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The Washington times., 1923-12-25

cnHO or ScuLCleQ q snip, out
love to hear a sucker SQUEAL. ~
Canada Calls Cheerful Chirps.
THE Pilgrim Fathers came
across the mighty oceans
foam,
And in this new land of the
free thenceforth they made
their home.
Thanksgiving Day they gave us,
y when turkey rules the table,
And each one on that day con-
sumes as much as he is able.
But what we'd like to know is
this-with no desire to
knock
Why did the Pilgrims dine on
turkey instead of Plymouth
Rock?
"The four escaped men were
seen to collect mail regularly at
the postoft1ce general delivery
window, and they were followed
by detectives. When they came
out of the postoffice to the street
the detectives closed in on the
quartet"
At last, exclaimed Nibbs as he
read the above in the newspapers,
at last, retribution seems to have
overtaken male quartet.
One would think there ought to
be some good cabinet-makers
among the Laborites elected to
the English Parliament.
"That's a swell turnout" ex-
claimed neighbor, viewing Eph
Brisket's new car.
Turnout nothing" growled
Brisket. "This speed buggy
won't need to turn out for any
thing on the road"
The Washington times., 1923-12-25

been for Vicentini to have won!
He would have been rushed to
the top and killed off within a
few months. That much is GER
tain.
AS it is, Vicentini can now sit
back and figure out for himself
just what it is that he needs to
become a first-class performer.
He Is still q card. He lost none
Of his followers by his showing
with Shugrue and in his next
start should be a much wiser and
more finished performer.
The Washington times., 1923-12-25
JONES GREATEST MEDAL
MAN, SAYS EVANS
By CHARLES "CHICK'' EVANS

place Bobby my players and
of
and the champion and do medal play which IS golf
undehed above match and Jones medal
player Of the year Placing the national amateur champion above
different Jones the big medal
Marson the big medal and match play and to do
he defeated Bobby
that big outstanding quality Bobby various
difficulties with golfers not SO welk
The Washington times., 1923-12-25
Yes, That Sounds Like q Dirty
Knock.

Knock.
W QUILL meet many a man
who is down and out when
You stroll along Fourteenth
street, but you'd have a hard time
finding man who was down
OFTENER than Dan McKetrick
the night he boxed three rounds
with Kid McFadden at Krauss'
vaudeville house there.
Note to Subscribers.
IF you haven't written to us
your opinion of the judges
at Madison Square Garden
and the boxing commission,
please do so before the first of
the year. We have looked over
the city directory and find that
there are at least 300 persons IN
the city who have failed to COM
municate with US recently.
II the Garden judges are right,
then Germany won the war.
]. K. M. wants to know if the
rules laid down by the boxing
cOmmish mean anything.
The answer is NO.
They made a rule that all con-
testants must weigh-in in public.
Then they put Jimmy Johnson
on door to keep the public out
and weighed Tender and Leon
ard in private.
They made a rule that If a
worthy opponent deposited $4,000
and challenged champ the latter
must fight.
Harry Wills challenged Demp-
sey, put up his money, then they
let Dempsey fight Firpo.
Charley White put up his for
felt and challenged Leonard last
year. Then they let Leonard
fight Tender.
r. T. H. says that when he
shakes hands with some of those
connected with boxing in New
York he always counts his fingers
aftOrward.
The Washington times., 1923-12-25

Old Double o used to say: 81
never poisoned a we'll, strangled
child or scuttled a ship, but ]
love to hear a sucker SQUEAL. u
The Washington times., 1923-12-25

r. T. H. says that when he
shakes hands with some of those
connected with boxing in New
York he always counts his fingers
aftCrward.
The Washington times., 1923-12-25

Fl. K. l.. says the population Of
The Washington times., 1923-12-25

thing" The man who is not on
the level himself Is the first to
ascribe evil motives to others.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
HOltville Dairy
Men Carry Off
High Test Honor

