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, 1923-01-05
Welcoming the New Year.

TTHE to the new year throughout the
1 country more nearly resembled the ancient Ro-
man festival, "The Feast OF Bacchus" than at any
celebration since the advent of national prohibi.
ton.
The country was dry only in spots. The large
cities were dry only in the immediate vicinity of
the activities Of state and federal enforcement
agents. Chicago never knew a wilder, wetter night
and cast into the Sabbath school picnic class the
best efforts of New York under the old order of
things. And so with all the big cities and the
towns in proportion to size and ability to secure
supplies.
The seacoast and border cities had little diff.
Guilty in securing genuine liquor through the Snug
glers. There was sufficient to react the interior
and supply all who had the price to pay for it.
Those who had not were content with the home
distilled and home brewed varieties.
AT least all those who desired the use of liquor
for celebrating purposes had little or no diff
Guilty in securing it.
All this demonstrated several things. The con.
tempt of the people for the prohibition act. The
inability of the government to regulate the per
sonal desires of the people. The determination of
the people to have what they want. The willing.
ness of very good citizens to disregard the law,
withhold their support from it and to connive with
others who make a business of law breaking, in
obtaining things forbidden by the law.
Never before in American history has a law been
SO generally and generously trampled under foot.
Present conditions almost warrant the belief that
a return to traffic in liquors, wines and beer of
known and pure character would produce less harm
to humanity than the present traffic in the dan.
gerous beverages that masquerade under the names
and labels Of what were once known as regular
goods.
If prohibition can be made 20 prohibit, we'll and
good. 1t will be a godsend. And 1t comes none
too soon. For the tendency of the people is to ease,
luxury and gelf.indulgence. The old virile spirit
of morality, integrity and responsibility implanted
in us by worthy ancestors which inspired us to
protect and defend the countless things bedueathed
us, is waning. And in the ultimate means but ono
thing-our fall. Just as surely ms Rome fell, as
fell all the countless nations and people of time
, 1923-01-05
Wyoming Industrial Highway.

HONORABLE Charles A. Guenther of Douglas
- has contributed an article to the daily press
OF the state fayoring the increase Of Natrona coun-
tvs share of the income from government royalty
oil originating In the Salt C~reek.Teapot Dome
fields. Th. object of the increase, from the pres
emit 2 De- cent to somewhere between 8 and 10 per
ct is to enable this county to complete the Salt
Greek paved highway from its present terminus
to the field proper.
Without question it is a most worthy proposal.
The necessity of completing the construction of the
road Is doubted by no one. 1t is the most urgent
project of a public character the county and state
have before them the coming year. The stretch of
unfinished road between Salt Greek and Casper ia
the greatest industrial highway in the state. No
equal length of road in the entire west bears more
or heavier traffic.
The present handicaps to operators by impass
able condition of the major portion of this i'm.
portant artery are greater in expense and delay,
than the oil industry should be called upon to bear.
With a complete paved road into Salt Greek,
over which materials and supplies of all kinds
could be safely and conveniently transported the
year round to the producing areas, production
would be increased, employment would be more
certain and regular and royalty income would
= IlAlanced.
The state at large will readily agree that the
county wherein the greatest royalty income arises
for the benefit of tn eschools and highways of the
state should participate to greater extent than
other sections which produce no such benefits. The
great works going forward In Natrona county are
not without terrific tax upon the peoples treasury
for public improvements, upkeep and public ex'
penses of divers and sundry character.
To secure a larger share of justice properly
coming to Natronu county for the purposes indi.
Gated requires action by the approaching session
of the legislature. Fair minded members will no
doubt see the Justice OF the situation and lend
their support to the proposal.
Mr.. Guerther has launched a project entirely
worthy his known broadmindedness He Is con.
stantly thinking in terms that mean the upbuild,
ing and betterment Of Wyoming.
, 1923-01-05
Our Opportunitu.

