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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-28

their families during the Greek de- bacle in Asia Minor. The bureau has received more than 12,O0O in Quiries, some of the inquiries coming from relatives in America
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Gene Spaulding visited with rela-
tives in Portland last week.

Gene Spaulding visited with rela-
tives in Portland last week.
c. E. Griffith is slowly recovering
from a severe attack of neuritis.
Ursula and Harrit Mattecheck re-
turned Tuesday night to Seattle
where the are students at Holy
Names Academy.
DR.. and Mrs. B. L. Cole accompan-
led by their house guests, Mrs. Geo.
Peebler and Miss Marguerite Collins
and Arthur Hodge were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry DeMuth of
Pasco on Tuesday evening.
. The Christian ladies aid will meet
Wednesday January IL with Mrs. H.
w. Desgranges.s Election of officers
will be held and other important bus
mess will be conducted. All members
are urged to be present.
A chorus choir was formed at the
Baptist church Tuesday ewing by
Conrad L. Owen, the evangelist. This
evening Mr.. Owen assisted by his
singer, II. M. Hack, who arrived
yesterday will arrange for junior
choir.
Robert Mattecheck was host to q
group of thirty young people at a
dance given at his home Thursday
evening. The affair was in the form
of toy program dance, each guest
being dressed to represent some toy.
Unique features of the evening were
confetti dance and grand candy
cane march, in which each guest car
ried cane with number on it. AT
the close Of the march the guests
drew for lucky numbers, Helen Moult-
on and Neil Anderson being winners,
In the refreshments the toy idea car
ried out in an interesting manner
drums, hearts and animal cookies were
served with chocolate and ice cream
cones. Decorations for the rooms
were also appropriately planned. Be.
meath heavy white friee represent.
ing iciles large black paper dolls
were arranged while toy trees and
evergreens were placed around the
rooms with the usual sprays Of mist.
tletoe. Out Of town guests present
were Lucille Hursey of Tacoma, an6
Walter Waldron Of Benton City, both
former schoolmates.
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|[IITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK


F. A. Swingle was a business Wis
itor to Prosser Tuesday.
Born-On Christmas Day to Mr..
and Mrs. Buell. PEBBLES, son.
Fred Krug returned to his home in
Tacoma Friday night, after visit
with Kennewick friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank M. Bentley
were hosts at a very pleasant New
Year dinner. Covers were laid for
twelve
Mrs. George PEBBLES and daughter,
Miss Marguerite Hollins of Portland,
who have been house guests of DR..
and Mrs. B. L. Cole during the holt
days season, will leave the latter part
of the week for their home.
The Sunday school, the congrega-
ton and t he Ladies' Aid of the First
English Lutheran church will hold
their annual meetings in January on
the 7th, 9th and the 18th respectively.
Officers for this year will be elected
and complete reports given.
The civics department of the Wo-
mans club met Tuesday with Mrs.
F. R. Jeffrey. The afternoon was
spent in the consideration of bills
pending in Congress. The next
meeting will be held with Mrs. F. M.
Crosby on February z, when the topic
will be the direct primary.
The annual meeting of the Congre-
gational church will be held Monday
evening, January 8, in the church
parlors. Dinner will be served at
6:3O o'clock. Each family is requested
to bring meat loaf, scalloped potatoes
baked beans, pie and sandwiches, suf-
ficient for themselves. Friends and
members of the church are cordially
invited.
Last Sunday was the closing day
for the evangelistic services held in
the Christian church by Rev. and Mrs
j. E. Jope. Dinner was sesrved il
the basement and in the afternoon 8
special service was held at which 81,
young people dedicated themselves t.
definite work for Christ. As result
of the series of meetings AZ names
were added to the church member
ship. The children's meetings con
Quoted in the afternoons by Mrs. Jopt
were especially successful.
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Hoyt and fam
lily were guests at the M. II. Church
home Sunday.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Hoyt and fam
lily were guests at the M. II. Church
home Sunday.
Mrs. j. d. Tallmadge of Caldwell,
Idaho, is spending a few weeks with
her sister, Mrs. j. j. Reed.
Mrs. Eliza Sherman of Pasco was
holiday visitor at tn home of her
mother, Mrs. Oscar Howe.
Glen and Velma Howard have re-
turned from their home in Horse
Heaven to complete the school year
here.
Miss Amanda Stenerson, who has
been a holiday guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Bell, left Wednesday for her home
in Seattle.
G. w. Sanders, for many years a
Kennewick resident, was in the city
last month. Mr.. Sanders was on his
way to Pasco from Grandview, to
visit his daughter.
Miss Agnes Bushnell of Prosser
was week end guest at the George
Byrd home. In company with Miss
Winnifred Huntington she left Sum
day morning for w. S. C.
s. Members of the Christian church
met Tuesday afternoon and Wednes-
day evening at the church and held
special prayer service for their pas
tor Rev. E. l. Mitchell.
Lucille Hursey will leave the latter
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;p made a business trip

