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Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-22
HOLTVILLE
ny Press STAFF Correspondent

ny Press Staff Correspondent
1IOLTNILLE, March o. Mrs.
and Mrs. Elme, .. Busenburg of
San Diego are visiting with their
son and his wife at Meloland and
attending to business matters while
here.
Mrs. Ocia Harden and Mrs. Jean
Harden were FL Centre visitors
Wednesday.
Mrs. Dan Oakley is home after
spending % week in San Diego with
her husband, who was sick but has
entirely recovered.
The many friends Of Ernest Ed
wards will be glad to hear that he
has, recovered from his attack Of in
flucnZa.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-22
RAMPAGING CAR
SCATTERS FRUIT

CALEXICO, March 22--Thcodore
Flcris who conducts fruit stand at
Second and lockwood streets had Il
narrow escape from serious injury
last night when an Essex ear driven
by Mrs. John Raptis, ran amuck,
climbing the curb and plowing its
way throgh the fruit stand and on
into the interier of the store where
a heavy show ease halted its wild
flight.
Mrs. Raptis was attempting to
park the ear when it became obstre-
porous. No one was hurt, but Theo-
dore's fruit was showercd III all
directions.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-22
MANY AUTOS TO
co TO YUMA IN
VISIT NC F f S T

HOLTVILLE, March 22.-IIubcr
A. Collins is in charge of large
automobile party of ut least so ears
thatwill make the trip from here
to Yuma on Saturday, staying over
in the lattereity until Sunday
night.
The affair is in the nature of q
get-acquainted fest and to promote
more cordial relations between the
two cities, which are destined to
be so closely alliedwhen the paw
ing is completed.
Yuma has promised rousing
welcome and program of entertain
ment in keeping with her reputa-
tion for hospitality.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-22
YOUNG STUDENTS
TIE AS ORATORS
By Press STAFF Corresuondcnt

= HOLTVILLE, March 2o.--In the
preliminary oratorieal contest at
.the high school Wednesday morn
.ing the judges tied on their decis-
$on between Elizabeth Baker and
Games Sharp and will ask them to
give their speeches again that they
may judge more closely as they are
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-22
L. A., LARGEST CITY
IN AREA, is NOT
DONE CROWN C

LOS ANGELES, March 22--Los
Angeles, which already claims to be
the largest city in area in the world,
may extend its limits--to Venice.
The Venice Realty Bosrd has pass
ed "a resolution asking annexation to
Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-22

both so good. The judges were Mrs.
c. d. Hartshorn, Roy Thompson and
Attorney Collins. They both chose
the same topic entitled Lincoln
and His Devotion to the Constitu-
tion.''
, 1923-10-08
Two Equal Demands

People who urge tax revision downward fail
to voice at the same time the demand which
should p-recede-expense revision downward. Peo-
pie ask for increased appropriations from the
public treasury for all sorts of things and then
follow that demand with a request for lower
taxes.
Larger appropriations and lower taxes cannot
possibly go together. In order to be strictly hon.
est with himself and his representatives in state
or national government, any man who asks for a
new or larger appropriation from the treasury
should couple with it a phrase reading "and in
creased taxation accordingly"
The difficulty in holding down public expendi-
lures is that few people realize that government
expenses must in the end come out of their own
pockets. Although, on careful analysis, they
would admit that this must be true, they over
look the fact when they advocate some new or
increased expense for government purposes.
Federal taxes we're made high by the war-a
burden which this country could not eyade, al
though it has been many times proven that the
expense was larger than necessary due to mis-
management and extravaganza. Nevertheless, un-
der the present administration there has been a
steady reduction of expenditures and taxes until
now the appropriations for the ordinary activ-
tiles of the government are practically back to
normal. The president, the heads of departments,
and members of appropriation committees of con-
gress, are cooperating in an effort to keep ex-
penses down.
Their efforts in this direction will be helped
very materially if individual citizens and organ
~izations of citizens will not merely refrain from
asking for larger appropriations but will actively
oppose such movements when inaugurated by
others. Every individual and every organization
be placed on record as favoring increased tax
alton that will be necessary. When the two are
Joined in the public mind limitation of taxes
will be easier.
, 1923-10-08
Floods Damage
Highways

