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Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02
Souvenir Booklet
on Hotel POintings
is Well Received

w. r. Conway, manager of the
Barbara Worth hotel, is greatly
pleased with the popularity of the
souvenir booklet describing the
paintings in the hotel lobby, taken
from Harold Bell Wright s book,
"The Winning of Barbara Worth"
which he began distributing to pa
irons of the hotel several weeks
ago. Copies We're mailed ont to Mr..
Conway's friends in the hotel bust.
ness, along the Pacific Coast and in
the east, with the result that there
has been a steady demand for the
booklet, necessitating the printing
of new supply. Many requests
have been received from Imperial
Valley people, who desire to mail a
copy of the booklet to interested
friends in other places. FL Centre
and Imperial Valley are thereby re-
eeiving great deal of the most
favorable kind of publicity and
doubtless the booklet will be the
means of attracting no small mum.
Der of visitors and prospective set
tiers here.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02
DOPE USER ROBS
DENTIST, SENT TO
JAIL 5 MON 7 HIS
Says He Welcomes Jail
as Possible Cure for
Habit

CALEXICO, March 2.-R. C.
Murphy, alleged to be a user of
narcotics, was captured yesterday
by DR.. Jarvis, local dentist hav-
ing offices in the city market build.
ing, while burglarizing his office
rooms during the noon hour.
Jarvis had gone to lunch and on
returning to his offices, he found
Murphy ransacking a compartment
in which gold filling materials and
narcotics were stored, and had al.
ready succeeded in appropriating
nearly 800 worth of property,
which he had placed in his pock,
cts.
Murphy put up fight when the
doctor came in upon him, but re-
ceived the worst of it in the en-
counter, the doctor knocking him
down several times and finally sub
DUNG him, and, as result, the
prisoner has one blackened optic
and suffers physically otherwise.
In police court this morning
Murphy was arraigned, pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to five
months In the county Jail, stating
that he would be glad to be so
sentenced and prevented from
securing narcotics, in the hope of
being cured of the habit.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02
Help at Library
for Pupils Who
Enter Contest

For the information of high school
pupils who desire to enter the ora
torical contest being conducted by
the Southern California Citizens
Committee in order to stimulate in
terest in the constitution of the
United States, the Press has been
advised that copies of the "Citadel
of Freedom by Randolph Leigh,
are on file in the city and county
libraries where they can be con
suited by prospective contestants,
This book deals with the period
of American history during the
formation of the constitution and
will be found of great value to con-
testants desiring to assist them in
preparing orations.
Though only two candidates have
thus far announced their intention
to enter the contest from FL Cen
tro, it is believed others will fol
low their example and endeavor to
capture one of the prizes offered to
the winners.
High school students desiring to
obtain further information relative
to the contest may do so by address
ing the Southern California citi
Hens' Committee. Chamber of Com
merce Building, Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02
WHAT'S DOING
P. E. o. tomorrow afternoon at
home of Mrs. Henry Loud

P. E. o. tomorrow afternoon at
home Of Mrs. Henry Loud.
Young people at Social Hall,
Methodist church, at $50 to-
right.
Evangelistic services tonight
at 1880, Methodist church.
Rebekahs tonight at Masonic
hall.
American Legion tonight at Su-
perior court room Department 1.
Chicken Dinner, colorcd Bap-
tist church., tomorrow at Jones
Building, South Sixth street.
Seeley-Lartana Home centers
tomorrow at homes of Mrs. Davis
and Mrs. Ferguson.
Teachers Association tomorrow
at 8 a. M. at high school.
Mulberry Farm Center tonight.
"The Beautiful and Damned"
at Palace tonight.
New u. G. T. Council No. GAG
meets tonight at Davis Hall.
Knox Efficiency lectures be-
gin toright at State Street Chris
tian church.
High schools of valley in track
meet tomorrow afternoon at Ell
Centre.
Banquet at Barbara Worth to-
night at 6 p. IN. to Or. Johnson,
director general Lee Highway.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02
BIG TRACK MEET
OF VALLEY HIGH
SCHOOLS MAR. 3
Expect 300 to Participate
in Great Athletic
Event

