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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-21
NOTED LECTURER
WILL ADDRESS
VALLEY TEACHERS
County Association Meets
Here March Third,
Many Features
PLAN SECTION WORK
Prominent Educators to
Have Place on Coming
Program

The Imperial County Teachers
Association will meet in the FL Cen
tr0 high school auditorium, Satur,
day, March 3, at 9 a. IN.
The program will open with the
singing of America and an invOca
ton by the Rev. A. f. Worthy OF
Ell Centre.
DIR. George Wharton James, noted
! lecturer, will deliver the morning
| address on popular subject which
should attract many laymen IS well
as teachers, it is said. He is well
known in California and has appear
ed before many audiences of the
broadcast culture.
Other features of the morning SEES
sion will be a vocal solo by Mrs
! Albertine Smith Of Seeley, a tall'
on Junior College by Prof. J. l.
House of FL Centre, and music by
the Eastside orchestra, also of E
Centre. The business session viii
close the morning program.
In the afternoon, the assembly
will resolve itself into sections.
Administrative section
G. B. Collins Of Imperial will pre-
| side over the administrative section
which will discuss the following sub
jects:
az Administrative Values Of
Intelligence and Educational Tests
Principal c. r. Prince of Calipatri;
high school. Discussion led by A
p. SHIRLEY of Ell Centre city schools
(2) How May Arithmetic bt
Taught More Effectively Superin
, tendent j. A. Raitt, Calexico: dis
cussion led by B. M. Gruwcll, Holt
vile.
kindergarten Section
/ Kindergarten and Primary Sec
ton, Sarah P. Dolan presiding:
(I Rhythm, Irma Higgins, speak,
err. !, Discussion led by Charlotte
Langley. n
| (2) Reading, Ida Jones, speaker
Discussion led by Kate Beal, Holt
Vile, r. .sS% AZ
~. High School Section
| High School Section, H. H. Ward
rip presiding:
| I'D How much English Grammar
Should be Taught in the Higf
| Schools Marjorie Walker, speaker
Discussion led by H. T. lines.
/ (2) Social Sciences, M. S. TEN
plefon, speaker; Ethel Hurlburt
leader of discussion.
| Grammar Section
| Grammar Section, f. NJ. Higgen
botham, presiding:
az Civics, Laura Kirkpatrick
speaker; Hazel L. Colt, discussion
leader.
~ English, s. j. Anker, speak
or; Leah McEuen, leader of discus
sion.
Americanization
Americanization; Mary Hughes
presiding. t->
| (D English fol- Foreigners, An;
La Moreau, speaker. Discussion
leader, Y. p. Rothwell.
(2) Commercial, Alice Mulcahy
speaker.
| A county track meet is scheduled
for the afternoon on the same dat
and the program will begin prompt
ly so that it may be closed in TIM
for the sports
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-21
SUDDEN ACTION
Z OF INSURCE NTS
SURPRISES ARMY
Two Killed, Others Are
Wounded in Renewed
Irish Warfare
BOYCOTT ORDERED
Free State Parades Big
Guard Organization
Before COsgrOve
by United Press

DUBLIN, Feb. 81. Free
Statd insurgent troops today
renewed fighting over wide
area suddenly. Two insurgents
have been killed and three
wounded.
Dublin is in a state Of panic
as rebels appeared unexpected
ly and fired on the income tax
office and launched an attack
on the Free State military post.
canon De Valera, "president OF
the Irish Republic" proclaimed !:
boycott on English goods, forbid
ding his rebel followers to buy, OF
sell them.
The Free State, starting cam
paign to exterminate insurgent or
CARNATIONS, paraded 1900 guards
before President Cosgrove.
Nassau street is packed by thou
sands of civilians who rushed t.
shelter as insurgents opened fire
Several non combatants were shot
and street cars stopped running. AL
traffic has ceased.
Several insurgents have been i'm
prisoned. tr
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-21
BUSINESS BODIES
us. VOTE AGAINST
EDUCATION issue
Overwhelming Vote by C.
of C's. on TOwner-
Sterling Bill