STANDARDIZATION SIS 900 and
5000 0 will be necessary to repair
the damage done to roads and
bridges IN highway district NO. Ia,
comprising Sheridan and johnson
counties, It is estimated by clyde
r. Wood. district highway engineer.
A thorough investigation of tho eff
fects of tho flood shows that the
damage will not be as great as 1t
was feared at first. During the
height OF the flood. highway officials
feared tina tho loss might be $780,
600.
with the arrangement of W de-
tours. the road between Sheridan
and Casper was opened Thursday.
The first of these detours is %
miles south of Buffalo. and the other
just at tho entrance to Salt Creek.
In the second case. the detour Is
around by way OF Lavoye.
In two cases channels of streams
have been changed 81 as to make
the bridges in their present position
useless. The new channel of the
north fork of Powder river near
Raycee is twice as wide as the old
channel and four feet deeper. The
abutments are settling and 1t will
be to change the location
of the bridge. The bridge acros the
south fork OF Crazy Woman creek
has widened 20 feet. and It will be
necessary to lengthen tho bridge.
, 1923-10-08
American Builders

There arc two classes of American builders
who ought to be immortalized- One clans is COM
posed of those stalwart and seemingly inspired
fathers who laid the foundation of this republic,
seemingly the first dependable, representative,
popular government on the face of the earth.
But no less important are the rugged pioneers
who marched under the light of the westward
star of empire and laid the foundations of the
great western commemorative, which have done
so much in contributing to the expansion and
the enlargement and the glorification of the
American nation.
L sometimes think we have been remiss in pay
ing a just estimate to the work of the pioneers.
One of my age can have no intimate knowledge
of the hardships they endured of the personal
tiles that they developed; but 1 can recall in my
the sons and the daughters of the men of Ohio
were attracted by the lure of the still farther
west, at a time when railway transportation had
not opened up the great avenues of the west,
when n class of our sturdy sons and daughters,
bred by those stalwarts who had developed the
Buckeye state-and L speak of it as only one of
many contributing states-these sons and daugh-
tiers, with barely more than sufficient means to
furnish n wagon and team with n very limited
equipment, took all that they had of material
possessions, and with courage in their hearts
and resolution in their breasts made the over
land trip westward to contribute to the jewels
in the crown of the expanded nation. L know that
in those days they succeeded because they were
made of that stern stuff which had developed
amid discourag cement Mt home. They had failed
in their undertakings for one reason or another,
and they were resolved to start anew, just as the
New England fathers did when they planted
their first colony Mt Plymouth Rock. And out of
that resolution and their hardships and their
simple life, out Of that determination to do them
selves, they laid the foundations of the develop.
ing west. Whoever they were, no matter from
whence they started anew. these pioneers were
the great buildcrs-Narren 6. Harding
, 1923-10-08
Purifying Live Stock Exchanges

As a result of recent investigations under the
act of congress designed to assure a square deal
to live stock producers, nine firms have been
fined by the stock exchange at St Paul, seven
firms have been indefinitely barred from the
stock yards and two of those fined have gone out
of business. All of these, in addition to the pun.
ishment imposed by the stock exchange are still
subject to punishment by the federal law.
The Investigations are under the direction of
the secretary of agriculture and in the present
case the members of the exchange have cooper
ated with the government in very sincere fash
ion. All came forward with their books and ac-
counts and such information as they possessed.
The investigation disclosed one rather unex-
pected and amazing condition that in most
cases where there was evidence of fraud the VIC
latlon of law and rules was in the form of an
apparently corrupt arrangement between a COM
mission firm and the managers of local farmers
shipping associations by which the latter get a
"rake'off' on some shipments. Whether this
'rake-off" went into the pockets of the members
of the farmers association or into the personal
pockets of the managers remains TO be disclosed
after an investigation of the books and accounts
of the local associations.
The deplorable feature of this incident is that
it shows that whereas farmers have been COM
planning that they do not get a square deal,
some of their own authorized representatives
have been parties to Irregularities.
1t should be explained that under the federal
law for the regulation of stockyards and pack
ers, the department cannot impose penalties in
the first instance, but, where irregularities are
discovered can issue orders to cease, after which
any infraction of the law or rules will subject
the offender to fine. When the st. Paul irreg.
ularities were discovered they were at once re-
ported to the owners of stockyards and to the
exchange, which authorities Immediately took
proper action, without awaiting the completion
of the investigation. By this proceeding the de-
partment does not waive any rights it has to
further proceed against the offenders.
The course followed has put the worst offend.
ers out of business at once. The minor ones will
be caught in the net of the general investigation
which is still in progress.
, 1923-10-08
Be Patient-Be Polite

