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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-04
WILSON CITIZENS BAPTIZED
HERE SUNDAY AFTERNOON

A group Of people from the Baptist
church at Wilson accompanied by their
pastor the s.'verend Cole, were bsp.
tizsi IN the Broadway Baptist bsp
tistry Sunday afternoon at 2:s0 O'Clock
This is the SECOND group since the re.
vivul conducted at Wilson which have
beeh bal ties here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-04
Infant Dies Suddenly,

ALADILL. Okla.-A son was born
TO Nh and Mrs. j. II Mcmillan SET.
urdsy night, but lived only short
while Tn- A,lle one was inferred in
Woodaury-Forrest cemetery Sunday AZ
teinoUr Airs Mcmillan was formerly
Mss Foy WhJehurst Of Ardmors. shs
- getting .long nicely.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-04
23s, 900, 1000 PIECES OF
LITERATURE

Attractive booklsts and pamphlets
in great variety, dealing with the i'm
portsnt phases Of health and disease,
AID prepared by leading experts. are
distributed broadcast. So far, 2Ss,.
100000 copies have been distributed.
$4,000, QUO in 1921.
In addition, lS,0Oo00 copies Of
The Metropolitan, health magazine,
are issued annually.l/
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-04

BLACKWELL, Okla.-But one place
is to be filled IN the city election here
today, that Of commissioner OF finance.
Indications point TO a rather llght vote,
due partly to weather conditions,
heavy rain prevailing throughout the
night and the rainfall continuing this
morning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-04

KANSAS CtTY.-NiunIcipal elections
were Esld today In Kansas Guy. St
Joseph Springfield. Joplin and some
Of the smaller cities Of Missouri No
congressional vacancies were to be
filled
Political observers characterized the
mayoralty campaign in Kansas City as
the warmest made in the state in many
ysari
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-04
Ind At NIuskogee

MrgKoGEE. --Cnfavorable weather
thrsa1snsd today 10 reduce the voting
H. the city election, but both the non
partisan forces and the democratic
forces insisted the rain would not In.
Ietshs with the number Of ballots cast.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-04

PONCA CITY Rain. an inch OF II
yesterday ana likely prospects OF an
other inch before night is expected TO
cause ballotng TO bs light At both city
elections being Lsii t0d4y--ons By the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-04
PUBLIC APPRECIATION

The American people have made the.
Metropolitan the greatest life insurance
company in the world, with S7,00s,.
'07, $50 insurance in force.
1t leads not only in Industrial but in
Ordinary. More than half Of its 5lainess
~ force is ordinary-S3, ,so2 ,267 ,274--
which is more than that Of any Com
psny in the world.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-04
ARKANSAS SAWMILL Is
BURNED LOSS $500, ,OGJ

PINE BLUFF, Ark.F'ire gutted the
main sawmil Of the Arkansas Short
Leaf Lumber company here Monday
with 4 loss Of $500. 900.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-04
GREAT DECLINE IN
DEATH RATES

The death rate among Industrial
policy holders reached It's lowest point
in l92l-sl go lower than in 1911.
The rate from typhoid decreased 71T;
tuberculosis, 1876; Bright's disease.
nearly 500; infectious diseascs,of chil-
drsn nearly S7Go. The Expectation
OF LIFE OF white males (reckoned from
age 10y increased 4 years,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-04

county election officials to name q com
missioner vi finance and the Other by
city officials 10 name commissioned
Of property
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-04
HELPING THE EMpI OYER
TO HELP

Employers insuring their employees
under Group policies are advised re-
rsrdiry health conditions and accident
prsvsntion, while the employees re-
ceive the benefits Of nursing service and
welfare literature.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-04
HOMES FOR l7,744 FAMILIES

In the investment Of its funds, the
Metropolitan is now giving preference
toloans which Will aid housing. During
l920and 1921, the Company made and
pledged loans Of sos, S,0S0,0l7, on new
dwellings and new apartment houses,
providing homes for IL, IA families.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-04
A CITY THAT IS WATCHED

In Franingham. Mas, the Metro
politan is leading the way in great
experiment, watched by health author.
ities throughout the country, to dem.
onstrate what proper municipal health
regulation can do. Deaths from tl9er-
culosis have dropped from III per
10000 TO 40 per annum.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-04

DISCOVERING DISEASE IN TINE
Free medical examinations often dis
closing inGpient disease in time to cure
it, are granted 70 Ordinary (aruual
prsmiurn) poIcy-h0ldUs, subject to
rvssuabis cUnditi9nA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-04

Joe Cooper has zon. 20 Tulaa on
ghort- ~ .lnsss visit
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-04
$4,000, 900 VISITS BY TRAINED
NURSES.

