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Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-03
HOLTVILLE
Expert on Indian
HOltville Guest
Nv Press Staff Correspondent

j HOLTVILLE, March 3. - DIR.
George Wharton James, who is Wis
! iting ut the home of Mr., and Mrs.
John Kavanaugh, spoke to good
sized audience at the Jasper school
house Friday night, and to the
Teachers Association of the valley
at FL Centre Saturday morning. He
is making Il thorough sTudy of the
California Indian preparatory to
writing another book on their ways
and habits. After his visit here he
will return to his home in. Pasadena.
The Masons of the valley held
their regular monthly meeting of
the masters and wardens Thursday
night ut Holtville. There were
about 20 present, and district dep
uty John Stewart of Ell Centre met
with them. They enjoyed good
dinner served by Mrs. Carl Fahring
and Mrs. Ernest Edward, and spent
a very agreeable evening.
The Central Higniine home depart
ment met Friday for an alldav
meeting at the home of Mrs. Hide
brand on the Highline. There was
n good number present and the day
was spent in sewing,e basket work
and spring millinery. A pot luck
dinner was served at noon.
Returns to Los Angeles
viii Bassett, who has been visit
ing here, has returned to his home
in Los Angeles.
Fred Jarboe is confined to his
home with the influenza.
Mrs. William kline, mother of
Mrs. II. Claire, is reported as i'm
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-03
; Ball Games
Scheduled for
Border Sunday
By Press staff Correspondent

Mexicali. Mar. 3-Two ball games
will be played at LugO Field, the
ball grounds complete, tomorrow,
when the InternatiOnals and the
Mexicalis will cross bats for nine
innings in the forenoon, at 1000,
and the Palaeios will meet the In
ternationals in the afternoon.
Both games promise to be hard
fought, and with the Internatiouals
strengthened by the addition OF Ce-
ell Cruz, San Fernando Valley lea
que pitcher, it is expected that the
defeat suffered by them at the
hands of both of the opposition
teams last Sunday will be avenged.
The race for the cup provided by
Camara Agricola has developed an
intense rivalry.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-03
INLAND
Much Interest in
G.. of G.. Election
BY Press staff Correspondent

INLAND, March 3-Although the
meeting for the annual election of
Officers of the INLAND Chamber of
Commerce IS neal-v TWO weeks
away, considerable interest is being
manifested in the event. 1t is gen
orally expected that the present of
ficers will be reelected. A. Finley,
as president during the past year
has proven himself thoroughly alive
to the needs of the organization
and has been ably supported by the
vice president, Edmund Welch.
James Burke as secretary has helped
carry the Chamber of Commerce to
its present high standing and repre-
scented it at the recent convention of
secretaries at Santa Cruz. Frank
CoddingtOn, as treasurer, has given
entire satisfaction. These are as.
sisted by Earl Henking and Charles
Noffsinger, as directors.
New Restaurant
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Fritz have
opened up restaurant in the Will
kens hotel, which they recently
leased. Home cooking will be their
speciality and good meals are assured
their patrons.
According to Mrs. George Miller,
of Miler's mercantile establish
ment, business is improving every
day. Much more business was done
in February than in January, des-
| pite the fact that it was only %
days. The ice plant is running al
most full capacity, the many camps
on the railroad, the gravel pits and
the sulphur mine taking large
| supply.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-03
NATIONAL PARKS
LOOK FOR GREAT
AUTO TRAFFIC
Motorists Advised to Map
Out Routes Early in
Season