During this week i herds includ-
ing 557 cows were tested in the I'm
porial county farm bureau COW test
ing association. Sixty three of these
557 cows produced 40 pounds or
more of butterfat for the month.
The larger number of 40 pound cows
owned by one man was eight. Warne
and Son and Abrams and Ferguson
both had this number. The best
herd average was 32.7 pounds of
butterfat per cow. +. b. Walker of
Meloland MIXED 25 COWS which av-
craged this amount of butterfat per
cow. The highest producing cow for
the week was grade lloistein
owned by Abrams and Ferguson of
Holtville. She produced 700 pounds
of butterfat in the 81 days. The
highest producing registered COW
for the week was q registered Jer-
scv owned by W. q. Herdman of
.Meloland. She produced 54.S pounds
of butterfat in the 81 days. 1t is
interesting to know that F.B. Walk
er fed only alfalfa pasture, Abrams
and Ferguson fed their 700 pound
cow only pasture and w. G. Herd
man fed his Registered Jersey pas
ture, hay and cottonseed.
In Unit No. l. J. r. Smallev test
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
100000 More
Visitors Will
Visit So. Cal.

One hundred thousand more pco-
pie will visit Southern California
during the summer of 1923 than
came during the summer of 1922 is
the prediction of Mr.. G. G. Milham,
executive secretary of the All-fear
Club of Southern California in an
article recently published in yves.
tern Advertising'.
Mr.. Milham s estimate in the
light of comparative results from
the advertising of this organization
is conservative. During the entire
year of 1922 a few more than Is,
600 people wrote to the Ally ear
Club for information relative to
Southern California in the summer.
With the 1929 advertising cam
paign scarcely more than half com
pleted, more than $4,000 people
have already written for informal
ion. Since the careful survey at
the end of last summer indicated
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11

picked for shipment caused quite 4
lively discussion and upon a mo-
tion from ". +. Fawcett Il resolu
tion was passed that the cantaloupe
should be picked in the full slip
and not before five days after they
are considered ripe.
DR.. Chase of the United States
Bureau OF Chemistry was then in
troduced and explained the test of
determining the minimum amount
of the soluble solids or sugar con
tent a melon should have before it
was considered fit to ship. lie
stated that after testing several
thousand samples il WAS decided
that a melon should have at least
nine per cent OF soluble solid or
sugar content. He explained fur
ther that this method of testing the
melons would eliminate all the
guess work from judging whether
or not a melon was fit for shipment
and advised that the growers of
the valley Should adopt this test
as standard. He said that in
practically no case would it exclude
any product that the grower him
self taking the average precaution
in inspection would pick. After
some discussion on the matter i
was decided that this test be adopt-
ed as the standard test in the val
ley.
The matter OF the cost of main
tanning corps of inspectors in
the field was taken up and the
resolution was adopted that each
grower and shipper would be liable
to the extent of about 25 aor 80
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11

cents per acre to offset the cost
of inspection, the remainder to be
paid by the county at n regular
scale as provided by law.
Mr.. Lathrop of the Imperial lee
and Development Co. then explain
ed the experiments his company
has been making with the pre-cool-
ing of cantaloupes and demonstrate
cd that as a result of their expert
ments so far it had been found that
the preceded cantaloupe withstOod
deterioration after it was put on
the market three or four days long
er than the cantaloupe handled in
the regular manner.
r. r. Notables Present
The meeting was then declared
adjourned and on an invitation
from the Southern Pacific Railroad
officials passed into the banquet
room of the motel where an appe-
tizing lunch was served. Present
at the luncheon were, f. W. Clapp
from San Francisco, assistant
freight and traffic manager of the
Southern Pacific; J. T. Saunders,
general freight agent; w. II.
Whalen, superintendent and c. Z.
Howard, general agent of the Pa
cific Fruit Express and several 9TH
ers. Each in turn explained how
through their experiences in the
past they are going to try and de-
liver even better service in the
future.
This meeting was yearly event
that they LOOK forward to and be
lieved that it was one Of the best
means of promoting the general
welfare of all interested in the
handling Of this enormous crop.
handling Of this enormous crop, they
declared
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11

