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Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-04
Permits for TideWater Railroad
Received Today in CalexicO by
H. H. Clark and Southern Pacific

arrangements are going forward to-
day to ship construction materials
and supplies to the base of opera
tions at Mexicali.
Engineer Isaacs, of the Southern
Pacific lines, stated when here some
time ago that it was the desire of
the officials of the road to complete
as much of the line as possible be-
fore the hot weather of the summer
starts in, so that the line might be
put in operation in time to take care
of the shipments of both cotton and
other produce next winter.
Mr.. Clark and Mexicali and Cal
cxico officials and citizens are jubi-
liant at the prospects of the early
building of this tidewater line,
which, it is pointed out, means so
much to the development of the I'M
perial Valley, and particularly to
CaleXico and Lower California.
The arrival of the news of the
granting and signing of the fran
chise by Mexico City federal off
cials sets at rest the many rumors
in which it was claimed that the
Southern Pacific would not build
this road, that the franchise had
been or would be refused, and that
the federal government would build
the line.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-04
Treas urer OF
Lower Cal. is
Border Guest

CALEXICO, Jan. 4.-Provincial
Treasurer De la Huerta, aecompan-
led by General Angel Flores, com
leo, will arrive in Mexicali today,
and will spend several days in the
Baja California capitol city.
De la Huerta will confer with
Governor Lugo, concerning 4 great
number Of matters affecting the
welfare and progress of the northern
district of Lower California, as weP
as to inform him of constructive
platform outlined for The advance
mcnt of entire Mexico.
With the leaving of former Cover
nor Cantu and the order closing
gambling in Mexicali and the entire
northern district, the finances of
this territory We're thrown into Il
chaotic state, and a succession of
governors whom il was thought were
capable of carrying on a recCnstruc-
tion program in the face of decreas-
ed revenues. made little headway.
Since the coming of Gov. IEocente
Lugo to direct the affairs Of this
district, there has been a marked
change, and the treasury today is
once more i'll prosperous condition,
and great many enterprises cf con-
struction and betterment are being
carried out.
Today, however, there are matters
of great moment which Lugo has
in view, and in which it is not pos
sible for him to proceed without adj
vice and aid from the federal gov
ernment at Mexico City. These mat
ters will be discussed at series
of conferences arranged during the
visit of Secretary De la Huerta here.
General Flores will make an an
nual inspection of the troops of the
northern district while here.
While here Secretary De la Huer-
tn will be feted in many ways, and
a grand ball to be held at the Palace
will be given on January 6, to which
all prominent Mexican officials and
business men and number of
Americans have been invited.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-04

CALEXICO, Jan. 4.-That work
on the tidewater railway line, pro-
posed to be built by the Southern
Pacific Railway, from Mexicali to
La Bomba, will start within the next
few days has been made certain in
the arrival of a telegram from Mex
leo City, received by II. II. Clark,
manager of the Colorado River Land
Company, which reads:
Mexico, d. F., Jan. 3, 1923.
g" Ii. II. Clark, Calexro,
"Concession for railroad between
Mexicali and LaBomba signed today.
(Signed) "Ismael PiZzaro Suarez. y
| tis expected that the official
copy of the franchise and concession
will arrive in Calexico within the
next two or three days, and that i'm
mediately upon its arrival grading
crews and supplies will be thrown
into Mexicali to begin on active con-
struction work. In fact, officials
of the Southern Pacific have stated
that work would start within "a
hours after the arrival of the off
cial franchise.
Wires S. P. Chiefs
Mr.. Clark Immediately wired South
ern Pacific headquarters telling
them of the contents of the telegram
from Mexico City, and undoubtedly
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-04
Leaves for Three
Months in Europe
BY Press STAFF Correspondent

