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Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11


Umepoed shipped Tuesday,
shipments statios Brawey Hcber
Total "a.
ordered today Imperial Valley shipments
of January 9 Kansas Civ to Detroit El Paso to Waterloo
aso to New Orleans Kansas City Coffeyvi k City
to Toronto oevie Seattle Chicago Utica X City to Baltimore
Cincinnati FL Pao to ST. Paul. X City Chicago FL Paso Little Rock
Chicago % vile
Januarv 4-Kansas City o Toledo.
SHIPPING INFORMATION January Centro
weaker Calf crates lcebg Carloads fob cash track AZ
$225 few fancy $2$ 412s and smaller $2Oo25 Carloads fob
hacked crate $Ol45 Some sales made previous
WIRE FROM IMPORTANT MARKETS THIs
MoREINGs SALES TO JoBBERs UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
hokeu cars o Demand ond norou,en+ nood
Quality and condition fair California Iceberg IMPERIAL VAL
Florida . Total of 3 ears ON
track Closing Wednesday, opening Thursday Demand
CALIFORNIA Angeles section fair
condition. - IMPERIAL VALLEY mostly $3.50
diverted Team Total of
Slow market dull California crates Iceberg IMPERIAL VALLEY
l. California l. Texas l. To
of 10 track Supplies liberal Demand
market steady California crates Iceberg IMPERIAL VALLEY 3
California Iceberg CALIFORNIA IMPERIAL VALLEY s5O
CINCINNATI Total of
track Closing prices Wednesday opening Thursday. Supplies
bsrg ARaoS H so&oc cAFoRN PER TAET
CHICAGO P S oa1S MDs @ Artn RoSo RG " Total
ket steady California crates Iceberg IMPERIAL VALLEY $too
Los ANGELES poor quality afs $5o San Fernando
0H Nw Ts, g1ox yoR onv o9@ soR&Sn t $5o ARzoNa
light moderate firm good
stock California Iceberg IMPERIAL VALLEY $500 Los AN
GEIEs section best $3o$oo Ordinary condition to condition
$2Q0$3OO. ARIZONA $3.15$425, mostly 81
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11
BOY SCOUT FUND
IS CUARANT ED
BY ROTARY CLUB
Directors Meet Today to
Devise Money Raising
Plan

The Rotary Club ha6 full pro-
gram at the luncheon today with
many subjects of general and spe
cial interest crowding for recogni.
tion.
Ray Edgar, of the committee on
attendance, made report and of.
fered n plan for keeping attendanc
up to the highest point, all of whicl
will have the consideration of the
club later.
The club took up the drive fol
FL Centro's $500 portion of the
fund for support OF the Boy Scout
movement. After some discussion
the club voted unanimously to
guarantee the whole amount and n
immediately following the luncheon
to outline a plan for raising the
money.
John w. Goza was chairman for
the day and announced w. II. Hall
director of the local station of the
bureau of agricultural economics, as
the speaker. Mr.. Hall sketched the
beginnings and growth of the fede
raj market bureau idea and outlin.
ed some of their hopes and disap'
pointments. He complimented local
organizations for the cooperation
which is being given him in his
work with the lettuce station. lie
predicted important results in the
handling of the 5000 or more ears
lettuce, which is the problem con
fronting the distributors.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11
Drug Suspects in
Local Jail; Set
Bail at $4,000

January IL has been set as the
date for preliminary hearing of the
case of John u. Baker and Mrs.
Georgie LII France, charged with
violation of the Harrison narcotic
act following their arrest last
week by Jack Denison, feder-
al narcotic inspector, assisted
by Sam T. Griffin and James
Applegate of the local police depart
ment, for violation of the narcotic
law. When arrested, considerable
quantity Of "dope" was found in
Bakers possession and he is believ-
ed to be prominent in gang of
drug peddlers, operating between
the Mexican border and San Fran
cisco.
The couple have retained Attor-
ney Joseph L. Seymour to defend
them and are held in the county Jail
under bonds of $4,000 each.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11
BIG PROGRAM ON
FOR ASSOCIATED
MEETING FRIDAY
Will Take Action to Get
More Land for Farm
Experiment Post