Free nursing service is given TO In
'dustrial policy-holdsrs in $500 cities
and towns. Trained nurses not only
heal the sick but teach night living.
About 100000 visits have been
made-2,116,s7S in 1921 alone. Num-
erpus letters tell Of lives saved.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-04
THE FUTURE

The Metropolitan will continue It's
endeavor to offer the best there is in
life. health and accident insurance, and
to save human life. Continued growth
viii give the Company still greater
opportunities to serve the American
people in insurance protection and in
the conservation Of lie and health.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-04

FOIN T A14L 4NEl HUN > L1-Fi4- u
IA health exhibits and emergency
hospitals at county fairs last year; 295
Cleanup campaigns; agitation by
Agents for health legislation; nation-
WIDE campaigns against special dis
eases; sickness and sanitary surveys;
study Of municipal health depart
ments; leadership Of practically all
American research work relating TO
infuenza-these are some instances Of
the MetTopoitan's activity in the
interest Of public health.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-09
ALL ROADS IN
j. s. To BE
COMBINED.
Reorganization Into Three
or Four Groups Plan
Working Out
AUTHORIZED BY LAW
Interstate Commerce Body
Quoted as FavOring
Huge Mergers

CHICAGO, June Emerging of the
railroad systems of the United States
into three or four groups is under con.
sideration, VIM. G. Bierd, president of
the Chicago and Alton Railroad, told
the United Press today.
Bierd 3 declaration came following
reports that the Chicago and Alton and
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas roads
were to be consolidated.
Amalagamation of the railroads is
suggested by n law recently passed,
Bierd said, which directs the Inter
state Commerce commission to investi-
gate and make recommendations to
railroads which would be benefited by
consolidation.
The benefits of merger, according to
Bier, would be economy, more thorough
utilization of railroad properties and
the strengthening of some systems by
linking them to stronger carriers.
The Interstate Commerce commission
has directed Professor Ripley of Har-
ward University on railroad statistics
and make recommendations where
mergers would be beneficial, Bierd
said.
The initial report of Professor Ripley
has been received by the commission,
Bierd announced, and recommends a
mergerof systems in the southwest.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-09
GREEN CANTALOUPE
SHIPPERS HARD HIT

Inspectors of the horticultural COM
missioner office have arrested Kinney
Iawata and S. Nakamura, japanese
cantaloupc shippers of Imperial, charged
with packing and attempting to ship a
carload of green cantaloupes. Accord
ing to the evidence, the remainder Of
the carload was destroyed by the in.
spectors. The men were later tried in
the Imperial court and were fined $100
each. The Sunsuri Co., of Brawley, was
also forced to unload a car of green
melons by inspectors and decision to
prosecute this company is still pending
with the horticultural commissioner.
Commissioner Waite says his inspect
ors are taking every precaution to pre-
vent the shipment of inferior melons
and in this respect they have the CO.
operation of the great majority of can.
taloupe men, who realize that it is to
their benefit to ship only melons in the
best of condition, and absolute folly to
send out inferior produce, as it is sure
to have a bad effect on future ship
ments, and if carried to extremes will
kill the cantaloupe industry in the val
lev
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-09
NATIONAL REALTORS
BACK SWING BILL

