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Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-01
HOW 0LE0 CREASED WAY
TO SAVE A MILLION DOLLARS

lBy Congressman Clyde II. Tavenner)
WASHINGTON, Aug. IA charge
tiiat the great oleomargerine companies
most Of them subsidiaries of the beef
TRUST. escaped criminal prosecution and
eraded payment of 81 100000 internal
revenue taxes due in 1912, by offering
compromise of 100000, which was
accepted by the Taft administration
as one of its last executive acts, has
,heen made on the floor of the house
Icy Representative w. f. Cox of lndl-
ana, and is causing a sensation III
Washington.
The oleO law which was passed for
the protection of the American farmer
provided only a nominal internal rev.
enue tax of 4 cent a pound on white
juncolored) oleo. but tax of 10 cents
per pound when the product is arti-
fcially colored so that it can pass for
butter in appearance.
After the law was passed the manu-
facturers searched the world for a
natural product which could properly
go into the manufacture Of oleo and
which could give it the yellow color
1t was argued that if some wholesome
oil, having a yellow color could be
found. the oleo in which such oil was
an ingredient, could not be termed ar
tlflcially colored within the meaning Of
the law, and would legally escape the
10-cent tax.
Yellow oils from sesame, mustard
seed, peanuts, soy beans and other
vegetables We're experimental with, but
either the cost Of producing these oils
We're too great to be commercially
practicable. or else the flavor Of the
cleo was altered. Ta
| Finally a Louisville firm discovered
| 0 process Of blowing sulphur fumes
| through boiling cottonseed oil and af-
| forwards refining the sulphur from
the OIL This left yellow oil in which
even chemical tests would sometimes
fail to detect sulphur.
Oleo made from this oil was sub
mitted to the treasury department for
an opinion on the validity Of its use
as naturally colored oil. The govern
ment analysis failed to detect artificial
coloring, but the manufacturers were
warned that il subsequent tests de-
Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-01

tected colorng, the oleo would be sub
ject to the l0cent tax.
The manufacturers nevertheless,
during 1911 and 1912 put out this oleo
paying only u cent per pound tax on
it. Later the bureau Of animal indus
try analyzed samples of this oleO ana
found them to contain sulphur as a
coloring matter. On this evidence the
treasury department demanded to sec
the books Of the oleO companies, and
found that on the sulphur oleO aIre7 IS
sold there was due the government
Si,246, ,628.62 in taxes at 10 cents a
POUND
The manufacturers offered to settle
for Si0i, 400 AT this point the house
committee on expenditures in the treas
ury department Of which Mr.. Cox was
chairman, made an Investigation IT.
report recommended that the c0mDr0-
mise be rejected This report was
made on February %. 1913, and copie ,
sent to Secretary Of the Treasury Mac
Neagh
According to Mr.. Cox. the attorney :
for the oleo manufacturers, when ltey
heard the house report. got busy put ?
ting pressure on MacNcagh to accept
the compromise
AT II :55 O'Clock on the morning Of
the 4th Of last March one OF the last
acts performed by Secretary MacVeash h
was to accept the compromise, said
Mr.. Cox. ''He rendered that decision.
exempting them from paying $1,000 :
600. in the face Of the law and in the
face OF the solemn facts in the c. p =
Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-01
THE COMING SEASON.
The first Of Angus