It's no joke, this "seeing Amer
lea first business, according to
messages now being received at the
Auto Club of Southern California
from various National Parks of
America.
Park superintendents are getting
all "het up' about the number of
auto owners who are going TO pour
into such big play grounds as the
y ellowstone, Glacier. Sequoia, Grant
and Yosemite National Reserves
right after the thaw sets in. One
park superintendent, Mr.. Albright
of Yellowstone, says that he expects
i25,000 people there this year. This
would be $4,000 more than visited
Yellowstone last year.
1t is not unusual, says the Auto
Club of hundreds of motorists in
this part of the state to begin plan
ming their summer trips as early as
March and the club touring bureau
is preparing a whole lot of first
hand information on road conditions
leading TO the national parks
throughout America 1t has been
found that in order TO complete a
successful trip of some distance,
The motorist should begin to lay his
plans at least a month or two before
he starts out in order to avoid start
ling omissions in his commissary or
bad breaks in his itinerary.
Rettar Roads
One thing about the big flow of
auto travel to the national parks
this wear will be the probable eff
tect il will have on the Improvement
q. roads within the park boundaries.
\ lot of auto owners returning from
trips to the national play grounds
last year made the statement that
the routes leading to the gates of
the parks were in splendid shape
but that the roads inside the big
re reserves were not all that could be
wished for bye the most san
guine motorist.
Few people realize, say most of
the park superintendents just. what
the beauties of America S great re
/ serves are. The Auto club has some
+ splendid maps available for the us,
( of people who are going to tak'
I their spring trips toward the ma
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-03

proving, which is good news to her
many friends here.
Mrs. Rex Maddox and children
and Mrs. Kenneth Burke and child
rem spent Friday in the country as
the guests of Mrs. G. w. Pendleton.
Mrs. j. Fred Ewes is on the sick
list this week.
Much improved in health, super
visor of the Fifth district, G.. T..
Stewart, just out of Los Angeles
hospital, has arrived here for a
brief visit with friends, before re-
turning to business. His physician
has urged him to take rest. :"
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-03

t;onal parks in California or else
where.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-03

hen better automobiles built Buick will build hs1
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-03
COUNTRY CLUB
OPENS 9-HOLE
GOLF COU RSE

The Imperial Valley Country club
announces the opening of nine.
hole golf course TO the public, the
links being located in the Alamitos
section near Brawley.
Each enthusiast who appears on
the grounds will receive free "A
book of rules and 80 score sheets.
j. +. Elmore, manager of the
club, is attempting TO interest the
public throughout the county in the
new playground, and announces that
rhe membership fee will be kept
down TO Sl25 for a short time, but
ns the organization gets into better
condition the fee will be inc reased
considerably. Non members are
privileged TO play by payment of a
zoe green fee.
All necessary equipment for the
game will be kept at the links al all
times TO provide for tourists anl
a;hers who have no "stieks.
Distances from tee TO green
around the course are as follows:
No. l, ESQ yards. par 3; No. ,,
.25 yards, par 3; No. 8, 975 yards,
par 4 No. 4, 500 yards, par 4; No.
', sSo yards, par &; No. q, 375
yards, par a. No. Z, 325 wards, par
4; No. 4, so yards, par 5; No. 8, 32j
ysfds. par q Out S,o65, par SO.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-03
Davies-Overland
Show New Models


Powered with the Knight sleeve
valve motor, the WHY'S Knight
coupe sedan. 1923 innovation,
exhibited at the annual automobile
shows, is exciting n great deal of
favorable comment, says c. G. Cot
ton. Imperial Valley manager for
Davies Overland Co.
This model is one of the distine-
tive cars being shown this year and
possesses many attractive advant-
ages: having ample seating capac-
itv for five people, in roomv all
steel body of exceptionally striking
design.
The seats are wide, comfortable
and deeply cushioned, the whole in
terror being finished in mouse-color-
cd velour.
\ long cowl and hood give the ear
4 low, fleet appearance. The mic
keled drum headlights add to the
pleasant effect produced.
The front windows lower entirely
out of sight, while doors both front
and rear do away with trick
seats. Aluminium kick pads and a
large luggage trunk on the rear are
details that finish off a particular
" complete creation in motor ear
buildinu
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-03
LITTLE CHILD IS
BURIED AT EVERGREEN

CALEXICO. March g. Little
Jane Peters, two-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Peters, was
buried yesterday morning in Ever
green cemetery, Ell Centre. The
child had been i'll for several days.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-03

New York legislator claims only
six cents should be paid for brok.
ep heart. Lady who has one tells us
she feels like five times that
amount.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-03
Nickel-plated Radiators

All Willvs-K Knight models are
now carrying nickel plated radiator
shell and cap, head and cowl lights.
The hood and eowls are finished in
the same shade of blue as the
bodies.
The dull pebble-grained leather
formerly used in the Willys Knight
models has been replaced with
bright, long, genuine leather, while
a new top with door opening curtains
and a larger gasoline tank are adj
ditional improvements of note.
New body lines have been adopt
ed and the radiator raised nearly
two inches, being assembled with
the shell in one unit.
The cowl and hood have been
correspondingly raised, and l.
square feet more cooling space pro
vided.
GYPSY door curtains, more room
mess under the steering wheel
drum type headlights, improved far
bracket and better hood hooks are
details which go to make the whole
Job an advancement.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-03