Offering the cooperation of the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate
boards in solving problems of the
Southwest, William +. Herren, field sec
retary of the national organization of
realtors, addressed the members of FL
Centre Realty board at a special meet
ing last night.
Secretary Herren, whose home is at
Waterloo, Ia, has covered the United
States and a large part of Canada in
six months travel. He is employed by
the national body of real estate men to
visit and instruct local realty boards in
the great cooperative movements among
realty men that in recent years have en-
tirely revolutionized methods and bust
ness ideas of the great army of men
whose profession and chief aim in life
is to serve the owner offering to sell
and the homeseeker desiring to buy real
estate.
The local board is member of the
national association, and was officially
represented at the convention of that
body last week in San Francisco More
than 5000 members of the organization
from all parts of the United States and
was pronounced the most successful
meeting of real estate dealers ever held
in North America.
One of the chief messages brought to
the FL Centre realtors, one that touches
closely the very life and prosperity of
Imperial Valley as well as great por
tion of the entire Southwest, was that
the National Association of Real Estate
boards through its farmlands division,
stands ready to get behind the Swing
bill for financing the Boulder canyon
dam project, and to use every possible
means in the power of great country
wide organization to make the project
q successful issue in congress at the
earliest possible moment.
Secretary Herren declared the Boul-
der canyon project rs recognized
throughout the countIX among realty in
terests as nationM issue. He said
property owners and business men of
the East, South, Middlewest and North
west realize the Importance to the en-
tire country of any and all development
of arid lands of the western part of the
United States. That Colorado river ir-
rigation, flood control and power de-
velopment mean direct profit to every
man, woman and child in every part of
the United States, is thoroughly under
stood by all thoughtful business men
everywhere, was the opinion expressed
| by the visitor.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-09
RA|LROADMEN
APPEAL To
HARDING
President Will Be Asked to
Suspend Huge Wage
Cut Ordered
LIVING COSTS ARGUED
Committee Will Petition for
New Investigation
of Problem
LIVING COSTS ARGUED

CINCINNATI, O., June 9.-Drafting
an appeal to President Harding to pre-
vent the $110,000,000 total wage cuts
recently ordered by the United States
railway labor board being made effect
i've July l was begun here today by a
special committee representing 1,2OO,-
600 shop and maintenance of way en-
ployes of railroads.
"Suspend the wage reductions until
we have had an opportunity to prove to
the country and to the labor board
their inequity and the disastrous effect
their enforcement will have upon the
workers. was to be the gist of the
appeal A week would be required in
its preparation. b. NJ. Jewell, presi-
dent of the railroad employees depart
ment of the American Federation of
Labor, said today.
Statistical experts of the unions be-
gan on detailed analysis of the wage
and cost of living situation.
Believe Harding Has Power
The decision to appeal to Harding
was reported late last night at an ex-
ecutive meeting, of union leaders rep
resenting virtually all the crafts hit
by the wage reductions.
There is no question of Harding s
power to suspend the operation of the
labor board s order. union leaders said.
The appeal will be carried to Wash
ington, by committee which will
lay bare to the president detailed
written argument of the workers case.
They will ask him to hold up the
a,,{c
ton of the entire subject of railroad
wages by some government agency.
At last nights meeting committee
on strike program was named to pre-
pare for a strike if the union men vote
for it, and the appeal to Harding is
unsuccessful.
Announcement from Chicago that
another wage cut, affecting 100000
clerks, signal men, marine depart
ment employees and stationary firemen,
would be ordered next week by the
labor board, created no surprise among
union leaders here.
Political Fight Begins
Resolutions authorizing an aggres-
sive non-partisan political campaign
this fall were unanimously adopted
toudy ny tHc Mttdi lldhSS Woihcio uc-
partment, American Federation of
Labor.
The resolutions directed President
James o O'Connoll to visit all congress
siona districts where candidates an
tagonistic to the metal trades are
seeking election. He was also directed
to take part in state campaigns where
hostile candidates are running for the
legislature or for state offices.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-09
.B|GCOMPRESS
AND CARS
BURN
Main Line Valve Closed
and Water Supply
Cut Off
TOTAL LOSS $250,OOO
New Machinery for More
Modern Plant Is
Already Ordered
TOTAL LOSS $25O,OOO
Special TO The Press

CALEXICO, June 9.-Fire, said by
T. j. West, manager, to be of incendi-
ary origin, last night completely de-
stroyed the plant of the CalexicO Com
press Co. and = number of ears belong
ing to- the Southern Pacific Company,
entailing loss of close to quarter Of
a million dollars.
There are two watchmen on duty at
the plant all night, one of whom punch
ed in at 9:20 in the loading shed where
the fire originated. At 9:30, when the
fire was discovered the flames, famed
by brisk breeze, spread through the
sheds before the alarm could be given.
While one Waterman ran to give the
alarm the other attempted to get water
ON the flames, but there was no pres
sure.
Investigation proved that the main
line valve near where the compress line
joins the city system was screwed
| down so tight that it was found neces-
sary to use an iron bar to release it.
The valve was housed and the door
had been forced open.
Fires had been drawn in the engine
room at $3.50 to allow for boiler repairs
and engine and boiler were cooled off.
Special Officers representing the South
ern Pacific arrived this morning and
are investigating the case. The insur
ance companies were also asked to send
investigators. This is the second time
within Is months the compress has
been burned. Suspicious circumstances
also surrounded the first fire.
Manager West this morning placed
his loss at $4,000 and C. L. Mauldin.
representing S. M. Bulley & Sons of
Liverpool who had 1900 bales of cot
ton loaded and under the shed said his
loss would approximate $4,000.
Other losers were Claggett and
Gooch, $4,000 and the railroad com
pany estimated loss, $4,000. All losses
are fully covered by insurance.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-09
TRIPLE TRAGEDY IN
MEXICO PLOTTING

