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Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
Kings Deposition

Devils Lake, N. D., Feb. 11.-De-
manding a 60 day adjournment that
the deposition of King George of Eng
land might be obtained, the defense
in the case of the Western Union
Telegraph Company against Lloyd
Young is fighting IN justice court to
evade a judgment for $6.46 charges
on cablegram sent "collect" to the
king in practical joke. The message
flashed across the Atlantic ocean, ad-
dressed to King George, follows:
Received your invitation to the
reception, but owing to conditions, |
will be unable to attend Lloyd Young"
The record showed that the king re-
fused emphatically to pay the charges.
Mr.. Young is hotel clerk. 1t ap-
pears that the message was written
as a joke in the hotel lobby and was
carried to the telegraph office by. a
porter. The defendant approved its
sending,
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
friendship.


There is a mystic borderland that
lies
Just past the limits of our work day
world,
And it is peopled with the friends we
met
And loved year, a month, week
or day,
And parted from with aching hearts,
yet knew
That through the distance we must
lose the hold
Of hand with hand, and only clasp
the thread
OF memory. But still so close we feel
this land,
So sure We are that these same hearts
are true,
That when in waking dreams there
That sets the thread of memory aglow:
We know that just by stretching out
the hand
In written word of love, or book, or
flower,
The waiting hand will clasp our own
once more,
Across the silence in the same old way.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
Prince Held Guilty
of Manslaughter

! Under the foremanship of Fred A.
Flcishman, a jury in superior court
this morning at 11:15 returned YER
dict of manslaughter in the case of
Melvin Prince, charged with the kill
ing of F. D. Woods about year ago.
This is the third trial Prince has gone
through, two previous juries disagree
ing. Judgment will be entered Fri
day morning at $3.50 o'clock.
When the jury returned their ver-
dict Attorney ]. F. Seymour, T., an
nounced that he would appeal for
Prince on the grounds Of the mental
incompetency of one of the jurors as
the attorney stated that he was un-
der the influence of liquor:
The verdict of the jury is in a meas
ure a legal victory for Deputy, District
Attorney II. l.. Welch, who has per
sonally conducted the prosecution
during the last trial. Faced with two
previous disagreements, Attorney
Welch entered the fray and presented
20 the Jurors facts in the case that
resulted in a verdict being possible.
The case, in view of the fact that
two iuries failed to reach an agree
ment, has caused wide interest, and it
is believed that verdict in the pres
ent trial was hardly possible. Testi-
mony in the main was about the same
as previously submitted, but it re-
mained for Mr.. Welch to bring out
salient features that turned the tide
in favor of the state.
Melvin Prince stabbed F. D. Woods
during an argument, on the Mccall
ranch several months ago. Woods
was brought to st. Thomas hospital,
where he died six days later. Prince
left the scene of the fight and was
not heard of for two days, when he
gave himself up. Two attempts of the
state to impress jury as to the laws
were futile and the present
verdict is the climax.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
America Gets Them

London, Feb. 1.-THE Daily Ex-
press, in an editorial on the announce
ment of the purchase of "The Cow
per Madonna" takes occasion to at.
tack Lloyd George for his financial
measures, which it alleges help to-
word the depletion of the nations art
treasures.
"This export from England of mas
terpieces," it says, "is a growing ca
lamity and the tendency of Lloyd
Georgian finances and taxation will
not make it less so. There are still
many canvasses of rare worth and
beauty handing on the walls of manor
houses. The land owners who own
them may cling to the last to their
heritage; but sooner or later the pic
lures will be squeezed from the walls
of the class which radicalism would
tax out of existence. If and when they
do, America will probably get them"
Wood for sale. Ed Royce, Phone
123-W TT
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
Reindeer Meat.