Tuesday and Wednesday OF next
week promise to be big days for I'm
perial Valley, according to mem
'bers of the soil fertility committee
of the Associated Chambers of
Commerce who met in FL Centre
yesterday to make final arrange
ments for the convention.
The general program will embrace
an automobile tour in the forenoon.
when several well known farms will
be visited where crops are being
grown under specialized fertiiizing
methods and by which means actual
beneficial results can be studied and
measured. In the afternoon and
evening, speaking programs viii! be
conducted, followed by interesting
discussions. The complete program
will be announced tomorrow, accord
ing to O. J. Renfrew, county devel-
opment agent.
Many on COMMITTEES
The soil fertility committee, ap-
pointed several months ago by the
Associated Chambers, consists of
the following: Clark Adair, Seeley,
chairman: John w. Scott, El Cen
tro; r. w. Hoover, Holtville; Ar
eyle McLachlan, Calexico; j. L..
Thomas, Imperial; w. G. Maddox,
Brawley; l.. G. Goar, Meloland Ex-
perimental Station; f. l.. Garth
waite, county farm advisor, Ell Cen
tro; !. II. Gentry, Westmorland;
James Burke, INLAND; A. j.. Erick-
son, Calipatria; E. A. Potts, Heber.
Since its organization, this com
mittee has worked hard and faith
fully to bring before the ranchers of
Imperial Valley, the necessity of
renewing the fertility of the soil
where it has been exhausted bv in
tense cultivation,
The means of doing this is bv
growing so called "cOver crops or
legumes, which restore to the soil
the nitrogen taken from it by other
crops, and keeps the land in shape
for raising the greatest acreage.
Preach "Legume' Gospel
The gospel of legumes has been
preached by members of the com
mittee in every settlement in I'm
pelial Valley, from inland to Calex-
leo and from Dixicland to the East
side Highline, at farm centers, meet
ings of civic organizations and
through the medium of newspapers
and farm publication, until folks
who never heard of legumes a few
months ago, now realize their value
end can talk intelligently on the
subject.
The soil fertility convention,
which is to be the finishing touch
i'll the educational campaign con
Quoted in the interest of soil fertil-
ization, was originally scheduled for
January, but owing to other matters
before the valley at the time, it was
decided TO postpone it to a later
date.
This has given the committee
more tine to prepare a program and
the convention next week is design
ed to be of lasting benefit to the
lanchers and the people of Imperial
Valley
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02
Big Track Meet
of Valley High
Schools Saturday
J. BY R. j. KLIEGEI
Press High School Reporter

Tomorrow afternoon at ] o'clock
the Central Union High School ath-
letic field will be the scene of the
annual valley track meet. The
best athletes of the valley schools
will be out to portray their speed,
skill, and strength in an. effort to
win the laurels of the day for their
schools.
Individual awards for first, Sec
ond, and third places will be given
as follows: First, gold medal; see
ond, silver medal; third, bronze
inedal. The. school winning the meet
will be given a large pennant by
the Imperial Valley Innerscholastic
Athletic Association. 1t has been
estimated that some 800 athletes
will be present to compete i'll the
various games of the day.
A list of the events that will
take place is as follows: 100 yard
dash, 900 ward dash, 440 yard dash,
500 yard dash, mile run, l20 yard
high hurdles, 220 yard low hurdles,
high jump, broad jump, pole vault,
.iavalin throw, shotput, discus
throw.
From all indications this year s
track meet promises to be the larg-
est and best that has ever been
given. With the help of the last
rain the track is in the fastest con
dltiOn and former records will prob
ably be broken as never before.
"he schools competing are: Central,
Calexico, Brawlcy. Holtville, I'M
perial and CaIipatria.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02
CHAVEZ SHOWS NO
EMOTION WHEN HE
MOUNTS SCAFFOLD
Brawley Man Hung This
Morning at Ten
O'Clock
Wife Waits Here in Tears
as Fatal Trap is
Sprung

UEemotionless as the day he
heard the sentence Of death pro-
nounced upon him, Gregorio Chavez
Of Brawley was hanged at 10
o'clock this morning in the state
prison at San Quertin for the mur-
der Of his IL year old niece, Jovita
Hurtado at Brawley on November
II, 1922. According to dispatch
received from San Quentin, the con-
demned man went to his death re-
peating prayers with a priest, but
made TO statement regarding the
crime.
His wife and small daughter visit
ed the district attorneys office
this morning to ascertain if the
hanging had been carried out and
what disposition would be made of
the body. Though enstranged from
her husband at the time of the
murder, Mrs. Chavez showed con.
siderable emotion today and several
times cried bitterly.
EXclpeS sympathy
She is a comely Mexican woman,
very neatly dressed and won the
sympathy of all who were present
while she conversed with the inter
prefer. The youngsier, unaware of
the tragedy entering its life, romp-
ed around the district attorney S
office making friends with every
body. After Chavez had been sent
cnced to death, he told Dick Cohen,
court interpreter. that he did not
wish his wife to have the custody of
the little one.
Second Imperial Harging.
Chavez was the second man to be
hanged from Imperial County, the
first being Miguel Manriquez who
pleaded guilty to the murder of two
Cinnamon on the cast side of this
city in July 1921. He was hanged
for. the crime at San Quentin last
August. Gaudet Singh, a Hindu,
convicted of first degree murder in
Rrawley two years ago, was also
sentenced to be hanged, but devel-
oped insanity before the sentence
was carried out and is now an in
mate of the state insane asylum.
Under the law, if he should become
sane again, the sentence of death
could still be imposed, as he was
not found insane at the time he CON-
mitted the crime. ..,t
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02
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BULLETINS

