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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

A lot Of them figured on get
ting IL from their sOn-in-laws.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

The women must treat their
husbands better in the future, o.
the husband will pack UP and go
home to his father.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

Jonah tstepping out of the
whale)HThat's what I call a heat
ed taxi.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

But the second husband won't
mind giving it to her; the
chances are he's been getting ali
mOny from his first wife.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

May-What would YOU do u
you had $1,000s000?
Amid wake up So
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

Suggested fire warning at
burlseque show: I'm case of fire,
follow the lovliest legs, and
WALK, DO NOT RUN, to the
nearest exit
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

What do you think Of our rest
room?" asked the head of the de-
partment store.
,"Wisht could fix UP some
thing like It," sighed the country
merchant. But my loafers want
to be out where they kin see
everything that is going on"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

She'll have to borrow Peters
alimony to pay Paul's.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

Bill collectors are willing to get
anything but out.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

A dame who lets the alimony
run up will soon owe so much
that she'll have to get married
again. She'll have to get the
money from her second husband
in order to pay the first.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

Detroit boy loves his girl so
much that he looks at her picture
while shaving.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

A man may want to let his wife
off without making her pay any
alimony, but the chances are his
father won't let him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

Benefactor-Isn't it sort Of en-
barrassing, for a man Of your ed
ucation, to go from door to door
receiving cast.off clothing and
something to eat7
Tramp-No, sir. My father WAS
as fine a man as ever lived and
he did 1t.
was he-er-also a tramp"
mo, sir, he was a snall.town
minister"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

''This weather doesn't agree
with me-"
That's not surprising: It doesn't
even agree with the weather
man."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

The few mothers who have
helped their daughters spend
their alimony will now have the
opportunity Of helping their
daughters pay some Of it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

The modern way of finishing
the dishes in a hurry is to throw
them out Of the window.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

Instead of a girl asking her.
self, "HOw much can l get out
Of my husband?" she'll say, II
wonder how much l can get out
"a paying him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

, Probably the new shadow gown
gets its name because 1t weighs
Just about that much.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

Cake Eater-1 hope you ike
me, little one4 I aim to please
Flapper-Well. you're a rotten
shot!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

This law will give the woman
a chance to find out that paying
alimony is like buying bird seed
for a dead canary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

A girl. instead Of trying to find
her husband, will now start try
ing to dodge him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

Girl baseball fan thought that
Babe Ruth sat in one of the
boxes until it was his turn at bat
instead Of playing in the field
with the rest Of the team.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

"SQuawk, squeek,
w-a-a.w.k."
Radio Fan At last ! know
what wwF looks like.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

When sailing to Europe. the
first three miles are the hardest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

The Canadian boundary has re-
placed the Mexican border as the
place for excitement.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

Why Is 1t that a short fat man
always blossoms out in a check
cred suit?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-25

They relied on incoming ali.
mOny, not outgoing.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-09
LADY OWLS CELEBRATE

A large number Of members and
friends of the Ladies' Nest of Owls
were present at Grotto hall last eve
ming to observe the seventh anniver-
sary of that organization. An excel
lent program was arranged for the &C.
casion and consisted Of duet by Ade-
line Hurlburt and Everett Souney,
solo, Miss Irene Walsh; saxophone
solo, Miss M. Bellman; highland fling
Adeline Hurlburt; solo, Everett Sou
ney: piano duet, Florence Hurlburt
and Donald McCrann; violin solo, A.
Waters; sailors hornpipe, Vera Schar-
man aud Adeline Hurlburt; solo, Mr..
Maggie of Hartford; solo, Mrs. latter
sail; soft shoe dancing, Adeline Hurl-
burt. After the entertainment re-
freshments were served and dancing
enjoyed. Guests were present from
Hartford, New Haven and Bristol.
Music was furnished for dancing by
Mrs. Tattersall and A. Waters.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-09
WANTS NEW HISTORY
Harding Favors Teaching Of History
That Would Tend to Broaden
Nations, Instead Of Narrowing Them

