
in annual baccalaureaTe sefViee. The
sermon will be- prehcheT by the, pastor
of the Methodist church, G. s. Rey
nolds. He announces as his subject
" Fundamentals
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-25
Holtville News

HOLTVILLE, May 25.-Travis +.
Gibson drove to Los Angeles yesterday
for a new Moreland truck which he will
deliver to the purchaser the last of the
week.
The Birthday club celebrated the
birthday of Dan Oakley, one of its
members, with delightful dinner at
his home on Pine street Tuesday eve
ming. 1t came in the way of sur
prise to Mr.. Oakley and was much en-
joyed by him and other members pres
ent. Mr. and Mrs. Blanchard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Huebner, Mr.. and Mrs. Carscadon,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fahring, DR.. and Mrs.
Walter Mosher. Bridge followed dln-
ner.
Reverend and Mrs C. S. Reynolds
spent yesterday in Ell Centre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jarboe drove. up
to their summer home yesterday. They
win entertain with house party the
last of the week and over Memorial
dav. Mr.. and Mrs. O.. C. Harris, Mr.
and Mrs. l. w. Hoover, Mr.. and Mrs.
Preston Murray, Mr.. and Mrs. ). &.
Allen, Pasadena, Mrs. Walter Mosher
and Walter Shirley form the party.
/. The Stevenson Symphony orchestra
of Holtville has been engaged to play
Wednesday,, Saturday and Sunday eve
ningss and Snnday afternoons during
the sehsor' at Alamorio open air Pavil-
ion.
& - -
A little three and a half year. old
Holtville boy when asked how many
brothers and sisters he had replied, Il
have two sisters both girls and one
brothers-that me.
Mrs. H. w. Brewer and household OF
Ell Centre motored over last night to
enjoy the artesian water of the plunge
Jean Hall and d. B. Roberts attend-
ed the Interpost council of the Amer.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-25
Market Report
CHICAGO, LIVE STOCK

Hogs-Receipts, $4,000; market, 5(0
10 higher; top, 1880; bulk of sales,
1o.30@10.75; heavy weight, 10.5o@
1866; medium weight, 10,6O@10.S0;
light weight, 10.75@10.s0; heavy pack
ing sQws 9.45@9.s5; pigs, 9.25@l0.25.
Cattle-Receipts, 11,o0o; market,
steady; choice and prime, s.75@9.35;
medium and good, 7.50@S.25; common,
7.25@7.90; good and choice, S.400l
925; butcher cattle and heifers, 5000
7.75; cows, 465@725; Gamers and
cutters, 3.50@4.60; Gamer steers, 4.7j
@6.00; veal calves, S.25@10.25; feeder
steers, 6.00M7.85.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-25
STATE MARKETS

SAN FRANCISCO, May 25.-Many
classes of poultry suffered sharp de-
clines on a weak over supplied market.
Broilers and fryers weighing from one
pound to two and one-half pounds were
generally lower in price and not n great
demand.
On the other hand, young colored
roosters averaging three pounds or bet
ter are rother scarce. They advanced
to "a and 60 cents a pound.
Onions were about steady, although
slight declines are noted on red onions
III sacks.
Washington rhubarb sold at $3.50 to
.$165 per apple box.
|, Supplies light: Pineapples, cherries,
good celery, artichokes.
Observation-Disclosures, per case, 400
@6.oo; punched, per dozen, carrots, 60@
100; turnips, $1,000; beets, 50@60;
spinach, .02@.04; parsley, 80; green
onions, 10000; cabbage, per pound,
.03; celery, fancy, per crate, 2.00@4.00;
cucumbers per small box, 3.00@3.50;
onions white globes, 1.25@1.35; peas,
green, per h., 10M15; tomatoes, per
crate, Southern best, 4.50@4.75.
POULTRY AND GAME
Broilers, l to IL lbs, 2S@29; ~ TO
1A, 30@32;s1A to 2, 32@34; colored
fryers, to lbs, 53@55; Colored
young roosters, to lbs, $4,000; Leg
horn hens, 21a to 3 lbs, 21@23; 3 lbs.
and over, 24@25; live turkeys, young,
32@35; dressed turkeys, young, 36@40;
belgian hares, live, 14@16; dressed, Is
@23; squads, live, 50@55.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-25
KLEAGLE SUED FOR FRAUD