F..
Morain made a business Trip
; prosser Tuesday. ,.+ j the
I Miss Edith Cole was CUES. = co,a
w. # her brother, DR.. B. L oole'
list week. ! ron-
81 ,rd Mrs. c. L. Bratten Of Top
s ", spent Christmas with mss =
MeGregor. g.,
u, Sara Keller is spending Few
VS. 9TH Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. brat-
81 Of Toppenish.
Mss Audrey Graham left Satur-
n' s;rbt for Lebam, Wash, follow
= = weeks visit at her home.
~ and Mrs. A. P. Russell ana
laughter Aileen of Buena were guests n1
ling the holiday season OF Mrs. nus
:. -. uarents, Mr.. and Mrs. =. =,
cr;6ith. While here Mr.. Russel ano
Yakima friends made a very success
N hunting trip to the hills.
Miss E. McGregor has returned
ann q five months vacation spent
I'm friends in Chicago. She was
.reompanied home by Mrs. Rose hing'
Il. King and Miss McGregor were
,n,mer classmates, having trained to-
s.sher in a Chicago hospital.
The Shakespeare club met Wed
,.sday afternoon with Mrs. 5. M
Henderson. There was a large at
..rdance and an interesting study
.,,sion. The next meeting will be
v;th Mrs. M. M. Moulton, when the
,lpb will conclude the study OF Much
Ado About Nothing"
One Of the most enjoyable social
fairs Of the holiday season was the
i,ncing party given Friday evening
4 Miss Ursula Matchbox, at which
- guests were students at home FOL
- Christmas holidays, and other
rsmbers Of the younger set. The
flair was given at the MattechecA
home and attractive decorating suit
ane to the holiday season were used
xThe Congregational Missionary 30
ekty met Thursday afternoon witt
nn. E. M. SLY. In the absence Of
" president, Mrs. A. c. Hart, who
MS detained by illness; Mrs. Sly, thu
uee president, conducted the meeting
following the business session an IN
tzesting hour was spent in the stud,
Tie bible and missions.
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SEED SPUD SELECTION
Farmers Cannot Exercise Too Much
Care in Choice of Planting
Stuck

District Horticultural Inspector w.
p. Brown warns farmers against
careless selection of seed potatoes.
He says:
"a thing of great Importance to
the producer of early potatoes is the
securing of good, pure seed. ii is
alleged that in some sections the late
Carmen has been sold for the White
Ohio supposedly as an early potato
and it is possible that this practice
may be attempted in this district dur
ing the next season.
Gin some places where the infec-
ton Of blackleg has been found it
has been traced back to the seed or
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part of the week for Wright's school
for girls at Tacoma. She has been
a holiday visitor at the home of her
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Rawson Of the
Garden Tracts.
A portion of the ten dollars do
mated by the Bridge club to the pub
lie librarv fund has been used in pur-
chasing a copy of Wells Outline of
History. This is a revised edition
and will be valuable addition to the
library.
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iginated from these sources. 1t will
be well for all growers Of early po-
tatoes to inquire into the sources OF
the seed, its freedom from disease,
and the purity of the variety, to see
that it is the variety which is pun
chased" a.@#@ 7.
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WYE fill this page with good, newsy items every
w week. You help When you know item of
local interest tell us about il personally or by phone
appreciate The phone number is One Double0ne.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-15
CANTALOUPE CRATE MAKER is FASTEST
NAIL DRIVING CREATURE NOW AT LARGE