Brunswick, Me, March 9.-The
teaching Of history should be changed
to take a broader view that would
consider the nations of the western
world in their relations to one an
other instead of considering them
separately. President Harding said in
a letter to President Kenneth c. M.
Stills Of Bowdoin college made public
today. The president was congratu-
lating the college on its plans for an
institute of modern history to be held
here from April 10 to May I. Our
point of view regarding modern his
tory had been shifted greatly by the
events of the last decade, he wrote:
All the factors of the story of man.
kind which was an essential unity, he
said, must be weighed and appraised
II Any were to be accurately estimated
and understood A broader view OF
history would help greatly those hav-
ing to deal with the problem of pre-
serving peace and outlawing war.
1t was conceded that some Of the
lessons of the past had been n1isun-
derstood, President Harding said;
adding:
at Is particularly necessary In
times like these that every effort be
made to correct whatever misapprc-
hension may have arisen"
New Britain herald., 1923-03-09
FAVORABLE REPORT,
ON TOLL BRIDGES
CONTINUED From First Page>

pending In probate. courts.
Permitting Norwich to sprinkle II,
streets and assess property owners
who have benefits
Continuing tho special advisory
railroad commission to study the
states attitude on railroad consolida-
tion In New England.
Validating the establishment OF
building lines In West Haven.
Authorizing use OF motoe buses on
steam railroads.
Providing public defender for
Waterbury.
Fixing the time for sessions OF tho
common pleas court In Fairfield
county.
In concurrence these house bills
were adopted: Authorizing the Con-
nccticut Agricultural college to con-
vcy land In Mansfield.
Increasing the registration fee for
nurses from IS to $40.
Validating establishment Of build
Ing lines in West Haven.
Permitting Somers, Wethersfeld
and Sharon tojssuc bonds.
IN THE HOUSE.
The house received such batch
of unfavorable reports today that II
looked as il committees had been
house cleaning.
The Durham resolution heard yes
terday to raise a commission to in
vestigate the county commissions and
report as to advisability of continuing
and other county commission bills
was reported adversely.
Bills providing for sale of cord
wood only OH written agreement; in
creasing the price the state pays for
keep OF children temporarily in
homes; providing that institutions
may treat inebriatcs and abolishing
the Office OF New Haven county sealer
Of weights and measures were re-
jected.
From the finance committee bills
We're reported adversely as follows
To repeal the personal tax laws
to exempt from taxation property of
those who served in the merchant
marine in the war; for payment by
the state of one per cent OF taxation
on all property listed as free of tax
alton in a town; to permit West
Haven, Middletown school districts in
Middletown, and Union school dis
tricts in West Haven to issue bonds.
Favorable. reports fro mthe finance
committee were on bills to allow
Windham to issue bonds for the New
Natchaug school; second taxing dis
trlct In Ncrwalk to issue $4,000 in
street raFing bonds and $500, 900 in
water bon ]. authorizing borough of
Naugatucti & issue $500, 900 in bonds
and city Of Norwalk s250,Ooo in school
bonds.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-09
ODENKIRCHEN BOX PLANT
ASSETS ARE ORDERED SOLD
Referee Hoadlcy In Now Haven Bank
ruptcy Court Rejects Composition OF
20 Per Cent.

After lengthy arguments of counsel
bankruptcy court ut New Haven yes
terday afternoon, an offer for COM
position of 20 per cent by Mrs. Cath
crime Odenkirchen, formerly OF New
Britain, trading as the Meriden Paper
Box company, was denied and mo-
ton to sell the assets free and clear
of liens was granted.
Acting for some of the creditors,
Lewis J. Somers entered objection to
a confirmation OF, the offered compo-
ston, claiming that by the sale OF
the assets free and clear Of all liens.
the creditors would realize rs per
cent. It Is understood that a Mcriden
business man has offered $4,000 for
the assets of the company, such guar
anteeing the rs per cent to creditors.
Originally, Mrs. Odenkirchen filed
n petition in voluntary bankruptcy,
and offered settlement of 20 per
cent, TO per cent cash and 10 per cent
on notes. Such offer was acceptable
TO some of the creditors, but others
retained counsel to object to conflr-
nation.
After Mr.. Somers filed petition
asking that the assets, be put up for
sale, some of the creditors secured an
injunction from the L. S. District
court at Hartford ordering the other
claimants to show cause why the sale
should not be enjoined. This injunc-
ton after hearing was dissolved.
T., urantipg tho rnotion IN sell the
New Britain herald., 1923-03-09
HEARING ON REVISION OF
CHARTER NEXT WEDNESDAY,
Discussion Expected On Proposal 20
Limit Expenditures OF Board Of
Education TO Maximum OF $500.