Writing in Harpers' Magazine Edward s. Mar
tin has written a brief essay on a subject that
will have a wide appeal. 1t may be read with
profit by those on the one side as we'll as the
other side of business. He writes:
"It has been suggested that there would be
timeliness in a little discourse about the eIped-
iency of being polite to everyone and not using
harsh language even in ones business. Docs
something really need to be said about that? Il
know cases of very likely young men who were
permanently damaged by too much energy of adj
monition in their employersP So says our COM
rade who appeals for gentleness. We all know of
such cases. The world, in spite of all the discip-
line it has lately undergone, still abounds in
persons who think their own way by far the best,
and do not hesitate to impose their will on 9th
ers if they can. Some such persons seem to do
pretty well in life, but not because they are over
bearing, but in spite of it. They may have great
virtues combined with their defects. They may be
qualified by resolution and persistence to deal
with difficult situations and drive or middle
successfully through them They usually leave
more or fewer casualties behind them, lives part.
" thwarted, natures twisted, wills cheated out
of their development, but they may in their way
be effective, though at high cost. In every dozen
households there are individuals of that quality;
overbearing men, women with Oyerdeveloped
wills and limited understanding, who get their
own way because it is too hard to fight them.
But such people are not good to live with, and
particularly not good to work for, though they
may be fairly generous because they thwart the
development of character, Violence is not crea-
tive or even constructive. Energy to be sure, nc
complishes things, but not noise and not harsh
ness. People are apt to mix these agents up, be-
cause they sometimes get together, and to con-
clude that noise is n sign Of energy. But very
quiet people, thoughtful of others and consid-
crate, often have tremendous driving force. They
hold their line. They do what they think neces-
sary, and accomplish the needful, but they know
the secret Of authority without compulsion, and
they do not scold. or course, they are people who
have accomplished self control which is the first
, 1923-10-08
Our Own America

Distinguished reformers have been rush
ing to Russia to get ideas on how to make our
country a place fit to live in
So far as we have been able to judge, this is
about the nick of countries of the world as an
abiding place and after close examination we
fail to see that any great amount OF fixing is
necessary. She is pretty good just as she
stands and satisfactory to about everybody Win
the good sense to appreciate the blessings we
have and to help keep them out of the reach OF
the reformers, who are in reality nothing but
destructionists.
America. in three hundrede years of history
has created a national wealth of three hundred
billion dollars, while Great Britain, in two thou.
sand years of creative opportunity, has amassed
n national wealth of one hundred seventy bill
lion dollars.
William Goodson of Ba1derson England, now
In this country, said the other day "The English
workman scarcely knows what it is to own an
automobile. American workmen are far better
fed, better housed, better paid than those of
England"
If this is a correct comparison between Amer
lea and her nearest rival, what would be the
comparison between America and some other
lands which our social reformers' ask us to
emulatel When the American moron yells- "on
with the Revolution" straight-thinking Ameri-
can labor is likely to reply@"Not us!'
Mr.. Hapgood and his kind who fill space for
Mr.. Hearst and the several United States sena-
tors, all of whom have recently visited Russia,
may be telling us of the superiority of the Red
Soviet system, but we are in advance doubling
IL AlPAOooAOh aPOh AO NtNN
or anybody else, except the sojourners from that
benighted land here for the one purpose of secur-
ing support and wealth to sustain the failed ex-
pertinent of communism in Russia.
American labor Is wise. Too wise to quit a
good thing for what they know is an impossi-
bility.
Ellis Searles, editor of United Mine Workers
journal, declares Soviet Russia should not be
recognized by the United States. He said recog-
milton would be "a calamity worldwide in its
effect" and that in the United States there are
5000 or 1000 communists trying to "bore from
within in existing labor organizations"
The American Federation of Labor is even
now diligently and systematically at work root
ing out the Reds who have crept into the
branches of that organization
No. there is not going to be any molestation of
American institutions, either by fool American
r~eformers, or emissaries from foreign parts.
Mark that down in your vest pocket memoran-
DUN book, and American organized labor will do
its part TO sustain our institutions and preserve
the things 1t has helped to create.
, 1923-10-08
Salvation Army
Budget

