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Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-15
Bold Daylight Ho|dup at Office OF Local Company
Barton Report Given
To The Public AS Is

Editors Note
So many rrmors have been
current over the nowfamous
Barton Report covering the
activities of the Irrigation Dis
trict, and generally believed to
have been intended by the dis
trict to refute various charges
made by the 1923 grand jury,
that the Press plans to run the
entire report in sections for the
benefit of its readers.
The first installment begins
today and as it is a 40 page
report, will take several days to
complete.
Copy Of this report was fur
nished the Press by the Irriga-
tion District and the Press is
printing it verbatim, without
comment or prejudice.
The first four pages of the
report are largely editorial in
style and Of such general COM
ment that the reprint of the
report has begun at the point
where it takes up definite
phases and departments of the
districts activities.
The second installment will
appear in tomorrow's issue.
Barton Report
Our problem is to make TIL
most of what we have, to run th'
District as well as may be don
rs it is now organized. To d'
that there must be sympathetic con
tact between the people and the OF
ficers of the District, Patienc
must have her perfect work . an
this does not overlook patient con
sideration for those who are work
ing out Imperial Valley problem
In the fields and upon whom tn
burdens of the enterprise fall mos
heavily.
Whatever is done with I'M
perial Irrigation District, the
people must have information.
If the district is to be re-organ-
ICED, as has been proposed, it
must be done with understand
ing. If the district is to func-
ton iunder politicl tJstem,
the only possible hope lies in
an intelligent electorate,-one
that knows the facts. Knowl-
edge is the sure defense, against
malice, or ignorance or pre-
judice. If the people KNOW,
they cannot be unsettled by pro-
fessional fault-finders nor
stampeded by those seeking to
serve selfish ends.
Criticiam Is Inevitable
Those in public places mu~t eN
Continued ON Page Two)
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-15
Rev. Hartman to
Address Chamber
Here Tomorrow

The Rev. George A. Hartman. pas
tor of the Presbyterian church here,
and recently lobbyist for the Boul-
der Canyon dam project at Wash
ington d. c., will speak to members
of the Chamber of Commerce at the
weekly luncheon tomorrow noon.
The Rev. Hartman has always been
an interesting speaker and it is ex-
pected that he will have something
unusually appealing tomorrow.
The board of directors of the
Chamber will hold their regular
weekly meeting tomorrow night at
the Chamber headquarters in the
Barbara Worth hotel. 1t is urged
that members attend these meetings,
which are always open to the pub
lie. The directors have been ready
at all times to hear opinions from
the floor.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-15
WHAT'S DOING


Ell Centre Chapter, Order of
DeMolay, meets at Masonic hall
tonight.
Imperial Valley Commandery
No. 81 meets at Masonic hall
tonight.
knights Of Pythias meet to-
night. ..~.
Her Temporary Husband
Palace theater tonight.
"A Woman of Paris,'' Val
ley theater tonight.
Chamber or Commerce lunch
eorJ noon tomorrow, Barbara
Worth hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-15
Read This, All
You Local
Pioneers

Ell Centre pioneers will be
sure to get genuine "kick'
out of the following paragraph,
found in the Press files Of 10
years ago today. The ''new
town. referred. to meant Ell Gen.
tro, which was then a mirage
dream in, the minds Of two or
three prominent men.
That the rumor was we'll found
ed has been proven beyond
words, even to the new town be-
coming ''the central great city
of Imperial Valley and the
: county seat. .
The item follows:
Mild excitement has been
caused in Imperial the past week
by talk Of a new town to be
started at the railroad junction
three miles and a half south.
Coupled with the ru1nor came the
announcement that Imperial
Water Company No. / would not
proceed with their building for
fear that if the new town be-
came the central, great city of
Imperial Valley and the county
seat, some time in the future,
the present board Of directors
might be censured for spending
the company's money unwisely."
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-15
MEXICAN PAIR
PULL OFF DARING
ROBBERY HERE
Globe Mills Man Held
Up-Get Away
With S127