Word was received today by j. T.
Coyle. secretary Of the FL Centre
Chamber of Commerce, which is one
of the 400 business organizations
connected with the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States, that
the referendum vote just taken by
the national organization resulted in
IL decisive vote against the creation
of a federal department of ednea.
ton.
Two other propositions likewise
dealing with the question of extend
ing the federal government inter
est in education were included in
the referendum.
Vote Against Plan
On the question of creating a fed
eral department of education with
a secretary in the President s cab
met, the result was 4471a for the
measure and 12911a against it. For
charging the present federal bureau
Of education, the result was 500 for
the question and 1869 against it.
The principle of federal aid to edit
cation in the states on the basis of
the states appropriating sums equal
to those given by the national gov
eminent resulted in 576Hs for the
question and 1l73ha against it.
Since the Chamber can be com
mitted to proposition only by II
two-t thirds ma jority of the votes
cast, no decision was reached on the
second proposition.
Made Long Study
The three questions were submit
ted to a vote of the business organ
iZations after the Chamber s coIu-
mittee on education mad made a long
study Of the Demonstrating bill
and other proposals that have been
placed before Congress. Majority
and minority reports were made by
the committee.
The ma jority members of the
committee opposed a new depart
ment of education and federal aid,
but they expressed their belief that
the present federal bureau of edu-
cation should be enlarged. The min
GRITTY members advocated a new de-
partment Of education, together
with federal aid as proposed by the
Demonstrating measure. A separ-
ate memorandum was prepared by
one member of the committee who
differed in some respects from both
majority and minority reports in
that he opposed a federal depart,
. ment of education but advocated
federal aid for some purposes, such
as removal of illiteracy and pro-
motto nof a more widespread under
motion of more widespread under
United States government.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-21
LEGION STARTS
BUILDING FUND
ny Press starr Correspondent

HOLTVILLE, Feb. 81. - The
American Legion is planning to
build a club house some time within
the next year, and is making def
mite plans now to carry that out.
A number of affairs will be given
in the near future. The first is the
( play "My American Wife, which
Ieill be at the Arcade theater Thurs
day night. The Legion will receive
half of the proceeds, which will
make Il good start. Besides the
show there will be two solos by
Mrs. William Taylor, two songs by
the male quartet, a vaudeville stunt
by Wilbur X. s. Ross, an old time
performer, and a piano and guitar
duet by the Roses, of old plantation
melodies. The Legion has practi-
cally raised all of the Boy Scout
tNuota, only & small amount remains
and it win be raised by subscrip-
tons.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-21
Is BOTTLES OF
WHISKEY HIDDEN
in MEMS VESTS
Police Believe Arrest of
Trio Breaks Up
Smuggling Gang

CALEXICO, Feb. 21.-Inspector
Tom Wallace, of the customs service,
Monday night arrested men giving
the names of Francisco Ybarra
and Manuel Rongel, of Imperial, and
Manuel Romero, of Calexico, and
lodged the men in the local Jail on
charge of smuggling.
While watching for possible snug
glers and line runners in the river
bottom adjacent t o Calexico,
Wallace noticed three Mexi-
cans making their way along the
river bottom in furtive way, com
ing from Mexicali. Stopping the
men, he found each had concealed a
number of bottles in specially
made vestee which they were wear
ing under their coats. He thereup-
on arrested the men and took them
to the customs house, where the
vestees were removed, revealing that
each of them had concealed from Is
to % bottles of whiskey which they
had struggled across the line.
Romero was arrested by the police
two days ago on Wright act
charge. when he was found bringing
a small quantity of liquor across
the line at the International cross
ing, and was released yesterday
morning on the payment of part
of $40 fine assessed against him
when the balance of the fine was
guaranteed by friend. When ar.
rested on the Wright act charge, he
gave the name of COrosco. Previous
tC this he has been in trouble on
other occasion.
1t is believed by customs officials
| that the arrested men are old-timers
in whiskey running, and that with
their arrest one source of whiskey
smuggling has been closed.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-21
IMPORTANT MEETING
OF FARM BUREAU

The board of directors Of the I'm
perial Farm Bureau will meet at the
high school in Brawley, Saturday,
February "a. This is to be a very
important meeting and every mem.
Der Of the board is urged to attend.
Several matters are to be consider
cd upon which the members will
wish to express themselves.
Directors living in the southern
part of the county, wishing to at
tend, may go to the place of meet
ing with members of the agricultur-
al extension service. Cars will leave
Ell Centre, Farm Bureau office, at
9:45 a. m, sharp. At 9:45 they will
leave Imperial for Brawley.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-21

