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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-12-28
INGREDIENTS OF
BISCUITS SPILLED

Only little rain and dash of bak-
ing powder would have been needed
to make the largest biscuit on record
near Matheson last week end The
Frisco freight scrambled four cars of
flour and salt together in a wreck
which blocked the line for two days.
Two of the cars were totally demol-
ished and enough good bread material
spilled along the track to have fur
pished the Lyons country club with
food for a year.-Hutchinson Ga
Zette.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-12-28
PRESUMPTUoUS

Mrs. Goodbody always spoke to
poor men in the streets and did her
best to help them.
"And how long," she said to one Of
them, "were you prisoner?"
"seven years, ma'am," he an
swered.
"But the war didn't last seven
years." said the old lady in astonish-
ment.
"Ah" said the tramp, "but who
was talking about the WARP"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-12-28
STILLS cONFIsCATED

l. H. McNabb, (who lives three
miles east and three north of Forgan,
had his place raided yesterday by Of
ficers of the law, and was arrested on
the charge of having in his possession
a still, three gallons of wine, and a
barrel of mash He was brought 10
Beaver and had his hearing before
Judge Meese and gave bond for his
appearance at the next term of court.
At Grand Valley Township another
still was located, this one being in the
possession of Sam Purden. He was
brought to Beaver Tuesday and gave
bond for his appearance at the next
term of court.-Beaver County Dem
ocrat.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-12-28

MISS Alice Martin went to Tyrone
Saturday to visit at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Kleeberger.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-12-28

Mrs. Anna Keown went to Dalhart(
Saturday morning and spent Chris..\
mas there with friends and relatives.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-12-28


Mr.. and Mrs. G.. L. Glasgow left
Wednesday for Topeka, Kan, where.
they will make their home in the fu-
ture. Mr.. Glasgow has been in the
Poster Advertising Co. here and has
recently sold it to Riney and New
by Real Estate Co. He will be en-
iloyed at Topeka with the American
Home Life Insurance Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Graves of STRAIT
FORD, Texas, passed through here Fri
day on their way to Bucklin, where
rs at the home OF
Mr. Graves parents. They visited a
short time while here with Mrs.
aaves' sister, Mrs. Graden Miller.
Miss Alice Beck returned Friday
her homc in Wch ia tn spend the
tcl'cays NJ IS Beck is teaching in
.ie Plsasq ant Vallcy school
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-12-28

Surely this administration does not
intend to become tangled with affairs
in Europe. Isolation" was the
watchword two years ago, and
wouldn't it be just dreadful to have
to step in one of Wilson's tracks?-
The Pratt Union.
Ellis Kimball who has been attend
ing the Kansas State Normal, arriv-
ed Friday on a visit with relatives
and friends here.
Lucille Kraft returned Friday to
her home in Tyrone after visiting at
the home of her brother Ed Kraft,
west of town.
Miss Alma Pile came up from
Hooker Friday TO spend the holidays
at the home of her parents.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-12-28

Miss Clara Miller of Sublette, was
shopping here Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
ORDINANCE NO. 238

"A ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING
THE OFFICIAL GRADE OF THE
ALLEYS IN BLOCKS 1S-19-2O- 81 90
1924 AND 25, OF THE ORIGINAL,
TOWNSHIP OF THE CITY OF Ell
CENTRIC.
The Board of Trustees of the Citv of
Ell Centre do ordain as follows:
SECTION /. That the grade of the
alley IN Block Is of the City of Ell Cen
tro, as shown by Map recorded in Book
OF Maps, Page 10, Records of Imper-
ial County, California, be and the same
IS hereby established in accordance with
the following elevations:
AT the intersection of said alley with
the west line of Fourth Street the grade
shall be $3.50 at the North line of said
alley and 52.40 at the South line there.
of.
At the intersection of said alley with
Fifth Street the grade shall be $500 at
the Northeast and Southeast corners
respectively.
And at all points between said desig-
mated points, the grade shall be estab-
llshed so as to conform to straight
line drawn between said points desig-
mated on each side of said alley res
pectively.
Elevations refer to tho finished sur
face of the alley at the property lines,
arc in feet, and arc above u plane which
is one hundred (100) feet below the of
ficial City datum plane Of sea level
heretofore adopted.
SECTION Ii. That the grade of the
alley in Block 10 of the City of Ell Cen
tro, as shown by the map aforesaid, be
and tho same is hereby established in
accordance with the following eleva-
tions:
At the intersection of said alley with
Fifth Street the grade shall be $500 at
the Northwest corner and $3.50 at the
Southwest corner.
At the intersection of said alley with
a line parallel with and distant 800 feet
westerly from the west property line
of Fifth Street the grade shall be $500
at the North and South lines thereof
respectively.
At the intersection of said alley with
Sixth Street the grade shall be 53.15
at the Northeast and Southeast corners
respectively.
And at all points between said desig-
mated points, tho grade shall be cstab-
lished so as to conform to q straight
line drawn between the successive
points. designated on each side of said
alley respectively.
Elevations refer to the finished sur
face of the alley at the property lines,
are i'll feet, and are above plane which
is one hundred (10O) feet below the Of
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
ORDINANCE NO. 239

AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING
THE OFFICIAL GRADE OF CERTAIN
PORTIONS OF VINE STREET AND
BRIGHTON AVENUE.
The Board of Trustees of the City of
FL Centre do ordain as follows:
SECTION /. That the grade of that
part of Vine Street extending from the
west property line of Fourth Street to
the east property line of Fifth Street
be and the same is, hereby, establish
cd at the following elevations:
At the point of intersection of the
rorth line of said Vine Street with the
west line of Fourth Street tho grade
shall be $3.50.
At the point of intersection of the
south line of said Vine Street with
west line of Fourth Street and grade
shall be $500.
At the point Of intersection of the
north line of said Vine Street with the
east line of Fifth Street the grade shall
be $500.
At the point of intersection of the
south line of said Vine Street with the
east line of Fifth Street the grade
shall be 56.l0.
And at all points between said des-
ignated points the grade shall be es'
tablished so as to conform to straight
line drawn between said points desig-
mated on each side of said street res
pectively.
Elevations refer to the top of the
curb, are in feet, and are above plane
which is one hundred (l00) feet below
the official City datum plane OF sea
level heretofore adopted.
SECTION III. That the grade OF that
part of Vine Street extending from the
west line of Sixth Street to the east
line of Seventh Street be and the same
is hereby established at the following
elevations;
At the intersection of said Vine
Street with Sixth Street the grade shall
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
ORDINANCE NO. 23e

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING OR.
D1NANCE NO. 235 ENTITLED GAN
ORDINANCE FIXING AND IMPOS
ING A LICENSE TAX ON ALL PED.
pLERS OF FRUITS AND VEGETA.
BLES AND REPEATING ALL OR.
DINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDIN
ANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS
ORDINANCE" BY ADDING THERE.
TO A NEW SECTION LIMITING THE
APPLICATION OF SECTIONS ONE
AND TWO THEREOF.
The Board of Trustees of the City
of FL Centre do ordain as follows:
SECTION /. That Ordinance No
235, entitled can Ordinance fixing
and imposing a license tax on all ped.
dlers of fruits and vegetables and re.
realing all ordinances and parts of
ordinances in conflict with this ordin.
ance,' be and the same is, hereby
amended by adding thereto new sec.
tion to be numbered "213' and to read
as follows:
SECTION 21a
The foregoing provisions of this.
Ordinance shall not apply to the
sale of fruits or vegetables pro-.
....duced in Imperial County by the
seller thereof.
SECTION II. The City Clerk shall
certify to the passage, adoption and
approval of this ordinance and cause
the same to be published once in that
certain newspaper known and desig
mated as Imperial Valley Press and E
Centre Progress and thirty DAYS afei
such publication this Ordinance shall
take effect and be in force.
Passed and adopted this 3rd day OF
May, 1922.
WILL S. FAWCETT,
President Of the Board of Trustees OF
the City Of Ell Centre, California.
(SeaD
ATTEST:
W. E. VAN WAY,
City Clerk.
hereby approve the foregoing Or.
dinance No. 236 this 3rd day of Nav
1922.
WILL S. FAWCETT,
President of the Board of Trustees OF
the City Of Ell Centre, California.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL,
CITY OF Ell CENTRO,, IS.
I, W: q. Van Way, City Clerk of the
City OF FL Centre, California, do here
by certify that the foregoing Ordin
alce No. 236 was passed and adopted
at an adjourned regular meeting OF
the Board of Trustees of said city, held
on the 3rd day of May, 1922, by tn
following vote:
AYES: Anderson, Lavayea, Travers
Fawcett. -
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Pitzer.
THAT said ordinance was intro.
duced at least five days prior to its
passage and was approved by the Pres
ident of the said Board of Trustees of
said city on the 3rd day of May, 1922.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of
said city this 3rd day of May, 1922.
(SeaD
re-, - w. 3. VAN WAY,
CITY Clerk of the City of Ell Centre,
California.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
BIZ CONDON

