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Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-25

The best method of supplying the
city of FL Centre with pure and
adequate supply Of water was the
cause of a lengthy discussion by the
board of city trustees and consult
ing engineer at a meeting of the board
last evening. However, owing to the
lack of funds, no changes will be
made in the system at this time, the
board feeling that with the present
plans of cleaning out the settling
tanks they will be able to cope with
the situation for another year. In
the meantime the board will investi-
gate several plans and be prepared to
install the best available when con
ditions warrant.
A member of San Francisco firm
of sanitary consulting engineers ad-
dressed the board, proposing that the
city of Ell Centre employ that firm
to make bacteria tests of the water
at several intervals during the year;
also to study the situation and sub
nit plans and specifications for wa
ter system best for the city.
One of the tentative plans sug-
gested last evening was to build a
large concrete settling tank on the
present grounds. AS the city is US
ing about 100000 gallons of water
daily, this tank would have a capacity
of 100000 gallons. Water from the
top of this basin would then be
pumped into a filtering system and
then forced into the city mains, with
an estimated capacity of 100000 gal
Ions per day. An underground sys-
tenn of flushing sewers would be con-
nected to this tank which would take
off the balance of the water, which
would contain the sediment.
This 100000 gallons of water
would be turned back into the canal
and, it is ID d, the silt would be car
ried on AMI away from the tank,
which would make it unnecessary to
have several tanks, using onr while
others were being cleaned out. A
Jewell washing system woulI be in
stalled in the concrete tank.
The board is unit in the desire to
give to the city the very best water
to be had and every member is doing
his part in looking into systems be-
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-25
Facts Will Yet Be Knolun

The Progress is greatly worried over its
circulation. 1t has cause to be. Both papers
have made statements on this subject, and they
were in conflict. Business men naturally were
saying: Zone or the other of you is lying
The Press was compelled either to be under
suspicion of lying in regard to its circulation or
demand of the Postoffice Department an inves-
tigation of the affdavits made by both papers.
1t chose the latter course, and the government
is making an investigation of the affidavit made
by the publisher of the Progress under the pos
tai laws, which alleged paid circulation of 1000.
In desperate effort to becloud the issue
and save it's neck, the Progress has had in the
field number of solicitors taking trial" sub
scriptons at 10 cents month. The postal law
defines paid circulation as subscriptions paid for
at the advertised price, and lot of names COM
piled for one month at 10 cents in an attempt
to conceal the fraud Of false affidavit do not
constitute legitimate circulation.
The Press has thus far avoided replying to
the daily attacks in the Progress, and it only
now says this much that it can ask its readers
to await the result of the investigation which
the government has had in hand for two months,
and which will eventually result in action that
will let all people know who is the falsifier.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-25
Three Candidates Pass
Century Mark Together
REMARK ABLE RESULTS BY CONTESTANTS WHO REG
DEVOTE AN HOUR EACH DAY TO CONTESTANT
OTHER DIAMOND RING ADDED TO THE PRIZE LIST.

can be transferred after they have
once been issued.
New Bonus Offer.
All who turn in a total of six new
subscriptions, each for one year or
more, before 8 o'clock Saturday night,
March 7th, will be awarded 10000
extra votes. Subscriptions to count
toward the offer need not all be
turned in at the same time. The bo-
nus may be won more than once by
the same contestant, provided she
turns in enough subscriptions during
the period named.
Full year extensions of new sub
scriptions turned in prior to the an
nouncement of this offer will count
toward the bonus.
Scores.
Miss Myrtle Moore, Ell Centre. Ill ,425
Mrs. John r. Williams, Dixie
land ............. ....... lo9,Ioo
Miss Eunice Hallam, Ell Centre. 100, ,450
Miss Clara Johnson, Ell Centre. 96,775
Miss Grace Breedlove, Holtville 94,775
Mrs. DR.. C. A. Lyman, Holtville 87,25O
Miss Alice H. Huff, Route 2,
Ell Centre ................. $1,000
Miss Lora Ferrell, Holtville. 1850
Miss Nell McGlynn, Ell Centre. 5O,S75
Miss Margaret Delaney, Ell l.-
Centre .........,.......... 1880
Miss Amzie Mathis, Ell Centre 6,025
Mrs. Lawrence r. Hunton,
Holtville ..,..........,..... 5,725
Mrs. Guy G. Beynon, Ell Centre 4,725
Mrs. DR.. McCombs, El Centre, 1926
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Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-25
Best Plans For Adequate
Water System For City
Discussed By Trustees