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, June 9.-The
bodies of General Lucio Blanco, former
minister of war for President Carranza
and Colonel Aurelius MARTINEZ, secre.
tary to General Francis Furguia, were
pulled from the Rio Grande river at
NuevO Laredo today.
They were handcuffed together. Gen
eral Blaneo was shot through the heart
and Colonel Martinez was shot through
the head.
About an hour before their bodies
were found, the body of Major Garcia
an officer of the Nuevo Laredo gar
rison, was taken out of the river.
General BlancO has been active in
fomenting revolutionary movements
against the Obregon regime. He re-
Gently left his home here and went to
the border.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-09
FARM BUREAU
ACTS ON IRVINE'S
BOULDER REPORT

First hand information on the Boul
der dam proposition was given yester
day by b. ID. Irvine, member of the I'm
perial Valley committee which assisted
in the drafting of the Swing bill, ant
who returned to the valley several day.
ago.
Mr.. Irvine was the representative OF
the Farm Burean on the committee anl
made his official report to the county
board of directors of that organiza
tion at a special meeting.
He submitted q detailed and comprc.
hensive account of what has been &C.
complished in Washington, stating his
own conclusions. and what he believes
to be the essential things to be done
here in the valley to assist in the pass
age of the Swing bill
He believes the greatest influence
that could be brought to bear on Secre-
taries Hoover and Fall and on congress
would be unqualified endorsement of
the bill by the Imperial Irrigation Dis.
trict directors. He also believes that it
is of paramount importance that public
opinion be crystalized at once and ex-
press itself through various organiza-
terms for the bill as it is written; that
all stand firmly against Secretary
Hoover's recommendation that the All
American canal proposition be eliminat-
ed and that an appropriation be asked
for the building of a 30O-foot dam at
this time, with a program to seek an
additional amount to complete the dam
at some future time.
Mr.. Irvine believes that the Farm
Bureau should have man in Washing
ton and this representative should have
a salary for his services in addition to
his expenses. This matter has been pre-
sented to the board of directors of the
irrigation district. They have declined
to pay salary for this purpose, but
will pay travelling and living expenses
of a man to take Mr.. Irvine's place
on the committee.
After considerable discussion, com
mittee was appointed consisting of B.
ID. Irvine, c. r. Weist and Walter
Havekorst to raise money to cover a
salary for the Farm Bureau delegate.
1T was also decided to ask DR.. Walker
of the State Farm Bureau to accompany
this representative and assist in the
promotion of the bill which has the en-
dorsement of both state and national
farm bureaus.
The following telegram was sent last
night to Congressman Swing:
"The Imperial County Farm Bureau
wishes to convey their appreciation for
the work you have done on Bill II. H.
l1449 and heartily endorse same"
To Secretaries Hoover and Fall the
following was wired:
Whereas Bill 1l449 is of vital i'm
portance to Imperial County Farm Blu
reau and the 10000 dependent on agri'
culture, which is solely dependent on the
waters of the Colorado river involved in
said bill, we earnestly ask that you
pass favorably on this bill in its pres
ent FORM
Mr.. Irvine today received the fol
lowing telegram from Congressman
Phil ID. Swing:
Irrigation District endorses Swing
bill by authorizing Nickerson to come
here work for it. Delegation make
splendid impression. Have had salts
factory interviews with President Hard
ing. Hoover-Fall hearing begins next
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-09
$500 DIVORCES BUT
STILL BOOSTS CUPID