W. H. Hall, local representative

IMPERIAL VALLEY shipments
by stations: Feb. 20-Brawley 49,,
FL Centre 26, Imperial 10, Heber 10,
Calipatria 3, Calexico 8, Seeley /,
Holtville l. Total 90.
Cars ordered for today's loading
JIG.
Total valley shipments to date
1865.
CHICAGO PASSINGS-24 hour
period up to a. m. today-Cleve-
land 2, Detroit l, Pittsburg |, Column
bus ], Grand Rapids /.
PRIMARY DESTINATIONS of
shipments for the dates shown, with
additions and deductions Of diver
sions as reported daily by the Draw
ley and Los Angeles offices of the
r. +. Z. Adjoining cities are in
cluded. Example: st. Paul is in
cludel in MINNEAPOLIS.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-21

various udue up ny "
Memphis, one each to Dallas, Spc-
kane. Hamilton. Ont.
Shipping point information for
FL Centre and nearby points for
Tuesday, February 20: Maximum
temperature past "a hours up to $500
p. M, 7S; minimum, So; clear. Good
wire inquiry. Demand good and
market steady on large stock; mar
ket weak and demand slow for small
stock. California crates New York
Special Frequently called Ieeberg)
carloads +. 0. b. cash track, 41as
and larger, $l.50.1.75; mostly $1.65-
ITO. 41ss and smaller, $l.40-l.55.
Straight IS $l.25-l.40. Carloads f.
0. b. usual terms, 4las and larger,
$1.75-2.00; mostly around $l.S5. 412s
and smaller, few sales $l.50-l.7o.
Many shipments rolled unsold and
consigned, especially IS. Cash to
growers per packed out crate, Alas
and larger, 60c to 90c. Small sizes,
very little demand. m
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-21

Premiers Meet I
to Distribute
Ruhr Products
by United Press

PARIS, Feb. 2l.-Freiniers Poin-
caire, of France, and Theunis of
Belgium, today discussed the estab-
lishment of special money for the
Rhineland, one of a series of strict
measures planned for the Ruhr dis
trict. Belgium and France plan to
cooperate in the manufacture and
sale of confiscated Ruhr products.
Ruhr reports announce increasing
disorders. Essen is now without po-
Ice, and general strike is paral-
wing Dusseldorf.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-21
HOT FIGHT ON
AGAINST PARTY
FILIBUSTERS
Ship Subsidy Continues
to Be Held Back By n
Long Speeches

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.--s'All
deals are off and the fight continues
indefinitely declared Senator
Jones, committing the senate to
hold out against the Democratic fill
ibusters who are attempting to pre-
vent a vote on the ship subsidy bill.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-21

Preliminary hearing of Lawrence
Campbell and Charles Davis, charg-
ed with the murder of Leslie Nichols
was resumed thi morning before JUS
tice Of the Peace |. Mayfield, sit
ting in Department No. | of the
superior court, after having been
continued from Monday morning.
y The hearing opened with George
Barron, constable at Blythe, on the
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-21
new DIS TRICT
DIRECTORS TAKE
OFFICE MARCH 6
Directors Change Date on
Account Visit of
u. S. SOlOnS
2 WANT PRESIDENCY
Congressional Sightseers
in Valley March
Is and Is

Directors of the Imperial Irrigation
District selected at the general cleo
ton of February 7, will take office
on March 6, instead of March ID,
it was determined by the directors
now serving, when resolution
adopted at the organization Of the
district, setting the second Tuesday
as the regular meeting date was re-
pealed.
Since the law provides the first
Tuesday in March where no regular
meeting date is specified, that date
will be used.
The action was taken that direc
tors elect will be in office in time
to go to Las Vegas to meet the con
gressional committee coming here to
visit the valley and the Boulder dam
|site.
At the meeting March 6 presi-
dent for the term is to be chosen
and an attorney appointed, as well
as other important matters.
Two Contestants
1t is said that Earl G. Pound, new
ly elected director, who served on
the first board of directors, and r..
d McPherrin, with long period of
service for the district, are leading
candidates for the office.
A plan for routing of the con-
gressional party to Imperial Valley
from Washington was discussed by
the board late last night with the
result of approval of Congressman
Phil ID. Swings program.
The program includes leaving
Washington over the Baltimore and
Ohio at GAO p. M. March 8 in spe
cial cars, arriving in Las Vegas at
early morning on the thirteenth.
Visit Boulder Dam
Here the congressman will leave
the train and travel by automobile
to the site of the proposed Boulder
Dam i'll Boulder CANYON; on the
Colorado river. The wives of the
congressman will be entertained in
Las Vegas for the day while the
solons view the river site, as guests
g the Las Vegas Chamber of Com
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-21
Hearing of Campbell and Davis
Continued in Justice Court Here

witness stand. Mr.. Barron testified
to intercepting Campbell and Davis
at the ferry over the Colorado River
at Blythe and questioning them on
suspicion that the car they were
driving was stolen. He told of their
subsequent arrest and confinement
in Riverside County Jail, where they
confessed to having killed Nichols
and stolen his car.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-21