Todays issue OF the Legislative
Bulletin contains an announcement
that a hearing on revisions TO the
charter of New Britain will be held
before the committee on cities and
boroughs next Wednesday afternoon
In Room 90. fourth floor. east side
of the capitol building
Practically the only proposed
amendment TO which objection has
been shown In any great degree is the
proposal to limit the school boards
unauthorized expenditures to 5000.
excepting In cases of emergency.
Members OF the school committee
and others claim this would hamper
the board In its work
Mayor A. M Paonessa claims this
result would not follow and he is
planning to have public hearing be-
fore the amendments come before the
legislature so that the intent OF the
amendment may be fully explained.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-09
MANY GETTING JOBS
Free Employment Bureaus Report on
Applicants Placed.

Hartford. March 9.-The report of
the state bureau of labor on the
operation of the five free employment
bureaus shows 803 per cent of the
applicants for employment were sup
piled with situations in February
compared with S5.1 per cent in Janu-
airy. OF the total applications for
help, IS per cent were furnished with
help in February as against SIS per
cent in January.
Applications for employment in
February were as follows:
New Haven 1858; Bridgeport 1905;
Waterbury sos: Hartford 551; Nor
witch 464. Applications for help were
New Haven 1913; Bridgeport S25;
Waterbury sic. Hartford 500; Nor
wich ASP. Situations secured: New
Haven S92: Bridgeport 77S; Water
bury SOL; Hartford $40; Norwich
$50.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-09
Kitchen Shower Given in
Honor of Miss DOherty

Every conceivable article for use in
kitchens was given to Miss Marie
Dol ,ty,5 daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nj. z. Doherty of II Black Rock ave-
nue., at a Kitchen shower rendered her
last evehtng at the home of Mrs.
George Talbot at II Black Rock ave-
nue.. About 80 of her friends were
present and b program of musical Sc
lections was rendered during the eve
ming. The house was prettily decor
ated for the occasion in yellow daffo-
dis and blue colors and an appetizing
lunch was served by the hostess. Miss
Doherty will become the bride of
James Gilbert, son of Mrs. Elizabeth
Gilbert of 23S High street in April.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-09
TEAM CAPTAINS ANNOUNCED
United Community Corporation Drive
Leaders Are Appointed-24 Lead
crs Selected to Get $4,000.

Plans for the drive for $4,000 for
the United Community Corporation
drive next month are Undertaking.
rapidly, according to the report Of
James s. North, director. The fol-
lowing team captains have been APP
pointed:
Max Coe, Fred Housmann, Frank
Woods, George Christ. D. l.. Bart
lett, Harry Traver, II. McCutcheon,
Carl Neumann, George Bean, Logan
Page, DR.. Fred Lee, George Macauley,
Arthur Sampson, Fred Rackliffe,
Bernadotte Loomis. 4. A. Mills, Clar-
ence w. Buckley, Frank Shields,
James Onarato. Frank Holmes, DR..
Gertrude Kinsella. Miss Mary Camp
ball. Catherine Wilbur Smith, Mrs.
B. B. Bassette.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-09
TO FIGHT FOR BONUS
Head of Veterans Of Foreign Wars
Going to Make Strenuous Plea Be-
fore Finance Committee Hearing.

Bridgeport, March 9--State Com
mander John H. Williams, of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, today an
nounced plans for representation of
veterans at hearing in> Hartford
next Wednesday before the finance
committee OF the legislature on the
soldiers bonus bill, under which, if
enacted $40 month would be paid
for actual service beteween April 6,
1917 and August 1919.
In addition to State Commander
Williams, every post and ladies' Aux
iliary in the state would be repre-
sented. w. A. Bethlehem, chairman
of the legislative committee, v. Il. W.,
of Washington, and Judge Advocate
General Chase Allen, of the national
organization, will attend.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-09
WORKED HARTFORD ALSO
~
capital City Taken in by Solicitors
Exposed by Miss Curtin of Local
Chamber OF Commerce.