SHERIDAN-The local Salvation
Army posts canvass for budget and
building funds has realized S2,3s4.40
In cash and pledges thus far. Cap
tain and Mrs. Davis are doing virtu-
ally the entire work of canvassing
for the posts budget Of $500.
Tho canvassers T looking for
ward to tag day. and a substantial
increase In funds is expected
Tho relief work of the Salvation
Army viii be cared for ahead OF
payments on the posts building on
Grinnell avenue. Captain Davis an
nounces. and IN the event the SAL
vationists' objective Of $500 is not
reached the payments on the build
ing may have to be deferred until
next year.
Little need for relief has ap-
peared this week as a result OF the
floods OF last week. Captain Davis
reports.
, 1923-10-08
Scarcity of Workers

RIvERTON-Roy Sweet has re-
tuned from Billings. Mont. bring
ing with him seventeen workers for
the Riverton Reclamation project.
Scarcity of workers in this com-
munity necessitated tho demand on
the Billings market.
Roy experienced considerable DIFF
ficulty in c~haperoning his crew TO
Riverton. The party was able to
reach Thermopolis where they were
delayed by suspension of rail serv-
ice due to the washouts in tho can
on between that city and Bonneville.
Chartering several four-horse teams
Roy drove his proteges to Shoshoni
and transported them from
there to Riverton IN cars. He re-
ports that the horse-drawn vehicles
travelled slowly. especially over
Birdseye pass
, 1923-10-08
Again the Grade
Crossing

PINE BLUFTs-A Ford car driv.
en- by Memo Hespen of Burns. who
was accompanied by his sister. Miss
Clio Hespen. and Miss Grace Hall OF
Burns, was struck by a freight train
at tho Main street crossing. 1t is
reported that the occupants were un-
injured. but the a sustained n
broken wheel. bent fender. and other
damage.
The freight was eastbound and
had cut the train at the crossing.
the engine picking up some cars.
When It backed up to recouple onto
the train. the rear car on the string
struck the Ford roadster. inflicting
the damage as stated. The side cur
tains were on tho a at the time
the accident occurred. which was
about Z o'clock in the evening.
, 1923-10-08
Land Bank Appraisers

acknowledgements of the
federal land bank OF Omaha are ex-
pected to arrive here soon to pass
on loan applications under the fed
eral land bank act, according to
b. T. Joslin. local representative of
the land bank. Their object will be
to finish appraisals for prospective
new loan applications before SNOW
files. J. c. Underwood. one of the
directors. and w. A. Kelly. an en-.
gineer and one of the banks ap.
paisers. were in Sheridan last week
in the interest of tho bank
Mr.. Underwood. who Is a we'll
known rancher of Underwood. wyo.,
near Cheyenne, has replaced on the
board Of directors former Governor
, 1923-10-08
Hall INDICATED

TORRINGTON - The case Of
Grover Hall was dismissed when the
plaintiff failed to introduce convinc-
ing evidence to make n case. The
defendant was recently brought back
from Arizona. on complaint OF the
Yoder State bank arrest was made
on the ground that he misrepresent-
ed the value of chattels on which
they held the mortgage.
Hall has lived here for a long
time. his vindication proves that he
is a man of sterling worth.
, 1923-10-08

from Thursday morning to Monday
evening. During the 24-hour period
between Thursday morning and
Friday morning the precipitation
measured 1915 inches.
The local weather observer re
ports that Riverton registered the
heaviest precipitation in this section
during the recent rains. with the
exception of Sinks station.
The rains caused considerable
damage in the aggregation, but nc
great loss in any particular spot.
Ditch Manager Chaplin reports dam
age to the irrigation eystem at va
rious points.
Manager H. d. Comstock states
that work on the Riverton Recla'
nation project will be delayed at
, 1923-10-08
1t Happened In Wyoming
Matters and Things, OF Statewide Inter est Wired i, TeIephoned in, Written,
Grape-Vmed nj Som IF 1t Pmlofned.