WHY does not America with all Of the opportu.
w nifty before her, with the means, the climate,
the talent, produce more great singers? The Amer
lean voice is said to be the finest in the world. Are
we not overlooking a great opportunity?
Are we less enterprising than other peoples of
the world? Have we not everything at command
to develop a national music of our own that will
add vital force to the scores of the world and the
voices waiting to be trained to sing it?
What beauty and pleasure are within our grasp
which we heedlessly ignore? Appreciation of the
beautiful and artistic things of life go with the
American character. It is far too often, however,
a mere pose.
voices in America, but do we sufficiently appre.
ciate and encourage them. We may, but too often
We disregard them. Tho sensational, the unusual,
has too strong an appeal to us. A singer or mu.
stefan is unknown today, but tomorrow is ac.
claimed. We should have greater independence of
Judgment in the mass of our music lovers.
We should not only encourage our treasures of
voice and skill but systematically develop them and
take rank with the world.
, 1923-01-05
Societu Shocked.

HIGH SOCIETY in several p~opulous centers of
IL the country is shocked at indictments for crimes
found by grand juries against certain men IN the
upper circles.
But is it at the indictments that high society is
shocked, or is it at the possibility that some of its
members have been engaged in practices which, if
followed, necessarily involve resort to such eccen.
t~ricities as forgery, bribery, evasion of the income
tax and conspiracy to prevent the execution of Fed
eral and other laws?
A third reason for discomposure might be
found in contemplation of the fact that should
these indictments prove sound all who have had
dealings with the indicted men share their guilt,
morally if not legally, and probably in both ways.
The bootlegger does not bootleg for himself and,
as it were, in a vacuum. He is the servant of mas
ters, the agent Of principals and the servant is
just as good as the masters, the agent no worse
than the principals.
, 1923-01-05
Hands United.
GENATOR UNDT

SENATOR UNDERWOOD of Alabama is one
~ southern Democratic senator with hands un-
tied by party solidarity against Republican pro.
posals of merit. Speaking on the ship measure and
directly opposed to views of his colleague, he said
During the summer of 1914 and up to October
1914, cotton dropped from ID cents a pound to 5
cents a pound. Up to that time there had been no
embargo issued. 1t is true that it was said by all
that this condition was due to war conditions,
and we swallowed it, but we afterwards found out
that war conditions stimulated the price of cot
ton, and under war conditions it went from 8 cents
to which it had dropped in 1914, to 40 cents a
pound, when we got transportation before the
war was ended, so that it was not war conditions
that brought on that situation. 1t was due solely
and alone to the fact that we did not have ships
in which to carry our cotton to the markets of the
world. OF course, / agree that later on there were
other. causes that affected it, but up to October,
1914, there was no cause in the world except the
diversion of the ships.
, 1923-01-05

5nat permitted degeneracy to gain foothold and un.
dermine moral and physical resistance.
The American welcome to the New Year was
Shameful from the fact that its celebra.
breaking. ~
found to incnlcate IN the people a more wholesome
respect for the will Of the majority as expressed in
the law: Law breaking leads to the disorganizn-
ton and destruction Of society. Its observance to
safety and well-being. Public opinion makes the
law. II public opinion is misinterpreted there is
q proper manner of changing the law. There is
breaking the law. -
, 1923-01-05
Changing Standards.

WE speak of initiation of currency, but could we
w not speak of an initiation of any market
whereby it is affected by changing standards which
are caused more often by the varying emotions of
the people? Human emotion is a factor which the
average man does not think of in studying economic
problems. The economist does, however, and he
makes proper allowance in reaching his conclu.
sions only after weighing the inevitable human
factor.
There has been a good deal of talk about chang,
ing the standard of the dollars value. Instead of
making its value stationary, it is proposed to make
it flexible in relation to the index numbers of speci-
fc commodities. The purchasing power is there.
fore the unit of value. Because that sum purchases
a dollars worth of goods it is a dollar, and not
vice versa, as it is now.
There ought to be a way of measuring labor in
the same way Instead of paying a man So for a
certain piece of work, computed on time, as it is
in so many instances, the wage could be more &C.
curately gagged in relation to the actual piece of
work done. This, of course, is done to a limited
extent in regard to so-called piecework. 1t should
be a way in which the honest worker would be
rewarded fully for his labor and given an incen.
tive for working industriously and expartly, while
his less industrious neighbor, who perhaps works
the same time but not so we'll, would receive less.
, 1923-01-05
Farewell, Little Flapper.