meat is made available as a game en-
tree for fastidious diners through the
arrival yesterday of a cargo of Alas
nor, which picked up it's frozen cargo
at Seattle, to which point it was for
warded from the Seward peninsula.
Because of government restrictions,
recently amended, it is many years
since reindeer meat has been in the
market, but Alaska sourdoughs and
visitors to the Far North declare the
meat to be as appetizing as that of
any large game.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
Bones of Ancient Man
Found in the Brea Beds

fingers to remove the inerustations
covering the oSSeouS matter.
From a pit near by the scene of the
present excavations there has been
taken the skull of, what was in past
ages a hugh grizzly bear. This has
been mounted and is on exhibition
at the museum. The belief was eX-
pressed today that these animals are
relics Of an age contemporaneous with
that of the supposed human whose
bones now are being eXhumed
The various pits at La Brea rancho
have produced some wonderful dis
coveries of late, but it will be many
months before these can be assembled
and their identity determined. Fos-
sils of organic remains of animals
that existed as far back as the Eocene
age, the earliest recorded in scientific
history, are believed to be among
these prizes.
Many of the bony structures, it is
understood, will be placed in the
hands of expert taxidermists, who,
with material of modern bird and
animal life, will endeavor to clothe
the discoveries with fur and feathers
and restore them as nearly as pos
sible to their supposed appearance in
unrecorded centuries. Examples of
the taxidermist's art are numerous
in the museum, and with the mounting
of the aged relics it is believed the
close relation of birds and animals of
an older day with those of the present
will readily be discerned.
Director Daggett today would not
definitely declare that the bones now
being eXcavated are those OF a man
who preceded the known aborigines
on this continent.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
Against Militarism

New York, Feb. 1l.-Alfred Noyes,
the English poet, declared against mil
itarism at meeting of the society of
ethical culture. He deplored the enor
NOUS sums of money spent by Eng
land and the continental power on ar
mamentS.
"On a recent OCCASION" he said, re-
ferring to Englands inconsistent
waste, "the British government per-
mitted the destruction of ship worth
$25O,OOO for target practice, and al
most coincidentally reported it's liabil-
ity to relieve the daughters of Charles
Dickens, who were living in strait
ened circumstances"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
Harra Says He
Committed Crime

That he had committed crime
while in the Imperial Valley for which
he feared he would be sent to San
Quentin if he told the story, was the
statement of James Harra in Los
Angeles court, when arraigned on a
charge of failure to provide. Harra
was arrested in Imperial and held In
the county jail here until taken to the
Angel City by an officer from that
place.
Harra declared in Judge Monroe's
court that he could not answer the
charge of failure to provide without
telling the secret he felt that he must
hide. Standing beside his wife, he
said:
1--WE were happy for a time, but he d
trouble. | left home. | went to the
Imperial valley Ny money was ex-
hausted. My wife appealed to me for
money, and for her sake | became "a
no. no, no, can't say it, for it would
send me to San Quentin"
"What do you mean?" Judge Mon
roe asked.
II was desperate and committed
a crime"
Judge Monroe interrupted him:
"You do not need to accuse your
self"
He replied: 81 know it. | will sim.
ply say l got the money for her and
sooner or later | will suffer for it. y
Efforts are being made to ascertain
what offenses Harra committed while
in the Imperial Valley, detectives be-
ing placed on the case several days
ago. Harra is held in Jail to await
trial on the failure to provide charge
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
School Entertainment.

The children of the Ell Centro Gram
mar School will give an Operetta at
the Opera House, Friday, Feb. 20. .
The little people are working hard
to give parents and fellow school
good time and show their
ability to sing and act.
The Brownies, Fairies, Wood
Nymphs and little Wee-Wees, with
the Picnicers, will all be there with
charming solos and choruses.
The Seventh and Eighth grades will
give two short numbers: First, the
Jap girls in their Jap drill; second,
the boys in their pickaninny dance
and song.
The whole program will be treat
Be sure and come.-Adv. 241-244
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
Bible Conference Opens

Omitted Press Day Servicel
Washington, Feb 9.--Ministers and
church workers from many cities
gathered here today for mid-winter
Bible conference The speakers were
DR.. G. Campbell Morgan of London,
DR.. William A. Souper of London, DR..
F. N. Palmer of Winona Lake, Ind,
DR.. George R. Stewart of Knoxville,
Tenn, and DR.. w. F. Biederwolf.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
Christian Church Revival.