ing used in other cities, where the
conditions are similar with FL Gen.
tro. Mayor John Norton is of the
opinion that the plan talked of soma
time ago-that of buying an 80-acre
tract on New river-is the best way
to solve the problem.
The plan is to secure this land and
build two large pools or lakes. A
large hyraulic pump would be in
stalled and when one pool filed up
with silt the other pool could be put
in use while the silt in the first pool
was pumped out into New river. The
water from the pools, after settle
ment, would be pumped to the city in
closed pipes. This feature alone is
held to be valuable, as it lessons the
danger of contamination in taking wa
ter from a ditch after it has travelled
through more thickly settled dis
trict. A syste mof filtration beds
would also be installed at the "wa-
ter farm" should this plan be deemed
best.
Mayor Norton's opinion, that the
New river plan is the best and only
solution, is also the opinion of the
rest of the board and many of the
prominent men of the city who have
studied the situation.
Trustee A. w. Swanson stated this
morning that it was not only the
present that had to be looked to, but
the future, when, instead of 100000
gallons of water being necessary in
the summer time, 100000 to 5,OOO,-
900 will be required, and this will
undoubtedly be within a year. Again,
as the city grows and spreads out,
it is deemed best that the water plant
be further removed.
"When the city of Ell Centre in
stalls new water system it is good
business that we build one that will
be. al quatYf" years to come one.
900 people," stated Mr.. Swanson. II
am strongly in favor, with other
members of the board, of the New
River project, for l believe that it is
the only solution of the situation. We
can buy from 80 to 100 acres there
at nominal figure and provide for
water for years to come. When we
build, we must build for the future p
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-25
Pure Food Laws
Teeth Are Drawn
Omitted Press Day Service)


Washington, Feb. 25.-The federal
supreme court has drawn the teeth of
the pure food act by its recent de-
cisions, according to declaration this
afternoon by DR.. Harvey w. Wiley,
ex-chief chemist of the Department Of
Agriculture. In discussing the courts
ruling of yesterday in the bleached
flour case, that the adulteration must
be harmful to come within the law,
Wiley said:
"To permit the unrestricted addi
ton of poisons to foods unless it is
proved specifically that they are in
furious paralyzes that section of the
law relating to harmful adulterations,
The court also dealt a body blow to
the drug section of the law when il
announced in the Janson cancer case
that the clause forbidding false and
misleading statements applied only to
constituents of medicines, not to their
drug proportions. According to the
courts latest ruling, man may add
traces of arsenic and strychnine or
other drugs to food with impunity.
The fault, according to the courts de-
cision, consists in the phrase, which
may prove harmful to health The
people should demand that Congress
Al, 10 tbot rhraca
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-25
Trains Begin to Run
With Some Regularity
And Mails Cleaned Up

The restoration of normal traffic BY
rail comes slowly following the great
storm on the coast, but by degrees
conditions are being worked out, and
in a day or two more trains will be
running on about schedule time
The forty sacks of mail which ar
rived at 1890 yesterday, and which
were expected to hold up the local
postoffice for some time, were han
died with such expedition that two
hours after the arrival of the train
the mail was all in the boxes and
the people were being served through
the general delivery windows The
public had been waiting eagerly for
it and it was soon all carried away.
The train that came in this fore
noon brought another great lot of
mail, and this is being handled eXpe-
ditiously. ,
There was no train out of the val
| ley this morning, because there was
no rolling stock here to send out, the
cars being congested in and about
Los Angeles and until the rolling
stock can again be properly distribu-
ted there may be some interruption
to the regular schedule.
Telegraph service was in bad shape
last night, evidently in consequence
of repairs, but this morning it was
restored to fair working conditions,
though the few wires available were
being overworked
Feeding the Hungry.
The work of rushing beef from the
valley to Los Angeles, on orders re-
ceived Monday, to relieve the meat
famine in that city, is still in pro-
dependent the people of the coast cit
load of fat cattle was shipped, and
more will follow.
This incident serves to show how
able that within ten days from the
les are ON this valley for food, and
it also shows that considerable sum
of cash is coming this way, for these
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-25

