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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
MANY FEATURES
MARK PROGRAMS
FOR INSTITUTE
Prominent Educators to
Contribute to Success
of Meetings |
Many Musical Numbers
to Be Given by Valley
Schools

Imperial County Teachers Insti-
tute convenes in FL Centre Wednes-
day morning, December 20, the ses-
sions to last for three days. More
than 800 teachers and school Off
cials~will be in attendance.
The sessions are all to be held in
the auditorium of the FL Centre high
school building, the first to open at
9 a. m tomorrow with H. G. Coe,
county school superintendent, pre-
siding.
The program includes addresses
by outstanding educators and lay
men upon subjects of general inter-
,est, as well as upon purely profess
sional themes. \ pleasing feature
will be the music to he furnished by
the various schools of the Imperial
County.
Section meetings favored by the
various groups of teachers will also
be feature of the sessions which
are open to the public.
The program in full follows:
Wednesday a. m, December 20,
convenes at Q o clock.
Invocation.
Community singing; leader, Miss
Mary Shouse; pianist, Miss Gladys
Nc Donald.
Roll Call-Hazel Baker Reed, dep
uty county superintendent schools.
Music--Double Quartette, Calipat-
ria Union High School.
Address-Hon Stanley r.
Wilson, business session of Imperial
County.
Teachers Association-Prof. d. P.
Choisser, presiding.
Music.
Noon Recess.
Wednesday p. M, convenes at 1:30
o clock.
Prof. c. S. Dodd, presiding.
Music 49, Holtville Union High
School, leader, Dorothy Burton.
Address-Honora Harr Wagner
Music-El Centre Eastside School,
Principle w. A. Payne.
Section Meetings.
Music.
Thursday a. m, 9 O'Clock, ID. s.
Richmond, presiding.
Music Leader Miss Carmen Fair
bank, pianist.
Address-Dr. w. a. Cook.
Music.
Recess.
Music.
Address-H Honorable L. f. Cooley.
Rag knowledge Boxes.
Thursday p. M, 80 O'Clock, Il.
NJ. Higginbotham. presiding.
Music, FL Centre Schools.
Address-Dr. w. A. Cook.
Music.
Friday a. m, Q o clock, A. p. Shih-
ley, presiding.
Music Leader-Albertine Smith.
Address-Dr. A. f. Winship.
Recess.
Music.
Address -Dr. NJ. f. Haggarty.
Music.
Noon Recess.
Section Meetings.
Rural teachers in Auditorium.
City elementary, Commercial room.
High school, place to be assigned.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
Ell Centre Will
community
Christmas Tree

The FL Centre Rotary Club is
sponsoring a community Christmas
Tree which has been set at the in
tcrsection of Main and Sixth streets,
where its beauty can be emjoyed by
every passerby from now until after
the holiday which is beloved by old
and young.
The tree is to be lighted tonight
for the first time, the Holton Power
company contributing the wiring for
the purpose.
Members of the fire department
will furnish the tree decorations
and do the dcorating.
The entire community is to be
asked to take part in the Christmas
eve program, which will consist prin
cipallv of the community singing
and other music. 1.-The main object
is to get everybody into the spirit
of the day and season. said f. w.
Judy, the president of the Rotary
club.
The program is in the forming,
but the tree is guarantee that
something worth while will he doing
on the eve of Christmas day, some
thing that will make hearts glad
and joy reign.
The Rotary Club luncheon Thurs
day will also feature Christmas
music, and the Christmas spirit is TO
prevail throughout the occasion. The
general theme to be discussed is
business Ethics. Ben Solomon
will be in charge of the program.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
SURPRISE WEEK
FOR EVERY One
ENTERED in RACE
Christmas Spirit Helping
Boost Candidates
cover the Top
Sealed Ballot Box at
Bank Used All
This Week