The evangelistic service at the
State Street Christian church was at
tended by an excellent audience last
night and the meeting was full of
interest.
The campaign of soul-winning
promises to grow in power and is al
ready bearing results. At the close
of the sermon last night another ad-
dition was gained to the congrega
ton. The sermon by Evangelist Abb
berley was one of unusual interest, on
the theme "The Tragedy of Calvary
and Why" The speaker said that
Christ did not die to appease the
wrath of an angry God, as the old
theologians often taught. The mean
ing of his death was to declare Gods
Justice as well as His mercy. The
supreme lesson of Calvary is the man
Hesitation of Gods love for a lost
and SHINING world.
Rev. w. c. Conley and his people
are bending every effort for great
and successful meeting. This morn
ing the evangelist gave a much-ap-
preciated address at the High School
on "Three Essentials to a Successful
Life-Grit, Grace and Gumption."
Tonight Rev. Mr. Abberley speaks
on 1.-The Power of the Gospel" The
services are bright and brotherly, and
every minute is full of interest, and
each night the campaign grows in
vital effectiveness and power.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
Billy Sundays Conversions.

According to the records kept in
the big tent in Pittsburg where Bill
ly Sunday is conducting his revival
services and calling upon the forces
of evir' of the Smoky City to meet
him in single handed combat, there
have been 10,733 conversions in the
past month. At this rate, if Billy
Sunday continues, there will not be
single unconverted person in the city
of Pittsburg within two years.
Then what will happen? Will the
news wires from Pittsburg grow rusty
from lack of use? Will the million
aire steel magnates no longer marry
chorus girls as a boon to the report
er who is paid according to the space
he fills up? Will there be no more
divorces or graft or burglaries?
The attendance at the meetings and
sermons has been carefully estimat-
ed at 777,075, and whilN it is as
sumed that the same persons attend
ed many meetings, there is no rea-
son to doubt that every person in
Pittsburg has heard the sermons in
slang preached by Sunday, or else
read an account of them in the pa
pers.
1t is even more interesting to note
that the collections to date have ag-
gregated $29,31O.63. AS a baseball
player, Sunday could not have made
one-eighth as much, even though he
had been fortunate enough to par
ticipate in the world series games.
Thirty thousand dollars would be a
very small price to pay for 1878
conversions; but the question that
naturally arises is whether these con-
verts are merely moved by an ephem-
eral impulse, or will stay converted.
To cry aloud in revival meeting
that conversion has come at last is
much different from following the
straight and narrow path for the rest
of ones life. Even the hardened GRIM
inal has his moments of remorse AMI
repentance. Thep singing of an old
song of home and mother has been
known to move the criminal to tears,
but this does not mean that he is
not planning a new series of burglar
les. d" ~
1t is the religion that enters the
very marrow of mans bones, the re-
ligion that does not puff itself up,
that is needed in the world. This kind
of religion is not hysteria, caught in
revival meetings, but comes from in
ward resolution, sustained by prayer
and association with persons who lead
good, clean lives.
Billy Sundays revivals seem to be
doing great good in Pittsburg, but
the test will come when his converts
come face to face with the old temp
tations. If they can keep from back
sliding, and from becoming hypo-
critics, their conversion will have done
more good than harm.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
NOTICE To THE pUBLIC.

Carriso Creek Spring and the old
Southeast quarter, Section IL, Town
ship Is south, Range east. Field
notes call for county line and town
ship line 1000 feet east of adobe
to south line of Section ~. I hold the
homestead entry to this land. A. A..
Asbeck has. patented land lying ad-
Joining south of me in Section 10; also
Township IS south, range 8 east, s.
p. NJ.
The public is hereby warned against
purchasing any rights to relinquish-
any of the water flowing in Section
IL, as mentioned herein. For facts,
consult any civil engineer with field
notes OF township lines. See /. b.
Funk, surveyor Imperial.
xwklyTueMch3 CHAS. III. FULLER.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
Tampered With Car.

ICnited PreSs Jay SerV1CeJ
Santa Monica, Feb. 11.-An al
legged attempt was made to inlure
Harry Grants Isotta car, entered in
the Vanderbilt and Grand Prix races,
last night, when two negroes were
found in the garage where it was kept
and were chased away. The mechan--
ism of the car had been tampered
with. Grant visited the garage at mid
night and announced no serious dam
age was done.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
Notice to the Auto Public.