Scientists studying the principles of
perpetual motion, could obtain some
valuable data by visit to the pack
ing sheds on the east side of town and
observing the cantaloupe crate maker
at work. For speed, accuracy and alb
sence of lost motion, the crate maker
is in class by himself. 1t takes con
siderable skill and dextefity to assem-
Bile two box ends, nine laths and SO
nails into finished crate in one min
ute, vet that is what the crate makers
do right along, and many of them will
average better than 90 an hour.
The two box ends are first placed in
position in grooves the length of the
crate apart. Quicker than at can be
written, three laths are picked up and
placed on the. box ends with the proper
space between them, a handful of nails
taken from the rack in front of the
worker. and the laths nailed to the box
ends. This procedure is followed three
times, for the three sides of the crate,
the fourth not being finished until the
melons have been packed in.
The old time crate maker used to
keep his mouth full of nails and every
sosoftem had to 20 to the hospital to
have miscellaneous assortment re
moved, some of them swallowing enough
one season to afford IA supply for the
next season S work. This practice also
made money for the dentists, for a
crate maker could usually be told by
the absence of anything resembling
teeth. Today, with the nail rack in
universal use, the crate maker has as
good teeth as anyone.
One loss by the nail rack is the art
of chewing fine cut with a mouth full
of nails. This art was only achieved
after considerable practice and the con-
suming innumerable nails, but it was
the hallmark of the real crate maker
and caused him to be reverenced by
the yoSngster just breaking. into the
game. The nails the old timer swallow
ed tended to make him considerably
''hard boiled'' and the expression
''hard as nails is said to have been
invented to describe him.
The crate maker is a skilled work
man, who usually follows the fruit crop
the same as the "fruit tramp He
not only draws good wages, but has
an opportunity to travel about the
country and does so now in Pullman
ears, instead of "on the rods as the
old timer did some years back.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-15
BUSINESSMEN JOIN
TO PAVE ROAD

Arrangements for paving the high
way between FL Centre and Ioltville
by the communities benefited, will be
discussed next Wednesday evening at
7:3O at the local chamber of commerce.
The FL Centre chamber and the Holt
vile Commercial club have discussed
this proposition at their meetings, and
it is desired to interest the people at
large in the project.
The highway between the two cities
has always been in extremely poor con.
dition, and is practically impossible
in wet weather.
Efforts to have the state or county
pave this road have been unsuccessful
and it is felt the matter is of sufficient
importance to Holtville and Ell Centre
to warrant these cities taking action
themselves. The road committees OF
both associations viii be at the meet.
ing, and the general public is invited
to attend.
The roads committee of the chamber
of commerce is composed of George E
Bowles, chairman, p. b. Christian
Frank ,Ballou, n. A. Schwertfeger and
L. r. Philley.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-15
FLAG HONORED WITH
CITY PARK SERVICE

Glorified with all the soft flashing
beauty of an Imperial valley summer
evening, the Elks observed their i'm
Flag Day at City park last night, with
the participation of school children and
hundreds of citizens grouped comfort
ably under the trees. The children eff
fectively sang Columbia, and the aud
ience generally joined in America and
Star Spangled Banner.
Exalted Ruler Dunaway presided and
with assistance of other lodge officers
performed the Elks ritualistic services
in honor of the flag, part of which
is the building on the altar of the Lib
erty Bell in sections of national colors
Following prayer and music, Norman
c. Deaton read the history of the flag
and Aud Lang Syne by the Officers
of the lodge followed the altar service
and remembrance of the absent brother
Rev. George A. Hartman delivered
the address of evening on foundations
of national security. He offered force
as the least. secure, character as ;
greater and religion as the greatest
element of peace >and prosperity.
Officers of FL Centre lodge who par
ticipated in the services with thu
exalted ruler were L. II. Philley, lead
ing knight; Mark Washburn, loya
knight; f. w. Judy, lecturing knight
Charles Murphy, esquire; |. A. Thomas
inner guard; Robert Linekin, QUITE
guard. Their duties were exceptional,
well performed.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-15
CANTALOUPE TOTAL
TODAY 255 CARS

Cantaloupe shipments from 1mperia
valley today are expected to reach 255
carloads. 1t is predicted by the bureau
Of markets i'll Irawley, that peak ship
ments will be reached about June 90,
The second SET of melons is rapidly
reaching stage where they can be
shipped, and it is believed substan-
tial increase in the number of carloads
will be recorded next week.
Yesterdays s report from the bureau
of markets shows 217 ears shipped
making total of 1854 carloads to
date. Carloads are reported arrived in
Cincinatti, Pittsburgh, Columbus and
Cleveland, Ohio, where the market is
good with increasing demand for Cali
fornia melons.
Prices for standards in these places
range from 81 to So; ponies, So to 81
and flats, $3.50 to So. Los Angeles
prices are, standardE $2.75; ponies
1925 and $2.35 and flats, $l.l0. New
York, standards, SO and 50; ponies 81
and few at $50; flats, $3.50 and 81
These prices are all much higher than
for Georgia and Texas melons.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-15