ed eight herds including 16S cows
The high herd was 40 COW herd
owned by II. Jansen of Brawlev
His average per cow was s32.0
pounds of butterfat. The highest
producing cow was registered
Guernsey owned by II. q. Earns
worth of Ell Centre. She produced
51.1 pounds of butterfat for the
month. Sixteen of the l6S cows pro-
dueed 40 pouRds-or more of butter
fat for the month.
In Unit No. 9, Adolph Klein
tested four herds including l42
cows. F.. B.Walker of Mcloland
had the high herd. His 25 cows av-
eraged 32.7 pounds of butterfat
each. The highest producing cow
was a registered Jersey owned by
W. G. Herdman, She produced 54.S
pounds Of butterfat for the month.
Eighteen of the l42 COWS produced
40 pounds or more Of butterfat for
the month.
7O.9 Lbs. Butterfat d.. ..
In Unit No. 3, ri. W. Meachum
tested five herds including PAT
cows. The high herd was a 80 COW
herd owned by Warne and Sons of
Holtvillc. They averaged 30.6 pounds
of Dutteriat each. The highest pro-
ducing cow was Il grade Holstein
owend by Abraham and Ferguson of
Holtville. She produced 70.s pounds
of butterfat for the month. Twenty
nine of the 247 cows averaged 40
pounds or more butterfat for the
month.
Press Ada for Results
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
Copyright 1923 by United Press


PEKIN. May ll.-pressing be,
| hind q wall of blankets held by re.
+, speetfnl Chinese brigands, shelter
ing from 4 hail storm in a dog ken
mel so small her bare feet stuck out,
munching the waferlikp bean cakes
with which the captiveS were fed
and talking merrily with laughing
children of the bandits such were
some of the experiences described
by Lucy Aldrich, sister-in-law of
John ID. Rockefeller Jr.. upon her
arrival, here.
Miss Aldrich, who was permitted
10 escape from the brigands who
wrecked and robbed a crack express
Sunday morning, won the reputa-
tion among her captors, she said, of
being good sport.
She in turn saws the bandits were
gallant, that they treated her with
respect and that nothing can dis
suade her from continuing her
tour of Ch<sa
Wants to See More
The Chinese are not bad and she
desires to see more of them, she de-
clared today. in telling her full
story for the first time.
Clad only in night attire, Miss
Aldrich tramped bravely into the
hills with her captors, following the
wrecking of the Shanghai express
while she and other passengers were
asleep early Sunday morning.
Because of her grey hairs, she
iaid, the bandits at the first vii
age they came to gave her some
hing to eat and offered her addi- I
ional Chinese clothing. At her re-
luest, grimy brigands held a wall of
blankets about her, making an i'm
'rovised dressing room, within
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
FOLSUM ESCAPEE
RELIEVED TO GET
BACK TO PRISON
ny United Press Leased Wire


SACRAMENTO, May H. Six
teen years Charles Burnell, 81, had
served in Folsom prison, of q life
sentence for murder. Years he had
passed in his cell pecring through
the bars, and then good behavior
gave him the position of trusty for
still more years.
Recently with the coming of
spring, came spring fever to Burnel!.
Romance, the urge to go somewhere,
to do something different, became
all-impclling. Burnell fled.
The morning Of the next day he
was captured. And he said he was
glad Freedom acquired meant
nothing to him. He had been ner-
vous all night and morning. hia
ease gone. He welcomed the return
to prison.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
Says Chinese Brigands Aren't
Half Bad and Wants to Continue

| which she slipped into the rough
/ dress.
1t rained hard the first night
turning to hail.
Miss Aldpich took refuge in 4
straw-strewn dog kennel, bare feet
sticking out into the storm. She
slept the sleep of exhaustion
throughout terrific downpour.
-~~ In the morning. abandoning her
kennel shelter, she made friends
with % chubby Chinese boy, the
bandit chieftain'S son, whom she
learned to like exceedingly. Her
affection for the lad pleased the
fierccly whiskered bandit, who
beamcd upon her and tried to tell
her, in sign language, that she need
have no fear.
vinag, Escorts Her
Miss Aldrich, in her turn, tried
TO convey to the bandits that she
had nephews like the little boy.
They understood her to mean
boys and long bows followed the
pantomine. The sign is understood
generally Miss Al9rich said Every.
body was most kind to her it seemed
and when she devoured the "blot-
ting paper cakes, that We're the
brigands food, they applauded her
as good sport. The entire village
turned out to escort her to the train
the next day, when she was released.
Miss Aldrich s friends now are
to persuade her to dis
continue her tour but she refuses,
saying she wants to see more of the |
country and its people. !
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
Meet Me at Steve 's.-adv.