CALEXICO, Jan. Mrs. Alice
Clark Brown, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. II. Clark, of Calexico. leaves
shortly for trip through Europ"
and the Mediterranean. Her timer
arv provides that she will embark
at New York on February 2, and
while the ordinary trip takes two
months, special provisions have been
made whereby she will be given
stop-over privileges at different
points for on additional 80 days. In
that extra time she will visit friends
in Paris and in other European
cities. The trip is Christmas pres
ent to her from her father, II. Fl
Clark.
Entertaining with q delightful
luncheon followed by cards, Mrs. Nj.
C. Atehison was hostess to the We'd
nesday Bridge Club. Covers were
laid for IS. Each table held y beau
tiful centerpiece of Lady Hillington
roses. Mrs. A. L. Rice won the high
score honor and Mrs. w. A. Richard
son the consolation. Those present
were: Mesdames ID. l.. Ault, W. A.
Richardson, j. A. Anderson. G. l..
Clancy, Rodney Clark, William p.
Grieves, II. NJ. Rouse, Jack C.
Graham, AL. Rice, George Willough-
by Jr., Rex Ray, j. o. Butts, VIII
c. Jones, r. ID. Elliott, ]. f. Miller,
and the hostess. Mrs. NJ, C. Atchison.
Miss Bessie Provolt of Seattle,
Washington, is visiting her friends
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. FriX on Wash
ington street.
Friends of DR., Dana L. Weed, os
tcopath physician of Calexico, will
be interested to hear of his coming
nuptials on January 25.
DIR. Louise b. Jennette of Macon,
Missouri, is the bride-to-be. She is
at present house physician at the
Still Hildreth Sanitarium at Macon
and. has an unusually high profes-
sional record in her home state.
DIR. Weed met her when they We're
both attending the famous osteo-
path college at Kirksville, Mo.
The Doctors practice is very large
and the honeymoon trip will neces'
sarily be a short one, Their many
friends will be glad TO find them
early in February in the doctor's
beautiful home on Heber avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-04
Is SECRETARIES
WILL BE- GUESTS
OF LOCAL c. OF C..
Eight Counties to Send
Delegates to Valley
Meet
Secretary C0yle Asks
for Sight Seeing
Autos

j. r. Coyle, secretary of the FL
Centre Chamber of Commerce, is
formulating plans for the monthly
meeting of the Commercial Secre
taries Association of Southern Cali
fornia, which will be held in this
city, Saturday, January 6, at the
Barbara Worth hotel.
The program for the meeting as
announced by c. p. Baver, secretary
dress on the Monroe Doctrine Cen
tenniel, by Garret Graham; "Bnd-
getting Financial Income,' by Frank
Wiffler, secretary of the Monrovia
Chamber of Commerce; Selling the
Chamber of Commerce to the Com
munity,' by Earl Porter, secretary
of the FL Monte Chamber of Com
merce. Following the last two adj
dresses, there will be an open dis
cussion covering both topics. There
will also be an address on Imperial
Valley, by a prominent speaker Ia
be named later, and who will tell
the visiting secretaries of the ac.
complishments of the valley in the
last 20 years.
To See the Valley
Following the business session
there will be a luncheon served in
the hotel dining room, after whicr
the visiting secretaries will be TAX
en- On a sight seeing trip through th'
valley. Secretary Coyle stated thi'
morning that he will need about p
ears to handle the visitors and asks
that members Of the Chamber o.
Commerce and public spirited citi
zens, place their cars at the dispOsa
of the Chamber for Saturday. The
secretary can be reached by tele
phone at the Chamber of Commerce
headquarters and requests those who
can loan their ears 10 advise him ,as
promptly as possible.
There will be about IS visiting
secretaries from the eight southern
counties and newspaper men from
the various cities sending represen'
tatives, so there will be splendid
opportunity for FL Centre and I'M
perial Valley in general to be given
excellent publicity, The meeting
will be an open one and a cordial
invitation is extended to business
men of the valley to attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-04
ENTENTE CHIEFS
BREAK UP IN ROW
ON PREPARATIONS
British and French at
Parting of Ways
Over Germany
May Now Ask America to
Take Hand to Get
New Agreement
by United Press Leased Wire

PARIS. Jan. 4.-Thc allied pre-
mier conference ended today III com
plete disagreement.
Failure of the entente that won
the war to agree upon joint
method Of collecting the spoils from
Germany brought the latest Euro
pean economic parlev to an end.
Britain and France were nnaltcr-
ably opposite in their stands as to
how the reparations payments should
be collected.
The end was forecast yesterday
when the British announced refusal
to accept the French plan and the
French rejected that of Great Bri-
tain.
Final effort to bring the Two to-
gether was made today by Italy,
whose spokesman offered the italian
plan as compromise.
Ask u. S. Aid
But the conference was unable to
agree and the British leave tonight
for London possibly to consult with
the United States regarding interna-
tl0nal action Sucn as was proposed
by Hughes, while the French began
preparations TO act alone.
The entente is apparently rup'
tured, as far as agreeing upon rep
arations is concerned.
Britain refused to agree to coer
Give measures proposed by france
while France declined to reduce the
amount she was to receive from Ger
many.
The conference came to an end il
the following manner:
Poincare asked for flat eyes
or "no' on acceptance of the
French plan for protective guaran
tees, - which he characterized as the
minimum France would agree to
The conference adjourned for an
hour to give the British chance to
confer on this point. Emerging
from the British meeting Bonar Law
said calmly to the correspondents
"You may say the. conference is
over.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-04
KILL MELOLAND MAN; FAMILY BEATEN
Emile COue in
America Today
By United Press Leased Wire