The prOundWOrk for the continuance
of the Genoa conference will be laid
before the representatives, France,
Great Britain, Italy and Belgium, but
MANY of the smaller nations which were
at the Italian gathering are delegates
here.
While European experts are taking
up the work where Genoa left off, III
a hurried effort to effect agreement
with Russia before NikOlaI Lenine,
dictator of Bolshevism, fades from the
picture entirely and passes Soviet con-
troll on to extremists, the conference OPP
ened with demand for speed.
Four difficulties stood in the way:
Lack of organization and well de-
fined program.
Apparent apathy of the powers, evil
denced by the sparse attendance at the
opening session.
Anglo French differences, which will
cause the parley to mark time until
Poincare meets with Lloyd George Ill
London.
Lenine's illness.
Britain which sponsored the Genoa
conference of which today's gather
ing was actually n continuation, is
Hopelui VI Soou iSSuito Iio" ~
Hague.
Sir Phillip Lloyd Graeme of the
British delegation told the United
Press:
Communism has been an economic
failure. Unless Russia faces economic
facts and recognizes a code of interna-
tional dealing there is no salvation for
her -
Sessions today were to be secret. The
conference opened at 2:40 p. M.
France Will Play Safe
PARIS, June 15.--France is to retain
her big army.
The chamber of. deputies 313 to $50
defeated today amendments which
would have resulted in reduction of the
army. BY the same vote the deputies
gave the government vote of conf
dence.
Another Balkan war over what is
left of the corpse of Austria is threat
ening to start new hOstilities that may
inflame Europe once more, as the
powers meet ut The Hague.
Czecho-Slovakia, on the north of Aus
tria, and Jugo Slavoka in the south
are preparing to seize Austrian terri
tory on the first signs of collapse.
France is supporting the Czechs and
Italy the Jugo Slavs.
The Austrian see as their only saliva.
tion from dismemberment annexation
to Germany.
France will not tolerate annexation,
and will use Czecho-Sl -SlOvakia s military
force if necessary to keep Austria and
Germany apart.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-15
FIRST WAR FRAUD
CASE IS CONVICTION

WASHINGTON, June 15.-The first
war fraud prosecution since the storm
in congress for laxity on the part of
the department of Justice in pushing
these cases, resulted in the conviction
here today of Charles J. Ritzman, gen
eral manager of Driscoll and Co., De-
troit, and former motor transport
corps captain.
Ritzman was charged with accept
ing an alleged bribe of $500 while in
the service under promise to use his
influence toward obliging a contract
for the purchase of 100000 worth of
skid chains.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-15
B0CUE TRAILS DOWN
TWO GUN MAN

After waiting over a week to get his
man, Officer j. C. Bogue of the local
police department, succeeded last
night in arresting George f. Lewis at
his home on Third street. Lewis, it is
alleged, drew a gun and threatened to
kill Tom Hunt in the Southern Barber
shop June ), resenting remarks which
he claimed Hunt had made while shay
ing him, and left the place stating
according to witnesses, that he would
get Hunt later.
Last night, Bogue, who has been
keeping watch on Lewis home, saw
the latter approaching, and believing
him to be armed, allowed him to 90
inside the house. Later he called out
for Lewis to surrender and the latter
came from the house holding his hands
in the air Covering him with his gun
Bogue searched him and found two
guns, Il Colt 45 calibre automatic and
.3S calibre Colt revolver, on his per-
son. Lewis was booked at the pollce
station and taken to the county jail
He will be arraigned tomorrow III
Judge Mayfield S court.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-15
CATHOLICS TO GET
NEW STATE BISHOP

LOS ANGELES, June 15-Appoint.
ment of new Catholic bishop for
California was expected today with
announcement that the old diocese of
Los Angeles and Monterey has been
ordered to divide, in word received by
Bishop John Cantwell from the most
Rev. John Bonzano DID, apostolic dele
gate to the United States.
The northern district will include
the counties of Monterey, Santa Cruz,
San Luis Obispo, San Benit@ Inyo,
Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern.
The southern district will comprise
Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange, Ven
tura, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino,
Riverside and Imperial counties.
1t is understood that Bishop Cant.
well will remain as head of the south
ern district.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-15
BROKE
AND ONLY LOAFER
ABOUT MOVIE LOT

los ANGELES, June 15.-Ros-
coe (Fatty) Arbuckle, who last
September drove to San Francisco
in his $500 custom built car and
gave a party, was broke today.
He doesn' t own a car. He no
longer owns his big mansion in this
city The film comedian, who re-
Gently was acquitted Of the charge
of manslaughter in connection with
the death of Virginia Rappe, spent
his entire fortune on his defense
at his three long drawn trials, and
:. is now dependent on his friends,
he says.
Employees of the United Studios
who knew Fatty in the days when
his waddle across the cinema lot
proclaimed him the monarch of
everything in sight, say that Ar
buckle is now nothing but a COM
mon hanger on.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-15
JURY FREES MILLER
in 10 MINUTES