Probably one of the boldest hold
ups attempted in El Centre for a
long time, was carried off shortly
after o'clock this morning when
two Mexican bandits jumped out of
Il Ford car driven by third, enter
ed the offices of the Globe Milling
Company, east of the railroad tracks
on Main street, and under the point
of gun, tied and gagged Robert
Cummins, an emplQye of the Globe
mills, and took 1927 in cash from the
cash drawer, getting away without
interference.
Cummins managed to get free
within two or three minutes after
they had driven away toward the
east. He Immediately called the
sheriff's office for help and al
though Deputies Oswalt and Evans
and Officer Johnston of the city
police secured the highways between
FL Centre, Holtville and CaIexico,
they were unable to trace the hold
up men.
The trio evidently knew some
thing of the routine of the office at
the Globe mills, for they arrived
there just after Cummins had open
ed the vault and safe and had re-
moved the cash drawer with the
1927 in it. They entered the office
Ethrough the front door, just as Cum
minis was about to put the cash
drawer in place at the counter. See
ing them, he showed it shut as they
whipped out two revolvers and il
English ordered him to hold up hi
hands. One of the two covered hin
with his gun, while the other tiee
his hands behind his back and ties
Il handkeEc over his mouth. The,
theme looted the till, but did not try
to enter the open vault to rob the
safe. 1t is thought that they feared
they would sound the burglar alarm
if they walked into the vault
AS soon as they had poeketed the
money, the two ran from the office
and leaped into the car, which had
been kept running, and drove away.
Are Brawiey Suspects
Cummins told the deputies that he
could identify the two Mexicans if
he were to see them again. He win
accompany officers today in the
search for the three bandits.
Officers believe the hoIdup this
morning may be the work of the
same Mexican bandits who bound
and gagged Kim Wa Hing, Chinese
merchant at Brawley, Sunday morn.
ing, and fled with safe containing
5000.
The Chinese merchant told offi-
GERS ut Brawley, when he was dis
covered in his store, still tied, that
the men had attacked him SO snd-
denly he did not get much of des-
criptiOn of them. They made their
entry into the store, which was clos
ed, by cutting hole through the
adobe wall and opening the catch
lock on the front door. Rolling the
safe to the back door the bandits
carried it to Il truck and drove away.
The safe was found later in elump
of brush 1t had been hammered.
opened and the money taken.
The holdup took place about le
o clock in the morning, though it
was more than an hour later before
Wa Hing was found and released.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-15
Alas for Art!
Hot Dog Is
Victor

By United Press Leased Wire
CARMEL BY THE SEA,
Calf, April Is. Groceries
stood triumphant today oven art
in Carmel by the Sea.
In the city election held yes
torday the artists and the poets
pittCd their strength against
the dealers in potatoes, hot dogs
and real estate--and art lost.
BY the margin of two votes
an ordinance was adopted per
mitting such things as grocery
stores, soda fountains and
lunch counters to run rampant
over Carmel's sacred landscape
The artists succeeded In elect
ing two members of the board
of town trustees, however,,
B. Dennis, interior decorator.
and Ray de Yoen who deals ia
Landscapes. But the business
element elected q carpenter and
a stage dydver and a druggist
was named mayor and firth
member of the board.
SO, hard as it may seem, tho
hot dog may now snap undig-
turbed at the heels Of art.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-15
DAWES REPORT
SEEMS TO SUIT
ALL CONCERNED
ny United Press Leased Wire

BERLIN, April 15.- Germany 5
acceptance in principle of the re-
concentrations of the Dawes com
mittec as basis for settlement of
the reparations question will 60 for
ward to the separations committee
in Paris probably today or tomor-
row, the United Press is informed.
Both the cabinet and the confer
ence of state premiers have agreed
to accept the report and the only
step left is notification of the repa-
rations commission, which probably
will be in the form of written
document forwarded to Paris.
At the same time dispatch from
Dusseldorf said the Franco-Belgian
Industrialists had agreed to prolon-
CATION of the so-called Micum y
agreements for two months and that
documents were ready for signature.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-15
Eight New Cases
Reported Today