Chamber OF Commerce.
Complaints have been made to the
Hartford police of solicitors OF the
SO ?called Catholic Aid league, which
was exposed yesterday by Miss Mary
y. Curtin, secretary of the local
Chamber of Commerce. The solicit
tors who appeared in this and other
nearby cities recently. represented
themselves as working for the
Catholic Aid League" of Troy,
N. Y, and claimed to have the en-
dorsement of the Chamber of Com
merce and Rev. John T. Winters.
Miss Curtin and Chief of Police Will
liam G. Hart investigated and found
that no such league existed and no
endorsement had been given.
When efforts were made to appre-
hend the men they had fed. Re-
ports that they were arrested in
Hartford proved unfounded. although
the detective department of the Hart
ford police stated this morning that
the men had been working that city
and several complaints had been made
there. That department also inves-
tigated and could find no record of
the existence of a Catholic Aid
League in Troy.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-09
Attorney Gen. Daugherty
Improving on Vacation

Miami, March 9.-The condition Of
Harry M. Daugherty, United States
attorney general, was reported very
much improved today, the fourth day
of his vacation here, after severe
illness. The attorney general came
here with President Harding and Mrs
Harding, leaving the party at Day.
tona. He was accompanied here by
DR.. j. T. Boone, and a nurse.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-09
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

william Dorman, baker of this
city, and Miss Lillian NJ. Parkins OF
southington, were married in Mer-
iden. February /, return mar
rage certificate filed today at the
Office of the city clerk discloses. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. P.
F. wolfenden, pastor of the Main
street Baptist church at Meriden.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-09
THEFT FROM AUTO.

Albert Volz of the Volz Floral Co.
reported to the police early this
morning that motometer had been
stolen from his automobile which was
standing in front of the Elks' club on
Washington street.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-09
en-. HANCHETTE DIES

Detroit, March 9.--Charles d. Han
chette, GA, financier and organizer OF
mining enterprises in Michigan and
Canada, is dead here.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-09
To ADDRESS LIONS

\ DR.. Tucker, secretary of the Rotary
club of Hartford, will address the
n Getting of the Lions club at the
Elks' club next Tuesday noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-03

Water Companies on the American
side of the Line. If this is not done
the alternative proposal, as cover
ed in the fina. recommendation
herein should be resorted to; that
is the Mexican water tariff should
be reduced a sufficient sum TO
compensate for all of the differen.
tials dealt with herein
The advantages to the american
water user in the present system
of selling water by the District
to Mexico have never been properly
presented by the District. Were
the All-American canal to be built,
for instance, and should the Dis
trict discontinue the usage of its
Mexico main canals and selling of
water to Mexico en- route, the Ame-
rican water user would not only
have the increased bonded debt on
his lana, created in the financing
of such canal, but he would bear
the burden Of the decrease in re-
venues of the District. The Dis
trict, in such instance, would be
identical with the large department
store, for instance: With all of the
departments idle except the top
floor of the establishment-in 9TH
er words, store supplied with
goods and equipment to do bust
ness On all Of ten floors but only
selling and creating profit on the
top floor. The expense of carry
ing water from the heading on the
river for fifty miles through Mex
leo, or through an All-American
canal on the American side of the
Line, without creating any business
until it reaches the American sida
OF the Line, or the irrigable area
on the East Side Mesa in the Unit
ed States is similar example.
The tax rate on the American
side of the Line for the four years
under discussion is as follows:
1919-S1.G7; 1920-$2.35; 1921-S1.85;
1922-$1.90; or an average of S1.95.
Should there be wiped out the re-
venues collected in advance from
Mexico for the four years, in the
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-03