Friday night at o'clock, the
Associated Chambers of Commerce
will hold the regular meeting post
poned from December, at WestmOr
land, in the new school house, ac-
eording to 0. j. Renfrew, secretary,
who announces an extensive pro-
gram for the occasion.
The soil fertility committee, which
has been doing such good work in
all parts of the valley, will make a
report to the associated chambers
and ask that the members endorse q
continuation of the educational pro-
gram now being conducted by the
committee. Since its appointment
last fall, this committee has held
meetings in all parts of the valley
and has aroused the people, rot only
ia the rural districts, but also in
the cities, to tlie necessity ofsestor-
ing the fertility of the soil where it
has, Become exhausted, and thereby
enable Imperial Valley to Keep up
its wonderful productivity.
A report will also be made by the
committee investigating the price of
ice, which was appointed last sum
mer. This committee has made an
exhaustive investigation of ice
prices here, compared with other see
tions of the country, and has com
piled some interesting data in this
connection.
Ask to Pass Action
The subject of additional land for
the continuation of the work of the
Meloland experimental station will
be discussed and the meeting will be
called upon to endorse the action
taken by representatives of the as
sociated chambers, farm bureau,
bankers association and realty
boards last Saturday night, in draw
ing up resolutions asking the citi-
zcns of the county to support the
movement to secure such additional
land.
Mr.. Renfrew said today that he is
endeavoring to persuade Prof. f. r.
Erdman, of the University of Cali
fOrnia, who made such an interest
Ing address on proper marketing at
the chamber of commerce yesterday,
to address the associated chambers
on the same subject at tomorrow
night s meeting.
Dinner will be served preceding
the business meeting, and as West
mOrland has acquired reputation
for knowing how to put the business
men in good humor for their work,
it is expected that large crowd
will be present from all parts of
the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11
Crane Growers
Will Meet With
Visiting Expert

Taking advantage Of the visit of
Professor F. T. Bioletti, chief Of the
division Of viticultme of the Uni.
versity of California to Imperial
Valley Monday and Tuesday, jan.
uarv Is and l6, A. Toprahanian
chairman of the grape growers de-
nartment Of the Imperial County
Farm Bureau, working in co-onera
tion with the agricultural extension
service has called meeting Of the
executive committee to be held in
the Farm Bureau office, CAS- Main
street, FL Centre, at 10 a. m. sharp
on January 16.
The executive committee consists
of three grape growers in each Fam
Center where grape growing is inn.
portant, and five directors at large.
To Adopt Program
The idea of the meeting, according
ing to Mr.. Tobrahanian, will be t.
adopt n program of work by the de.
partment for the betterment of tn
grape industry of the valley.
Problems which will come up
discussion, Mr.. Toprahanian says,
will include the following:
Problems of production embracing
the management and develonme
of the soil, and treatment of the
vine and new varieties aud proi
lens of disposal, covering the var
ious phases Of harvesting, packing
transporting and marketing.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11
GREECE EX-KINC
DIES OF WORRIES
OVER TROUBLES
Constantine l, Dies in
Italian Resort After
Exile From Land
Cerebral HemOrrhage is
Given as Cause of
Sudden Death
Ry United Press Leased Wire