ton Partisan manikins displaying
costumes before a fashionable crowd
at Lausanne showed clearly that the
long gowns, the simple lines and the
qulot colors had It all the way owe
what the report calls the f-apperish.'
notes tho New York Sun.
I'm other words the advance news
, 1923-01-05

by the militant cid Of a Quaker motif
in gray and dull blue.
Mankind signs, either from re-
lief or rcSret relief that ON folk
are again eheltsred against rude
winds and nipplps frosts, or regret
that style with a chance to become
permanent has given way to the old
round Of constant change So be It;
for II Is Ool
, 1923-01-05

from fashion stil condemns that a
and altogether. standardized vasary
of freedom in dress which threatened
some time ago to put a cr1mp In the
custom of frequent changes Of style.
The designers still rule by oppositee.
They ovedcame the tyranny OF the
tip of a toe. They now seem to BIO
~conQuertng swiris of barbar1o color
, 1923-01-05
The Casper Tnbune's Program

Irrigation project west of caSper to be author
lied and completed at once.
A complete and scientific coming system for tho
city of Casper.
A comprehensive municipal and school recreation
park system. including swimming pools for the
children of Casper.
Completion of the established Scenic Route bouIe.
ward as planned by the county commissioners to
Gorden Creek Falls and return.
Better roads for Natrona county and more high
ways for Wyoming.
More equitable freight raise for shippers of the
Rocky Mountain region. and more frequent train
service for Casper.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-19
HATS OFF TO THE DAIRY INDUSTRY

Imperial Valley bows to the dairy industry. We
recognize in it anchor to wndward, our Standby
our present help in time of need
The dairy business is not the most spectacular
phase of Imperial Valley life. 1t is not even the indus
try for which best known; but ii is the business
as wealth, for it has remained faithful when other
things have failed
The valleys income from the dairy industry is IN
excess of $5O0000 per month which is more than $1,000
a piece for every man, woman and child 1t has re,
NAMED practically stationary that figure for several
years but meanwhile other counties have been gong
ahead and today Imperial County fifth In line where
at one time it second in the state and croWdlng
hard for first place.
Failure to make such growth and advancement
in the industry as could have been wished is due to
causes which we'll known but none of which touch
the merits of the dairy business Itself. lhe DAIRY III
dustry has always run true to FORM 1t has always
delivered" War days bringing big speculative re-
turns for other products, vamped our farmers away
from the faithful for season, but now they are
returning full of penitence and regrets and 1uli OF
promises to do it again if they may be forgiven
this time.
The presence of the California Dairy Council in
the valley and the celebration of DAIRY Day to marx
a turning point in the career of the dairy industry OF
Imperial County. Bankers, business men, farmers are
all "sold to the advantages of the dairy industry.
Everybody for and desires to supportlt and en-
courage in every possible way The dairy experts are
most welcome visitors. They may be sure that ther
message will be listened to attentivey and that the
seed that they will bring forth fruits Ill abundance
The soil is ready and hard lessons which expert
ence has brought have engendered such an apprecia
ton of the blessings of staple industry wmch docs
not fail that this good seed today and tomorrow
will be warmed into luxurious growth ana Droust "
abundant harvest.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-19
BANKERS ADVICE

Says bankers association, advertising for .1 the
safety of its patrons Where there is one stock tat
has merit there are thousand that have not. II
prospective investor will just stop to think for briei
neriod and apply few common-sense rules ne VIII
either save his hardearned money be reasonably cer
tain that it is invested in something that does nave
some chance of being successful
Here are the rules suggested: -.
/. Never permit the salesman to rush you INTO
buying by the argument that 1t may DC a 'aNe' o''
night ,;4;.0 rcu
lars or reading matter and make him put his own ar
gument in writing. , s+o+o
ments TO YOUR banker for analysis and nvestigatio
4 Ask the banker how much money ne "ouiu
lend YOU on the stock should you need funds aer S
purchase a, ,; in tho
/, 5. Find out what the stock will bring III the
open market ,..: :. o,ro do co
HIS Judgment may not be infalfbe but II nkeiy "
he better than your and is based on successlu eA
perience in just such matters "a, ;. or
They are the same old rules, with only minor va va
iations that have been repeated so many times II "a
few new readers convinced each tlhie' ho"'Vi' ~
repetition is more than justified
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-19
FARMERS NEWSPAPER STOW