Some people find il hard 10 20 TO
aleep even though they have been
practising for years and years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15

handsome girl like that must be about fed up with living in this place."
 Doubtless"
 "Never thought we should have caught her so easily," went on the attche glee- fully. "She seemed so uncommon difficult But women are all the same. A man with fine eyes can do as he likes with lem! I tell you, the tricks done. When we return to Gailima as the princess's pets, King Boris will look on us with very different eyes especially when he knows she is to be queen of Pannonia after all."
 After all!" echoed the waiter.
 Won Reulenz lit cigar, flung away the match, and continued with gusto.
 "1 say, Rosmer," he murmured with dropped voice. i've must do everything we can to make sure. About those rumors, now, that you spoke of to old Glanz, the rumor that after all. Leonhardt of vrelde was not dead. The old man is d-d close, but thought, from his manner, that hs knew something about i, .didnf Yoq7"
 "To tell yod the truth, had that i'm precision"
 .Wefl. ney. that is what l hoped you'd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15

very evening. suppose we'll have to invite the boy and his confounded Englishman Also the fat old baroness The queen and the little girls go back to Gailima tomor- row, don't they?"
 Reulenz took up the idea as enthusiasti- cally as even Theobald could wish.
 "1t's exactly the thing" said he, land there's waiter here, first-class man, who'll manage anything I tell him. I'll go and find him now.'
 Stepan Woronz had proved himself SO efficient that he already occupied the post of head waiter. Won Reuienz found him in the salle manager, counting knives and forks, and summoned him out upon the ter race.
 "Well," said he in low voice, 'I think wye done the trick. Theobald is as love- sick as young shepherd"
 The walters face was quite expression less. "Indeed, sir?"
 "Yes. All goes excellently. Old Glanz is very well pleased. He has warned Theo- bald to say nothing of having been promised the throne of Pannonia until he is sure of the princess. But really do think we
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15

"An idea!' he cried. "Wouldn't that be an idea, Could one keep out of the public?"
 "Yes, by sending notice to the hotels. There would be just time"
 "It would be our affair." ran on Theo- bald, "an embassy picnic! suppose wa could get men to sail boats and so on? can't do much in that line myself"
 "As to that" said Rastitch, "there is my big steam launch, the Lotus, and l feel sure that the headman would lend us the small royal launch, the Red Swan. I could send off band of walters in the afternoon with all the necessary stuff. If you hang strings of fairly lights in the trees it is most magical in effect"
 Theobald waited to hear no more. He rushed off to catch Won Ruelenz and un- fold this glittering project.
 "Just tell old Glanz that I insist" said he. q suppose he'll finance the scheme, won't he? He wants this match to come off. Then we'll send up an invitation this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15

shall bring this off. P. =. ...., kicked at a Nordern raler, tu. Eli. "a queen will just make all the difference. They would be our puppets, tie s,ring5- could all be worked by clG Glanz--Erom Gailima if need be-
 And the lady?"
 'The lady is much easier to tackle than we feared. They seemed to be getting on like house on fire all yesterday. Sat and talked in the shade and so on. No wonder!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15

The Kilistrians," said the spy, with more conviction than he had yet shown, "are efficient bodyguards."
 "But to turn back a messenger from the embassy at the gates"
 Pardon, captain, that was not quite what happened. l was taken to the guardhouse, and a messenger carried my note to the princess and brought me back the answer.''
 "Why should they take you to the guard house?"
 "That appears to be the custom
 '1Then you neither saw the lady nor even her waiting -maid?"
 "No.".
 '1t isn't like you to be baffled. Shall you try agaia?"
 "When you have another note to send I will wear the embassy livery, and l think that ought to gain me admission to the kitchen. will guarantee that nobody, not even Mistteh, will know me for the same man"
 Excellent! And you can try it this very night! Theobald shall write his in-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
THE FARM FOR ME.