Candidates who are making a sys-
tematic campaign, devoting at least
half an hour or an hour to the con-
test regularly each day, are meeting
with remarkable success and gaining
thousands of votes every day. Three
candidates passed the 100000 mark
Yesterday, and several more are ap-
preaching that figure rapidly.
Subscriptions to The Press come
easily, for the paper already has a
wide circulation throughout the en-
tire valley, and all it's readers are
boosters Those who subscribe
through the contest will receive full
value for their money and nearly all
who subscribe will renew at eXpira-
ton of their subscriptions.
Another Prize.
Another diamond ring has been
added to the list of prizes to be Civ
en- away on March 81. The diamond
is a large and almost perfect stone,
is valued at $25, and is to be used
as eighth prize in the list.
Votes Cannot Be Sold.
Votes once issued cannot be trans
ferred. Several who have withdrawn
have requested that their votes by
credited to another candidate, but in
no instance has this been done If we
permitted this to be done, one con-
testant could buy out rivals and SO win
by unfair means. The rule in this
contest Is most positive that no votes
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-25
(By John Nevin)
Omitted Press Day Service)


Washington, Feb 25.-Strong pres
sure on Villa to surrender Benton'S
body was brought by Washington to-
day. 1t is believed the Presidents
future Mexican policy may hinge on
the result. The situation is unques-
tionably serious. Villas refusal to
deliver Benton's corpse to the widow
is causing intense indignation in Eng
land.
Bryan is plainly worried, although
he said nothing. He left the Presi-
dents army and navy reception at
midnight, going direct to the state
department, where he re-read the re-
port of Consul Letcher at Chihuahua
City, saying Villa would permit the
widow to view the body, but would
Immediately renter it.
Bryan then sent fresh instructions
to Letcher in which, it is understood,
he renewed, in strong terms, demands
diately. The local rebel junta has
been warned that the administration
intends to fully investigate the Ben
ton affair, whether Villa approves Or
no.
Ugly rumors are current that the
state department is nearly convinced
that Gustav Bauch, a German-Ameri-
can accused by Villa of being a fed
eral spy, and John Lawrence, an Eng
lishman who went to Juarez to search
for Benton, have been executed. There
is no clew to the whereabouts OF
either, despite thorough search.
Army officers on the border report
an intense anti-MeXican feeling. Un-
less Villa delivers Benton's body, many
of them fear his friends will cross the
border and try to recover it forcibly.
They are making open threats to do
so. The report is current that the war
department has ordered four border
cavalry posts to prepare to take the
field on short notice.
Mexican and American relations
are the most tense today since the
Madero assassination. There is con-
stant interchange of messages be-
tween Bryan and Consuls Edwards
of Juarez, Letcher of Chihuahua City
and Charge d'Affairies O'Shaughnes-
sy of Mexico City.
The administration, in short, is ne
gotiating with the British foreign of ,
flee on account of the obligation to
determine the exact circumstances of
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-25

New York, Feb. 25.-Society is ex-
citedly discussing an incident that
occurred at the recent wedding of
Miss Elizabeth HFsuHces Hanan to the
Duke de Majo de Durazzo. Prince
Pignateelli d'Aragon, scion of an old
and honored line of French nobility,
was discussing his many romances
with American girls. During the
course of his remarks he admitted that
the girls in question were very de-
sirable, but was not at all compli-
mentary in speaking of the mothers
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-25
County Superintendent
In Dangerous Condition
Following Erysipelas

plete nervous breakdown, accompa-
MED by delirium, though his tempera-
ture is normal. ......
Dr.. Apple, who is treating Mr..
Cooley. said today that he hopes the
condition is transitory, but he con
siders the patients condition very
critical. ...- f..t
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-25