ROME Jan. 1l.-Constantine !,
twice king of Greece, twice driven
to exile. died today at Palermo.
The former monarch, recently ov-
erthrown by revolutionaries follow
ing crushing defeat Of force he sent
to capture ConstantinOple from the
Turks, was spending the winter AZ
the Italian resort, awaiting oppor-
tunitv to return once more to his
country.
Cerebral hemorrhage caused the
ex-king's death.
His wife, Sophia, sister of the ex-
German emperor, was with him. 1t
was her influence that drove Con-
stantinc on his ambitious plans for
conquest and restoration of the an
cient kingdom of the Hellenes, until
His final overthrow.
Constantine !, king of the Helle-
mes, took the oath of office March
81, 1913. succeeding his father,
George, who was assassinated at Sa-
loniki.
w ntH lHt WoIlu VIII I'iOht Out, ut
became the storm center of the Eur
Opcan maelstrom both Germany and
the allies seeking to enlist Greece on
their side. Constantine s wife was
sister of the German kaiser and he
himself was accused of pro.German
leanings.
Finally "Tino.'' as he became
known to the press of the world,
was forced from the throne and had
to leave Greece.
Constantine remained in exile I'M
iii after the war. Eventually he re-
turned to Athens in triumph, having
been called back by plebiscite.
"Tino So ambition led to an at
tempt by Greece to defeat Turkey
and capture Constantinoplc. A re-
volt followed the defeat of Greek
armies and Constantine once more
Went into exile. He had been spend
ing the winter at Palermo.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11
PLAN NORTH END
PAVING DISTRICT
FOR BIG PROJECT
FOrty-Three Miles of
Paving in Proposed
Bond District
Third Standard is South
Line Of Great Plans
for County Road


INLAND, Jan. 11.-One hundred
and forty-four thousand acres of
land lying north of the third stand
ard, in the Calipatria and INLAND
districts, will be bonded to form y
road district for the north end, If
plans made at the chamber of com
mercc here are carried out. p. n.
Myers and Harry Tsheppe, repre-
senting the legal and road commit
tees of the Calipatria chamber, met
with INLAND committee, their report
as submitted was discussed and
adopted as the basis of Il road dis
trict subject to change with future
developments.
The road district is to be organic
ed under the 1917 act, and will e0nl-
prise all that territory lying north
of the third standard parallel to the
Riverside County line north and
south; to the Salton Sea on the west,
and east as far as seems practical.
approximately 43 miles of roads will
be built, the "A miles to the River
side County line to be of concrete
and the balance to be gravelled road.
1t will run from the end of the
pavement west of Calipatria to
COberlv s corner and east of Cali
patria to the high line.
Three and one-half miles west of
the north ditch, between Calipatria
and INLAND, the new road will con-
meet with the graveled road leaving
INLAND on Seventh street, going east
to Section 10, including Section IT,
Ditch to the West road, including
one block of national boulevard, Nj
land avenue and Memphis street, to-
the center of Sections > and 8, then
north to the county line.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11
School Girl Hurt
in Auto Accident

Helen Estrada, 10 year old Mex
lean schoolgirl, is reported as resting
comfortably at the FL Centre hospi-
tai today where she was taken fol-
lowing an automobile accident YES
terdav afternoon on East Main street
near the Eastside seool. The girl
was struck by Il trailer attached to
a truck, owned by Road District No.
2, and driven by John Chambers.
The driver was unaware of the aeei-
dent and continued on his way,
leading spectators to believe that he
was trying to avoid responsibility
for the accident. When found, BY
officers, Chambers stated he had no
knowledge of any accident and was
not held by the police. The girl
sustained a fractured ankle.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11
ESSEN NOW
OCCUPIED
BY TROOPS
Germans Prepare to ASK
Aid Of United States
in ew Crisis
CALL AMBASSADOR
French Start Taking Coal
from German Territory
in War Payment
Hy United Press Leased Wire