SAN FRANCISCO, April ID
Ho0f and mouth disease continues
to spread in California according
to reports early today.
During the last "A hours eight new
infections have been reported. In
most instances only few head of
stock were involved and none of the
new cases were outside of the orig
inal infected area.
LOS ANGELES, April ID Al
though faced with another outbreak
of the foot and mouth disease, off
cials battling the epidemic in this
county were today still hopeful that
the crest of the plague has been
reached.
A small dairy herd near Cudahy,
several miles from any other infec-
ton, has been found diseased, and
will be slain at once. This is the
only report of the ailment received
since Saturday.
LOS ANGELES, April 15.-Gov.
Louis f. Hart of Washington, is in
Los Angeles today, coming here for
a rest and to secure first hand in
formation concerning the foot and
mouth disease epidemic in this see
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-15
s SENTENCED TO DEATH IN
RUSSIA, ONE GIRL LEADER
by United Press Leased Wire

ny thiteu f'ress Leased wire
MOSCOW, April 15.-Five per-
sons have been sentenced to death
at Odessa for espionage, it was an
nounced here today.
The condemned spies include the
famous girl leader Neidenova, who,
1T was brought out at her trial,
acted under instructions from the
Polish war office during the Russo
Polish war.
Others sentenced include Henry
Kintoff, q representative of the
Polish reparation bureau, who
managed to escape and is sentenced
in absenita, and Komarrovf former
commander of a Russian army
corps.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-15
PADDOCK TIES
OWN RECORD

Los ANGELES, April 15.-Char-
ley Paddock injured ankle is no
more, for the world sprint champion
has tied his own record of Q 5:5
seconds for the 100 yard dash while
practicing in Hollywood.
Under the supervision of Jsnss
Anderson, University of Southern
California track trainer, Paddock
hopes to get into good enough con.
dition to break this record at the
Olympic games in Paris this sum,
mer.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-15
Hy United Press Leased Wire

PARIS, April -. - Germany is
surprised that the Dawes committee
of experts did not recommend her
an absolute moratorium, Herr
Schacht, German financial expert, is
quoted as saying in an interview
printed in the Echo de Paris today.
The newspapers Berlin correspon-
dent quotes Schacht, who had re-
presented Germany in various nego-
tiations here, as declaring the
Dawes recommendation over-esti-
mated Germany's capacity to pay.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-15
by United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, April 15.-The British
government is entirely satisfied with
the Dawes report on German repara,
tions, Prime Minister Mac Donald
said in the house of commons this
morning.
Great Britain will support the
Dawes recommendations III their en-
tirety, provided other parties con-
cerned adopt similar course, Mae
Donald said.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-15
Hurrah For the
IWOmen--Read
This!

KLAMATH FALLS, Ores
April Is. - Mrs. Gertrude
Brown, widow, mother of two
children, has announced her
candidacy for county sheriff.
Her announcement sets forth
that she is IAN experienced
horse woman, an expert rifle
shot and able to handle any
man
Five men are opposing her as
candidates.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-09-27
Popularity OF Cross Word
Puzzles Sweeping Country

Every few years something new
comes along and sweeps the country
as a fad. Now it's cross word puz-
zles, as old as the hills as an amuse-
ment, yet they becoming the reigning
fad in place Of bridge, Nah Jongg and
dividing the fireside interest with ra-
do. Before winter come severy city,
village and hamlet on the map will
be absorbed in these brain ticklers.
The craze has become so widespread
that the daily New York American
has just started cross word puzzle
department. New and original puz-
zles will be printed every Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday and on each
other day the puzzle fans will be CIV
en- the solution of their puzzles, tips
for solving them and other useful in
formation for the new crop of fans.
Bear in mind that cross word puzzles
as an indoor sport are not only anus
ing but often thrilling and at all times
educational. Read the daily New York
American for full details Of the game.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-09-27
"The Alaskan" New Film,
By James Oliver CursOood