CHICAGO, June 9.-Judge Joseph
SABBATH, broken in health, after
hearing $500 divorce cases, clung
to his faith in marriage today.
Perhaps should be cynic,' .
said the judge, who was forced
from the bench by nervous break
down, ''but I am still rooter for
marriage.
"Only enc thing-marry young.
Breaking up homes, deciding the
custody Of children and fixing ali
mony was more than his nerves
could stand, the judge said.
II don't want to go back on the
divorce bench for while,'' he ex-
planned. 81 couldn't stand it.
The jdge said when persons marry
young they are usually without
much money and therefore have to
fight the world for home. "When
they do that" SABBATH said, 'they
don't spend their time fighting each
other.''
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-09
FARMERS STRONG
FOR COUNTY FAIR

Enthusiastic reports from all sections
of the county were made to the board
of directors of the county fair last night
at Imperial, indicating that the people
desire fair that will be a credit to the
county and great educational factor
in the development of Imperial Valley.
C. C. Jenkins, manager of the fair,
made an extensive report of the work
done so far throughout the county, and
stated that requests for exhibits were
meeting with hearty response from oil
quarters.
An urgent appeal was made to all
voters to support the fair bonds Mon
day. The full board was present at the
meeting, with j. f. Reed of Calexico
acting as chairman.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-09
KANSAS SHRINERS PUT SUNFLOWER
EMBLEM WHERE 1T WILL BE NOTICED

RIVERSIDE, Calf, June 9.-Los
Angeles and San Francisco girls, be,
ware.
The Wichita, Kansas, Shriners are ON
their way and they are leaving their
state emblem in their wake.
Unless Los Angeles and San Francis
co girls are capable of fast foot work
they are certain to be carrying big
yellow sunflOwer on each calf
The Shriners left their trail of sun
flowers in Riverside yesterday after,
noon. 1t was difficult to see fat or
lean one that did not bear the "seal
of the sunflower state.
They ask no questions. They just
lick The sticker' and pat-pat- pat
just like that and the owner of the
calves is a walking advertisement for
SunflOwer state And they get away
with it, at least they did here.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-09
ROTARY FIGHT FOR
PRESIDENT CLOSE

LOS ANGELES, June 9.-ClOse COM
petition in the race for Rotary's lead
ership, indicated in the counting OF the
early ballots, was expected to delay
until late today the final announce
ment of new international officers.
Five candidates nominated for the
presidency are II. j. Lutcher, Texas;
Raymond Knoeppel, New York; Ray
mond Havens, Kansas City; William
C. Coppock, Council Bluffs, Iowa, and
Ralph Cummings, Lancaster, Pa.
Nominees for vice presidents, five Of
whom will be chosen, include:
Ralph Bristol, Utah; Dolph Talbot,
Nebraska; H. Bert Craddick, Joseph
Turney, Virginia; Herbert c. Wilson,
Massachusetts; John. Turner, Florida.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-09
BURLINGTON ROAD
TO SPEND MILLIONS

DENVER, Colo, June 9.-Contract
for the construction of 100000 shops
here has been let by the Burlington
railroad, according to an announcement
by officials of the road and work will
be begun Immediately.
The new shops here will replace those
destroyed by fire a year ago.
Chicago Line To Borrow
WASHINGTON, June 9.-The Chi.
cago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
Railroad Co. was granted authority By
the interstate commerce commission to-
day to issue $2,700,000 debenture gold
bonds, the proceeds to be used for cor.
porate purposes.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-09
FAITHFUL SERVANTS
LEFT IN SUFFERING

Editor, Ell Centre Press-I would
Like to offer suggestion for the
comfort of horses that are tied in
the boiling sun in different places
about town, especially in the vacant
lot back of Main street, between
Fifth and Sixth.
These horses stand for hours
without shade or water.
This is need worthy of consid-
GRAFTON and I trust you will give
this space in your paper in behalf
of our dumb animals.-A Citizen,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-09
WHAT'S DOING TONIGHT

g Courthouse and county fair
g bond workers committee meets 6
g at the chamber of commerce, G
g 7:30. &
g Special program at Spruce 9
6 farm center, 8 p. m. q
g w. G. T. U. potluck picnic in 6
3 FL Centric park, p. m. q
g Meloland farm center meets q
g at Meloland. q
g Eastern Star meets at usual 9
g hour, Masonic Temple, Ell Gen. 9
g tro.
g Lawn party at the Baptist G
g church, Ell Centre. g
g G g g g g g g g g g 6 6
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-09

In explaining his amendment, McNary
said it was intended as q substitute for
elimination of the land settlement pro-
vision in the bonus bill whereby vet
Grams could receive options on reclama
tion lands in the West.