WASHINGTON, March 2.-7Presi-
dent Harding today signed the army
appropriations bill, providing Tor an
army of l25,000 men and 10000 of,
ficers, and appropriating $336,000,-
900 for army establishments.
WASHINGTON, March 2.--Secre.
tary of the Interior Albert r. Fall,
bade fellow members in the presi-
dent s cabinet farewell today at the
last cabinet meeting for this ses-
sion of congress. Fall has resigned
and will soon return to his home in
New Mexico to devote himself again
to his large business interests in the
southwest.
SAN DIEGO, March 2.--Dr. Louis
l.. Jacobs, indicted by the grand
jury for the murder of Fritzi Mann,
the beautiful dancer whose body
was found on the bea ch near here
several weeks ego, viii be tried
March 26, according to decision of
the superior court.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02
Fornasero Murder Suspect Foiled In Break From Jail
Asks Us All to
Central Hi"
Root!

Central Union High School
hopes to come out victorious to-
morrow in the annual track meet
in competition with the other
high schools of the valley and
the boys at Central want to
have as many Ell Centre people
there as possible. The teams
from the other schools will be
accompanied by delegations Of
parents and rooters and the
Blue ard White hope to have the
same support from the people Of
El Centro. The meet will start
at l O'Clock, there is plenty Of
parking space tor cars, and Ce..
trail Union is out to win with the
support Of the people OF FL Cen
tro.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02
RUMBLINCS OF
GREAT EXODUS
AS 9th DIES
President and Mrs. Hard
ing to Spend Month
in Florida
Junkett, Itii,erant In
vestigati6ns, Foreign
Land Attracts
by United Press

WASHINGTON, March 2.-The
first rumblings Of the great exodus
of government officials, congress
men, politicians, and lobbyists were
heard today.
With the death of the sixty-sev-
cnth congress tomorrow night, the
movement will be in full swing by
Sunday, leaving Washington a "de-
serted village officially ard polit-
ically.
The absence of congress from
March to December will mark the
longest rest the nation has had from
oratory since before the war.
Everybody Leaving
The final gavel will be a signal
for series of junkets. vacation
trips, itinerant Investigations. Pres
ident Harding is joining the move
ment. He leaves Monday with Mrs.
Harding for a month $ vacation in
Florida. Secretary Dcnby and other
navy officials sail Monday for 4
five weeks cruise in the West In,
dies and Panama to witness fleet
maneuvers. Secretary Weeks sails
early next month on an invcstigat-
ing cruise among the lnsular pos
sessions. Several congressman are
sailing Europeward.
Secretary Hughes was one of the
few officials who turned down the
chance to leave Washington. Dur
ing the absence Of the president and
vice president he will be ranking
government official in Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02

''Various made up by one ear
each to Birmingham and Calgary.
Shipping point information for Ell
Centre and nearby points for Thurs
dav. March l:
Maximum temeprature for past "a
hours up to 600 p. m, GS; minimum,
81. Partly cloudy. Rained during
night. Light cutting today account
of rain. Good wire inquiry. De.
mand good for big stock. Market
steady. California crates New York
Special Frequently called Iceberg),
carloads f. o. b. cash track, 41as and
larger--supplies scare-few sales,
best $1.70-l.85. Poorly headed. $l.60
1,65. 41as and IS, $l.40-l.55.
Straight IS, $1.15-1.35, mostly $l,20.
Carloads f. o. b. usual terms, 4hs
and larger, $1.75-2.00. Many ears
small stock unconsigned. Cash to
growers per packed out crate, 4lss
and larger, 75c to $l.00, with an oc.
casional sale Of real fancy up to
$1.05.
Reports by wire from important
markets. This mornings sales to
iobbers Of California crates New
York Special Frequently called lee.
berg) unless other wise stated. Cars
on track include all ears not com.
pletely unloaded up to 700 o. m.:
CLEVELAND--Partly cloudy, So.
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Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02
TRAINS ARRIVE
LATE, BUSIN ESS
IS DISTURBED
S. p. Officials Report
Heavy Traffic inland
to CalexicO