other letter bearing 10000 rubles post
age.
If the ruble was worth what it was
before the war, the 10000 rubles post
age you'd amount to about $4,000.
The letters had to- have trailers in
long strips of paper to carry the i'm
mense amount of postage, and were q
rare SIGHT.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
SCIENTIFIC
ODDITIES
aStrong Man" IS Weakling
Compared with Insect

If our legs had the same relative
power as those of hea, we could
jump with ease over a church spirc
500 feet high.
an ant moving heavy pebble up
little slope of earth is performing
feat equivalent to that of man
pr!iing a railroad train along the
Grck single-handed. Ants have fire.
Jsciltly drawn little wagons I,400
""es as heavy as themselves. The
sc'c beetle has drawn cart 45 times
Is own weight, and has lifted 1900
Vines its weight in escaping from
b. meath the cover of tin can.
These instances are cited to show
o.t, weight for weight, the most
Powerful professional "strong man.
T. a weakling compared with 1nsrg
Common insects.
V Giant Mexican Cypress the
Cidest Living Thing?
Reputcd to be the Oldest living
Ting in the world, a cypress tree
sending in the churchyard of the
D,tlc Mexican town of Santa Maria
Gel Tule has the largest trunk of any
Known tree. The diameter of the
trunk is SO feet.
Twenty-eight people, with arms
outstretched and finger tips just
touching, can barely reach around
tue circumference. The diameter ex-
ceeds by IA feet that of the largest of
the California redwoods, according to
Charles J. Chamberlain, of the Uni
versity of Chicago.
Stained Glass Windows Die of
Strange Disease
An unknown malady is attacking
the stained glass panes of cathedral
windows in Europe. The sickness
makes the colors deepen, and the
glass flakes off in small pieces until
the pnncs are as thin as tissue-paper ,
nnd will crumble at a touch.
The effect of rapid vibrations from |
BIC music of the organ is suggested !
as cause, but it seems equally prob
aalc that the disease is a ittle-under- 1,
stood effect of the actinic rays of sun
nsht.--From tho Popular Science
Aarihly.
Only two women are members OF til
|, actual Governing body of soviet Russi:
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
LETTER CARRIES RUBLES
STREAMER
EVERETT TRUE

WOODLAND, Calf, May 8. = A.
month ago Henry Storz, who owns a
farm a short distance outside of Wood
land, received letter from Russia bear
ing 10000 rubles in postage.
A few days ago Storz received an
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
CALIFORNIA ECONOMY LEADS
United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Calf, May 5.-The
cost of government in California cities
is much less than in eastern cities, ac-
cording to statement issued by State
Controller Ray L. Riley.
After the elimination of the elassifi-
cations not common to both municipal
tiles the data shows that between
Everett, Mass, with population of
40,120, and Stockton, Calf, 40,296, the
per capita cost Of Everett is $13.4S, and
Stockton $13,17-which makes a large
difference when the total is figured.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05

About $4,000 miles were flown by
British civilian aviators and 32,345
passengers were carried during the past
six months.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05

Only two women are members of the
actual governing body of soviet Russia.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-08-24
HITTING THE BULLsEYE