The Christmas spirit is already
making itself felt in the great
Christmas gift distribution of the
ImepriaI Valley Press. Many of
the candidates have reported a boost
in their score that came from their
friends "just as an extra Merry
Christmas,'' and there will be MANY
more before the race is over.
eff you get the car, You can Just
consider that | gave you a $4,000
present for Christmas, said one
man as he turned over a subscrip-
ton Yesterday. "And if | don t
get it, rejoined the contestant,
''vou won t be out anything because.
you would pay for your paper any
way
The ballot box waits in. the First
National bank, sealed and locked,
until Friday evening at 9 o clock.
When the final hour arrives, the
campaign will be declared closed.
No more subscriptions will be re-
ceived from any source after that
time. The judges will then break
the seals, unlock the box and begin
the count.
The winners will he determined
by merely adding the vote totals
published in today's paper, all re
serve votes, and those contained in
the ballot box. There will be no
waiting, no complicated count, but
simply matter of adding the vote
tn+, l., aud .nnOunoincr. tbn IyiOnarS
1t will take some time to canvass
the findings in the box, and to de
termine the winners. The final
count and the winners will be an
nounced in the Press on Saturday.
This week is the week of surprises.
From Monday to Friday night every
subscription goes into the box and
there awaits the final count. New
leaders will take the place of pres
emf ones, when reserve votes are
added to the score, and the last
standing is announced. No candi-
date can anticipate the results for
this week for no one can possibly
know what will go into that box.
No one, from the campaign manag-
er down to the last running contest
ant in the race, knows what the
other fellow is going to do.
To friends of candidates, one
more appeal must be made DO not
hold back subscription believing
that your favorite may not need it.
Your subscription may be the very
one that will boost her or him
"over the top, y and if that happens
you will be giving your favortite a
Christmas present worth hundreds
of dollars, and the cost to you of
just your subscription, which you
will pay anyway.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
WHAT'S DOING

w. G. T. U. County Executive
board at p. M. tomorrow at
Christian Church.
Revival services at Baptist
Church tonight.
Opening of Teachers Institute
tomorrow morning.
I. o. o. T. tonight at Masonic
Temple.
Ell Centre Lodge No. 315
knights of Pythias, X. p. hall,
Davis building.
Imperial Valley Commandery
No. 81, Knights Templar, Masonic
Temple.
Farm Bureau directors meet
irg 10 a. m. tomorrow.
Seeley Lantana home center
meeting tomorrow.
Christmas dinner party, wom-
ans auxiliary American Legion,
basement Presbyterian Church,
$3.50 tonight.
Christmas party and dance at
womar's clubhouse tonight by
Tuesday Night Dancing Club.
1.-THE Eternal Flame" featur-
ing Norma Talmadge at Palace
theater tonight.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
Ask Dope Fund

LOS ANGELES, Dee. l9.-Chief
of Police Oaks today recommended
to the city council that it appropri-
ate $4,000 for a secret service fund
with which to wage a merciless war
on ''dope peddlers in this city.
Every known brand of drug, in
Guiding opium, cocaine, morphine,
heroine, hashish, quin shee and mar
tijuana the Mexican dopeweed, is
used in Los Angeles, he said. He
estimated that there at least 10000
regular users in the city.
Police have record of approx
mately 500 peddlers, who are either
serving time or who have served
time.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
State Budget
Cut $4,000,

by United Press Leased Wire
SACRAMENTO, Dee. ia bud
get, not exceeding $79,000,000 and
possibly less, will be presented by
him to the coming session of the
legislature, according to announce
ment by Governor-elect Friend w.
Richardson.
This is a reduction of $2,000,000
in the budget submitted two years
ago by Governor William ID.
stephens. Later signed appropria-
tions raised his total for the bien-
mum to $SS,000,000.
According to estimates submitted
by state officials, the revenue of
the state during the next two years
will not exceed $S2,000,000. Accord.
ing to law, the governor budget
must be adopted first. If the amount
of this remains at $79,000,000, only
$3,000,O00 is left for special appro-
priations.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
Three Men Await
Word AS to How
Death Will Come

CARSON CITY, New, Dee. ia
third man today awaited the decis-
ion of Nevada's state court which
will decide whether he or anyone
else can be legally executed by
means of lethal gas.
Thomas Russell, Mexican, was SEN
fenced late yesterday at Elko, Ne
vada, to be executed by means of
lethal gas, for the murder of Mamie
Johnnie, an IndiAl girl.
In the meantime the state supreme
court is still studying the legality
of tho law, passed two years ogo,
substituting death in a chamber full
kof deadly gas for the usual methods
Of inflicting capital punishment.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
AMERICA ABOUT
TO ASK EUROPE
TO BIG FARLEY
To Set Exact Amount for
Germany to Pay For
Preparations
u. S. Bankers Plan Loans
to Germany If Plan
Work Out
BY A. L. BRADFORD
United Press staff COrrespOndent