The jury in the ease of B. +. Miller,
charged with embezzling $4,000 from
the Southern Trust 4 Commerce bank
last July, returned verdict of not
guilty after less than 10 minutes de-
liberation. Closing aruments for both
sides were made late yesterday after
noon, and the ease given to the jury at
clock.
This was Miler's third trial, the
others resulting in "hung' juries.
Court officials stated that in nearly
every ease where the jury is out
short time, the verdict is for cOnvie-
ton, and this result was expected yes
terday when the jury filed in. Judge
Cole Immediately discharged Miller
from custody.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-15
DIRECTORS DECIDE
FAIR MUST co ON

Imperial county is to have falr,
Notwithstanding adverse result of Mon
dav s vote, if the plans of the far as
sociation directors for raising funds as
outlined last night at Imperial meet
with success. All sections of the coun
tv were represented, and 1T was the
consensus of opinion that the fair
should not be abandoned because the
bonds failed to carry, but that all
should work a little harder to put the
fair across successfully. 1t was pro
posed to have the different organiza-
tions in the valley appoint delegates to
meet with the associated chambers OF
commerce at their meeting i'll Callpat'
ria June 80, these delegates to have au-
thority to state what their organiza
sions will do financially to assist the
management in obtaining the necessary
funds. Chambers of commerce, fedora
ted women S club, bankers association,
farm bureau, eX-service men S club,
realty boards, etc, will be solicited to
appoint these delegates and instruct
them regarding the wishes of the or
ganization for Il county fair.
C. G. Jenkins, manager of the fair,
stated this morning that he wants eX-
hibits to be sent in the same as prior to
the election, and that everything will
90 ON lust as if the bonds had carried
There is to be no let up in the efforts
of the fair directors to have a county
fair. c. C. Corwin, director from FL
Centre attended the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-15
CHARGE AGAINST
WOOLWINE HAS
VANISHED IN MAIL

LOS ANGELES, June 15.-Mys
terious loss of the civil service COM
missions letter referring to the
grand jury charges made against
District Attorney Woolwine by Ida
Wright Jones, formerly in his en-
ploy, was under investigation to-
day.
The civil service commission in
stituted inquiry after it was as
serted late yesterday by foreman,
r. w. George of the grand jury
that the communication had never
been received.
The county mail carrier stated
that he was certain he placed the
message in the grand jury box on
June 2.
The civil service commission
note included documents relating to
Miss Jones charges that Woolwine
had dismissed her because he had
been intimate with her, and had
grown tired of her.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-15
CALEXICO MAN GETS
WARNING OF j. 4 +.
Special to The Press

CAIEXICO, June I5.--An apartmenV
house owner here, reports receiving a
threatening communication slShed sh'
X. X. warning him that il he did hot
keep still about the Ku kluX hlan ana
its members he would be taken charge
of, and given dose of ct 4 F. sup
posed to mean tar and feathers.
He does not believe it was an Off
cial communication but thinks 1t was
the work of some individual members,
as he has been Autspoken in his con
demnation of the Klan and it's purposes.
He was one of the original applicants
to Join the Khan, he says, but when
he found out its purposes ana propa-
ganda, resigned and requested the re-
turn of his money which was granted.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-15
UTAH GOVERNOR
ORDERS TROOPS
TO STRIKE ZONE

OGDEN, Utah, June 15.-
Two troops of the 10th caval-
ry, state militiamen, left Ogden
last night for the Carbon coun-
ty, coal strike zone.
The units were Troop G..
commanded by Captain Walter
b. Lindquist, composed of SO
men, all of Ogden and troop F,
Captain r. N. Eskelsen, COM
posed of so men from Brigham
City.
Mounts for the troops were
being assembled to leave on a
special train this morning.
Martial law was declared
and the guardsmen ordered out
by Governor Maeby after re-
ports of the killing 'of J. r.
Webb and wounding of severa!
others.