One way to, shorten your life
is to live fast.
The Japs are leaving Siberia.
And that is probably all they are
leaving.
Germany seems to have lost
everything except her nerve and
her voice.
Now that we seem to be back
to normalcy, let's, get down to
work and pull out of it.
President Harding's main job
these days seems to be to pick up
the beans somebody has spilled.
Yes, friend in need is friend
ir deed. And we never see some
OF our friends until they are in
need.
Courtesy is the quality that
keeps you from telling man
that he is a liar when you know
he is one.
Another trouble with the coun-
try is that the average town
hasn't got parking space for its
automobiles.
There are two kinds of wea-
ther: The kind that starts and
can't stop and the kind that stops
and can't start.
Some women marry in order to
have a man to lean OH and some
Others apparently marry to have
one to sit on.
There are only 200 rattlesnakes
left Ill the country, according to
naturalist. But even at that
the supply exceeds the demand.
A dispatch from Warsaw says
the doctors there are studying
the problem of increasing the lon
gevity of the Poles. And The
Southern Lumberman suggests
that they be given the creosote
treatment.
A senate investigating COM
mittee reports that the American
government committed some blum
dlrs in Haiti. But the committee
surely did not expect the govern
ment to do better in Haiti than
at home.
The two men who shot and
killed Field Marshal Henry Viii
son in London were tried and
convicted and sentenced to death
within one month after the assas.
sination. The English people may
be slow in. some respects, but
they know how to administer
justice.
That preacher who eloped with
a young woman,> leaving a wife
and nine children, declaring that
he was misunderstood, is mista-
ken. The country understands
him perfectly and knows where
he belongs.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-08-24
defy unbelief.
"Xepetation

defy umbelief.
Vegetation grew rankly, the
leaves and stalks settled into
marshes and were carbonized, al-
most as though it had been for
our benefit. Those were happy
days in the vegetable kingdom,
Plant life was quickened as ami
NAL life is stirred by the ozone of
the sea, for the air was laden
with unimaginable supplies of
carbonic acid gas, which wasSn
hailed by the jungle.
Indeed, SO rich was the at
mosphere in its supply of this gas
that while it made vegetation
grow extraordinarily rank it
would have suffocated man. Fur
thermore, there was warmth ex-
ceeding anything we know in tho
tropics today, and there was
moisture in abundance, more than
the most spendthrift of plants
could wish for.
How amazingly dense was She
vegetation of the coal-forming
era may be shown by compaIi-
sons with existing forests. Should
nature, by the process of the coal
age, q tIknsform the ;densest jun
gle in the world tiday into coal
seam, it probably would be only
q few inches thick; yet there are
coal seams which are 60 feet
thick, though ten feet is regard
eI.as fine seam, and three. feet
will produce more than 5000 tons
to the acre. = q
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-08-24

President Polk, and then through
the rich phosphate fields around
Mt. Pleasant, Tenn. From here
into northern Alabama and the
Muscle Shoals district, where the
pnst is revealed in remarkable
contrast to the present, old homes
and plantations in proximity to
vast potential hydro-electric pow
er and coming electro-chemical
industries.
AT Ruessellvilee, just south of
the Tennessee river, the visitor
will pass through the richest
brown hematite ore region in the
South. Through central Missis-
.sippi he will see the Old South
merging into the New-large cot
ton plantations turning in mark
ed measure to diversified farm
ing.
On the last lap of the journey
the tourist or home-seeker will
pass through the wonderful long
leaf yellow pine region of the
Gulf coast-great trees straight
as arrows in deep, open forests
into which one can look for con-
siderable distances. Here the at
Ensosphere is laden with lang
clearing, health h-gaining ozone
from numberless evergreen nee
dsea Of the forest; here, as in
Jeckson's q time, the winds play in
Ange, perpetual symphonies
eh tie pines.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-08-24
GREAT EDITOR PASSES.