SAN FRANCISCO, May 25.-six
complaints charging fraud through an
oil stock promotion project were filed
in the courts here today against DR..
John Eckes, said to be a kleagle Of the
Ku Klux Klan.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-25
PICTURES TO BOOST
SWING BILL

g. = ~
O. J. Renfrew,. county development
agent, and..W. n. Fox, commercial
moving picture photographer, returned
from the Boulder dam country We'd;
nesday after a weeks absence from the
valley They took moving pictures and
a number of2still pictures of the dam
site, BASIN arch and gorgr' Which, will
comp5ser Il lsirt Of the pictures now be-
ing prebafdds for the irrigation district,
to bss sehs to- WashiSgt or for, ;tii;<offi-
cia, presentation before coifMesshieh.
"We,csnr SHOW in 80 minutes ass much
of the irriGfion probleaa az committee
can accomplish in three weeks in an
investigation, Mr.. <Renfrew said.
Irrigation district officials believe
the pictures will help pass the Swing
bill more than any other agency.
Whale sharks, found in the Indian
and Pacific Oceans, often attain a
length of so, feet, but are quite harm
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-25

Alcohol was first distilled by the
Arabians, and when we talk about
coffee and alcohol we are using Arabi-
an words.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-25

One woman out of every five in the
United States work and earns money.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-25

Iowa leads all the states in the gross
value Of farm products.
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who's Next?-

A father led his small daughter in
to a barber shop the other day and
instructed the barber to bob her hair.
The hair was tangled mass of I'M
kempt, finespun ringlets. The father
hung anxiously around the chair as
the barber deftly combed out the
kinks and tangles, and in 10 minutes
the hair was smoothly brushed and
rippled about the child's face in a
shining halo of soft, becoming curls.
"Say, mister" said the embarrassed
father, who had watched the child's
Transformation with fascinated eyes,
"say, l guess l don't want this hair
off, after all. It's too pretty after
you've combed it out so nice-and l
cant bear to see those curls cut
What do l owe you? mot thing"
said the good natured barber, as he
lifted his little patron from the chair
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-03
TALES OF TOWN
sKOKIEBURN


Scots, wha hae wi Wally bled.
Scots wham Bruce hae aften led,
Turn over in yer kirkyard bed
When this news we ken.
Moo everyone at us wull SCOT,
Nae more to US their hats wull doff;
For ken we moo who's king of gowff
'Tis Eugene Sarazen.
VIVA wull not weep wi bitter shame
That all DOR Scots were off their game
Draggin' doom old Scotland's fame
Wen nair smile again.
Scots, tbs truth / tell to we,
This gowff cheel comes from Italy!
Oh, let us lay us doom an dee
Beside Loeb Lomond.
Weel, Gene he is a gowfinR man!
On him we Gamma put tn ban;
We wull adopt him in tn clan
All haill Jock MacSarazen.
Chicago Tribune.
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CURRENT COMMENT

A REPORT Of the federal power
commission that applications now
made involve proposed development
of more than twice the water power
in use 1t present suggests one avenue
Of escape for the country in its de-
pendencs largely upon coal for power,
heat and light. Every labor strike
in the coal industry emphAsizes the
Probabilities Of water power and Gre
ates greater interest in power deyel-
opmsnt. With the almost unlimited
power resources Of the Payette river
scarcely touched, It seems = woeful
waste Of money for residents Of the
Paystts valley to pay tribute to
either coal operators or miners. The
same may be said Of practically every
stream in Idaho. There Is enough
power in Idaho streams to heat and
light every home and business house
and operate the greater portion II not
all the factories in the United States.
Every labor strike such as the eoun-
try has experienced the last few
weeks will impress this fact more for
chilly upon the people Of this state
and the captains Of industry Of the
nation. II ought to be and perhaps
poms day will be impossible to halt
IN q serious manner the industrial
md commercial activity Of the coun-
ny by the tying up Of any one source
# power, fuel or means Of transpor
alton. Our rivers should be har-
,cssed and converted to useful pur-
,oses. To permit them TO lay idle or
o be only partially developed is an
economic waste.
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Soma Came From His Heart.