Considerable comment mas been
made in FL Centre in the last few
days due to the late arrival of the
morning train from Los Angeles,
which has caused considerable an
hoyance to business men and resi-
dents of this city. The late distri-
button Of mail, resulting from the
tardiness of the train, often works
II distinct hardship on business
houses who desire to get their mail
as early as possible and get replies
off on the 1885 train for Los An
selcs. Officials at the Southern
Pacific station state the lateness of
the train is due to the heavy traffic
between inland and CalexieO at the
present time on account of the large
lettuce shipments and that every
effort is made TO operate the trains
as near schedule as possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02
TOURISTS ARE
imp RESSED in
TRIP THRU HERE
Twenty-Five Cross Valley
on Way to Other
Scenic Points

Twenty-Five tourists from the
east, travelling under the direction
of the Beau Campbell Travel Bu-
erau, nationally known tour con
ductors, passed through Imperial
Valley this morning on the San
Diego and Arizona train due in this
city at 1920 on Il tour that has en-
braced all the scenic points OF the
southern states, and will include the
principal points of California in its
itinerary.
According to Charles F. Matlin,
travelling agent for the San Diego
and Arizona railway, who accom-
panied the tourists from Calexieo
to FL Centre, the party was enthusi-
astic about Imperial Valley, and
there were many complimentary ex-
pressions about the climate, the
wonderful fields of lettuce, the
dairy herds and prosperous cOndi-
tion of the cities here. Several in
the party had made the trip before,
and were kept busy explaining the
valley and different scenes to those
who were making the trip for the
first time.
Valley Discussed
A representative of the Beau
Campbell Bureau who accompanied
the party, gave talk on Imperial
Valley on the way up from CalexicO o
and explained the different crops to
the tourists.
Almost on par with the interest
shown regarding the valley, was
that concerning COrrisO Gorge, the
beauty spot of the San Diego and
Arizona railway, which all had
heard about and were anxious to
see. This wonderful work of nature,
although lying between FL Centre
and Jacumba, is little known by
many valley residents, and accord
ing to Mr.. Matlin, if these latter
could only realize the interest and
delight of the tourists from the
east at the thought of travelling
through the famous gorge, there
would be much more local interest
in it.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02
CULLBLE FOLK
DEMAND RETURN
OF TEN MILLION
Magic Valley" Investors
are State Witnesses in
Promoters Trial
by United Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March g.
Damage claims totaling ten million
dollars are demanded in civil suits
filed by alleged victims of the ma
tons greatest land fraud, for
which w. f. Stewart, millionaire
land promoter, was convicted in
Federal court.
Six hundred former customers
who purchased land in the Magic
Valley" on the Rio Grande filed
suits seeking return Of the money
they paid. Thirty residents of the
(" Magic Valley were government
witnesses during the prosecution
of Stewart on the charge of fraud
ulent use of the mails.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02
WASHINGTON DESERTED, CONGRESS QUITS
$25O,OOO Profit
from $42-
Maybe!
by United Press


SAN JOSE, March 2.--'Prune
Metropolis, as this city Is
known, has its own millionaires
club.
It would not do to inquire too
closely into the millions that its
members possess, however. It is
a club of bona fide millionaires,
but they're orly mark mil
lionaires.
German marks are now quoted
at $42 a million. Twenty hope
full capitalists started ort and
bought million apiece. The
membership, however, was not
limited to 90 and it's growing
fast.
THE marks can't drop any
further say the members,
land if they ever come back to
pre-war figures Wen be ahead
$252,00C each. That beats oil
Stock
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02
GIVE DIN NER
TONIGHT HONOR
OF DIR. JOHNSON
Chamber of Commerce to
Extend Road Builder
Welcome

Plans have been Completed for
rousing meeting tonight nj the Bar
bara Worth hotel to greet DR.. 5. NJ.
johnson, general director of the Lee
Highway Association, who is TO
speak on the importance of getting
tourists interested in coming to the
Pacific Coast by W av of the Lee
Highway, which starts at Washing
ton, d. c., and traverses the south
ern states to the coast, uniting in
the last several hundred miles of its
course with the B.nkhead Highway.
Dinner will be served a 8 o clock.
at which delegations are expected
from other valley towns, including
: Is.l5 OIL. f-an: Holtville, which is
an enthusiastic booster for good
roads between the valley and Ari-
zona. Lin F. Shaw of Holtville, is
a member of the Lee Highway Asso-
citation, and has been active iR
spreading the gospel of good roads
in all parts of Imperial Valley, and
in particular the improvement of
the road between Holtville and
Yuma.
Arrives $3.50
DR.. johnson will arrive in this
city from San Diego ut 3:59 this af-
ternoon on the San Diego and Ari-
zona train and will be met by com
mittce from the Chamber of Com
mcrce A short tour of the valley
will be made before dinner. DR..
johnson met with an enthusiastic
reception in San Diego, the western
terminal of the Lee Highway, and
his work has the complete approval
OF the San Diego city council. 1t is
probable that Colonel Ed Fletcher
of San Diego will accompany DR.
johnson to El Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02
Charlie and
POla Patch
Up Troubles
by United Press