Inc IlTSt u IAUSuSt - tlClc. 1uC
end OF summer already in sight. With :
In a month we will be at the begin
ming Of new season That season will
open with the most encouraging con-
ditions, and yet it will be what the
PEOPLE of Imperial valley make it.
Just as in previous years, the great,
crying need Of this valley will be for
more people. This is not based on
the too common idea that the raising
OF realty values is the chief aim of
man. The people are wanted in I'm
perial valley because there are places
for them here and because the indus
trial development Of the valley actually
re quires more people.
Present real estate values in the val
ley are far below the level they will
assume, and the disposition of the peo-
pie as whole is to welcome the new
conner.
The colonizing agencies Of the valley
never before were SO we'll organized
as they now are. A trustworthy AMI
capable body Of local real estate men
are at hand, thoroughly acquainted
with valley conditions, and aside from
| these, for the first time in the history
of colonization here, a great number
Of Los Angeles and San Diego real es-
tate men have set their hands to col
onization work in the valley, and will
direct to this section the thousands OF
people in those cities seeking farm
homes.
| Cooperating to the colonization ci
this valley is the fact that In almos,
all the State elsewhere there have been
two or three years Of poor crops, and
the need Is felt for Just such a land
as this.
All conditions are thus adjusted "a
the rapid f1lling up Of the agricultural
PoFLlOnS OF Inc valley.
With the towns the case is different
and particularly with Ell Centro, IN shs
fact that. despite immense building ac-
tivity. there Is serious shortage Of
b6uses for sheftering the thousands
who in the next few months will bs
ADDED to the city's population.
1t is claimed by those who study ,ha
situation that by September 1 there will
lot be vacant house in the CITY. Ey-
eiybody knows that the great rush INF
Tie valley comes after that date. The
Press believes that in the nine months
following that date there will he aa
increase OF $500 in population, reoujr-
ing 500 new residences at the least
Here is a great responsibility fac,n,
Inc people to find ways to house lho
people.
Last year many families were ob,ig-
ed to go Temporarily to other tou,o.
through inability to get houses. How
l
VIII they be taken care of this voo,
"hen the number will be still creator
Los Angeles, for instance. has .
great work in providing homes for H.,
HeW people with growth of IS ner
Cent year, hut Ell Centro must nro
V'de for a gain of 65 per cent q voa,
a. least with a possible growth Of tou
Ter cent this year. Our necessi.v :,
proportion to population. is five timos
AZ great as ihat of Los Angeles on,,
now are we 10 meet il?
mere are some building plans n
fanh now, hut They are wholly i,oa
,"','' ana every effort should be nnl
'orth Immediately along this line
r"r Rent N,deru 3r,,,n
uenf. 50" c"'u"i"rc,.l t., '''''-
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Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-01
Grasshoppers Stall Train.

DODGE CITY. Aug. t.-"Train No.
o., delayed forty minutes; stalled by
81 asshoppers," was the report receive, j
at the Rock Island station here yester-
day. The train was coming out q
Ford when it struck a deep cut. which
always causes snow blockade when
there is snow storm. The wind had
blown dead hoppers over the rails in
such quantities that the engine wheels
slipped and spun round. leaving the
train motionless The train crew
scooped the hoppers off the track anC
sanded the rails before the train coulc
proceed.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-01
PACIFIC FORT|F|CAT|ONs
ARE TO Be STRENGTHENED

WASHINGTON, Aug Following
closely on the visits Of Secretary Gar
rison and Secretary Daniels to the Pa
cific coast, information comes from
high authority in their departments
that a gigantic plan is on foot to make
the Western coast an army and navy
stronghold second to none in the world,
and that the scene Of greatest naval
ard military activity in the United
States is to be shifted from the Atlantic
~ the Pacific.
AZ part of the offensive and de-
fCnsive plan for the Pacific coast, the
army and navy officials are now work
irg out the following program:
\ c"aling station at California CRY
ua san Francisco bay to he tile largest
in the world.
4 great dry dock to be built on the
California coast, probably at san Fran
cisco.
\ possible camp for Mexican refu-
sees at san Diego. General Wood htr
already selected a site near Point Lom9
for this purpose.
A general strengthening Of the naval
equipment Of the Pacific coast 50 that
war vessels Of any size can be built
there. ana 80 that the entire navy can
be docked repaired and maintained ul
the Pacific.
The lodging Of an overwhelming force
on the Pacific coast and keeping there
a. long as il may be deemed advisable
The establishment OF mobile mill
| tary post III southern California: the
| other rapid completion vi the fortiflcd-
| tions for Los Angeles harbor.
The building Of military roa,
| around the Golden Gate on the Mari
| shore to connect with BOlinaS and IN.
| brakes bay section in order to enable
rapid movement Of troops to cheaI
any attack on the san Francisco far
FOR defense from the rear.
As part Of the plans practically tn,
entire Atlantic fleet of battleships vii
nc later transferred to the Pacific coas
md kept there for an indefinite period
For the time being enough ships effec
tually to handle the east coast Of Mey
lco will be kept in Atlantic waters.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-01
NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior. U. S. Land
Office at Los Angeles, Cal, July %,
1918.
Notice is hereby given that Irving
Jaquay of Seeley, Cal, who, on October
20, 1912, made Desert Land Entry, No.
O14125, for Tract II, Township 16 S,
Range 12 E., 3. Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make proof to
establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before the Clerk Of the Su-
perior Court of Imperial County, Cali
fornia, at FL Centro. Cal, on the nth
day of September, 1918, at . o'clock
p. m.
Claimant names as witnesses: Peter
]. Storms, Grover G. Gray, Thomas NJ
Pagland Wallace M. Turner, all Of
Seeley, Cal.
FRANK BUREN, Register.
(non-coal, Press Ell Centro) Aug 81
Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-01

nave room for two passcngcrs -
odh pieF" august 6. Fare $40. ,
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Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-01