George Matheson, a young minis
ter Of promise, who wrote 20 Love
That VIII Not Let Ne Co." was en-
gagged to be married, and Unexpectedly
ne went totally blind. He told ms
sweetheart that he thought he ought
not TO press his claim on her prom
Use, and gave her permission to can
Gel IT she wished. She did. and u
was then that Matheson wrote: 20
love that will not let me go, cast my
weary soul on Thee"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-03
A Nut Like Daddy

The little daughter had endured
evening after evening her daddy's oc-
cupation of writing and his monosyl-
liable replies TO remarks from mem
bers OF the family. Finally, when she
was asked what she intended to do
when she grew up. the little daugh-
ter said; "oh. write papers and be
nut like daddy"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-03

THE killing of an umpire at Fem
ton. Mo-, few days ago furnishes
the impulse to observe that time
brings about great changes. At the
moment the incident occurred the
home team was five runs ahead. We
played ball in Missouri one summer
more years ago than we can remem-
Der. At that time killing the umpire
was not considered permissible until
the home team was three runs be-
hind
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-03

They have organized a bureau in
New York to reduce the crop Of suck
ers. There is just one way to do that
either In New York or Idaho--birth
control,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-03
l See That

The Canadian Indians want their
grievances against the British govern
ment submitted to the Hague court.
That's long distance from the tom
ahawk.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-03

Jackie Coogan, the movie urchin,
will have made million dollars be-
fore he is 10 years old. And he is
it all playing the role Of a
poor little waif, At that.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-03

Claims totalling $3.50 900 have been
filed against Williamson county, ILL.,,
for damages in the Herrin mine riots
under the mob act. Organized munic-
qualities must understand that If they
play with fire they must pay for the
kindling.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-03

Henry Ford hopes to introduce his
industry into Mexico, put the peo-
pie to work" and thereby put an end
70 internal strife. Then all that will
disturb Mexico will be a few strikes
and riots now and then.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-03

WITH the work started on the gov
eminent million dollar dam at
Black canyon--with the Boise Payette
mammoth lumber mill operating with
nearly four hundred employes-with
a fruit crop that breaks all records
for yield and quality and that will
require a small army to to get it
ready for market---with large yields
Of ali kinds OF farm produce and the
promise Of fairly good priees-with
fried chicken plentiful, watermelons
and csntaloupes 100 cars strong,
roasting ears coming into port and
peach cobhler in the oiYing, the Job Of
being = pessimist in the Emmett
country Is not an easy one by long
shot. Even = candidate who got il
in the neck At Tuesdays primary
cannot suppress \ cheerful smile.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-03

The United States in 1921 spent
1922 per capita to maintain its army
MS against 1888 for Japan, 1910 for
Italy, $12.35 for Great Britain and
$22.52 for France. Thanks to Presi-
dent Harding and Republican con-
gress.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-03

Radium drops to $4,000 a gram.
At last the high cost Of living is com
ing down.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-03

Armour has sold cargo of soap in
Russia. Well. it is about time for
Russia to clean up,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-03

growth of alfalfa started all over his
head. AS he never washed anyway
we persuaded him to just let the al
falfa grow. 1t made fine growth,
as there was enough perspiration to
keep it well irrigated. The first crop
blossomed in May. The smell of the
alfalfa bloom neutralized the other
smells the man carried around, and
while he looked sort of queer with a
two-foot crop of hay growing on his
head he smelled lot better than he
had ever done in his life before. We
cut four crops off, his head that sea-
son and out of the second crop thresh-
ed out over quart of fine alfalfa
seed"
Old Bill Misgivens dropped into the
office the other day and stated that
he had applied for a patent on a mu-
steal instrument called a Pantolyre,
the secret of which he found in
strange manner. He rode home the
other day on a load of lumber pur-
chased from one Of the local lumber
yards. The weather was hot and when
he got home and started to ge+ of the
wagon he couldn't get up. He was
stuck fast by the rosin that the sun
had boiled out of the boards. But he
finally got loose. After he had put
sP his his horses &c he SC. CT wire fence fence
to talk with neighbor who had called
and accidentally slid along the WIRE
To his astonishment the rosin on his
pants rubbing on the wire produced
a clear tone of G. He tried another
wire and produced a different tone,
and before he quit he was able to play
the most beautiful "Home, Sweet
Home" that the neighbor declared he
had ever listened to. Now Old Bill is
figuring on turning the farm over to
the old woman and his fourteen kids |
and going on the road and giving con-
certs. After each concert be is conf
dent there will be big demand for
stock in the company he proposes to |
organize.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-03

Archie Parr Of Duval, Tex, got
every one Of the votes cast. in his
county for state senator at the pri-
mary = week ago. A lot of Idaho
candidates would be glad to borrow
his recipe.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-03