At Las Vegas the directors Of the
Imperial Irrigation District and
others from Imperial Valley and
Southern California will join the
congressman as committee of well
come.
On the night of the thirteenth
the party will travel from Las
Vegas to San Bernardino, arriving
there at 7:l5 a. IN. ON the fourteenth.
From here they will visit the citrus
belt and have dinner at Riverside
Mission Inn, returning to Cotton
where they will board the Southern
Pacific for Ell Centre, arriving here
at $40 p. m. on the same date.
Two Days in Valley 4,
March Is and Is will be spent
in Imperial Valley visiting the gov
eminent dam, the Irrigation system
in Mexico and the United States
and tour of Imperial Valley cities.
The. congressman will then be
given tickets to their respective
homes and allowed to visit other
Southern California points as guests
of various cities and districts.
Meeting Next Tuesday
Assessor C.. w. Barry may ask the
directors of the district for field
deputies to make a new appraisal of
all lands in the district, he declared
today in an interview, following
lengthy discussion yesterday by the
directors regarding methods Of as
sessments for the coming year.
At the meeting of the directors to
be held next Tuesday some plan for
assessments will be determined up
on. Mr.. Barry believes that new
appraisal should be made that the
taxes will be assessed on more
equable basis.
AS to the number of field deputies
which will be needed, Mr.. Barry de-
clared depends upon the policy OF
assessment rs adopted and how con
clusively the appraisal is to be ear
ried out.
The county has 10 field deputies,
with a part of them working In city
districts. The district being not rs
large as the county, would need
fewer than this number, IL ~ said.
Assessment must begin on March
l, and the directors have but one
more meeting to determine the poll
cy to be followed.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-21
Imperial, CalexicO and Ell Centre
Meet in Cooperation Session at
Chamber of Commerce Luncheon

ed his pleasure at being present
with gathering of representative
Imperial Valley citizens and extend
ed the greetings of the Riverside
Chamber of Commerce to the local
body.
Following Mr.. Bransby's address,
Fred NebelThau, chairman of the
entertainment committee led the
diners in singing an original song
which made big hit and was sung
to the tune of Aud Lang Syne. The
words of the song, following the
suggestion of DR.. Coue, are as fol
lows:
CALEXICo, IMPERIAL, Ell
centric DAY
We're glad to get together here
For our hearts all beat as one,
And as long as we stand together
Great things we II soon see done.
We're connected by a highway now
OF cement we know will stand,
So let IS cement our friendship bonds
IOiH III peIldl W DOIucildiu.
We II work together, play together
Pull together every day;
Then everything will get better and
better,
Every day in every way.
COO-COO.
G. X. Cooper, president of the
chamber, urged the members to at
tend the opera TO be given in Draw
Icy next Saturday night, under the
auspices of the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and announced that q
canvass Of FL Centre will begin to
morrow by the committee having
opera will be given at the Bel
The opera will be given at the Bel
vedere theater and not at the higl
school auditorium as previously an
nounced.
Secretary. Coyle announced tn,
regular meeting of the board of di
rcctors tonight att 1880 and thu
meeting of the Associated Chamber:
of Commerce at Calexico, Friday
evening at z O'Clock.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-21
COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK, Feb. ELECTION
slosed sfnadv.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-21

Continued on Page 2
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-08-16
Temporary Insanity
The Gunnison- Empire,


Temporary insanity was the deci-
sion of Gunnison doctors called in on
the case of Henry Wallis, hay hand at
Spain's ranch on Elk creek
Mr.. Spain hired Wallis, who lives
in Chaffee county, at the beginning
of the hay season. He decided from
the mans vacant stare and meaning
less actions that his mind was af-
fected. He brought him to Gunnison
the first part of the week and put
him in charge of Pat Hanlon. After
consultation Drs. Russell and McDon-
ough came to the conclusion that
treatment at hospital would help
Wallis more than anything. After
communication with the county at
torney of Chaffee county, regarding
expense, Sheriff Hanlon was instruct
ed to take the sick man to Salida.
In the car just before the party
started, Wallis pulled a gun on the
Sheriff, but his alertness saved him.
The party continued on the train,
and Mr.. Wallis was put in the hands
of DIR. Cochems of the Red Cross hos
pital An inquisition will be held
there. Wallis had about $500 with
him.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-08-16
Somerset Squibs