New Night .Watchman-T 3
Mayo, formerly deputy United
States Mafshal in Texas, and with
several years police experience, viii
be the night man for the Merchants
Patrol and Fire Dispatch, succeed
ing Harry Smith who has resigned to
go into the restaurant business.
With a man Of Mr.. Mayo s rcputa-
tion on the job, the merchants OF FL
Centre are assured that their pro
perty will be carefully guarded dur
ing the night from thieves and fire
Mr.. Mayo viii assume his duties At
once.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11

that 100000 more people visited
1927, it will be seen that a similar
or greater increase may be expect
cd during the coming summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
Elmer A. Todd s Music Studio
624 Olive. Phone 466W. Adv

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lee had as
their guests Monday. Rev. and Mrs.
L. L. B. Mcclellan of Rrawley. Rev.
Mcclellan leaves soon to attend the
national convention at indianapolis
and while there win visit Mr.. lee s
mother at Kokomo.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11

Elks Attention.! All Elks meet
Sunday, May 13 at Club Rooms, 10
n. m. and attend Mother s Dav
service at Presbyterian church. l..
r. Phillev, Exalted Ruler. ADV
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
Personals

Lee Mounts of Jacumba, former
resident Of the city, was q business
visitor in Fl Centre yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
Home Made Pies at steve's.-adv

Miss Alvena La Fontaine, cash
ier for Edgar Brothers Company,
will leave this evening for Los An
geles to spend the week end with
her parents.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11

NJ iSN blsiNN -NittHtdH VIII NliPHu
! Sunday with her parents in San
Diego.
Natures Greatest Drink. it's
lemonade. Paul serves it fresh and
/ pure. United Stages Depot. Adv
! Mr. and Mrs. R. r. Snow are go,
! ing to San Diego for the week end.
! Merchants Gunch at steve's.-
adv.
Mrs. ]. S. Jones is spending n
few days at her cottage in ia,
eumba.
Don't Forget dance at Seeley
Saturday night. Adv
Mrs. Mary Lindsey of Glendale
is spending several days in FL
Centre. Mrs. Lindsey is one of the
pioneers of the valley and a char
ter member of the Ten Thousand
Club. Mrs. Rodney Jenkins enter
tanned at luncheon in her honor q
few days ago.
contracts bought. Fred &. Cross
$50 Main St. Phone 359. Ad,
Railroad Officials Here-A party
of Southern Pacific officials arriv-
ed in Ell Centre this morning in the
private car Los Angeles to at
tend the meeting with the canta-
loupe growers and shippers at the
Barbara Worth hotel. Among the
officials were f. W. Clapp, assistant
freight traffic manager; c. J. Me
Donald, superintendent of the per
ishable freight service; j. T. Saun
ders, assistant general freight agent;
W. II. Whalen, superintendent of
the Los Angeles division and
Charles Murphy. Several officials
of the Pacific Fruit Express Com
pany are also attending the meeting.
San Diego and Arizous Railway of
fieials here are T. B. Dorsey, traf-
fie manager; J. r. Lowe, superin-
tendent, and ". \. Nickerson, train
master. -
Prof. House to Yosemite. Prof
J. L. House of Central Union High
School, is leaving tonigho for Il
state convention Of school princi-
pals which viii be held at Camp
Curry, Yosemite National Park, the
entire week of May IS. Presen;
day educational problems will be
and various questions of
current interest taken up.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmitt s. Allen
and son, Robert, win spend the
week end in San Bernardino.
Mrs. Theodore L. Barnes of San
Diego. who came to this city to
sing at the Musical Sections an
nual breakfast Yesterday, is the
house guest of Mrs. F. B. Fuller.
Mrs. Barnes is a former resident of
this city and has many friends in
social and musical circles here.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
Exide Batteries, skillful work on
all makes of Batteries. G. E. Cog.
gins Battery Shop. Adv,

Eastman at Convention J. s.
Eastman of this city is in San Bcr-
nardino this week attending the
state convention of the United
Commercial Travellers. Mr.. East
man represents the newly org"niz-
ed FL Centre council, which IS re-
ceiving unusual attention because
it is the newest and smallest cOun-
ell in the order.
The session will last until Satur
day when a week end trip to the
Big Bear country has been planned
for the 1000 delegates and their
wives who are in attendance.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11

Henry j. Burk, county surveyor,
is in Calipatria for few days on
work for his office.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
Purchase Blacksmith shop-A. G.