"The Alaskan" James Oliver Cur
woods stirring novel Of the far North,
which Willis Goldbeck, adapted to the
screen, forms the basis of Thomas
Meighan's brand new starring picture
which will be shown at the Century
Theatre, Baltimore, Nd, during the
week beginning Monday, September
10Th.
AS story for Mr.. Meighan, it is
undoubtedly the strongest in which
this favorite screen star has ever ap-
peared. Herbert Brenon, who produc-
ed the picture for Paramount, made
a very careful selection Of the sup
porting cast. Estelle Taylor, John
Sainpolis, Charles Ogle, Frank Cam
peau and Anna May Wong are fea-
tured in Meighan's support.
"The Alaskan" is tale Of the new
empire which has come into being in
the far North during the last thirty
years. It opens with the great gold
rush which followed the discovery of
the yellow metal in Alaska. George
Holt is the pioneer, but the story
chiefly concerns Alan Holt, his son, a
native Alaskan, played by Thomas
Meighan.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-09-27
Something to
Think Ab0uf
oilers ISLAND
By r. II. WALKER

IF you are resolved to continue
4 your search for Idlers' Island, con-
trary to the advice Of the expert
enced, and those disconnected souls
out at the elbow who have spent the
best years of their lives in it's quest,
you may set 1t down as an unassail-
able fact that you are doomed to sor-
rowful disappointment.
The youth who dreams Of this mys-
tic place, fOrgetful Of his duties to
his parents and his employers, while
he is fitting up his phantom ship to
sail away in pursuit of perpetual
pleasure, is heading straight to land
of sorrow and desolation, which he
will find in the meridian of life, when
his sky is turning gray and the icy
winds Of winter nip his shivering body
and freeze up his last remaining
energy.
There is only one event at this
time of his existence which really as
tonishes and startles him out Of his
self-imposed impOverishment, and that
is, he cannot build himself up again
to hopeful manhood.
He is pushed and jostled on the
streets and takes it as a matter Of no
consequence; he is stunned by old
friends who pass him with q sheer,
but there is not enough fire in his
blood to kindle resentment; he Is mis-
cradle and lonely, but so dull in SEN
sibility that he is unconcerned.
He may sometimes try to brace HIM
self up as a sudden ray of hope mo-
mentarily flashes across his darkened
mind, but the effort proves too much
for him.
The background of his subconscious
self is still covered with dream pic
lures of Idlers' Island, blurred by cob
webs and out of harmony with the
colorful scenes around him, and his
present physical and mental lassi-
tude.
When he was twenty-five he was
lazy, careless, wasteful and improve
dent, with friends everywhere delight
ed to help him spend his Inheritance F.;
now that he is five and forty, he is
destitute and alone, left to drift sea-
ward with the ebbing tide.
Oh! that he could warn the hot
headed youths Of today Of their folly.
But he cannot. He Is despised and
summed; ragged, hungry, gaunt and
cold, all because in his earlier days
he refused to work, so that he might
have time to search for Idlers' Island,
where now he is imprisoned for life !
60. 1924. Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-09-27

The other evening, in the midst OF
a throng of homefolk assembled for
the enjoyment of an hour or two OF
cultural entertainment, | was struck
by a strangely sad realization of the
relentless toll of time; for above the
faces of so many whom I know there
shone the crown Of silver, unmistak-
able tale-teller Of the fight of years.
"Only few more swiftly passing
seasons, few more revolutions Of the
wheel of fate, I thought, and dust of
silver will turn to sift Of snow. All
too soon the change will come! Life's
story is quickly told; it's last chapter
ended"
And then, as though by magic, the
midd!e-age friends I know vanished,
and around me sat the children of to-
day suddenly transformed into men
and women Of maturity. Their fresh
faces, fair and unlined, bore the net
work of age; their eyes, bright and
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-09-27
Meanderings of Mildly Militant Mind
THE GLORY OF THE GREY