The death OF Lord NOrthchffe
marks the passing from power of
one of the greatest Britishers of
the present time, says a exchange.
Alfred Charles William Harms
worth was born near Dublin and,
like Sir Thomas Lipton, was an
Irishman who liked to live in the
heart of the British empire and
direct the destinies of that pow
erful confederation by means of
his S0-odd publications and his
magnetic personality. 1t was he
who dubbed himself a "Brit-
isher."
He tumbled premiers from their
seats and installed others in their
place, notably in the case of As
quith, who was forced aside by
him that Lloyd George might
control the activities of the
World war. His challenge to the
war Office over the matter Of send
ing the army in France high ex-
-plosives in place of ineffective
shrapnel early in the war was
perhaps his greatest risk and
greatest achievement for the pub
lie veal. His success in altering
the plans of the war office is said
by critics to have been one of the
determining factors in the allies
success.
His rise from the obscurity of
u small Office from which was
published Answers, a weekly pa
per of seemingly no intellectual
appeal, but which rapidly gained
a circulation that passed the mil
lion mark, reads like a story
from the Arabian Nights and
shows that opportunity is not
dead, even in these days when
the popular cry is that wealthy
men alone have chance to rise.
Lord Northcliffe was never
poverty stricken, however, his
father being a barrister of Mid
die Temple, which presupposes
the possession of an independent
income. He had little money
from his father Oh starting out in
life. his, main asset being a solid
education, an indomitable will
and high ideals, together with a
good business head. His great
admiration for America brought
him in closer touch with promi-
nent men in the United States
than was the case with almost
ally other public man in London.
Death came to him while he
was just past the zenith of his
powers, his last lingering illness
iIapairing the action of his won-
derful brain, Judging by recent
events in his great publishing
house. His passing at the age Of
81 will leave his fame unimpaired
and posterity is likely to place
him even higher than his admir-
ers OF the present day have done.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-08-24
Auditor Loves Father Dead.

Robert j. Love, 79 years Of
age, Confederate veteran and in
fluential citizen, died at 2 o'clock
Tuesday at the home of his son,
Broadus M. Love, in York. Death
followed all illness of about three
weeks, which was the culmina-
tion Of considerable period of
declining health. Funeral servi-
ces and interment took place at
IL o'clock yesterday at Beershe-
ba Presbyterian church, 6 miles
northeast of York.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-08-24

w. d. Wolfe and his family
left Tuesday morning en- motor
trip through the mountains Of
western North Carolina.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-08-24

Miss Susie White Of Fort Mill
township, who was one of the
teachers i'll the Fort Mill graded
school during the last session, is
understood to have declined to
to teach in the school during the
session which will open a few
days hence, but instead has ae-
,cepted a position in one Of the
departments of the government
in Washington city.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-27
California; Natural Resources

fornia's agricultural wealth, the second to
California s natural resources, and the third
to CALIFORNIA; industries. These are facts
of which you can we'll be proud.
Beautiful booklets and descriptive litera-
ture about California have been prepared by
such organizations as Californians, Inc,
San Francisco, by the AllYear Club OF
Southern California, Los Angeles, and by
the San Diego California Club, San Diego.
There are thousands of people in other
States who have no conception OF Califor-
MAS greatness. Sone of them are your
friends. Help us tell tAem.
If you will send to the Southern Pacific
Company list of the names and addresses
of your friends, living elsewhere, whom you
would like to have receive this series OF ad-
vertisements as we'll as the California litera-
ture prepared by these organizations, which
have for their sole purpose the advertising
of California, we will see that your friends
get this California literature.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-27
Your Own Community

Note the map which shows where your
town is located. Your'friends will be glad
to know. The list of names you send us will
be turned over to your own Chamber OF
Commerce or other civic organization, and
literature will be sent to your friends and
kinsmen telling them interesting facts about
your own particular community.
Simply attach your list to the coupon be-
low and send it to us-no obligation on your
part. Do it today before you forget. In
this way you will help to spread this mes
sage of California's greatness throughout
the land and perform valuable service not
only to your State but to yourself and to
your community.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-27
Water Power

And finally are tremendous and valuable
resources in water power, partly developed
and partly undeveloped.
1t is estimated that there is available
about 100000 horsepower in California.
This figure Includes only the power which
is now looked upon as practical
which may be obtained by the tyre of
plants which is now being installed.
About 1880, 900 horsepower has already
been developed in the State and pans are
now under way for the development OF
large amounts of additional power.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-27
Valuable Timber
Resources .

To the great wealth Of minerals which
CALIFORNIA; bounty provides must be added
500 600 600 for the lumber cut annually.
Great forests of white, yellow and sugar
pine and fir sweep southwark from the
northern boundaries of the State to the San
.Jacinto Range. In the Coast Range are
great forests Of redwood.
California contains twenty National For
ests, whose total area is more than
"a, 600, 900 acres.
It is estimated that these National For
ests contain 120, 900 900, 900 board feet Of
standing timber, mostly pine redwood, fir
ard cedar. The value of this timber is
$250,000,O00.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-27
More Than a
Half Billion Dollars
Arr,,o11x1

The total value Of all these products taken
from Caifornia's natural storehOuses last
year was $244 1850, ,o10.