1t is learned today that County Sd
perintendent of Schools l.. f. Cooley,
who has been in St. Thomas hospital
for a week suffering from erysipelas, ;,
has suffered a serious collapse,
though the symptoms of the primary
trouble have passed. There is a COM
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-25
Resolution Tabled.
Omitted Press Day Service

Omitted Press Day Serviee)
Washington, Feb. 25.-By a vote of
so to 25 the Senate today tabled the
Norris resolution asking the Depart
ment of Justice to inform the Senate
of the exact negotiations between the
department and the New York, New
Haven G. Hartford railroad regarding
the reorganization. .t.r.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-25

three trainloads of cattle represent
sales of close to 100000. 1t is prob
gress, and today the third long train
lifting of the blockade the valley will
have sent to the coast cities a quar-
ter of million dollars worth of food,
which money will go promptly into
circulation in the valley.
Chicago, Feb. 25-With the loss
amounting to untold millions, the
storm accompanied by zero weather
that has Frustrated the entire central
west for the past thiry-sixI hours
veered to the east and is sweeping
through Western Pennsylvania, West
Virginia and Tennessee, and it will be
lost over the Atlantic ocean.
Kansas is under from five to eight
inches of snow and with zero weather
predicted railway officials fear that
all traffic to and from Chicago will
be halted tomorrow.
Three deaths in st. Louis and vi
cinity were directly attributed to the
blizzard which has been raging here
for two days. Three men in as many
accidents were struck by trains after
they had been blinded by the sleet
and snow. Scores of other persons
were injured in accidents. Complete
abolition of schedules between st.
Louis and Chicago may be expected
tomorrow, according to railway Of
ficials.
At Indianapolis, Ind, efforts to run
cars on many lines were abandoned
and snowdrifts of from three to five
feet in height are reported in many
parts of the state. The wind at times
reached velocity of sixty miles an
hour
Ohio also suffered from snow and
the freezing weather and several
cities, notably Canton and Newark,
are threatened with fuel shortage
owing to the stoppage of transporta-
ton.
In Illinois hundreds of railway pas
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Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-25

Benon's death. Aside from the Ben
ton case, all efforts to learn the fate
of the Englishmen Lawrence and Cur
tbs and the German-American Bauch
have failed, Villa denying knowledge
of any of them.
Bryan conferred with the President
at the White House early, before
either appeared at his office. Later
Bryan talked with British Ambassa-
dor Spring Rice. 1t was agreed the
chief essential is to determine wheth-
er Benton was beaten to death by
Villa before he was shot, following
the court martial. Bryan refused any
statement, except to say that Villas
first reply to the demand to produce
the body was the refusal to let any
one see it, but later he agreed to let
the widow see it in the presence of
American friends. 1t is rumored the
government may send an army sur
geon to examine the corpse.
The scout cruiser Chester left Mo-
bile this morning, conveying the
transport Prairie, with $50 marines,
and the monitor Tonopah, with arms
and ammunition for Vera Grub. 1t is
said the administration is seriously
considering placing guard at the le-
cation. The government is investi-
eating the report that Clemento Ver-
CARA, an American citizen, was hanged
by federals at Nuevo Laredo.
A detailed account of Benton's exc
cution was received by the state de-
partment in Spanish, late today, and
now is being translated The scource
is not stated. Bryan announced Of
ficially that an army surgeon will ex
anime Benton's body.
o'Shaughnessy repyted this after
noon that John Hinnant, a wealthy
Texan, reported in a federal prison,
is safe at Saltillo He is unable to find
trace of Den Airdes, a Californian,
reported captured by the federals.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-25