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Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-01

The Pioneer Transfer Co. IS prepared
to handle your baggage Or any kind OF
dray work at reasonable prices. Of
fee on Fifth street Just north of Main
street Phone Main ADV II
Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-01
FRATERNAL SOCIETIES

" UNA LODGE NO. Ats. Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks.
meets every Wednesday evening
1T Elks' Hall. Visiting brothers are
heartily welcome Meeting nour-s
o'clock. w. G. PRYOR, Exalted Ruler:
G. A. LIVINGSTON. Secretary
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-06-20
Charlotte Hall School,
CHARLOTTE HALL,
St. Mary's County, Maryland.

THE next Session begins SEPTEM-
BIER 9th, 1912. Board and wash,
= s1.30, tuition $50 year.
''The Keech Scholarship for Charlie
county is now vacant. 1t gives board
and tuition for a term Of 3 years, under
the following requirements:
!. The boy must not be under 10,
nor more than II years old.
2. He must average so per cent. on
his studies and not receive more than
20 dement's month. under forfeiture
Of scholarship.
3. The appointment is to be made
by the Faculty.
Apply to the Principal by August
10th, 1912.
Scholarships of free tuition are al
lowed 60 pupils from Charles county,
also to those who nave completed the
9th grade in the public schools OF said
county. The appointments will be made
by the following committee OF Trustees.
Dr. i. c. CARRIco, Bryantown,
DIR. p. f. SAsScER, La Plata,
W T. MCPHERSON, Bryantown,
For further information, address
GEO. M, THOMAS, A. NJ.
Principal
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-06-20
MARYLAND Delaware
y VIRGINIA RY. co.
Patuxent River Line.


In addition TO Regular Schedule OF
Steamer Anne Arundel the following
schedule will De run.
In Effect Sunday, Aug. 4th, 1872.
Steamer win leave Baltimore, wealth
er and tide permitting, at 2 +. NJ,
Monday and Wednesday, stopping at
Milestone. Lietchis,
solomon's Island, Humans Point,
Spencers's, Deep Landing,
st. Leonard's, Hollands Cliffs,
Sellers. Magruder's Ferry.
Pafker's, White Landing,
Dukes, Nottingham's.
Returning steamer will leave Not
tingham's, weather permitting, at 7 30
A. NJ, Tuesday and Thursday, stopping
at
Ferry Landing, parkcr's,
White Landing, Sotterley,
Lower Marlbcr o,Soller's,
$50 a. m. St. Leonard's.
Maeruder's Ferry. St. Cuthbert's,
Hollands Ills, SpeEcer's,
Deep Landing, Solomon's / sland,
Trueman's Point, $50 p. m.
Lietch's, Milestone, coop. m
Benedict, y Noon, Cove Point,
Holland Point, Governor's Run,
Treif dall, Dare's,
Dar s, Plum Point,
foirest's, Fair Haven
Baltimore Next Morning.
Steamer will also leave Lower MARI
boro on Sundays at II Noon, weather
permitting, stopping at all landings be-
low, except Bay Landings. Arriving
Baltimore Next Morning.
This timetable shows the times at
v hi h steamers may be expected to ar
rive at and depart from the several
gharves, but their arrivals or departure
at the times stated is not guaranteed,
nor does the Company hold itself respon-
sible for any delay or any consequences
arising therefrcm.
WILLARD THOMPSON,
General Manager.
T. MURDOCH.
General Passenger Agent.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-06-20
Hit
BALTIMORE AMERICAN
Established 1773
The Daily American


The Cheapest and Best Family News
paper Published
ONLY ONE DOLLARA YEAR
Six Months, 50-t 'nnts.
THE TWICE-A-WEEK AMERICAN
is publ shed in tive issues, Tuesday and
Friday mornings with the news of the
week in compact shape. It also con
saiIs interesting special correspondence
entertaining rOnlances, good poetry,
local matter Of general interest and
fresh miscellany suitable for the home
circle. A carefully edited Agricultural
Department and full and reliable
Financial and Market Reports are
special features.
See clubbing arrangements in other
parts Of paper
Entered at the Postofiice at Baltimore
Nd, as second-cIass matter, April IL
904.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-18
"The Bleeding Blocks .