If your engine shows lack of pow
er or you need any adjustments, go
to the Standard Garage, corner Sew
enth and Main streets, Ell Centre,
phone 230. Autos for hire.--Adv. If
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
Present for Brvan

Buenos Ayres, Feb. IA llama,
with a special attendant, is to be
shipped this week to William Jennings
Byran, the American secretary OF
state. by the mayor of Buenos Ayres.
When Mr. Bryan visited Buenos
Ayres he expressed desire for a
llama for his Nebraska farm.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
Tax on All Night Cafes
Omitted Press Day Service)

Omitted Press Day SerViceJ
Paris, Feb. 1O.-A tax on all-night
resorts here today was formally pro-
posed by NJ. Brunet to the municipal
council, a heavy tax to be levied on
such cabarets as those of Montmarte,
popular with Americans and other
foreigners, while those about the CEN
tral markets, where night laborers re-
fresh themselves would be exempt.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
FOR CITY TRUSTEE.

+. Frank Richmond announces his can
didacy for city trustee, subject to the
will of the people as expressed at the
primaries.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
The Best Kind.

For safety and convenience install
one of those guaranteed Sievert Oil
Burners. Money cheerfully refunded
il not satisfactory. Cost little to op-
crate. Valley Hardware, north side
of Main st. G. Watkins, Prop
Adv. 244
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11

Civic League Tonight-Every per-
invited to the High School this even
in~ to attend meeting of the I'M
perial County Civic League.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
Announcements
FOR CITY TRUSTEE.

F. S. Wing announces himself as a
candidate for City Trustee at the
spring election in April.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR SALE-Four 7-weeks-old calves,
$25. Kiest, rear McCabe church.
x246
FOR RENT-Eighty acres new cot
ton land. Eddy Ranch, near Sis
bee. Will pay for releveling. In
quire Cotton Growers Exchange.
x245
PASTURE for horses, 3h miles east.
+. NJ. Ballou. x248
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
A Cottolene Factory
In Imperial Valley


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Blu to
front
the Of
thigh
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the William Either them will satisfactory the finest d OF WORK
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Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
CITY AND VALLEY

Charged With Burglary-Louis del
Golda, charged with robbery of a
house on the Eddy ranch, is before
Superior court this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11

Come and. see the Brownie Band
play hide and seek.-Adv. 245
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11

The Wood Nymphs are dainty, win
some lassies. Feb. 20.-Adv. 245
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
Tonighf's RibIe Study.

Topic, "A City Built Tor Eternity.
Speaker, Evangelist Eugene A.
Brown. Place, Masonic building,
ground floor, State street. Time, to-
night at 7:3O. Half-hour song serv-
ice begins at Z. Topics for Saturday
and Sunday nights will be announced
later. Everybody welcome.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11

Best equipped and most careful
piano mover. Ed Royce Transfer. If
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11

At Theatre Tulane-The Theatre
Tulane will continue its fine run of
pictures with the following program
for tonight: "Pathe's Weekly" His
Last Fight" "Son of the House."
'The Troublesome Daughters"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11

Valley Shoe Store Sale-The Val
lev Shoe Store reports great success
with the big sale advertised in the
Press last evening. The store has
a large stock, which is being closed
out at low prices.
- =
Good Cotton Yield-Ed and Enoch
Hefiin. who own 30 acres 13 miles
west of Calexico, produced 50 bales
365 pounds short staple cotton this sea-
son. They planted the first of April
and had approximately $500 worth
of cotton at a cost of S1,500.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11

Republican County COmmittee-No-
tice is hereby given that the Repub-
lican county central committee will
meet at the court house, FL Centro,
California, on Saturday, February Ia,
1914, at the hour of o'clock p. m,
for the purpose of effecting a perma-
nent organization. All Republicans are
invited to attend and make suggestions
as to the filling of vacancies which
now exist on the committee. By order
of the committee. II. n. DYKE,
temporary secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11

Is Great Picture-Every available
space was filled at the l.. & S. the
atre last evening to witness the three
reel masterpiece, New York's Soci-
ETY. Life and Underworld" Every
inch of the series of pictures is of
interest and holds the attention from
first TO last. The real high lights of
society in the great metropolis and
the lower levels are portrayed by real
actors and the scenes are laid in the
famous New York resorts. This in
teresting feature will be shown again
this evening with no advance In
prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-13

Automobile bargains in Bee wsat Ada
Boosters
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-13
Notes from Auburn
And Nemaha County