hometown newspaper show feature oil
Farmers, Week celebration is regarded as something OF
novelty in the state where it is to be tried but tie m
,aII town newspaper plays such important role III
Community life that it is only surprising 1t has not re-
ceived greater recognition before
II is the belief of members of the scnoos OF ayr
culture and Journalism which are backing the proJect
that the newspaper is necessary a community M ~.
;aut;nn as the bank school and church 1t serves ts
district so we'll that deserves the 'p
port of the community. r o,,s
TIE show will consist of display OF week.-Mrs. @
semweekles and small city dailies from all over tLe me
state They will be grouped in classes ana 1uoeet
: omnetenf newspaper man from outside the State.
Provision is made for the display OF farm pages III os
cy papers and subcasses allow editors to enter tne @
papers for prizes in point oil local news hio"'
makeup and editorials. ~, !, ,o
Along with the prize ribbons there VIII be tyPe-
written cards stating the points IN wnich the Juos'
regarded the papers exceng. .t -
Sucb displav should mean big boost IN the III,
st If readers and in the cooperation OF readers anu
editors for mutual benefit.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-19
TOM SIMS SAYS

Only few more months until
those pocketbooks given for Christ
mas may be needed.
Willard saws he can get in shape
for bout with Dempsey which may
be about the heighth of foolishness.
The hard thing about movie work
is shooting pictures intcrferes with
their marrying so much.
In Akron, o., pup of tlrce
months saved nine lives. No telling
how many a grown dog would have
saved.
Long haired eats are said to be the
best, but girl telis us many fla
nous cat has bobbed hair.
II YOU can't get yourself togeth
| er you can't get anything else to
gether.
Why is it a day off often becomes
an off day!
What YOU think of yourself
doesn t CONT until you prove it.
An actor of G4 has married foi
the third time. He is considered one
Of our greatest comedians.
-Four brothers live in Young Amer
lea. MINI, whose aggregate age is
30.
A man who forgot his girl Christ
mas tells US she has written him
and had to use asbestos paper.
| In Tracy, Cal, farmer who sow
4 cd a field from an airplane hopes
it was the right field.
|
France will increase her taxes &c
per cent War never pays. but The
taxpayer never escapes paying.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-19
Grafton Named
Chief of Vets

IwperialValIey Camp No. GO, Unit
ed Spanish War Veterans, installed
officers for the coming year at Il
meeting Wednesday night in depart
men ! of the superior court, with A.
j. Buell. of Liscum Camp No. Z, Oak
land, acting az installing officer.
Officers of Imperial Valley Camp
are: J. NJ. Grafton, commander; w.
$. Cummings, senior vice-command-
cr; J. q. Miller, Junior viee-eomman-
der; Judge Franklin J. Cole, adju-
tant; Ii. NJ. Coos, quartermaster;
W. d. Carey, chaplain; james j..
Schultz, officer of the day; w. w.
Dixon, officer Of the guard; Otto
Berliuger, trustee; Ross 7. Hickcox,
historian aud patriotic instructor.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-19
PUBLIC OBEDIENCE

penito Mussolin the Fascist premier of Italy VINO
aspires to be a Napoleon is quoted as saying II I''i
"The people are stupid dirty, 40 not WORK marc naru
enough and are content with their little cinema 5o" @
of them not dare TO take part IN the poiVcai e VI
the nation Their duty is to obey"
He SAYS he believes in nothing but iorce .h4
II is possible that people IN some countries Isnt
stand this sort of talk from arstocrat III does not
seem likely that the plain people OF Italy VINO put
Mussolin in power will stand it long from one OF
their own number the son OF Diachsnith'
n Is rather late in the worlds history for Napo-
Icons, anyway
In Texas they're going to use poison gas against
,onshiners It seems fair exchange for poison booze.
France has decided that the only way to get any
thing into the German mind by military penetration
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-19
FIFTEEN YEAES AGO
January 10. 1908

About 100 people arrived in the
valley today, nearly all of whom are
looking for investments in business
or for property and land invest
mCnts.
The FL Centre opera house to be
formally opened February 6. with
the musical comedy, care You
Crazy as the attraction. Excur-
sion trains will be run from Brawley,
Imperial, Calexico, and Holtville, re.
turning after the show.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-19