Times this editorial that
The
Bleeding
THE wood block payements whole mile of Broad
hot days clearly represent good intentions gone
astray. In appearance in odor, and in the feeling they
mpar to ones poor feet they suggest elsewhere
than upper Broadway Even the abode of the lost
condition rather than place fair specimen of the condition
is its The explanation is that the suns heat
draws the eeosote out of the blocks Certainly great deal
something black soft sticky and ntoerabe drawn out
pedestrian crossing anything will
be left after it is all out hard enough and enough to
support traffic bleeding the technical used de-
scribe the process that going The wood blocks will
tainly be anaemic before summer is over
Hotel keepers complain that their carpets are ruined by
the oily stuff visitors bring in their shoes In moderate
weather the pavement very satisfactory If spnkng sand
the roadway all that is needed to remedy the
evil ought be done without delay There plenty sand
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-18
TWO BANDITS LINE
Up COP AND TRAIN
CREW; BLOW SAFE
Capture and Take Away Gun
from Policeman Sent to
Nab Them.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 1S.-Two
masked bandits held up the Illinois
Central Diamond special en- route to
Chicago from st. Louis, ten miles
south of here shortly after midnight
last night, fought pitched battle
with a posse of deputy sheriffs and
city policemen from Springfield. who
came upon them while dynamiting
the safe in the express ear, and es-
capped, after themselves running the
engine to point near the city limits
of Springfield.
The train was brought to Spring
field early today and an examination
of the express car showed the ban
dts obtained nothing of value. the
explosion of dynamite having failed
to open the safe. which contained
s25 ,000
In addition to fighting a pitched bat
tie with the officers the bandits cap
tured policeman and a newspaper
reporter and lined them up beside
the express car with the messenger.
and curious passengers who came
from the coaches of the train to as
certain the cause Oh Tie SlOp. 4No olle
was injured by the shots as far as
known.
The engine and express car were cut
off from the rest of the train by the
train crew at the point of revolvers.
Conductor McWilliams, on seeing the
engine and express car pulling away
from the train, started to investigate
A little farther down the tracks to-
wards the city he heard an explosion
He hastened to the home of a farmer
and sent warning to this city. Sheriff
Mestsr and Chief of Police Under
wood soon had officers securing the
country
Engineer Shell reported that fol-
lowing the battle between the rob
bers and posse the bandits took pos
session of his locomotive and ran 1t,
making him sit quietly upon his bux.
One of the men performed the duties
of fireman, while the other acted as
engineer. The bandit handled the %
comotive. using the reverse lever,
throttle and air brakes in the same
manner as any engineer would have
handled it.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-18
Breaks Glass With Stone;
Takes Suit from Dummy

If the gentleman who despoiled the
immaculate tailor's dummy in the
window of Daniel Friedman & Com
nany's clothing store. 270 Market
street. will kindly step around to
nolice headquarters the lieutenants of
the detective bureau would like to
shake hands with him. They admire
his nerve.
Apparently the unknown burglar
was in need of new suit. AS he
was walking in Market street early
today he saw a particularly fetching
effect in blue on an immaculate
tailor's dummy in the Friedman show
window.
Let us imagine him saying;
s'Ah, how exquisite,
He must have thought that, If he
didn't say it. The only problem was
how to get 1t.
This did not worry him long. all
though he was on a well-lighted thor
oushfare. He merely picked up a
stone and broke hole sixteen inches
IA diameter in the plate-glass win
tsFw.
He reached In, pulled the dummy
over toward him and proceeded to
take off its clothes Then he extract-
ed the coat and vest and departed,
thereby establishing the fact that il
IL easy for suitless man to suit
himself If he knows how.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-18
OFFERS PARENTS
WILLS TOGETHER
DR.. Epstein Presents Both Doc.
uments for Probate Today.
Drawn Same Time.