was born and reared in Iowa,
On a hundred-acre farm:
NY hobby was TO see the world,
That certainly would be no harm.
So at seventeen, I packed my grip,
And told the folks goodbye;
I was going out in the cruel world,
To make my fortune or die.
I wanted to be a hotel clerk,
Or cashier in a bank;
But the bosses only laughed at me,
My ambition quickly sank.
I should have gone right back home,
To dad and mother so true;
But l wouldn't be failure,
I'd yet find something to do.
At last, I did; I got job,
It was on street paving crew..
The pay was poor, but had 10 i've,
There was nothing else to DO.
For two months I shaved and worked,
As / never worked before,
So | told the boss I'd take my pay,
l wouldn't work no more.
I went back home to dad and mother,
They met m, at the train;
They're glad I'm back and so am |;
I'll never leave again.
The city may be all right.
For folks of a certain kind;
But I'll take mine on the farm,
And I'll never change my mind.
SGT. w. Il. GIBSON.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15

the old rates and the business conditions
coeval with them, or none between the
reduced rates and business conditions
subsequent TO the reduction, would be
to take leave of reason, or else to dis
play a degree of ignorance which would
render one palpably unqualified to dis
cuss such matters.
If a reasonable proposition ever exist
ed, this one must be accepted as such
Men will not knowingly work for re-
wards which they will not be permitted
to enjoy. Under the old surtax rates
the government took away from those
who made them. the profits of business
above certain points. The more capital,
labor and land-the three forces of pro-
duction-invcsted in an enterprise, the
smaller, proportionately, the return re-
ceived by the investor.
The net result was that the business
men and producers deliberately limited
their profits. They would not work for
nothing. Industry was not only dis
couraged. Beyond certain limits it was
stopped. Consequently the total volume
of business was so small that when il
was multiplied by the high rate of taxa
ton the product, which went to the gov
eminent, exemplified the principle OF
diminishing returns
In levying the higher taxes the gov
eminent had ignored policy which has
long been practiced by successful bust
ness men, particularly by corporations
whose business runs into seven figures
or more. When Congress reduced the
taxes it paid a tribute, though perhaps
unwittingly, to that policy. Whether
the lawmakers fully realized the effect
the higher rates were having, or acted
in pursuance of faith in the judgment OF
Secretary Mellon, the public does not
know. If the latter, then the lawmakers
themselves could display no better iudg-
ment than to act upon Mr.. Melons
statement that the high income tax
rates still in effect are gradually de-
feating their own purpose" by tending
to hamper business and industry and
reduce the volume of income subject
to taxation"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
THE BEST MAYOR

"a speaker at a political meeting the
other day referred to o. B. Black
as "the best mayor San Antonio ever
had" Yet o. B. Black was afraid
to face the voters in another election
despite the fact that his love of public
office is not a secret
As a matter of fact, San Antonio
might we'll have not had a mayor
during the last two years. This city
probably could have saved money on
the deal thereby and most certainly
it would be none the worse off. The
accomplishments of o. B. Black in the
mayors office are nil. What he did
to the fax payers is matter of record
written on every tax statement in San
Antonio with possibly few exceptions.
1t may be argued that Blacks record
is past history, that he isn't candi-
date now. That is true, but he is the
chief support of the little inner circle
that desires continuance of such an
administration as his at the city hall.
Knowing that Black couldn't be elected
and that he dared not run in the face
of his record, they have put out five
puppets and Black is campaigning for
them.
o. B. Black, "the best mayor San
Antonio ever had" occupies the unen-
viable position of conducting his own
political funeral. He is preaching the
Mandatory sermon over his own political
corpse. He is apologizing for what he
didn't do and making excuses for what
he did do, but he can not get away
from the fact that for eighteen long
months, he had a majority vote and
failed to make a single forward step
for the good of San Antonio. Until
Pfeiffer, Disguised at his methods, quit
him, there was not a day when he
could not have put over any proposition
he desired at commission meeting.
Yet he allowed the time to slip away
without making move.
No man who would tell an intelli.
gent audience of San Antonians that
o. B. Black as the best mayor Sar
Antonio ever had" will be considered
by voters to be intelligent enough t.
be city official.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
THE RICH MAN AND TH- POOR.