Copyright 1922, by United Press
WASHINGTON, Dee. 19.-The
United States, as the outstanding
in the old world, is about to invite
the European powers to make Il final
attempt to settleshe German repara
tons problem, it was learned from
the most authoritative sources here
today.
The "plan' of the United States
for intervention in the European sit
uation, which has filled two CONT
nents with excitement and anticipa
ton partly because of the deep mys
ter ysurrounding it, can now be re-
vealed by the United States. 1t fol
lows:
l.-Believing that reparations is
the key to the present European
crisis, the United States will partici-
pate in a commission or some other
form Of official inquiry to establish
an exact figure for Germany to pay.
1T would be figure that would
constitute just reparations for the
war-an amount that would be up
to Germany S capacity to pay. but
not beyond.
eff any settlement of the repa-
rations problem can be effected by
an agreement among European pow
ers on such figure, the United
States can give assurance that Amer
lean bankers stand ready to advance
loan with the proper security, sif-
fieient to put Germany on her feet
and start her towards amortization
of the indemnity.
Would Aid Germany
Finally, the United States govern
ment is willing to adopt more
lenient policy on the QUESTION of col
lection of the allied war debt to this
country; that is, it is, ready to con-
slider the obligations of each of the
debtor countries on their own merits,
granting more leniency in the terms
Of collection to those countries less
able to pay.
In conversations and exchanges
passing back and forth almost hour
ly between the United States and
the governments of Europe, and
President Harding meeting today
with his cabinet, developments may
come at any time that will put the
American plans into motion or per
haps cause them to be dropped in
failure.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
EDUCATORS TO
ADDRESS LOCAL
CHAMBER BODY

Charles l.. Childcrs will preside
at the Chamber of Commerce lunch
con tomorrow noon when short ad-
dresses will be made by speakers
from the teachers institute which
will be in session in FL Centre to-
morrow. There will - short
Christmas program in connection
with the luncheon and all members
who can do so are urged to attend,
The luncheon will be over shortly
after ! O'Clock.
The Chamber of Commerce is fol
lowing the plan of having the chair
man of one of the committees pre-
side at the luncheon each week, each
chairman being responsible for the
program given in connection with
the luncheon.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
BLACKMAILERS
IN WALLY REID
NARCOTIC CASE
Los Angeles Preachers
Wants Probe of Dope
Charge
New York Seizes Large
Quantity of Dope
in Fish Cans

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19.-Black-
final breakdown of Wally' Reid,
famous film star, who is battling
for his life in a Hollywood sanitar-
ium after breaking himself of the
use of stimulants, it was learned to-
day.
Certain persons attempted to OBJ
tain money from the star in order
to prevent publication of "nasty in
sinuating articles which they
threatened to publish anonymously,
but which would have instantly
labelled Reid as the man referred
to, Mrs. Alice Davenport, Reid S
mother-in-la told the United Press.
Reid steadfastly refused to play
into the hands of such men by pay
ing the price they asked. The at
tempts to extort the money were
made just before, and even during
the time he was making the fight to
rid himself of the necessity of TAX
ing narcotics and liquor in order to
continue his high pressure work in
the studios.
With the dope evil so graphically
emphasized by Reid s serious consid-
Grafton Methodist ministers of
Southern California today urged the
city council to appoint a commission
to find out the truth about Holly
wood. SO thorough would they probe
the dope situation that either stories
afloat be- proved true or the "good
name of the city and industry vindi-
cated' The ministerial union is
expected to take similar action.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
MASONS INSTALL
1928 OFFICERS

FL Centre Lodge No. 1884, F. X A.
NJ, last night installed officers for
the Masonic year 1923 as follows:
Master, Charles f. Childers; senior
warden, John l.. House; junior war
den, Charles f. Sones; senior dea-
con. Walter D. Carey; junior deacon,
V. n. Thompson; treasurer, Franklin
j. Cole; marshal, Y. n. Adams; chap
lain, A. G. Dyer; senior steward, D.
G. Whitelaw; junior steward, G. H.
Knights; organist, Elmer A. Todd;
tyler, Frank Reading. John Stewart
Ross, inspector for this Masonic dls,
trict, acted as installing officer, and
II. l.. Baker, Il past master of the
fraternity, acted as master of cere'
monies.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
Find Lost Air
Mail Pilot in
Mountains O. X.
BY United Press Leased Wire

SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 10
Henry G. Boonstra, the aviator who
was lost with his mail plane since
Friday and for whom 90 airplanes
were searching the mountains, has
been found at the Rigby ranch, four
and half miles from Porcupine
Ridge, northeast of Coalville.
Although he had suffered severely
from the shaking in landing on the
mountain ridge, the aviator was I'M
injured.
His plane was located on the tor
of the high mountain ridge yester-
day by Pilot Lester F. Bishop of
the air mail service.
The aviators report that the plane
is not badly damaged.
Boonstra was caught in furious
blizzard. His plane was gradually
forced to earth. His landing Jared
him badly,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19

Sarah Bernhard
Is Stricken;
Won't Rest


PARIS, Dec. 19.--"My sons in
sist that I take rest-but for
me rest means DEATH
The immortal Sarah Berrhardt,
stricken as she was about to ap-
pear in Sacha Guitry's new play
at the Edward Seventh Theater,
thus defied the entreaties of
friends that she abandon the
stage and spend the years that
are left in ease and comfort.
Her physicians, after an ar
xious night, issued a bulletin at
IL a. m. today, which said:
1.-THE crisis fortunately quick
ly passed, but Madamme Bern
hardt demands absolute rest for
few days and complete isola-
tion.'
There is really no danger,
DR.. Desnos later assured the
United Press. MADAME Bern
hardt will live to atterd my fun
eral yet
The real peril, however, it is
admitted, is Bernhard refusal
to surrender and concede herself
an old woman, depite her 70
years.
Il am going to return to the
stage as soon as I have recovered
from this slight indisposition,
she insisted to friends who urged
her to give up.
Her ailment marifests itself
in series of fainting spells
which are followed by periods Of
stupor. 1t is necessary to restore
the patient to her senses with all
speed when she is stricken.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
Officials Delay
Washington Trip

J. S. Nickerson, Mark Rose and
J. S. Rose, appointed by the Imperial
Irrigation District to 90 to Wash
ington, in the interests of the Swing
Bill, will not leave until January ,,
it was indicated today when word
was received from 'Nickerson that
he does not expect to 90 until that
time.
Hearings on the bill have beep
delayed, it is said, and officials be
heved they could accomplish little
during the Christmas holidays.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
Waite Returns
From Meetings
of Fruit Men

F. w. Waite, county horticultural
commissioners, is back from Sacra-
ment0 where he attended the annual
convention of California Fruit
Growers, and meeting of horticul-
tural commissioners.
Mr.. Waite says that in points of
attendance, interest and program,
the convention was the best that has
ever been held. Representatives
from many of the western states at
tended and participated in the con
ference on transportation, which so
vitally effects all producers.
The sessions We're held in the leg
islative hall of the state assembly,
which was crowded at every session.
The transportation question was
thoroughly thrashed out, the con
clusion being that the car shortage
of last season was due almost entire
~ TO the coal and railway strikes,
the chief difficulty in moving ears
being between Chicago and the east.
There was some shortage of rolling
stock which will be remedied this
season. it is thought.
More Effective Quarantine
More effective quarantine laws
Were recommended, all of the sec
lions realizing the very great i'm
portance of keeping out dangerous
pests. Many of these pests have
been innocentlv introduced into the
1'ni+ cd TO 1,o .aIlin n
to California in an exhibit of apples
at a fair; the japanese beetle got
to the New England states on Iris
bulbs, and enemies of alfalfa, cot
ton, and other crops come in similar
manner. Eternal vigilance, with
stringent legislation, is the remedy.
Riverside County is doing its full
part to bring about protection to
California crops. Mr.. Waite says
that If other counties We're as
active, it would greatly simplify the
problems. The chairman of the
board of supervisors of Riverside
county attended the sessions as an
interested participant.
Richardson Is Speaker
Governor-elcct Friend Richardson
was one of the speakers. He proved
to be well informed on the work
which the agricultural department
is trying to accomplish and com
mended it. The head of the depart
ment, George II. Hecke, is in accord
with the economy governor and
will be retained in service. While
the governor stated plainly that he
will not stand for increases in salar-
les and expenses anywhere along
the line and that there will be some
cuts in these directions, he promised
his support to all needful depart
ments and their work. The quar-
antine service is recognized by him
as an imperative need.
1t is probable that the states from
Colorado to the Pacific coast will
organize for the purpose of securing
better accommodations and rates for
the transportation of their crops.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
Big Narcotic Seizure