by tnfteu IresS I'eaSeo w
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Cultivate
your imagination and cure your
diseases.
This is the advice Of Emile Couc
TO an ailing world. The famous
Frenchman whose slogan, every
day, in every way am getting
better and bctter,' has become an
international craze, arrived here
today ON the White Star Liner
Majestic.
Imagination is far greater
than will power he said, land
if people would only imagine they
are all right, why that would end
all their troubles.
Coue looked the picture OF
health, despite the rough and
stormy passage. He is short and
rather plump, with a ruddy com
plexion, and has much the man
ner of a prosperous druggist
which he was until he took hyp-
notism and later auto-suggostion.
He first studied hypnotism by
mail. Later he developed auto
suggestion and now thousands at
tend his clinics for treatment OF
all sorts of ailments.
He declared that he was not the
least bit seasick on the trip over,
despite the stormy weather and
said that it ''would have been a
very bad example.
Cone, who insists that he must
be called neither doctor nor pro-
fessor, will remain in New York
about three weeks, giving lectures,
and will establish hree Coue
clinic, where the principles of
auto-suggestion will be taught To
the city s ailing.
u myself can cure nothing,
he said.
- can only teach people to cure
One of my greatest am
bitions is to see my theories
adopted and taught in schools of
medicine. 1t is the easiest possible
thing to cure yourself. Drunk
ards can be cured in Il very short
time if they want TO be. However,
the patient must have faith TO eur,
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-04
Construction OF Mexican Railroad Will Start Soon
Real Melody to
Be Feature of
Orange Show

SAN BERNARD DINO, Jan. a
Lovers of music, from the pulse
quickening CULVER of jazz to the
more classical strains of grand
opera, have feast being pre-
pared for them by the musical
wizards who will play at the Ma
tional Orange Show in San Ber-
ardino.
From the opening day of the
exposition, February 16, to the
grand finale February 26, Toma-
sino's Band of Santa Monica and
Ocean Park, will play for the Wis
itors. All of his famous 40 musi-
clans will be there.
Then, too, there will be Il jazz
orchestra as an added attraction
to the band and operate soloists.
The Jazz artists will also have
soloists. All this is promised in
an announcement from r. IL.
Mack, exposition manager.
Manager Mack asserts several
other big entertainment features
are being planned for the big
show.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-04
Family Comes
Before Tobacco

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. A." A
woman is only woman, but a good
cigar is Il SMOKE Rudyard kipling
wrote.
But the Georgia supreme court de-
cided that a man S family should be
placed above a good smoke.
The decision was rendered in the
ease of Nan Smith against Horace
Smith, which was up on appeal after
the wife had been granted $50 II
month alimony and $50 attorney s
fees.
1.-The defendant has stated that
if compelled to pay the fees asked,
he will have no money left for to-
baceo,' the court stated. 1--WE APP
preciate the pleasures of the weed,
but when a man enters the bonds of
matrimony he accepts many matri-
monial burdens.
"One of these burdens is the sup
port of his wife and children and
when a conflict arises between the
discharge of this duty and the use
of tobacco, the matter must yield to
the former
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-04
Acacia to Vote
on School Bonds

A bond election to raise funds for
the building of a school house in
Acacia district will be called for
January 81, 1923. The proposed is
sue provides for the payment of the
amount vet due on tile former issue,
used to construct the building de-
stroyed by fire few weeks ago,
and also for the new building. The
insurance ON the old building
amounted to $4,000, and $13,500 will
be provided for in the issue to be
voted this month. The bonds will
be spread over long term of years
to avoid overtaxing the district.
Plans for the building are being
made by Don M. Wells, architect,
and construction will be begun as
soon as the bonds can be disposed
Of
The school is now holding forth in
n hastily constructed temporary
building, and it is hoped that the
new one may be ready when the
next fall term opens.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-04
B. BARREIRO IN
MEXICALI JAIL
by Press Staff Correspondent