/ am just a common laborer,
Working for three dollars day;
I'm happier than Jones, my neighbor,
With all his money and parties so
gay.
l arise at six, go-to work at seven,
And take my dinner pail along;
Jones gets up, we'll say at eleven,
And has breakfast served in his
room. .
At twelve, I stop and eat my lunch,
At one, I'm on the job again;
While Jones is thinking, he's got
bunch,
He needs a drink to clear his brain.
I'm at home, the day is done,
With my wife and little child;
Jones is thinking he's having fun,
At a highbr6w party wild.
Now my readers, I'll leave it to you,
Who is the most contented;
Me, with my wife and child SO true,
Or Jones, with his money and booze
fermented?
SGT. W. I. GIBSON.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
LOWER RATES, LARGER RETURNS

Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, in
formal statement, has announced, ac-
cording to an Associated Press dispatch
from Washington, that March collcc-
tons of income and profit taxes, aggre-
eating $469,000,000, had fully justified
his prediction that downward revision
would have the effect of actually incrcas-
ing rather than decreasing the federal
revenue"
1t is not surprising-at least to those
who had faith in the application Of bust
ness principles to governmental affairs.
OF course there are some people who
are simple enough to think that a mer-
chants profits are in direct proportion
to his prices. They are simple, indeed
when they undertake to apply that idea
to the greatest business in the country
the governments.
The revenue increase reported by Sec
rotary Mellon is not fulfillment of ;
mere prediction. Long before the treas
ury head expressed the queer notion,
as some people characterized it, tina
= lowering of the tax rate would yielC
a greater income, The LIGHT advocate;
such change as means of producing
exactly the effect which that change
tardily authorized by Congress, has &C
tually brought about.
It is true. that business was "bad
during the time the higher rates wcr
in force. But TO assume that there wa
no cause-and-effect relationship bctwec
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
CONSPIRACY

I've got a girl, and her name is Sue
Does she like me? / say she do,
I 90 to see her most every evening,
She thinks my compliments very de-
ceiving. .
7 went to see her the other night,
Her dad he saw an awful sight;
She had her arms around my neck
But dropped them when she saw dad,
you bet.
The old gent says, young man, you
leave,"
I SAYS. "I've nothing up my sleeve
I only want your girl so fair, :.
With rosy lips and dark brown hair"
But the old man drove me out in the
rain,
And told me to 60 back to Maine
Or any place away from there,
Away from his daughter with dark
brown hair.
Now I love Sue, and she loves me, .
Wen fool the old man.. you wait
and see;
This afternoon. sent her note,
Everything is planned, we're going to
elope.
SGT. W. 7. GIBSON
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
THE FEN.

There waiting for the windy spring,
Through the long winter falls,
The little drowning houses cling
About the manor walls,
And miles on miles Of meadows wake
With blare and blaze of pomp
And buttercups and kingcups make
Old gold, gigantic swamp,
And round the carts with old reed loads
The black dust clouds ascend
Along those dark, eternal roads,
Beyond the evenings end.
And there, like free and noble thought, =
White windmills. swinging fair.
Tell on the work that man has wrought
To all the wandering air.
There by the dykes at term OF day
The traveller may behold
Cattle at grade against the gray,
Fat geese against the gold;
Till on the silence of that plain
A deeper calm is shed,
And all the marsh becomes again
The Fenland of the dead,
The airy gay, the light blue day,
Long years ere he was born,
When full-rigged, four-mast schooners lay
Snugly along the corn;
Till he, SO wandering, half at loss,
Shall mark nor house nor tree,
But centuried ghosts that cry across
That bled and beaten sea.
Dorothy Wellesley in the English Revie'
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
WHAT'S THE USE?

A hungry pup on a door step sat,
With envy gazed at the family cat
Who Tapped her milk with a pampered
air, f.
But never had she drop to spare:
He licked his chops and whined ana
cried -,
As though he'd give his flea-bit hide
To crack her bones with his hungry
jaws.
But feared the slap OF her velvet paws.
Oh pity the pup, he likes his eats
As we'll as the guy that fate defeats.
But knows the length Of his wicked
rope,
So fills his empty self with hope;.
For all things come to those who wait
Although to some it comes too late,
Which makes me scratch my head and
wall
What was the use to write this tale?
DOLLIE DEAN