NEW YORK, Dee. 19.-The larg-
est seizure of narcotics in New York
for several years was made on a
Brooklyn pier by federal customs
agents here.
The agents, investigating a CON
signment of fish, discovered among
the barrels II large cans of NOR
phine and cocaine, each can being
five inches high and two feet in
diameter.
The "dope" value at many
thousands of dollars was said to
have been struggled in with the
cargo from a French freighter from
Spain.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
|Three-day Teachers Institute Starts tomorrow
MERRY CHRISTMAS

The merriest' Christmas comes
from giving happiness to others.
With your subscription this
week your favorite may go lover
the top in the great Press cam
paign.
Could any Christmas present
you could give bring more happi-
ness to her and more real pleas
IRE to yourself than that?
You can give present worth
hundreds of dollars, at the price
of subscription to the Press.
Call your favorite up tonight
and tell her to come over and get
your subscription.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
COTTON sPINDLEs ACTIVE

WASHINGTON, Dec. IY.-There
were 1924 more cotton spindles
active in November this year than
than during October, the census bu-
reau announced today.
The total during November was
"a, 664 $50 based on an activity of 20
quarter days. This compares with
33, 296,5l3 based on activity of 26
days for October and "a, 423,339 bas-
ed on activity of % quarter days for
November, 1921.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19
FOUR LOSE LIVES

SAULT st. MARIE, Mich, Dec.
l9.-Captain John Mcpherson and
three other men lost their lives
when the tug Reliance was wrecked
last Wednesday, it was learned here
today.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-19

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LITTLE GIRL NEARLY
KILLED BY BRONCO

Jordan, June 21.--Muriel, the little
three-year old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles A. Kramer of Jordan
narrowly escaped fatal injury Tuesday
afternoon when a clotnesline post,
knocked down by frightened saddle
horse which she was leading fell on
her head, rendering her unconscious
for over seven hours. Since recovering
consciousness she has been making
satisfactory and rapid recovery, but
the outcome is generally believed to
have resulted very fortunately
The little girl was leading gentle
saddle horse, which is the pet of the
Kramer yard Without realizing pos
sible consequences, the child led the
horse under the clothesline and in so
doing the line caught on the horses
saddle. Being entangled, the horse be-
came frightened and started to buck"
and kick, during which he knocked
down the clothesline post, which
struck the little girl on the head. She
fell to the ground unconscious and
shortly thereafter was picked up, re-
gaining consciousness after about five
minutes for only moment she then
passed into the long period of coma
Jordan Times.
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NOTICE OF CLOSE
OF REGISTRATION

Pursuant to the laws of the State of
Montana, notice is hereby given that.
Tor the purpose OF Primary Election
% be held in the several precincts
within the boundaries of AEcCone
County, Montana, on the 18th day of
August 1922, the Registration books
wherein all qualified electors residing
within the boundaries of McCone
county may register, will close at
900 +. NJ, on July IA, 1922, said
election being held for the purpose OF
selecting candidates for State, Legis-
latlye, county and Township offices.
choosing and electing one County
central Committeeman of each party
lor each precinct.
All electors are hereby notified that
II they reside more than ten miles
from the County Court House, that
lney may register for the ensuing
election by appearing before the
county Clerk at his office, or by ap-
pearlng before Justice OF the Peace.
notary Public or Special Deputy Reg
isErar lit his own precinct in McCone
county, Montana, and register in the
manner provided by law; but all
the County Court House must appear
at the ONCE OF the County Clerk in
order that they may be registered, I'M
less unable to do so, as provided by |
law.
Electors are hereby Informed If |
they were registered and voted at the |
General Election held in November, |
1870, or ii they have registered since |
tnar tune, they need not re-register.
electors who have moved to other
precincts than where originally regis
tered should have their registration
as required by law.
Dated at Circle, Montana, this LIST
lay of June, A. D., 1922.
JESSE r. DAVE,
county, Clerk and Ex-Officio Registrar
McCone County, State of Montana
First publication June 9Th, 1922.
Fifth publication July 7th, 1922.
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