CALEXICO, Jan. 4.-B. Barreiro,
formerly a prominent business man
and wholesale supply man OF Mex
icali and Tia Juana, was arrested
yesterday afternoon in MeXicali, and
is being held on charges preferred
against him about year ago, in
which he was accused of being con
ceined in series of smuggling op-
erations.
Barreiro mt one time was one of
the strongest men, financially and
politically in the northern district
of Lower California, and he practic
ally controlled the liquor trade
wholesale and retail.
When the smuggling charges were
filed against Barreiro year or so
ago, he escaped into the United
States, and for year did not cross
the line into Mexico. About two
weeks ago, however, he vert over
into 'MeXicali, without being arrest
ed, and again yesterday, when he
was taken in charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-04
Free Mail For
CalexicO Now
Assured d--Claim
By Press staff Correspondent

CALEXICO, Jan. 4,-The Cham
Der of Commerce in meeting today
were informed that a free mail de-
livery to Calexico homes would be in
augurated within week or ten days
unless there are unforeseen delays.
City Superintendent of Schools
Raft today told the Chamber of Com
merce of a series of mentality tests
carried on in the local schools in
conjunction with nationwide test
being carried out, and in which 55,-
600 pupils throughout the United
States have been subjected to ex-
aminations to establish their stand
ing in mentality, compared to age.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-04
NEW SECRETARY
FOR Y. M. C.. A. HERE

c. A. Melvin, the new secretary
for Y NJ. C. A., arrived in FL Centre
last evening and is comforting to-
day with members of the executive
board preparatory to the opening up
of activities, which were suspended
for time when w. r.. Stevenson
left for his new field in Alhambra.
Mr., Melvin has had experience in
boys work in the northern part of
the state and comes with the highest
recommendation to this field, He
addressed the Rotary Club at Braw-
ley yesterday at the midday lunch
con. Deputy Regional Boy Scout
Director Carlson, who is also in the
valley in the interest of boys work,
was also speaker in Brawley and
is in FL Centro today.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-04
EIGHTY BELIEVED
LOST AS BRIDGE
FALLS in RIVER
Many Unknown Men Fall
With Bridge AS Rope
Breaks n
Heavy Logs Believed is
Reason for KelsO
Disaster
By United Press Leased Wire

By nited Iress Lensed wire
KELSO, Wash, Jan. Moon to-
day saw rescue workers still fight
ing vigorously to penetrate the mass
of wreckage wrought by last night s
collapse of the Cowlitz river suspen-
sion bridge here, and bring from it
bodies of maybe a score of persons
believed to have been lost in the
disaster
At that hour no competent au-
thority would make a formal esti-
mate of the probable number dead.
Figures run all the way from 25 70
100, but most of the rescue workers
continued to believe that if the facts
ever can be learned the death list
will be in the neighborhood Of rs
or 80.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-04
Boy Scouts are
ROtarians' Theme

Boy Scouts held the center of the
stage at the meeting of the Rotary
Club today. The meeting was in
charge of Robert Burns, who had
made arrangements to have the
meeting addressed by Carl }. Carl
son, regional director of the Boy
Scouts of America.
Before the meeting was turned
over to Mr.. Carlson, report was made
by Rob Moore for the boys com
mittee of the Rotary Club. 1t devel-
oped that work is practically com
plete for organization of Imperial
County under the national council.
An active committee representing
the entire county is in charge of the
matter and it is expected that ar
rangemcnts will be completed at q
meeting of the whole committee at
the Elks Club this afternoon
Mr.. Carlson gave an inspiring re-
view of the practical operation of
the Boy Scout movement. The lead
ership embraces the foremost men
of the country and, with the excep-
tion of less than a score, is entirely
volunteer and unpaid. Many men
in charge of the country's largest
enterprises not only give of their
fortunes, but what means even more,
unreservedlv of their time in behalf
of the Scouts.
Reclaimirg Many
Mr.. Carlson illustrated what Boy
Scout law and ideals are doing in
the way of reclaiming the so-called
hardbOiled boys with a number
of true stories revealing eases of
real sacrifice made by Scouts in full
filling their obligations of "ser-
vice.
The speaker complimented the
Rotary Clubs for Their activity in
the Boy Scout work. This cooper
alton has been so general through
out the country and so whole heart
ed that in very great number of
cases responsibility for organization
and support of the Scout movement
is in entire charge of the Rotary
Clubs.
Will S. Fawcett, Geo. w. Andcr-
son and Ray Edgar are FL Centro
members of the county executive
committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-04
HUSBAND FINED $50, WIFE $3.50