ESSEN, Jan. ll.-Fronch cavalry,
tanks, and machine gun squads. oc-
cnpied the center of the city of Es
sen at 2 O'Clock this afternoon.
Trains and trans were halted and
communications temporarily closed.
Crowds of Germans in the streets
near the railroad station and post
offi-c were in an ugly mood.
The citizens of Essen are prcpar-
ing n protest to the United States
and strict prohibition is to bc en-.
normally nv the Germans can make
it.
The army of $4,000 men that had
marched before lavbreak came rap.
idly on into Essen.
Along the line of march rs the
cavalry passed, either tanks that had
lain in wait Vtlmblcd into the process.
sion. There were numbers of them
on the road from Kcttwig to Bredc-
ny.
Az the French troops swung east
ward, through the lifting fog. the
columns passed German stolid team
stcrs, putting on their pipes, driving
out to farms or markets. displaying
only mild curiosity mt the sight of
the advancing French hosts.
Sung French Songs
The French cavalrvmen ware CAV
as they pranced through Kettwig,
their picked chargers mincing over
the heavy cobblestones. They chant
cd little snatches of French songs
end their remnants fluttered gailv
in The morning s"n.
The long blue line on it's eastward
ulnrrh wound around the steep hair
nm curves of sharp hills above the
Ruhr river, then dropped down to
the flats along the banks and into
Kettwig.
The path ran straight before them
into Bredeny. The first of tEe cav
airy that reached the outskirts of
Essen was in three sections, with
outposts ahead to stir the tanks to
action and nass the word TO the
countryside the French were coming.
Martial law was declared in Essen
this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11
MUCH ACTIVITY
!, MARKS MEETING.
C.OFC. DIRECTORS
Endorse Bankhead High
way, Many Members
Added

Considerable activity marked the
regular meeting if the board Of dii
rectors of the FL Centre Chamber of
Commerce last evening. A resolu-
tion was passed endorsing the plan
for advertising the southern trans
continental route known as the
Bankhead Highway, as set forth by
Colonel Ed Fletcher on his visit here
last week.
A telegram was read from the San
Diego Chamber of Commerce, an
nouncing that General Charles G..
Morton, commander of the western
division of the Ninth Corps area,
accompanied by Mrs. Morton, will
arrive in this city tomorrow after
noon, and requesting the local cham
Der to entertain him. A committee
was appointed to meet the general
and. entertain his party while here,
the committee to consist of c. X.
Cooper, president of the chamber of
commerce.; Mayor viii S. Fawcett; ;
r. W. Judy, president of the Rotary
Club; and Ray Edgar, president of
the healtv Board.
To Help Astoria
In response to u telegram from the
Astora Chamber of Commerce, re-
questing the support of the local
body in obtaining federal assistance
for rebuilding the area glutted by
the recent $l5,000,000 fire in that
city, kilograms were sent to Senators
Hiram johnson and Samuel Short
Ridge, also Representative Phil ID.
Swing, urging them to cooperate
with the Oregon congressional mem
bers to obtain the necessary federal
aid.
The directors discussed the advisa-
bility of providing adequate camp
ing facilities for automobile tourists.
The directors appointed George f..
Bowles, James r. Ford and Ray Ed
gar committee to investigate the
advisability of providing a Chamber
OF Commerce auto camp, to work in
conjunction with the city park camp,
at which Il small fee will be charged
for camping privileges, similar to
the plan now used in other cities.
Many New Members
A number of new members were
admitted to the chamber, the list
including: A. II. Spencer, local rep.
resentative of the Metropolitan In
surance Company; }. A. Wagner,
certified public accountant; John s.
Carmichael, manager of the Western
Union Company; Henry j. Burk,
county surveyor; Jesse Dillon, val.
ley representative of the Los An
geles Times James A. German, dep
uty internal revenue collectors;
George A. Carter, real estate; George
Nj. Austin, rancher; Roy S. Melvin,
county y. NJ. {. a. secretary; Jimmy
Greene, Imperial Valley Press;
Hazel L. Meadows, deputy county.
recorder, and J. e. Penney Com
pauy.
San Aptonio--kid Pancho, local
flvweisht, was given a 10 round de-
eisiop over Jimmie Russo, of Mich
i9an here late last night. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11