AUBURN, Neb., Dec. 12-(Special)-
The poultry show. which has been in ses-
sion for four days, closed Friday night.
Some 500 birds were on exhibition. Both
Omaha and Lincoln were represented by
exhibitors. e. NJ. Quay OF Laporte, lnd.'
was the scorer and seems to have given
good satisfaction. The attendance has
been good
Word has just been received Of the
death OF Sarah Reimers at Ramona, Cal.
She was one of the early settlers of this
county, and was the wife of r. Reimers,
also an EARLY settler, and they were mar
ried here in 1854
Mary PLACER died at her home in this
city last night. She was the widow Of
Herman PLACER, who died some twenty
years ago. Mrs. PLACER was native OF
Germany and came to this county when
little girl She is survived by three
daughters, all married.
Miss Fannie Shaffer and Rolla Morton
were married by Rev Deadman at the
Christian church parsonage Thursday.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs,
Louis Shaffer. and the groom is one of
the rural mail carriers out of Nemaha.
The fiftieth anniversary of the mar
rlage OF Thomas McCune and, wife OF
Julian was celebrated this week. They
spent all of the fifty years of married
life In this county.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-13
YOUNG M'cooL MAN.
DIES OF HIS WOUND

M COOL, Neb.. Dec. 12.--(Special Tele-
gram. lotto Bellows. who shot and
killed his mother and wounded his sister
mad fired a bullet into his own head, died
at 8 O'Clock this morning. The young
man is believed to have been temporarily
insane at the time OF the shooting.
1t had been known that he was dIssat-
isfied because he was not given the au-
thoriyt of conducting the affairs of the
farm since his fathers death. His
mother had complained to the authorities
early inthe week and this is supposed to
have Angered him. At noon yesterday he
threatened to blow up the gas plant in
the basement of the home. 1t is said he
carved some of the furniture with a
butcher knife.
After shooting his mther and sister,
the young man started after Earle Wied-
man, the hired man, and drove him out
of the house and into the yard, where he
fired seven shots at him. but without
effect. The shot fired at his sister en-
tered her shoulder, and while II is a Sc
we're wound 1t is thought she will re-
cover. The gun used was a .22-caliber
repeating rifle.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-13
DR.. THOMAS WRITES
RURAL ARITHMETIC

KEARNEY, Neb., Dec. 12.-(Special.)-
Critics examining the manuscript pre-
sented by DR.. A. o. Thomas for the new
series of arithmetics,. which he has just
completed, when he was in New York
City few days ago. were well pleased
with the manner in which the material
was handled. No trouble was exper-
fenced in getting the books on the press
and the first series, rural arithmetic
will be ready for summer sales. DR.
Thomas bad goodby to many friends in
Kearney on Friday, and together with
his family will make his home in Lincoln
after the first of the week.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-13
Nebraska
Biddy "LaymOre"
Proves Herself
To Be Some Hen
crrom a sad correspondentl


LINCOLN, Dec. 12.-(Special.)-The Ne
braska hen is entitled to the grand medal
as a producer OF wealth. Corporations
may pay a 10 or 20 per cent dividend on
the money invested. but It is left to a
Nebraska hen to bring her owner 500 per
cent on the amount invested in this cack-
Ter. There may be something In name
and a contest put on at Mountain Grove,
Mo-, between two hens of great producing
ability. sailing under the names OF Lay
more and Lady Showme," which has
been given considerable publicity, in
which the Missouri hen. Lady Showme.'
was pitted against the Nebraska hen.
'Iaymore." in which the Missouri hen
was unable to live up to her name, while
the Nebraska hen more than made good
on her name, indicates that the Corn
husker fowl was some hen, and Stats
tical Engineer George w. Kline OF the
State Board of Agriculture has this TO
say about Laymore
Lady Laymore belongs to oscar f. Hen.
ming Of Mead, Neb. This fowl produced
2s6 eggs in S65 days. If marketed at tns
average price for the locality OF Mead
these eggs would bring $3.50 AZ the IRE,
vailing price to the farmer the hen would
bring about 60 cents. Thus the gross IN
come from Lady Laymore ~ SO per cent
Without definite figures as to the feed
ing cost, the net income can hardly DC
computed. On the basis of s. paid out Tor
extra select food for Lady Laymore, the
net income is 465 per cent. Lady Showme,
The defeated ASP rant, was valued at 81 900
and no price has been set on the winner;
According to the government census OF
1910 the Nebraska hen produced 1873
1923 dozen) eggs. The eggs of that year
brought the farmers approximately $iO,-
900 600. TO say nothing of the cash value
OF the 16, 100000 fowls on Nebraska farms.