Problem for mathematicians: How
many Russian rubles would it take
to buy ton Of radium?
q q q
The candidates who lost have this
consolation, anyway: They don't have
to go through another campaign.
II il will be any consolation to the
corkscrew, we assure him that this
bobbing fad soon will send the hair
pin to join him.
There was a man who loved the bees,
He always was their friend,
Re .seA .e cit unnn thar hives
But they stung him in the end.
q 4 q
A doctor recently married a girl
whom he had ushered into the world
20 years ago. That was a real love
at hrst sight.
4 q .
The conviction that the world is
going to the dogs indicates the need
Of little sound religion or a dose of
soda.
The kiss Of pretty girl Is always
highly regarded among men, but rs
rule after q man passes so he would
rather have a mess of young turnip
greens.
A Canadian astronomer has diseov-
cred couple of new suns 90 quadrilz
lion miles from the earth. Let us
hope they viii come no closer. One
sun of the sort we have is enough.
= q 4
"How's married life?" asked an ac-
quaintance of a bridegroom of one
week. tits going to be all right,
he replied seriously and with scared
look, "if we just don't get into a
fight"
Little Willie this week handed in
the following for the paper: "There
was offal smell in our alley Nun
day which proved to be cat what
had past away long time befoar
that. The caws is not nownn
A small boy from the city who went
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-03

COMING down one Of Emmett's
streets the other day the
strains Of an old fashioned cottage
organ caught our ear and brought
back memories Of years gone by. The
cottage organ has q home touch that
the photograph with its whirling discs
and reproduction Of artist voices does
not have. To make music from the
organ requires work. Somebody has
10 pump the footboards and II was
real job in our youthful days. Sarah,
who was strong. was usually the one
who sat ut the keyboard. Its notes
were Of the nlaintiye Kind and whom
the young folks gathered in a circle
behind Sarah on 4 Sunday evening
there was some music. The fsvorite
selections were those like Sweet Ad-
aline." where he boys could come in
strong with "for thee pine" and "In
the Sweet Bye and Bye" where there
WAS = fine opportunity for "bye and
bye. repeated in tones that came up
from the boots, while the girls So
prano notes scared and the organ
with the tremolo stop whimpered and
walled in accompaniment Them was
the days--the days Of the rubber
tired buggy and old driving horse that
would follow the road with the reins
wrapped around the whip; the days
of square dances and Virginia reels
that the young folks of today think
so funny; the days when the girls
skirts reached to their ankles and the
men wore hard-boiled fronts and cuffs
that fastened to the sleeves with
clips. The strains of the old cottage
organ down the street recalled all. |
They served well their day-but that
day is gone.
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and turned to row of waiting moth
ers, asking genially, who's next for
a hair comb today?"
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"At one time when l was on the
range remarked Old Bill Misgivens,
"there was man in the camp who
never took bath. He told me that
the last time he was in the water was
when he slipped off foot-log and
fell into the creek when he was 7
years old. A scale of dirt had accu-
mulated on his head that was over an
inch thick. One night while he was
asleep we sowed his head with alfalfa
seed and narrowed it in with comb.
He never discovered what had happen
ed till the seed sprouted and heavy
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a = 4

A small boy from the city who went
to visit his uncle on the farm and
who had never seen windmill before,
exclaimed: Gee, uncle, that's some
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-03

"Hsve you noticed how bright and
with what lingering lights the Are
flies are equipped this year," asked
Old Bill Misgivens. "They seem sim
ply wonderful and when flying thru
the air makes one think of meteors.
l have one black chicken in my flock.
1t is late forager, and often stays
out late. The other evening it was
out in the big road especially late,
catching bugs, and when it finally
came home it had its crop so full of
fireflies that it presented the appear
ance of a one-eyed Ford coming up
the road, and as it weht into its roost-
ing quarters the entire coop was IL
Illuminated.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-03

The conviction that the world !
going to the dogs indicates the nee
Of little sound religion or dose o
soda.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-03

A Canadian astronomer has diseov-
cred couple of new suns 90 quadrilz
lion miles from the earth. Let us
hope they win come no closer. One
sun of the sort we have is enough.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-03

The kiss Of pretty girl is always
highly regarded among men, but rs
a rule after . man passes so he would
rather have a mess of young turnip
greens.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-03

You can now buy little aluminium
or silver thingamabobs to insert in
the ends of roasting ear, thus doing
away with the usual case OF butter
fingers. Well buttered cheeks and
chin are still fashionable in roasting
ear ime, however. And watermelon
is still eaten in the good old way.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-03

A little girl who lives near town re-
Gently wrote the following letter to
her cousin: 1--WE is all well and
mothers got his Terricks; brother
Tom is got the Hupin Koff, and sis
ter Ann is got babee, and | hope
these few lines will find you the same.
Your affecshunate kuzen."