CALEXICO, Jan. 4.--Mr. and
Mrs. f. J. Loyear, III Centre, were
arrested last night, Loyear being
charged with disturbing the peace
and Mrs, Loyear charged with driv-
ing a car while intoxicated. Mr..
Loyear was fined $50 in police court
this morning, and Mrs. I""ear was
given fire of $3.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-04

KELSO, Wash, Jan. 4.-Still
stunned with grief, their faces re-
flecting the grimness of a cold dawn
of tragedy's aftermath, men and
women of Kelso patrolled the banks
of the Cowiltz River this morning
endeavoring to wrest from the
swollen, angry stream its secret of
death and disaster.
OF the $50 people on the Suspen-
sion bridge when the supporting
cable snapped, one man is dead as
a result of injuries sustained when
two giant timbers crushed him in
their falls another is near death in
a local hospital and scores are be-
lieved to be droWned--their bodies
still imprisoned in the wreckage OF
the fallen bridge or perhaps carried
down by the rushing current into the
Columbia river.
The known list of dead and miss.
ing follows:
GO. MCDONALD, died early today
in hospital.
MISSING: MR.. AND MRS. A.
". II I y L 1 ION, AMI LLO ~
HUNTINGTON, all of Kelso.
BEN BARR, newly elected coun-
ty commissioner, Woodland, Wash.
JOHN GODFREY, Long Bell
Lumber Company employe, Kelse,
Washington.
RALPH CHAMBERLAIN, lumber
mill worker, Kelso.
HARLEY MIkLAND, Mechanic,
Kalama, Wash.~
w. F. HARTLEY, w. Z. PHlLO,
W. p. CROAKE, BUCK, all en-
ployes Westlake Construction Com
pany, Kelso.
$50 on Bridge
There is great confusion here re-
garding the number drowned. 1t is
generally agreed among witnesses
who were near the approaches of
the bridge at the time of the dis
aster that at least $50 people were
crossing the bridge when the cable
snapped with Il report that could be
heard a hundred feet away. OF
these 40 are known to have been
rescued while many who were near
the ends of the bridge We're able to
escape unhurt.
Authorities believe the death toll
will run as high as so, but the exact
figure will never be known, as so
many of the pedestrians hurled into
the swirling stream were transient
laborers employed by the Long Bell
Company, in the building of the new
Model Mill, town of Longyiew. Some
of these workers are not even reg
istered on the company's payrolIs.
Eye witnesses, and those who
saved themselves from the water, or
who had fled back to the banks at
the first ominous cracking of the
splintering timbers saw several men,
women and children ciutehing at
floating debris in vain efforts to
save themselves as the rushing,
yellow flood carried them down
stream.
a school bus bringing 26 children
home from school was among the
motor vehicles plunged into the riv-
er by the bridges collopse, AL Wal
throp of Portland, declared.
Children Believed Lost
Walthrop saw four of the children
rescued. He had no idea of the fate
of the others.
81 was walking near the east end
of the bridge when the cable snap
ped, F" Walthrop said today. sit
was exactly 4;55 p. m,
9 J saw what was going to happen
and started 10 the station and yelled
for help.
II got out of il myself and was
on the steamer Cowlitz when she
started rescue work saw the school
bus with about % children in il 90
down and four of the children were
rescued.
"A lot of people went down the.
river because we could not reach
them in time. saw one man raise
up his hands and scream for help
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-04

George w. Harvey, horticultural
commissioner of Yuba County is
busy organizing the Northern Cal
ifornia Turkey Growers Association.
A meeting viii be held early in Jan
uary at Marysvflle. Action is being
aiken.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-04

Permit has been asked to con
struet a $6,5000,000 concrete bridge
across San Francisco Bay to con
meet San Mateo and Alameda Coun-
ties.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-04
WEATHER

Tonight and Friday,
fair.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-04

United Press
Leased Wire
News Service
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BANK CIEARINGS..
S115,058.70
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Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-04

The latter told the district attor-
ney that he thought something was
wrong yesterday morning when he
called at the house for his usual
supply Of milk and received only
the cans which had been filled the
night before. There were none that
had been filled that morning, and
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