LOS ANGELES, March 2.-It is
authoritatively reported here today
that Charlie Chaplin and Pola Negri
have "kissed and made up' and
renew engagement after tempera.
mental outburst on Pola 8 part yes.
terday. She broke off the engage
ment because Charlie told ,newspap-
or reporters that the marriage would
not take place Immediately because
" 8 too poor to marry 1t is
believed he made the remark in a
joking manner, not realizing, the
serious effects it would have upon
his Polish fiancee. ..a ~.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02
Fight is On in
Border Council
in Bar Closing
BY Press staff Correspondent


MEXICALI, March 2.--It is said
that most interesting debate and
q strenuous fight will be launched
in the Mexicali Council meeting to-
night, when number of members
Of that body will launch a fight to
cause a resembling of the action of
the council when last week an order
was passed closing up the bars fac:
ing the boundary line from Satur-
day to Monday, in which eight mem
,bers of the council voted for the
ofssing while six opposed the meas
ure.\
1t is said\that some of the coun.
ell members who Last week voted
for the measure have changed their
views, and that they will vote to
rescind at tonight s meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02
TOday's Lettuce Market
By BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
w. H. Hall, local represen

TOtal 100
SHIPMENTS from Imperial Val
ley by stations for Thursday:
Brawley "a, Imperial 6, Heber Is,
FL Centre 20, Calexico Z, Holtville
s, Calipatria 2, Seeley l, total 90.
Cars ordered for today's loading
81.
Total valley shipments to date
4,249.
CHICAGO PASSINGS "a hour
period up to s a. m. today: New
York 4, Toledo l, Pittsburg 3, Phil
sdelphia 3. Buffalo 2, Columbus !,
Detroit !, Baltimore l, Lansing l,
Utica !, South Bend l, Boston /,
Milwaukee l, Syracuse l.
PRIMARY DESTINATIONS Of
shipments for the dates shown with
additions and deductions of diver
sions as reported daily by the Braw-
ley and Los Angeles offices of the
7. +. +. Adjoining cities are includ'
ed: Example, st. Paul is included in
NTiunea nOlis
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02
Bull Fight Has
Been Postponed
by Press staff Correspondent

MEXICAII, March 2.-NOt being
able to secure good animals for use
in the proposed bull fight of next
Sunday, the exhibition has been
postponed for q week. During the
interim an effort Will be made to 10.
cate bulls, which will provide the
sort of fight that will please the
throngs who witness such events.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02
Search for Men
Lost on Desert
By United Press

SAN BERNARDINO, March g.
Frank Anderson of Seattle and an
unknown male companion are be-
lieved to be lost i'll the MOjave
desert. without water or food.
Searching parties have been dis
patched in an effort TO trace the
missing men, who left Vietorvillc,
q desert town, two weeks ago in
search of valuable diamond mine.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02
3 Killed by
Speeding Auto
ny United Press

PHILADELPHIA, March g.
Mrs. Ellen O'Donnell and her son,
ard Miss Mary Murphy were killed
when they were struck by d speed
ing automobile while leaving
street ear. Harry Block, wealthy
clubman, is held for investigation
in connection with the accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02
CHARGE SOLICITATION
WITHOUT PERMIT
BY Press staff Correspondent


CALEXICO, March &c. E.
Lansdell and C. w. Edwards were
arrested by Chief Hardwick yester-
day while soliciting orders for pic
ture enlargements when an investi-
cation showed that they had neith-
er a state, county or city license. In
court this morning they were asses
sed fines of $40 each for violation
of the occupation tax provisions.
Three arrested for intoxieation
were assessed $l5 or. seven days
each.
J. II. Cosby. Of the Delta Mercan-
tile Co., was arrested here last night,
intoxicated. He was fined this
morning in the sum of $l5.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-02
Great Denver
Mint Robbery
Suspects Held
BY United :-res.

DIES MONIES, March 2.---A man
and a woman. giving the names Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Davis, OF Sioux
City, are held here as suspects in
tho $S0o,000 Denver mint robbery.
Both told conflicting stories OF theiv
actions. They have kept eloss to
their hotel room during the past
two weeks.