Purchase Blacksmith Shop-A. G.
Campbell and L. \. Dunlap have
purchased the blacksmith shop for
merly owned by Sam Sturner, at the
corner of Fourth and Main streets.
Mr. Campbell has been connected
with the business for several years
and is well known in this city. Mr.
Sturner has acquired the Goodyear
Tire agency in San Diego and will
remove to that city after having
been resident of the valley for the
past l6 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
ANNUAL MEETING
CANTALOUPE'R.R
MEN HERE TODAY

CONTINUED from page y
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11

Mrs. J. S. Jones is spending n
few days at her cottage in ia
cumba.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
NEWS BRIEFS
i FROM CITY AND COUNTY

Table d'Hote Dinner, 81 per GOV.
,r. Special T-bone steak dinner, 90c
aotel Barbara Worth. Adv
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11

Mrs. Mary Lindsey of Glendale
is spending several days in FL
Centre. Mrs. Lindsey is one of the
pioneers of the valley and char
Ter member of the Ten Thousand
Club. Mrs. Rodney Jenkins enter
tained at luncheon in her honor 4
few days ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11

Mr.. and Mrs. r. R. Snow are go,
ing to SAN Diego for the week end.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11

When in San Diego, eat at the
Bristol Cafe, 103 West F. Sit Mr..
and Mrs. A. D. Harkey, Props. Ad!
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11

Don't Forget dance at Seelev
Saturday night. Adv
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
Edde Batteries, The maximum

Edde Batteries, The maximum
combination Of Power and Iona
Life. C. E. Coggins Battery Shop.
Adv
Miss Myra Hastings, of Holtville,
Miss Clara Fuestal and Harry Fos-
ter of this city will spend the week
end in San Diego.
DR.. Harry hooper, Dentist. Ca
Main Street. Phone 382W. ADJ
Mrs. z. Girard, a former resi-
dent of FL Centre, is here from San
Diego for a few days. She is visit
ing at the William Kluck home.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
wooda Blesy Dancing School, 723

Orange. Classical and ball room
for children or adults. Phone 411W.
Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11

Miss Gladys Nietman viii spend
Sunday with her parents in San
Diego.
Natures Greatest Drink, il s
lemonade. Paul serves it fresh and
pure. United Stages Depot. Adv
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11

Merchants Gunch at Steve's.-
adv.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-03-02
POT-POURRI

If any readers are contemplating q
trip to New York City and have two
hours leisure time, or a take a later
train, do so by all means, and visit
the Hippodrome. A report goeth the
Hip is to be no more, after this sea-
son, and there is only one Hip and
what will New York be without its
Hip? 1t is also said the patrons are
out-of-town people. What of it; there
moneys spends as we'll as town people,
and only another proof case, that
what you have you do not enjoy. l
have lived in New York three years
and just got my first visit there and
would not have missed it for any
thing, and will be a pleasant memory
for a long time to come. The mar
velous things that happen. Of course
we know the chow come" the educated
crow and dog, elephants and horses,
that take time and patience and the
love for their trainers, but these other
things that come and go before your
eyes, before you have time to explore
and explain, where girls up in the air
come flying out before you as angels;
of course you see the wire, but there
is enough that is vague after that.
That marvellous and spectacular act,
the fan display, where humans make
the sticks in the spread fan yards
wide at the top and where supposed
images come to life, and out of trees
come not babes, but big live-sized
girls and the much %spangled coated
humans, that walk down under water
out of sight and are no more till they
emerge on and with the ship, just as
they went under and show not even
the water drops. What lifts the large
boat and its human freight? Oh! you
Just feel so dazed with the wonder of
it all, that it takes days before you
seem to get back your former sense
and poise. And that elegant building
with its beautiful interiors seems a
sacrilege to demolish and convert into
an apartment house or hotel. "Better
Times" it is called this year and con
coded to be the best ever given at the
Hip.
And if you cannot get to the Hip,
when in Philadelphia just save an
hour or so of your time and visit the
168th annual exhibition at the Acad-
envy of Fine Arts, at Broad and
Cherry Streets. There are many por-
traits, and I think the best is E. I.
S~totesbury's wonderful scenes-both
local and foreign.
The sculpture is great; the small
are very true to nature; how
ten fumbling fingers can mould
such tiny lines; and for rs cents adj
mission; but buy a catalog to help.