Yesterday IMPERIAL VALLEY shipments by stations Iaw
67. Total for Imperial Valley to date 1899.
CHICAGO PASSINGS today. Detroit j. New York
Cleveland Piburg One each Schenectady Albany Boston,
SHIPPING POINT INFORMATION JAN 18th FL
nearby Max "a hrs
Clear Demand
market weaker lower generally good quality stock Mod
larger; fancy sa5225 a generally good
ordinary quality $lS0200 ~.
fob usual terms 4s and larger sales
of fancy stock being loaded is relatively small.
REPORTS BY WIRE FROM IMPORTANT MARKETS. This
sales to obcrs of California
Temperature represents weather cond n.
NEW YORK CITY-tloudy So. Arrivals Arz.
Supplies of good stock Demand
firm IMPERIAL VALLEY best $57600.
$5.7J6 600
PHILADELPHIA l. = Total of
track Supplies light.
firm good stock IMPERIAL VALLEY $500.
BALTIMORE A. Arrivals Fla Total
Closing prices Yesterday opening today Supplies moderate
IMPERIAL VALLEY $425-4.5O. -
KANSAS CITY Mo.-tear ~. ears diverted
from team track Total of Supplies Demand
and moderate Market steady. IMPERIAL VALLEY
IMPERIAL VALLEY $4.7J.lOO '
CINCINNATI No of ears ON
supplies Demand
Arizona a quality and condon$3OO3jO IMP. VAL
ST LOUIS-Clcar 34 Arrivals track Sun.
plies liberal Demand
oy section $4OO5 IMPERIAL VALLEY
ChICAGO-Patly cloudy 22. Arrivals of
track Supplies mod Demand
good stock IMPERIAL VALLEY 441a Good quality Is
Oo AZ SOS fair quality $350375.
Poorer $6J20O Arizona A Y
$3754OO Partly frosted - 49,
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-19
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
TWENTY ONE YEARS AGO
January 10, 1902

The irrigation enterprise now in
full progress on the delta OF the
Colorado represents the greatest
single agricultural development to
be found in North America.
During the past year there have
been constructed % miles of main
canal, and log miles of latcrals rang
ing in width on the bottom from
eight to 90 feet, the smallest lateral
being as large as almost any of the
famous irrigation canals of Southern
California, while the main Imperial
canal will carry a body Of water 20
feet wide on the bottom.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-19
Correcting Misstatement-At-

tentiOn is called to the notice invit-
ing bids for the Improvement of
Lcnrey avenue appearing i'll another
column of this issue. In the refer
cnce to this work appearing in yes
terday's issue it should be noted
that action by the board was simply
that of rejecting all bids and direct
ing the city clerk to call for bids
again for the reason that none of
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-19

In Texas they're going to use poison gas against
It seems fair exchange for poison booze
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-19
TEN YEARS AGO
January 10, 1918

The literary comittee of the Cal
exico Iprovement Club presents a
pleasing program under the direc'
tion of Mrs. Luman Ferrell.
The first olive oil made i'll I'M
perial Valley is now being made on
the ranch Of Ira Aten by Mr.. froude.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-19
Firm Tone to Most Eastern Markets;
Local Market Easier on Off Stock
BY BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
W. H Hall local representative

notieaby
tins or
valley shipments reached
becoming important
of have arrived
generally been buying rather spangy
DESTINATIONS shipped from imperial valley
California following dates EAST Portland is included Port
included Now York, ST.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-19

those heretofore received were suits
factory to the board.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-01-03
BRASSCoS new LEADER
Herman Bronkic Signs a one-Year
Contract to Manage Waterbury
Eastern League Team In 1923.

Waterbury. Jan. Sherman Bron-
kie is the next manager OF the Water
bury club OF the Eastern League. The
veteran major Lacquer officially be-
came the new leader of the Brasscos
yesterday when he signed one-year
contract TO lead the Brass city club
next season.
Bronkie received a telegram from
Bob Quinn, business manager OF the
st. Louis Browns day before yesterday
telling him that he had the clubs con-
sent to accept the Waterbury position.
Atty. H. j. Weisman of the Brasscos
also received a telegram from Quinn,
reading. I'VE want you to have Bron-
kie. Letter follows" Bronkie i'm
mediately conferred with the Water
bury club and quickly came TO terms.
Bronkie is third baseman, but 1t
is understood that Shorty Long will
play the third sack for the Brasscos
again in 1928. Bronkie may play sec
ond base. Jiggs Donahue has ex-
pressed a desire to play in the out
field, claiming he can hit better when
out of the intield. If Donahue's wish
es are carried out Bronkie will play
second. Bronkie will spend two or
three days each week in Waterbury
until March /, when he will take up
a permanent residence in the Brass
City.