John Godding and Charlie Bartalo
left Monday for Denver.
The 5000 club enjoyed themselves
at steak fry Thursday evening.
MIR. Maurice London purchased a
CHEVROLET sedan in Delta Thursday.
Mrs, Dave PAYNE and Mrs. Arthur
bouitbee spent Tuesday in Hotchkiss
on business.
Martin Hammond is still confined
to his bed at this writing, with an
infected foot. Ia.
Mr.. and. Mrs. George Edwards and
family motored to Denver Sunday for
weeks stay.
Evan Thomas, j. R. Leeming, Har-
ry Hunten and Lawrence Gaddis mo-
tored to .Ouray Sunday.
Mrs. Ell Schmidt spent Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Valin
on the Anthracite, Sunday.
Miss June Graham and brother Rob-
ert, who spent their vacation in Utah,
returned home Wednesday.
Marie Hadley of Crested Butte,
came in Monday for short visit with
her aunt, Mrs. Joe Palmer
Lawrence lGaddis who has been
SWdy VII d DuSlHeSS "Trip IOr tne past
month, returned home Thursday.
Mrs Irma Jones left this week for
Utah. Mr.. Jones will follow soon and
they will make their future home
there
Mrs Mike Kernell and family, who
have been in quarantine the past six
weeks for scarlet fever, were released
Friday.
The Girl Scouts returned home
from Lake Irwin Sunday, where they
spent last week camping. All report
good time.
Mrs. Harry Evans and children,
Harry and Rose Mae, left Saturday
for Utah, where they will visit
friends and relatives for month.
Thursday evening the following
people motored up to the Erickson
ranch on the Anthracite for chick
en- fry: Mae and Lora Young, Fona
and Eva Muhelstein, Beula Murray,
Lucille McCannas, Shirley Bellmire,
Eula Campbell Irma Jones, Ann Jane
Nelson, Jack Richards, Archie Leem-
ing, Norman and Clyde Campbell, and
Thomas Neesham.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-08-16
GREAT STORY BY NEW WRITER

Alice Hogan Rice found humor, ro-
nance and some of the most appealr
ing qualities of the human heart in
terribly squalid section in the SUBJ
urbs of Louisville, KY, known as the
cabbage patch; Grace Miller White
has discovered the same qualities and
some extremely winsome heroines in
settlement of squatters; Kate Doug
las Wiggin, Zona Gale and other tall
ented writers have found equally ap-
pealing subjects for fascinating nov
els in submerged sections of human
ity and very unpromising environ
ments, but we don't believe that .any
OF them have found exactly. the sort
OF material or struck exactly the
same note as Florence Bingham Liv-
ingston has in her very powerful
story, entitled ''The Custard Cup"
1t is the authors first book, by the
way, yet it has placed her instanta-
neously in the front rank of feminine
novelists in America The people
dealt with in this story are moor so
poor that they live in barn in the
rear of group of tenement houses
in San Francisco; yet they get more
out of life than any of their neigh
oors and more than does the average
occupant of mansion. 1t is a tale
hlled with humor and heart interest
and so fascinating in charac ters and
plot that we have decided to offer it
to readers of this paper in the form
OF serial. Do not miss the opening
installment.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-08-16
Dog P0fs0ner Again Abroad
The Gunnison Empire,

That most detestible of all petty
inhuman criminals, the dog murderer,
has been getting in few of his dirty
licks the past ten days. Some days
ago the valuable bird pup belonging
to Jay Miller, was killed by this mis-
cradle wretch who calls himself
man, and Sunday the handsome Bull
pup of Tom Nourse was killed. Both
dogs gave every appearance of having
been fed ground glass; The veterin-
ary surgeon after examination. pro-
nounced it case of ground glass, fed
through meat
Words cannot express the contempt
the average man has for anyone who
will take this method of destroying
dog. In writing of it our blood
boils to the point where we would
gladly hold and help pull on a rope
over the limb of tree, taking this
miscreant into a world where plenty
of coal will be furnished for his
cowardly body through all eternity.
May he be caught and summarily
dealt with.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-08-16
ACCIDENT ON PASS
The Gunnison Empire.


Jumping from car going at good
rate of speed near the top of Mon
arch Pass, caused Mrs. Carrie King of
Salida, to suffer very serious COM
pound fracture of the ankle. She
will not be around for several months.
The reason for Mrs. Kings leap is
not known, but in the belief of the
Gunnison doctor who attended the
case, it was an uncomfortable desire
to jump when she saw the height at
which they were travelling. Mrs. King
herself does not know why she did it.
The party of three were about six
teen miles from Salida when the ac-
cident occurred and they went on to
Sargent and called doctors from Gun
nison and Salida.