total sum of S1,670, 1883 then the
tax rate per acre to the American
land and property owner would be
nearly double.
En- the studies which I have made
of the entire set-,rp, the matter of
the relationship OF capital invest
ment between Mexico aod the
United States has also been gone
into. In the building of the canal
and levee system, there has been
constructed and utilized for the
benefit of American lands, total
of sixty-seven miles Of canal and
fifty five miles of levee on the
properties of the Colorado Land
Company S. A., alone, totaling an
acreage rightof-way exclusive OF
lands lost by your company from
seepage damage, etc, of 10000
acres. This taken with the right
ofway occupied on the balance Of
the Mexican lands, other than your
company's, brings the total usage
of property up to $4,000 acres,
which at $4,000 per acre has total
capital value of $2,500,O0O.
which is equivalent to more than
Mexico's proportion of the bonded
debt of the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict. In the water adjustments
which I will discuss in the follow
ing, due allowance for this capital
investment, at the same rate of in =
terest paid by the District to hold
ers of bonds, has been provided.
For the year 1922 alone Mexico has
over paid in accordance with the
foregoing, $246,974.06. Allowing
for Mexico's proportion of capital
furnished in the shape of rights-of-
way; $2,500,000.00 at five and one
half per cent, we have total over
payment by Mexico in 1922 of
1884, ,474.06.
The over-payment for the cur
rent year Of 1928 on the part Of
Mexico is still going on in larger
percentage than is shown above
for 1922.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) J. c. ALLISON.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-03

without any allowance Tor losses.
In the United States the highest
rate paid, up until the absorption
of the Mutual Water Companies
was S1.70 per cubic second foot. It
is true that since the absorption of
the Mutual Water Companies this
latter rate has been raised to $500
per second foot, but the water is
delivered to the individual irrigator,
eliminating all losset of whatso-
ever nature in canal transit; be
sides this, it is the practice now,
and has been for some years, for
the District to furnish water on the
American side of the Line for ca.
nal sluicing, washing out alkali
lands and for generally helping ont
the individual farmer. / No such
courtesy is now or ever has been
extended to the Mexican water
user.
As stated in the foregoing, none
of the canal systems of Mexico,
other than the main canal of the
District, are maintained by the
District. This disapproves any
claim Of the District that the water
user in the United States pays
more than the water user in Mexi-
co for this item, because the amount
of assessment against a Mexican
acre is the same or more than the
average water assessment of the
Mutual Water Companies on the
District for the same purpose in
the United States. AS matters now
stand, since the District has ab-
sorbed the Mutual Water Com
panies, to equality the maintain
ance and water charges the District
should also assume the obligation
of maintaining all canals in Mexi-
leo. 1t should pay at the rate of
$1,000 per acre for each acre irri-
gated in Mexico, together with the
cost of the Mexican Canal Com
panies dredger and other operating
equipment and should assume the
delivery of water to the individual
Mexican user in the same manner
that it has done with the Mutual
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-03

and, if this were done, the over
payments which Mexico has made
j on operating expenses, principal
. and interest ON bonds, would be
| more than double that which is
| shown in the table. I have gone so
! far as to charge Mexico mp with her
! acreage proportion of all campaign
ing expenses. political costs, travel
ing expenses, etc., illegally expend-
ed during the past four years to
deprive Mexico of its water.
The resulting Outstanding fea-
. lures of my investigation, as re-
flected in the table, are as follows:
l. During the past four years
Mexican lands have paid in cash,
all of its acreage proportion of the
, operating costs of all work and ex-
pense of. whatsoever nature incur
red by the District, and has paid
S56, ,553.62 in excess of its acreage
proportion of all interest on bonds,
warrants, taxes and every other ex-
pense incidental to the capital in
vestment of the District on both
sides of the line.
II. For the year 1922 Mexico has
again paid in cash all of its share
of the operating cost whatsoever on
both sides of the Line, together
with its share of all of the interest
items above described for capital
investment of the District on both
sides Of the Line, and has paid il
excess-S5S, ,704.72. There should
be added to the latter item the sum
of $780, 100000, paid in cash by the
Colorado River Land Company s.
A., last year on the levee work of
the District in Mexico, making an
over-payment by Mexico of some
thing over S200,000.0o.
To the total of both OF the above
items should be added a differen
tial arrived at as follows:
The Irrigation District virtually
delivers water to the individual
user on the American side of the
Line, inasmuch as it allows an ave-
rage of ten per cent, for seepage
and evaporation losses in the canal
al Reports Of the Imperial Irrigation
the International Boundary Line.