BERLIN, Jan. 11.-Germanv has
recalled her ambassador from Paris
and her minister from Brussels bu,
does not intend the move as diplo
matte move, il was stated officially
The German charge Il 'affaires will
remain at Paris to act as amhassad ,r
and similar arrangements win be
mrde for relations with Belgium.
The act of the Cuno government
IN Withdrawing its representatives
from France and Belgium. came i'm
mcdiatelv after receipts of notifca.
tion of frances intention to occupv
the Ruhr starting today. Germany
made this move as protest.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11
U. S. ASKS LOCAL
E. OF c. VIEW ON
EDUCATION BILL
Asks Opinion on Forming
New Department in
Cabinet

In order to ascertain the feeling
of the country on the proposition of
extending the federal government s
interest in education, a referendum
vote is being taken by the United
States Chamber of Commerce, Il
copy of the ballot being received to-
dav bv the FL Centre chamber. The
ballot asks three questions, as fol-
lows:
DO YOU favor the creation of "A
federal department of education
with n secretary in the President S
cabinct9
Do you favor enlarging the pres
ent federal bureau of educationi
DO you favor the principle of fed
cral aid to education in the states
on the basis of the states appropri-
ating sums equal to those given by
the federal governments
The three questions to be voted
on by the local chamber are embod-
led as the principal subjects dealt
with by the United States Chamber
of Commerce committee on educa-
tion, which after long study of
the Towner-Sterling bin and other
proposals that have been made, pre-
pared majority and minority reports.
The majority of the committee OPP
pose a new department of education
and federal aid, but state their be-
lief that-the present federal bureau
of education should be enlarged.
The minority members advocate a
new department of education, to-
gether with federal aid as proposed
in the TownerSterling measure.
Would Remove Illiteracy
The TownerSterling bill seeks the
removal of illiteracy, Il national dis
grace; it seeks the Americanization
of the foreign born; it seeks equali-
zation of educational opportunities
as between the urban and rural COM
munities; it would further pro-
gram of physical edueation.S The
proponents of the bill state the ere
alton of a department of education
would furnish leadership in educa
tion now impossible where only a
bureau exists, and would bring about
coordination of governmental ed
ucational activities.
Members of the local chamber of
commerce will be given an opportun-
ity to express their opinions on the
above questions, according to Secre
tary j. II. Coyle.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11
CHARGE BIG POWER
GRAB IN ARIZONA

PHOENIX, Jan. 1l.-Charging
that the action of State Water Com
missioner Norviel in granting pow
er franchise to private interests who
propose to erect 440,000,000 dan.
at Diamond Creek on the Colorado
river has the appearance of a gigar-
tic power grab, State Senator Rob
erts has presented to the legislature
a resolution condempinc the action
rs ill-eoIsidered, premature, and un
wise, and urging the federal power
commission to withhold granting o.
a permit.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11
EVERYTHING SET
FOR THREE BIG
NEW PAVING JOBS

The city council took action
last night concluding the paving
contracts with J. A. Costello, Jr.,
for three of the jobs for which
bids were received, namely, the
FL Centre, Euclid and Fifth and
Sixth street job, the alley job
and the Olive and Brighton
street job.
Coptracss were not awarded
on the other two projects because
of technical objections raised by
the contractor. The city council
has this phase of the paving
question under further eopsidera
tiop apd decision has not yet
beep pade as to what course will
be pursued.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11
HOltyille &C.
in Annual Meet

HOLTVILLE, Jan. ll.--Annual
election of officers of the Holtville
Chamber Of Commerce will be held
Monday evening, January 10 ut 1880
p. m. The. annual meeting AMI cleo
tion of officers will be held at the
Civic Center and a feature of the af
fair will be a barbecue banquet of
the we'll known Holtville stylr. An
effort is being made to get full at
tendance for the consideration of
matters of Importance to tie COM
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11
INLAND and Calipatria Men Favor Big Roads Project
See Prosperity
in Tax Figures