questioning, though tear-dimmed,
glowed with the light of understand
ing; their lips, laughter-loving and
wistful, were sigh-touched and sad
dened; the. demeanor Of youth in all
it's fascination of innocence and vi
vacity was gone. Into its place had
slipped the dignity Of advanced years;
but-the children were beautiful still!
Each stage of life from infancy to
age has it's own peculiar charm, its
own claim to desirabilty and delight
Every step Of advancement has it,
process of Investment.
We lose and we gain. But our
gains are greater than our losses.
For there is something Of gain in ev-
cry human experience. Nothing OF
worth is ever wholly lost.
Just how great our gains and how
irretriveable our losses, we ourselves
determine.
No combination Of circumstances
can displace the responsibility which
fits squarely on the shoulders Of the
individual.
eve are our own fates. Our own
deeds are our doomsmen."
Life is impartial. Its processes are
just.
Youth is, we feel, the time of op-
portunity and the energy and free
dom to grasp it.; but the door of op-
portunity closes only with the dying
of ones vision. And the death Of
vision depends not upon the years
but upon the disposition Of the man
Youth may have receded into the
remote distance; your hopes, your
ambitions, may be dead; your losses
may seem to have outnumbered your
gains; but
If you haven't scrapped your cour.
age and tossed the strength Of you,
will into the discard, you may trans.
mute your losses into gains, revive
your hopes, realize your ambitions
and, by the grace of that spirit of i'm
mortal youth which pervades the uni
verse, make the silver hair of middle
age crown of victory; herald, by
the banner Of triumphant achieve
ment, the glory of the grey!@
EDNA BENTLEY HANCOCK
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-09-27
Get Rid of That Backache!
Pocomoke City People Point the Way

Pocomoke City People Point the Way.
The constant aching Of bad back,
The WEAKNESS, the tired feeling;
Headaches, dizziness, nervousness,
Headaches, dizziness, nervousness,
Are often signs of failing kidneys
And too serious to be neglected.
Get rid of these troubles!
Use Doan's Pills-a stimulant diuretic
to the kidneys.
Hosts of people recommend Doan's.
This is a Pocomoke City case.
You can verify it.
J. Wood Tull, ship carpenter, 821
Second St., says: "My kidney caused
me to suffer a great deal. I was often
so lame in my back, l could hardly
straighten, especially mornings. ]
couldn't get any rest at night. When
I stopped, ! had sharp catches over my
kidneys. My kidneys acted irregu.
larly, but Doan's Pills purchased at
Clarke & Co.'s Drug Store, removed
all the trouble"
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Pills-the same that Mr.. Tul.
had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs, Buff
falo, N. Y.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-09-27
''Bobs" Doomed? Beauty
Crown To Unshorn Girls
National Bathing Beach Prizes Awarded Only To Girls With
Tresses Unmutilated Specialists Predict Return
OF Transformations And Punishment Of Scissors.

She comes from Philadelphia. He1
curls have never been scissored, she
said. And now she has a secretary
working ten hours day, it's said
answering offers of contracts from
movie producers, tooth brush con-
Germs and hair tonic manufacturers
And there was Miss Catherine M
Campbell Of Columbus, O., who wor
the Atlantic City beauty crown fol
the last two years. She was runner.
up" this year. And she's never heard
the BARRIERS clippers.
Another fascinating beauty, whose
long, flowing tresses attracted the
judges to such a degree that she was
awarded numerous cups and place
in the select few called for final con-
sideration was Miss Faye Lamphier
pride of Santa Cruz, Calf. Her long
hair frames a charming, intellectual
countenance.
The same applies to Miss Margaret
Leigh, "Miss Chicago" who finished
among the final five. Her dark curls
stream gracefully down her her Shout
ders.
Bobs Destroy Personality
And when you asked one of the At
lantic City beauty judges "Why?"
he replied
That beauty of face and figure and
personality are the main requisites of
the judges, but girls with bobs lack
that essential individuality which was
needed to make them stand out from
the crowd-and the girls with long
locks Immediately drew the admiring
glances.
Bobbed hair is not passed by any
means! Some girls will cut their hair
for years to come. And some married
women. But the trend of fashion is
toward long hair again-with the aid
of Transformations" and the allur-
ing bandeau and hair net, until ma
ture reasserts itself.
every girl" concluded a New
York beauty specialist, "should study
her personality in mirror. If she
can make herself distinctive, striking
ly attractive and vibrant with person
ality-by means Of long hair-she is
foolish to submit to the scissors every
two weeks"
If you don't think hair styles are
changing, just notice the smart wom-
en- in the shopping district one of
these autumn afternoons! Long tres
ses are coming back sure.-Com-
municated.