R, D. Carey. n has been over a
large portion OF the state during
the last month. Mr.. Kelly is a
drainage engineer of considerable
prominence and is the man who put
in the drainage system in the Lowell
Ieighborhood about 10 years ago.
The appraisers were IN Sheri-
dan county in September, and Mr..
Jcslln says there is no largo ac-
cumulation of loan applications at
this time.
, 1923-10-08
Placed In Vets
Hospital

-SHERIDAN-Through an ar
rangement made by county officials
with Col. Charles A. Barlow. com.
mandant at Fort Mackenzie veter-
n hospital. William walling. who
was apprehended Tuesday at Day
ton while in a demented condition.
Vill be placed in tho hospital for
treatment. walling was n Of the
first men to enlist in the war from
Sheridan count
, 1923-10-08

requisite to the successful direction of other peo-
pie. The seat of power is not in the body but in
the spirit. To be self-controlled, to be polite, to
govern ones own speech-those are the accom-
plishments of successful Managers
, 1923-10-08

least ten days. owing to the heavy
rainfall which caused q break in a
large ditch bank. The damage is
estimated at $4,000.
, 1923-10-08
Record Rainfall

MISUNDERSTANDING to official
records of the local weather bureau.
? 80 inches OF rain fell In Riverton
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-20

Old bundles or newspapers a the Empire. 26 cents.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-20
NEWSPAPER MAN HERE;
 WILL WRITE ON ALASKA

R. A. Sell, staff cores pondent with the Houston Chronicle, Texas, is ,a Juneau visitor, having arri yed on the Jefferson, on a two months tour of Alaska. Sell is gathering material for feature articles for the Houston Chronicle. which is Sunday edi. ton, news feature. He is in this district to study fox farming and will spend several days at the IIifl fox farm on Sullivan Island.
 From Juneau Sell plans to go to the Westward and North to Nome The climate of Alaska and the size of the towns he has seen are far different than he had expected. hay. ing previous 10 his trip this far North. believed Alaska to be a coun. try of snow with little vegetation or industrial development. Sell said This conception of Alaska is held almost entirely i'll the section of the country he comes from.
 "I am glad to he here and to have the opportunity for writing articles which will tell the truth of Alaska s climate. it's vegetation and the indus. tries here." said Sell.
 While in Juneau Sell is a guest at the Hotel Zynda.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-20
COMING ATTRACTIONS

coLISEUM-Mary Miles Minter in "Tiilie." PAlAcE-Mae Murray an RodoIph
 Valentino in "The Delicious Little
 Devil"
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-20

BOSTON. July 2O-The little snip of a pig-tailed miss who used to spell down everybody in school has had her day. She's out. We now have 2 new method of teaching the youngsters to spell. designed in Bos- ton. which will go into effect in September.
 It is that pupils learn to spell and acquire the understanding of words at one and the same time, commencing with simple words in Grade 1 and proceeding with more difficult ones each year to and through Grade s.
 Here is the ieda and sample of the words the youngsters will learn to spell, pronounce and understand as they proceed from curls, through pigtails to bobbed locks and length ened skirts
 First Grade-Such words as all, bed. day. fill. little, pen, us. you
 Second Grade Flower. horse, played. river. shoes.I water, wrote.
 Third Grade-'Anythiag, biggest, country, Christmas, everything, grand mother. o'clock, Tuesday,
 Fourth Grade-"rarrss difficult, forehead, language, nineteenth, pigeon surprise tongue, vegetables
 Fifth "Airplane, eighteenth, celery. bouquet. lettuce, luncheon, thermometer, wharf, wholly
 Sixth Grade-"Cemetery. mischief, restaurant, cancellation. electricity,
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-20
RETAIL CLOTHIERS TO
 TRY BUDGET SYSTEM

CHICAGO, July 19.-Bettter values in mems wearing apparel is the main object of 8 budgeting system, which takes in every detail of clothing store management, and is being dis tributed among six thousand mem bers of the National Association of Retail Clothiers for months trial before the annual convention of the organization, which will be held here the last week in September.
 The budget represents not alone three years work of the National Association but also of leaders in the wholesale and retail field of the clothing and furnishings industry, accountants. efficiency experts and professors prominently identified with business research at the uni versailles of Harvard. Wisconsin and Northwestern.
 The new system is said by officials of the association to be one of the most progressive steps ever taken in the clothing trade, as it is intended to show the merchant how to keep down the overhead and get his goods to the ultimate consumer at the least possible expense, and at the same time render better service.