Tax collectings for 1922 show a
larger per cent of the total paid in
at this time than in any year since
1919, according to a statement
made TODAY by Mont j. Reid, county
tax collector. His Judgment is a
good indication of prosperity i'll I'M
peqial Valley. In addition his office
is receiving more requests for state
ments of the second instalment in
April than ut any time i'll several
years.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11
5 600 FRENCH TROOPS ENTER GERMAN
BULLETINS

BERLIN, Jan. 11.-Germany
today planned to notify the al
lies that coal seized by them in
the Ruhr will be considered as
having been requistioned and
that the allies must pay for it.
. LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE
British cabinet met at noon to
consider the situation created
by Frances advance into the
Ruhr.
DUSSELDORF, Jan. 11.-Bel-
gian troops went forward into
the Ruhr a few hours after the
French today. A contingent
comprised of two battalions of
infantry, two squadrons Of cav
airy, field battery; ten armor-
ed and ten escorting airplanes
advanced from Mulheim to the
north of Essen.
COLONGE, Jan. 1.-THE
French Rhine flotilla is moving
today from Mayence down the
river to Dusseldorf, and Dus-
burg.
NANCY, Jan. 11-.Seventy
special trains have been order
ed to transfer the French garri-
son at Nancy to the Ruhr. The
troop movement will take I'M
til Saturday to complete.
DUSSELDORF, Jan. IL
General De Gouette, who is to be
in command of this region, ar
rived to oversee the forward
movement of troops that will
back up the Ruhr occupation
force.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11
WHAT'S DOING

P. T. A. meeting at Wilson
school tomorrow, at 8 p. m.
Bible School Of Methods at
Brawley today and tomorrow.
91st Division veterans smok-
er tonight at Tulane theateH
Elks' meeting and dinner to-
night.
Mabel Normand in Head
Over Heels at Palace tonight.
Calexico Chamber Of Com
merce election of officers to-
night.
The executive committee,
Boyce Aten Post, American Le-
gion luncheon Fridan noon, at
the Oregon hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11
new DATES SET
FOR CONVENTION
OF LAND OWNERS.
March 6, 7, 8 Now Dates
for Big Session of All
Valley
Soil Fertility Slogan of
Meeting; Good
Program Sure

Owing to a conflict of dates with
other important projects and the in
ability of securing certain desired
speakers to attend the Land Owners
and Soil Fertility convention, which
was to be held in the valley on Jan
uarv "a, 20, 26, the committee in
charge has postponed the convention
to March &, I. and 8,
The scope of the program will,
perhaps, be broadened by this delay,
as it will enable the local committees
to make more thorough preparation
for this important gathering.
1t is the purpose of the soil fertil-
ity committee to appear before the
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11

ttSFeeS loWer | lnaH
t hat of yesterday.
The m a X j m IL m
temperature was
50 yesterday, the
greatest yet this
month, but today
The maximum was
expected I % re
somewhat reduced.
Warmer weather
over the country
generally was re.
ported Yesterday,
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11

but at Yuma the minimum tempera-
ture was two degrees less than i
day before.
Heavy rains continue in North
Pacific Coast.
Official forecasts today were:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA-To-
night and Friday, fair
LOS ANGELES-Fair and mod
eratelv warm tonight and Friday,
TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11
Appoints Purchasing Agent Monday

The board of supervisors is ex-
pected to appoint a county purctas-
ing agent at their adjourned meet
ing Monday. The matter was before
thc board this week but was put
over to the meeting next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11
Lettuce Market Weaker Today But
Shipments Continue to Increase
BY BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
w. H. Hall local representative

The local showed tendency the close of
business yesterday Prices generally 10 90 cents lower and
trading Yesterdays total shipments of "A for the
valley making date of 79a
number of inquiries have this office regarding the bureau
ing important the the office awey
Considerable both the
o
of he work, a least II
of LiInnlf ft tlr I1.n Ll