Washington, Feb. 25.-Regardless
of whether or not the execution
of William S. Benton, a British sub
ject, by General Villa was justified,
yesterdays developments emphasized
clearly that protection of foreigners
in rebel territory in Mexico has be-
come commanding problem of in
creased Importance, appreciated no
less by President Wilson than by lead
ers in congress.
Briefly these were yesterdays devel-
opments:
After a conference with President
Wilson, acting Chairman Shively of
the senate foreign relations commit
tee, and members of the committee
reached an agreement that if the
Mxican question is taken up in the
senate it should be. discussed behind
closed doors. Pending resolutions
looking to better protection for for
eigners soon will be taken up in the
senate.
The discussion in the British parlia-
ment of the Benton incident was read
with much interest by officials, who
observed particularly that the United
States was not held responsible by
Sir Edward Grey for the death of
Benton.
The British embassy announced
that the British consul at Galveston,
Texas, had been ordered to Ell Paso,
to assist in the inquirys concerning
Benton, but in no way to Interfere
with the American investigation.
Intimations received through semi
official channels that marines would
be landed by Japan and France to
act as legation guards in Mexico City
along with those of Great Britain and
Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-25

of the girls. Duke de Warren over
heard Pignatelli's slur on American
"mammas,' and interposed with the
opinion that no foreigner who was a
gentleman would say such things
about women who had been his host
esses. Hot words flew fast and fu-
rious between the two men until the
Countess Spottiswood Macklin es-
sayed the role of the dove of peace
by requesting the Duke de Warren to
escort her to another part of the man.
sion.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-25

Douglas, Ariz., Feb. 25.-Copies Of
mining decree signed by President
Huerta, doubling the taxes on min
ing property, were received here to-
day. The decree, which is effective
March /, will have no force in terri
tory controlled by the constitutional
lists.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-25
Snow in New Orleans.

Omitted Press Day Service)
New Orleans, Feb. 25.-Snow fell
today for the first time in ten years.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-25
Most tDelicate Situation Develops
BetweenU.S. and MexicanRebels
Americans Threatento Cross Border

Juarez Friday by the rebels is re-
ported among American officers here,
who refused to divulge the source of
their information, pending an official
investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-25

Omitted Press Day Service)
Mexico City, Feb. 25.-It is learned
the rebel attack on Mazatlan began
this afternoon. Huerta is censoring
news and prohibiting the details to
become public.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-25

Omitted Press Day Service)
Paris, Feb. 25.-It is learned au-
thoritatively that second French
warship will be sent to Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-25

Omitted Press Dav Service)
Ell Paso, Feb. 25.-That Gustave
Bauch, American, was executed at
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-21
Ladies Night At
the anana Club

Declared by most of those who
were present to have been the most
successful affair of its kind ever
pulled off in Fairbanks. the annual
ladies' night entertainment of the
Tanana club was held at the club
rooms in the Fairbanks block last
Saturday night. The men present
were all members Of the club and
each brought lady friend, forming
a crowd which enjoyed the occasion
immensely The club rooms We're
tastefully decorated for the occasion.
A light luncheon was served short
ly after midnight.
During the forepart of the evening
the club members and their lady
guests listened to the short musical
and literary program which was rem
dered Then followed an informal
entertainment which lasted until an
early morning hour.
The evenings program was as
follows:
Address of Welcome-T A. Nc
Gowan, president of the Tanana club.
Toast: ITO the Ladies'
w Pennington.
Tenor solo-W F. Whitley
Soprano solo-Mrs. G. A. Cole
man.
1.-The Shooting of Dan McGrew y
by Paul r. Wagner, enacted with the
assistance of the following: Dan
gerous Dan McGrew," Howard P
Curtis; "The Man from the Creeks, )"
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-21
Chatanika eople
Building Their Trail

To start work on the new trail
from Chatanika to the Tolovana dig
gings, a crew of men left the creek
city yesterday morning. The party
was headed by Andy Lingo who will
be assisted in the work by Jasper
Shermer, Ed Jern and Charles John
son.
1t is the intention of the party to
merely swamp out the trail for win
ter use at the present time and they
figure on having the work completed
by Christmas. 1t is stated that about
% miles of swapping will have to
be done before the trail from Cha
tanika joins that from Dimes to the
diggings, the people of the former
town estimating that their trail will
be about seven miles the shortest,
taking into consideration the dis
lance from other creek towns to
the diggings.
When the Chatanika trail blazers
reached the creek town from their
preliminary trip, they reported that
a good trail could be built. The
only divide to be crossed is Carl
bou hill, just out of Chatanika. 1t
is said that the proposed route will
be free from all glaciers, and that
there will be but few niggerheads
to trouble travellers who go to the
new camp by that route.