The unusual circumstance of the
wills of husband and wife being filed
at the same time took place today
at the county surrogate's office when
Dr. Harry B. Epstein, of 459 High
street, offered for probate the wills
of his father and mother, Bernard
and Bertha Epstein, who formerly
lived in Elizabeth.
The wills were both drawn at the
same time, March "A, 1909. and are
identical in terms In each instance
1t was provided that the estate of
the one dying first was to go to the
survivor to be held IN trust for the
three children. Mrs. Epstein died on
November IA, 1912, but as the will
of the father was of the same tenor
as that of his wife, her will was not
filed at that time.
Mr.. Epstein did not long survive his
wife, his death occurring on May 2
last. Under the two wills, which are
joint in terms although executed in
dividually, a division of the estate of
Mr.. Epstein. he having been the last
to die, and having acquired his wife'a
estate as trustee on her death, is
made. To Minnie Epstein. daugh-
ter, is given $4,000 in cash and all the
household furniture. To Mrs. Rosie
Herzfeld, a daughter, is given $4,000,
while the residue of the estate, the
value of which is not stated, is to be
divided in equal shares between Min
ME Epstein and Mrs. Rosie Herzfeld,
daughters, and DR.. Harry B. Epstein,
a son. The latter is also named as
executor of the estate.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-18
Express Leaves
Track at Curve

LOWELL, Mass, June 1S.-The Bar
Harbor express on the Boston and
Maine, running to Boston on its sec
ond trip this season. was derailed at
Graniteville. seven miles north of
here today, while rounding curve
over Stony Brook at forty miles an
hour.
A baggage master was injured by
being hit by q trunk when the bag
gage car plunged down a bank and
then was jumped partly up the bank
again. None of the passengers was
hurt. Railroad officials state that
the wreck was caused by too high
speed on the curve.
According to c. w. Goodfeld. the
engine driver. the train was rounding
curve at a speed of about forty
miles an hour when all but the loco
motive and the rear car left the rails
and bumped over the ties for several
hundred yards before being stopped.
The baggage and mail cars broke
away from the rest of the train and
rolled along the edge of an embank-
ment
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-18
AWAIT A ruling
FROM BOGGS ON
'BROAD'S' LICENSE
City Attorneys Decision in
Schlosser Case Will Apply
to Mausert.

Whether the conviction of George
E. Mausert. proprietor of the Hotel
Broad, yesterday on a charge of
maintaining a disorderly house will
carry with it the revocation of his
liquor license will be determined Fri
day, when City Attorney Herbert
Boggs is expected to hand down a
decision in parallel case, that of
Henry Schlosser, convicted of MAIN
tanning a disorderly house at the
Bank cafe, rs Bank street.
In Schlossers case the matter has
been carried to the higher court on
appeal, and Boggs's decision will have
| to do with whether the Excise Com
mission has the right to revoke the
license on the conviction in the lower
court or whether that action can only
be taken after the higher courts have
affirmed the conviction.
Bradner to Appeal.
| As Frank e. Bradner, counsel for
Mausert. mas announced that he viii
carry the Mausert case to the higher
courts, his position in regard to the
| license matter is the same as Schlos-
ser. Conviction of maintaining dis
orderly house carries with it loss of
license to a saloon-keeper or hotel
keeper, but whether an appeal from
the verdict in the court acts as stay
also in the revocation by the Excise
Commission is the question that City
Attorney Boggs is now wrestling
with.
In case Mauserts license is revoked,
| L. = a0 fxr
verdict of the Court of Quarter Ses-
sions is upheld by the higher courts,
ir is pointed out that the law would
prohibit the issuance of a license to
another person permitting the sale of
liquor in the Hotel Broad for until
one year had passed after the revoca-
tion of Mausert's license.
Mausert Not In Court for Verdict.
The jury returned it's verdict of
guilty yesterday afternoon few min
utes after 5 o'clock, after having de-
liberated almost exactly six hours on
it's verdict. Mausert was not present
in court when the jury brought in its
verdict, Mr.. Bradner appearing for
him.
Mausert will probably be called on
to appear for sentence Monday, June
30, which is the next regular sentence
day of Judge Osborne. Already spec
ulation is going on as to what SEN
tence will be meted out to him. The
limit that can be given him is three
years imprisonment in States prison
and fine of $1,000.
When the jurors had left the court
room after rendering the verdict and
receiving the thanks of the court
for the careful attention paid by
them to the case a number of the
members were approached and asked
about the deliberations in the jury
room. All of them refused to discuss
the happenings that took place dur
ing their six-hour session, but from
other sources it leaked out that nine
members of the jury had been for
conviction first, last and all the time.
1t was also stated that at no time
did any of the jurors vote for an ac-
quittal, but that for long period
some of them voted blank ballots
rather than vote for conviction.